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Lisa Calderon

DAssembly Member · District 56

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: California Assembly District 56

Biography

Lisa Calderon, a Democrat, represents the 56th Assembly District, which covers part of Los Angeles County, in the California State Assembly.[1]

Her official website says she was elected in November 2020, was born and raised in California's Central Valley, attended California State University, Sacramento, and lives in Whittier.[2] According to the same page, she was an early-career legislative aide under Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and worked for an electric utility company before her election.[2]

  1. 1.Assembly Member Calderon - California State Assembly · California State Assembly · 2026-10-19 Official record
  2. 2.Biography - Assemblymember Lisa Calderon · Official website of Assemblymember Lisa Calderon · 2026-10-19 Official record

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19.

California Assembly District 56

Lisa Calderon is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for California Assembly District 56 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

  • Jobs & cost of living382 with · 0 against382 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: transactions and use tax: voter initiatives.

      The Mills-Deddeh Transit Development Act establishes the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, also known as the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), governed by a 15-member board with specified powers and duties related to the operation of public transit services in the southern portion of the County of San Diego.

      May 26, 2026 · Passed 46–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Employment: contracts in restraint of trade.

      Existing law declares every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind to be void, except as expressly provided. Existing law provides for a system of labor standards enforcement administered by the Labor Commissioner.

      Sep 11, 2025 · Passed 46–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.

      Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable.

      Aug 26, 2026 · Passed 47–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All jobs & cost of living votes
  • Rights & public safety333 with · 1 against334 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      Elections: ballot disclosures.

      Under existing law, the ballot label for a statewide measure contains a condensed version of the ballot title and summary prepared by the Attorney General, including a fiscal impact summary prepared by the Legislative Analyst, followed by a listing of the names of the measure’s supporters and opponents.

      Sep 13, 2025 · Failed 37–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Wards: probation.

      Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance, who persistently or habitually refuses to obey the reasonable and proper orders or directions of the minor’s parents, guardian, or custodian, or who is beyond the control of that person, who violates an ordinance establishing a curfew or is truant, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court.

      Aug 27, 2026 · Passed 43–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Jury instructions: lesser related offenses.

      Existing law authorizes the finder of fact in a criminal prosecution to find the defendant guilty of an offense that is necessarily included in the charged offense. Case law requires the trial court to instruct the jury that it must find the defendant guilty of a necessarily included offense if there is substantial evidence that the defendant is guilty of the necessarily included offense.

      Aug 26, 2026 · Passed 44–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All rights & public safety votes
  • Climate & energy196 with · 0 against196 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      Conservation: the Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority.

      Existing law establishes various entities for specified purposes over specific geographic areas of the state, including the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority and California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, among others. This bill would establish the Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority, a regional entity with jurisdiction extending throughout the Monterey Bay region, as defined.

      May 28, 2026 · Passed 43–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.

      Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2031, gas corporations to submit to the commission an annual map that includes, among other things, the location of all potential gas distribution line replacement projects identified in its distribution integrity management plan and any foreseeable gas distribution pipeline replacements.

      Aug 28, 2026 · Passed 42–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.

      (1) Existing law creates the California Coastal Sanctuary and provides that it includes all state waters subject to tidal influence, except as provided. Existing law authorizes the State Lands Commission to enter into any lease for the extraction of oil or gas from state-owned tidelands and submerged lands in the California Coastal Sanctuary if the commission determines both that oil and gas deposits in the California Coastal Sanctuary are being drained by means of producing wells upon adjacent federal lands and that the lease is in the best interest of the state.

      Jun 4, 2025 · Passed 42–26 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All climate & energy votes
  • Health & care196 with · 0 against196 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

      Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control, on or before January 1, 2029, to adopt regulations to enforce specified covered perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restrictions, which include prohibitions on the distribution, sale, or offering for sale of certain products that contain specified levels of PFAS. Existing law requires the department, on and after July 1, 2030, to enforce and ensure compliance with those provisions and regulations, as provided.

      Sep 12, 2025 · Passed 45–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Mental health.

      Under existing law, when a person, as a result of a mental disorder, is a danger to others or to themselves, or is gravely disabled, they may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody for a period of up to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention, or placement for evaluation and treatment, as specified. Existing law prohibits mental health personnel from instructing a peace officer to take a person to, or keep the person at, a jail, solely because of the unavailability of an acute bed.

      May 27, 2026 · Passed 47–18 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Health facilities: administrative penalties.

