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David Tangipa

Republican, State Assembly

District 8, Fresno

Time in office:

Assembly: 2024-present

Official Website

News coverage of David Tangipa

Bio

David Tangipa, 30, is a former tight end for Cal State Fresno who became a real estate agent after college and got involved in Fresno County politics. In 2024, he beat George Radanovich, a former Republican member of Congress, in his first Assembly campaign. A first-generation Tongan American, he campaigned on a promise to fight the Democrats over “the degradation of local control, environmental lunacy and for affordable rural living.” Before the race, Tangipa was a field representative for Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig. In 2020, he graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from Fresno State.

Bill Activity

Of 24 bills:

2 Passed

16 Failed

6 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 24 bills: 2 passed, 16 failed, and 6 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

Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Transportation

Uncoded

Unitemized Contributions

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

$1.0M

116.0% 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

$44.4K

51.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.1M

89.0% 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
California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation	$116.96	Dec 19, 2024	Fleece jacket

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

#105/120

This legislator is ranked 105th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by David Tangipa

AB 1867

Driving under the influence.

In Progress

Driving under the influence.

ACR 131

Buffalo Soldiers Madera County Trailhead.

In Progress

Buffalo Soldiers Madera County Trailhead.

AB 1714

Personal income tax: credit: first-time homebuyer program: required repairs.

In Progress

Personal income tax: credit: first-time homebuyer program: required repairs.

AB 1671

Rural medical services grant program.

In Progress

Rural medical services grant program.

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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.

Standing