Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Tony Strickland

California State Senator, District 36 since 2008. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

California State Senator, District 36Born 1970

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In office: 18 yrs; Since 2008
Bills became law: 2; 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.6%; Chamber median 4.2%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −1.3; Lost 2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · vice chair
Transportation · vice chair
Banking and Financial Institutions
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Energy, Utilities and Communications

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 20 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 1133 Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.
Pupilinstruction · Became law Aug 2026

SB 364 Outdoor advertising displays: permits: new alignments.
Outdooradvertisingdisplays · Became law Oct 2025

SB 985 911 emergency system.
911emergencysystem · Passed Senate Aug 2026

SB 1015 Crimes: minors.
Crimes · Passed Senate Aug 2026

SB 1027 California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force.
CaliforniaStreetProstitutionIssuesandOptionsTaskForce · Failed in the Senate May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Strickland sits in the California State Senate

Strickland is closer to the center than 50% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Marie Alvarado-Gil, Roger Niello, Steve Choi

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

With Strickland’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%

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

Date	Bill	Strickland	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.	No	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 Strickland was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1998200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028California State Assembly, District 37 California State Senate, District 19 California State Senate, District 36

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 Senate District 36	Lost	D+1.3	R+4.1	−5.4
2025	California State Senate, District 36 (special)	Won	R+23.7	—	—
2014	U.S. House, CA-25	Lost	D+6.7	—	—
2012	U.S. House, CA-26	Lost	D+5.4	—	—
2008	California State Senate, District 19	Won	R+0.2	—	—
2002	California State Assembly, District 37	Won	R+26.2	—	—
2000	California State Assembly, District 37	Won	R+4.9	—	—
1998	California State Assembly, District 37	Won	R+1.3	—	—