      Existing law provides for the licensure of various health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and special hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations that establish minimum, specific, and numerical licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by licensed nurse classification and by hospital unit for all general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and special hospitals.

      Sep 11, 2025 · Passed 48–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All health & care votes
  • Education & families153 with · 0 against153 votes

    Most contested

    All education & families votes
  • Housing & rent142 with · 0 against142 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      Price gouging.

      Under existing law, upon the proclamation of a state of emergency by the President of the United States or the Governor, or upon the declaration of a local emergency by the executive officer of any county, city, or city and county, and for 30 days following the proclamation or declaration of emergency, it is price gouging, a misdemeanor, for any person, business, or other entity, to increase the rental price advertised, offered, or charged for housing, to an existing or prospective tenant, by more than 10%.

      Aug 31, 2026 · Passed 48–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.

      Existing law authorizes a borrower to request forbearance on their residential mortgage loan for a period of 12 months if, among other things, the borrower affirms that they are experiencing financial hardship that prevents them from making timely payments on the loan due directly to the wildfire disaster described in the proclamation of a state of emergency issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 7, 2025, or the federally declared disaster, declared on January 8, 2025, related to the Eaton Wildfire, the Palisades Fire, and the Straight-line Winds.

      May 26, 2026 · Passed 49–18 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.

      Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governor’s office for the purpose of serving the Governor and the Governor’s cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. This bill would require the office, on or before July 1, 2028, to compile, standardize, maintain, and make publicly available through a consolidated online platform a core set of statewide standardized spatial planning datasets, as defined.

      Aug 27, 2026 · Passed 52–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All housing & rent votes
  • Technology & privacy94 with · 0 against94 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      Sensitive personal information.

      The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, including the right to direct a business that collects sensitive personal information, as defined, about the consumer to limit its use, as prescribed. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, amended, added to, and reenacted the CCPA.

      May 27, 2026 · Passed 42–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Surveillance pricing.

      Existing law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, including the right to direct a business that sells or shares personal information about the consumer to third parties not to sell or share the consumer’s personal information, as specified.

      May 12, 2025 · Passed 47–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Employment: automated decision systems.

      Existing law requires the Department of Technology to conduct, in coordination with other interagency bodies as it deems appropriate, a comprehensive inventory of all high-risk automated decision systems (ADS) that have been proposed for use, development, or procurement by, or are being used, developed, or procured by, any state agency.

      Sep 11, 2025 · Passed 45–17 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All technology & privacy votes
  • Transportation83 with · 0 against83 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: transactions and use tax: voter initiatives.

      The Mills-Deddeh Transit Development Act establishes the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, also known as the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), governed by a 15-member board with specified powers and duties related to the operation of public transit services in the southern portion of the County of San Diego.

      May 26, 2026 · Passed 46–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.

      Existing law requires the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to create a Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation to guide the development and evaluation of a pilot program assessing the potential for mileage-based revenue collection as an alternative to the gas tax system. Existing law additionally requires the Transportation Agency, in consultation with the commission, to implement the pilot program, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027.

      Jan 29, 2026 · Passed 49–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      Contra Costa Transportation Authority: transactions and use tax.

      Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in the county not exceed 2%.

      Aug 26, 2026 · Passed 48–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All transportation votes
  • Foreign affairs & defense7 with · 0 against7 votes

    Most contested

    • Yes

      Tariffs.

      This measure would urge President Donald J. Trump to avoid raising the cost of living for American consumers by rescinding the tariffs that he has imposed since taking office in January 2025 and refunding the American people for the costs passed on to them by his tariffs. The measure would also urge the United States Congress to enact a joint resolution to rescind President Trump’s tariffs and to oppose all future unilateral and arbitrary tariff increases imposed by President Trump.

      Apr 20, 2026 · Passed 60–13 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

      Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers.

      Jun 25, 2026 · Passed 61–7 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    • Yes

      International trade: tariffs: impact study.

      Existing law establishes the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (”GO-Biz”) to, among other duties, serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to establish a freight advisory committee to, among other things, participate in the development of the state freight plan.

      Sep 9, 2025 · Passed 69–5 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗

    All foreign affairs & defense votes

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 1 of 712 party-divided votes on file.

  • Juveniles: detention.

    What it does: (1) Existing law requires a court to determine whether a minor in custody will be released from, or detained in, custody, considering, among other things, whether it is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity for t…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 24–16, Republicans 0–17

    Aug 30, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

See all their split votes

Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

AB 1128 · CA ASSEMBLY

Mobilehome parks: rent caps: City of Torrance.

