DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Liz Ortega

California State Assemblymember, District 20 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 20Born 1977Trade unionist

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 7; 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.0%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +53.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Labor and Employment · chair
Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism
Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select
Budget
Child Care Costs Select
Insurance
Latina Inequities Select
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 35 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 1818 California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.
CaliforniaStateUniversity · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2321 Occupational safety and health: investigations.
Occupationalsafetyandhealth · Became law Sep 2026

AB 339 Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.
Localpublicemployeeorganizations · Became law Oct 2025

AB 815 Vehicle insurance: vehicle classification.
Vehicleinsurance · Became law Oct 2025

AB 499 Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan.
RobertFKennedyFarmWorkersMedicalPlan · 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 Ortega sits in the California State Assembly

Ortega is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Chris Rogers, Robert Garcia, Ash Kalra

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

With Ortega’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%

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: Ortega’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Ortega	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.	Yes	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 Ortega was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 20

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 Assembly, District 20	Won	D+53.0	D+42.0	+11.0
2024	California State Assembly, District 20	Won	D+45.8	D+42.0	+3.8
2022	California State Assembly, District 20	Won	D+24.3	D+52.8	−28.5