DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

California State Assemblymember, District 16 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 16Born 1978Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 18; 36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 9.8%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.1; 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.

Privacy and Consumer Protection · chair
Reproductive Health Select · chair
Business and Professions
Climate Change Policies Legislative
Cybersecurity Select
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Judiciary
Mental Health Crisis Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 18 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 2724 Insurance: distressed areas.
Insurance · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1705 Pornographic internet websites.
Pornographicinternetwebsites · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2007 Youth programs: identifying information of youth.
Youthprograms · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2084 Corporation Tax Law: tax-exempt organizations: revocation of tax-exempt status.
CorporationTaxLaw · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2047 Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology.
3-dimensionalprintingblockingtechnology · 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 Bauer-Kahan sits in the California State Assembly

Bauer-Kahan is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Pilar Schiavo, Juan Carrillo, Rhodesia Ransom

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

With Bauer-Kahan’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
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: Bauer-Kahan’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 16

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 16	Won	D+38.1	D+37.8	+0.3
2024	California State Assembly, District 16	Won	D+28.3	D+37.8	−9.5
2022	California State Assembly, District 16	Won	D+31.5	D+40.9	−9.4
2020	California State Assembly, District 16	Won	D+34.9	—	—
2018	California State Assembly, District 16	Won	D+2.1	—	—