Not votingNO VOTE

Motion: AB 1128 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks. The law defines “mobilehome park” for these purposes to mean an area of land where 2 or more mobilehome sites are rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation. The law caps the amount by which management of a qualified mobilehome park may increase the gross rental rate for a tenancy over the course of any 12-month period.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Failed 28–18·Substantive·Sep 1, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 113 · CA ASSEMBLY

Budget Act of 2026.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 113 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

The Budget Act of 2026 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2026–27 fiscal year. This bill would amend that budget act by amending, adding, and repealing items of appropriation and making other changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill. This bill would declare that it makes an appropriation for the usual current expenses of the state, and shall go into immediate effect. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 61–11·Substantive·Sep 1, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1156 · CA ASSEMBLY

Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1156 WICKS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

The California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (act), otherwise known as the Williamson Act, authorizes a city or county to contract with a landowner to limit the use of agricultural land to agricultural use if the land is located in an agricultural preserve designated by the city or county, as specified. Existing law authorizes the county or city to cancel a contract under certain circumstances and conditions.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 56–6·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1159 · CA ASSEMBLY

Student personal information.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1159 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Existing law, the K–12 Pupil Online Personal Information Protection Act (KOPIPA), generally protects the personal information of a student enrolled in a K–12 course of instruction, defined as a “pupil,” by prescribing requirements and prohibitions applicable to an operator of an internet website, online service, online application, or mobile application with actual knowledge that the site, service, or application is used primarily for K–12 school purposes and was designed and marketed for K–12 school purposes.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 70–4·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1294 · CA ASSEMBLY

Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1294 Haney Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Existing property tax law, pursuant to constitutional authorization, provides for a “welfare exemption” for property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes and that is owned or operated by certain types of nonprofit entities, if certain qualifying criteria are met.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 64–5·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1307 · CA ASSEMBLY

Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1307 Ávila Farías Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Existing law, the Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program, requires the Dental Board of California to issue 3-year nonrenewable permits to practice dentistry to dentists from Mexico who meet specified criteria. This bill would repeal those provisions and replace them with a new Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program. Under that new program, the bill would require the board to issue a 3-year nonrenewable license to practice dentistry to an applicant who meets specified criteria, and require participants in the program to comply with specified requirements.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 77–1·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1331 · CA ASSEMBLY

Workplace surveillance.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1331 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law authorizes the division, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner, to enforce the Labor Code and all labor laws of the state the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in any other officer, board, or commission. This bill would limit the use of workplace surveillance tools, as defined, by employers, including by prohibiting an employer from monitoring or surveilling employees in a bathroom located in the workplace, except as specified.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 61–7·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1349 · CA ASSEMBLY

Consumer protection: ticket sellers.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1349 BRYAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments Move The Previous Question By AGUIAR-CURRY

Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, defined as a person who, for compensation, commission, or otherwise, sells admission tickets to a sporting, musical, theater, or any other entertainment event. In this regard, existing law, among other things, prohibits specified ticket selling practices and imposes certain recordkeeping and disclosure requirements. If an event is canceled, existing law requires that the ticket price be fully refunded to the consumer whether by an original seller, event presenter, ticket reseller, or ticket resale marketplace, as specified.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 59–12·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1609 · CA ASSEMBLY

Customer service chatbots.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1609 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Existing law prohibits a person from using a bot, as defined, to mislead another person about the bot’s artificial identity to incentivize the purchase or sale of goods or services, among other things. Existing law requires an operator of a companion chatbot, as defined, to provide a disclosure regarding the companion chatbot’s artificial identity if a reasonable person interacting with the companion chatbot would be misled to believe that the person is interacting with a human.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 58–18·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗
AB 1642 · CA ASSEMBLY

Wildfires: contamination standards.

YesVOTED

Motion: AB 1642 HARABEDIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Existing law establishes the Department of Toxic Substances Control, which regulates the handling and management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials, and establishes the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and the State Air Resources Board. Existing federal law sets action levels for lead in dust and emission standards for asbestos, and existing state law sets workplace standards for asbestos. Existing law authorizes local health officers to take specified actions to protect public health and establishes procedures for the remediation of certain contaminated properties.

Latest official summary of the bill (as amended) — read the bill text ↗
Passed 61–1·Substantive·Aug 31, 2026Roll call ↗

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