DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Scott Wiener

California State Senator, District 11 since 2016. Won the 2026 race for California's 11th District.

California State Senator, District 11Born 1970

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In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 25; 45 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.6%; Chamber median 4.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +8.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Elections and Constitutional Amendments · chair
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit · chair
Climate Change Policies Legislative
Judiciary
Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select
Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection
Public Safety
Rules
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 45 sponsored · 25 became law

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SB 607 Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.
GoldenGateBridge,HighwayandTransportationDistrict · Became law Sep 2026

SB 895 California Science and Health Research Bond Act.
CaliforniaScienceandHealthResearchBondAct · Became law Sep 2026

SB 677 Housing financing: joint powers agreements: bond approvals: subdivisions: tentative and final maps: appeals.
Housingfinancing · Became law Sep 2026

SB 868 Electricity: portable solar generation devices.
Electricity · Became law Sep 2026

SB 747 Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.
Civilrights · 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 Wiener sits in the California State Senate

Wiener is closer to the center than 47% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Eloise Reyes, Jerry McNerney, Steve Padilla

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

With Wiener’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Wiener	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 21–14
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–2
Aug 30, 2026	AB 28: Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–3
Aug 30, 2026	AB 1198: Public works: prevailing wages.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–9
Aug 30, 2026	AB 2434: Inmates: visitation.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–9

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

Career

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Senate, District 11

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's 11th District	Won	D+8.1	D+70.6	−62.5
2024	California State Senate, District 11	Won	D+55.6	—	—
2020	California State Senate, District 11	Won	D+14.3	—	—
2016	California State Senate, District 11	Won	D+2.0	—	—