DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Lisa Calderon

California State Assemblymember, District 56 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 56Born 1965

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 9; 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.2%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +35.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Insurance · chair
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select
Appropriations
Cybersecurity Select
Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select
Emergency Management
Human Services
Legislative Emergency Management
Utilities and Energy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 29 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 2647 Energy: nuclear powerplants: assessment.
Energy · Became law Sep 2026

AB 69 FAIR Plan policy notices and renewals.
FAIRPlanpolicynoticesandrenewals · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1680 California FAIR Plan Association.
CaliforniaFAIRPlanAssociation · Became law Sep 2026

AB 798 State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes.
StateEmergencyFoodBankReserveProgram · Became law Oct 2025

AB 888 California Safe Homes grant program.
CaliforniaSafeHomesgrantprogram · Became law Oct 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Calderon sits in the California State Assembly

Calderon is closer to the center than 69% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Joaquin Arambula, Mike Gipson, Darsh Patel

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

With Calderon’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Calderon	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 1, 2026	SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 62–7
Sep 1, 2026	SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 66–9
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 65–11
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.	No	Yes	No	Failed 24–33
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 63–11

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 57 California State Assembly, District 56

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 Assembly District 56	Won	D+35.6	D+18.3	+17.3
2024	California State Assembly, District 56	Won	D+13.4	—	—
2022	California State Assembly, District 56	Won	D+16.9	—	—
2020	California State Assembly, District 57	Won	D+21.1	—	—