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Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

Democrat, State Assembly
District 4, Davis
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2016-present

News coverage of Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

Bio

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, 71, is the Assembly Majority Leader. She has degrees in business administration and accounting from San Jose State. She was the first woman mayor of Winters. In state office, she has championed bills protecting victims of domestic violence and sexual harassment, and she’s spearheaded efforts to reduce the severity of wildfires. A friend of labor interests, she authored union-supported legislation to pay prevailing wage to workers on forest-thinning projects and another that would have restricted automated, driverless vehicles in the trucking industry. Curry has two adult daughters and a stepson with her longtime partner.

Leader Badges

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Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

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Of 37 bills:
9 Passed
2 Failed
26 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 37 bills: 9 passed, 2 failed, and 26 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).

Agriculture

$29.8K

Communications & Electronics

$50.5K

Construction

$33.5K

Energy & Natural Resources

$40.0K

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$99.4K

General Business

$130.5K

Government Agencies/Education/Other

$71.0K

Health

$158.5K

Ideology/Single Issue

$27.0K

Labor

$234.3K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$11.0K

Party

$400.0

Transportation

$49.0K

Uncoded

$361.1K

Unitemized Contributions

$207.6K

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total
$1.5M

218.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total
$6.8K

92.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.5M

168.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.


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
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation$189.9May 6, 2021Dessert Box, entertainment and Dinner
Women in California Leadership$172.89Jun 22, 2021dinner
Evan Low for Assembly 2022$117.65Jun 16, 2021Dinner
California Issues Forum$83Jun 21, 2021Dinner
Re-Elect Senator Atkins 2020$72.49Sep 11, 2021Champagne
California Democratic Party$60.99Aug 24, 2021Lunch
California Democratic Party$56.93May 4, 2021Lunch
Re-Elect Senator Atkins 2020$54.5Jun 29, 2021Dinner
California Issues Forum$50.11Jun 16, 2021Lunch
Re-Elect Senator Atkins 2020$45Mar 3, 2021Champagne
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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
#28/120

This legislator is ranked 28th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

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 29, 2026

AB 464

Sexual assault in prison.

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Jan 26, 2026

AB 52

Farmer equity: advisory committees.

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Jan 14, 2026

AB 52

Farmer equity: advisory committees.

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Sep 13, 2025

AB 8

Cannabis: cannabinoids: industrial hemp.

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Sep 12, 2025

AB 1327

Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice.

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Sep 12, 2025

AB 445

Alcoholic beverages.

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Sep 12, 2025

AB 325

Cartwright Act: violations.

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Sep 11, 2025

AB 70

Solid waste: organic waste: diversion: biomethane.

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Sep 10, 2025

AB 250

Sexual assault: statute of limitations.

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Sep 10, 2025

AB 260

Sexual and reproductive health care.

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Sep 3, 2025

AB 59

Reclamation District No. 108: hydroelectric power.

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Aug 21, 2025

AB 604

Redistricting: congressional districts.

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District

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District 4 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2024):

Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry
66.5%
WON
Darren T. Ellis
33.5%

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age0102030

Median age