RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Kelly Seyarto

California State Senator, District 32 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2020 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

California State Senator, District 32Born 1962

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 12; 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 8.0%; Chamber median 4.2%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +5.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · vice chair
Emergency Management · vice chair
Housing · vice chair
Natural Resources and Water · vice chair
Public Safety · vice chair
Budget and Fiscal Review
Legislative Emergency Management
Local Government
Transportation
Wine Industry Select

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 37 sponsored · 12 became law

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SB 918 Food facilities: retail food safety.
Foodfacilities · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1186 Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.
Expeditedbirthcertificatesuponadoption · Became law Sep 2026

SB 904 Recovery from a state of emergency.
Recoveryfromastateofemergency · Became law Sep 2026

SB 946 Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act: escrow agent rating services and escrow agents.
ConsumerCreditReportingAgenciesAct · Became law Sep 2026

SB 308 Community colleges: audits: reports.
Communitycolleges · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Seyarto sits in the California State Senate

Seyarto is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Brian Jones, Steve Choi, Roger Niello

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Seyarto’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills28%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the California State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Seyarto’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Seyarto	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.	No	No	Yes	Passed 21–14
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 30–2
Aug 30, 2026	AB 28: Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 31–3
Aug 30, 2026	AB 1198: Public works: prevailing wages.	No	No	Yes	Passed 31–9
Aug 30, 2026	AB 2434: Inmates: visitation.	No	No	Yes	Passed 30–9

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Seyarto was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 67 California State Senate, District 32

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California State Senate, District 32	Won	R+5.6	R+15.4	−9.8
2022	California State Senate, District 32	Won	R+24.0	R+9.7	+14.3
2020	California State Assembly, District 67	Won	R+20.0	—	—