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Bob Archuleta

Democrat, State Senate
District 30, Norwalk
Time in office:
  • Senate: 2018-present

News coverage of Bob Archuleta

Bio

Bob Archuleta, 80, is a former city council member and U.S. Army veteran. He’s a member of Gov. Newsom’s Military Council. Former President Barack Obama appointed him to the board of visitors for the United States Military Academy at West Point, where his two youngest sons graduated. He’s a former member of the Pico Rivera City Council, where he also served as mayor. He is married and has five children. A former Capitol staffer accused Archuleta of sexual harassment and retaliation. He denies the allegations.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

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Of 25 bills:
9 Passed
4 Failed
12 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 25 bills: 9 passed, 4 failed, and 12 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

No data found for Last Session.

No data found for Last Session.


Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver
Value
Date
Description
Re-Elect Senator Atkins 2020$165May 10, 2021Dinner
CalChamber$100Oct 27, 2021Reception
Re-Elect Senator Atkins 2020$81Feb 23, 2021Jacket
CA Armenian Legislative Caucus$66Jul 7, 2021Reception
California Tribal Business Alliance$53Jul 14, 2021Reception

Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating
#54/120

This legislator is ranked 54th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

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Jan 27, 2026

SB 667

Railroads: safety: wayside detectors.

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Jan 26, 2026

SB 694

Deceptive practices: service members and veterans.

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Jan 14, 2026

SB 623

Property taxation: homeowners’, veterans’, and disabled veterans’ exemptions.

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Jan 14, 2026

SB 623

Property taxation: homeowners’, veterans’, and disabled veterans’ exemptions.

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Jan 14, 2026

SCA 4

Property taxation: veterans’ exemption.

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Jan 13, 2026

SB 667

Railroads: safety: wayside detectors.

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Sep 12, 2025

SB 451

Gambling.

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Sep 11, 2025

SB 451

Gambling.

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Sep 11, 2025

SB 571

Emergencies: crimes.

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Sep 11, 2025

SB 779

Contractors: civil penalties.

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Sep 11, 2025

SB 793

Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.

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Sep 9, 2025

SB 694

Deceptive practices: service members and veterans.

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District

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District 30 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2022):

Bob Archuleta (Incumbent)
61%
WON
Mitch Clemmons
39%

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age0102030

Median age