California Assembly · District 68

Avelino Valencia

Democratic
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Votes with the Speaker 98% On 752 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes Votes with own party 98% Partisan rank: 60 of 79 in the Assembly (tied with 5 others) Didn't vote at roll call 8% 320 of 4,006 roll calls
Bills passed 22 31 sponsored · 21 became law · Rank 10 of 79 in the Assembly (tied with 2 others) Bills that became law 21 of 22 passed · 1 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Valencia
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Avelino Valencia's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

California Assembly67thpercentile
More conservative than 66% of the California Assembly.
Most liberalMost conservative
27th most conservative of 79

On the November 3 ballot

Running for California Senate District 34.

Also on the ballot: Rhonda Shader (Republican)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker
98%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Avelino Valencia.

On 752 contested votes where both voted99% on all 3,668 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
98%
Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Avelino Valencia.

On 781 party-line votesPartisan rank: 60 of 79 in the Assembly (tied with 5 others)59 Assembly members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Avelino Valencia sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored31
Passed both chambers22
Became law21
Vetoed by the Governor1

Rank by bills passed: Rank 10 of 79 in the Assembly (tied with 2 others) · 10 of 60 Democrats (tied with 2 others)

A bill's sponsor is its primary author, as the Legislature marks it on the bill's last version; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted, and a committee's bill counts for no member.

Bills that passed both chambers

BillResultFinal action
AB 708
California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.		 Became law Sept. 28, 2026
AB 2561
Operating systems and applications: privacy settings.		 Became law Sept. 27, 2026
AB 2490
Teacher credentialing: emergency career substitute teaching permit: alternative qualifications.		 Became law Sept. 27, 2026
AB 2409
Digital assets: meme coins.		 Became law Sept. 27, 2026
AB 2194
Medi-Cal: special commissions.		 Became law Sept. 27, 2026
AB 1619
Public employees’ retirement: administration.		 Became law Sept. 27, 2026
AB 1180
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation: state payments.		 Became law Sept. 27, 2026
AB 1579
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.		 Became law Aug. 31, 2026
AB 1956
Suicide prevention.		 Became law Aug. 28, 2026
AB 2512
Surplus Land Act: exemption: Angel Stadium.		 Became law Aug. 27, 2026
AB 2655
Campaign funds: security expenses: security personnel.		 Became law July 13, 2026
AB 2421
Political Reform Act of 1974: committee termination.		 Became law July 13, 2026
AB 1224
Teacher credentialing: substitute teachers: days of service.		 Vetoed Jan. 22, 2026
AB 831
Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.		 Became law Oct. 11, 2025
AB 1398
Workers’ compensation.		 Became law Oct. 11, 2025
AB 759
Architects: architects-in-training.		 Became law Oct. 6, 2025
AB 492
Alcohol and drug programs: licensing.		 Became law Oct. 6, 2025
AB 344
Alcoholic beverages: beer price posting and marketing regulations: definitions.		 Became law Oct. 6, 2025
AB 1495
Home health aides: training and certification.		 Became law Oct. 6, 2025
AB 1303
Communications: lifeline telephone service program.		 Became law Oct. 6, 2025
AB 378
Education finance: Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program.		 Became law Oct. 3, 2025
AB 1029
Statements of financial interest: digital financial assets.		 Became law July 30, 2025

Budget projects

California's Budget Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for California legislators.

Contested votes where they split

16 against the Speaker; 16 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
Aug. 31, 2026 AB 1813: Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
Concurrence in Senate Amendments		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 31, 2026 AB 1128: Mobilehome parks: rent caps: City of Torrance.
Concurrence in Senate Amendments		 Nay Not voting Yea
Aug. 30, 2026 SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.
Appeal of the Chair's Ruling		 Yea Nay Yea
Aug. 30, 2026 AB 2601: Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions.
Concurrence in Senate Amendments		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 28, 2026 AB 1798: Genetic testing for life and disability insurance.
Concurrence in Senate Amendments		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 26, 2026 AB 2257: Corrections: jail administrators.
Concurrence in Senate Amendments		 Nay Yea Yea
May 28, 2026 AB 2257: Corrections: jail administrators.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 28, 2026 AB 2461: Oil and gas: bonding requirements.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 27, 2026 AB 2469: Data centers: water use disclosures.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 27, 2026 AB 1798: Genetic testing for life and disability insurance.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 27, 2026 AB 1761: Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 26, 2026 AB 2560: Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure: goals.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 26, 2026 AB 2493: Electrical corporations: interconnection: transmission: permitting: auditor.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 22, 2026 AB 1813: Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 4, 2026 AB 2601: Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
April 9, 2026 AB 2180: Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 12, 2025 AB 446: Surveillance pricing.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea

Every roll call

How Avelino Valencia voted on each of the 4,006 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
www.assembly.ca.gov
Email
assemblymember.valencia@assembly.ca.gov
Capitol office
Room 5510, 1021 O St. P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249
916-319-2068
District office
2400 E. Katella Ave. Suite 640, Anaheim, CA 92806
714-939-8469

Committees

  • Banking and Finance Chair
  • Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select Chair
  • Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism
  • Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select
  • Community Reinvestment Select
  • Governmental Organization
  • Insurance
  • Military and Veterans Affairs
  • Native American Affairs Select
  • Non-Profit Sector Select
  • Status of Boys and Men of Color Select

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the California Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the California Legislature's floor vote records, Dec. 2, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections