Esmeralda Soria
- Assembly: 2022-present
News coverage of Esmeralda Soria
Bio
Esmeralda Soria, 43, is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and worked with them in the Central Valley’s agricultural fields. She graduated from UC Berkeley, earned a law degree from UC Davis, worked briefly as a lobbyist for a non-profit and became a member of the Fresno City Council. She was the first Latina council president in Fresno. In 2020, she ran for Congress against incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Costa and lost in the primary. In the Assembly, she has worked to secure funds to re-open rural hospitals.
Ideology
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Bill Activity
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Of 19 bills:For this session year, this legislator initiated 19 bills: 7 passed, 8 failed, and 4 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
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Transportation
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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.
943.0% 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.
97.0% higher than the average legislators
Grand Total for Elections
807.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western States Petroleum Association | $692.76 | Dec 13, 2022 | Food & Drinks* |
| University of California Merced Foundation | $110 | Dec 9, 2022 | Food & Drink |
| Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians | $108.39 | Sep 30, 2022 | Food & Drinks |
| Rivas for Assembly 2022 | $107.22 | Oct 2, 2022 | Food & Drinks |
| Urban Associates, inc. | $99.7 | Jun 25, 2022 | NALEO Architecture Tour |
| Dr. Juan Munoz, University of California Merced | $67.83 | Dec 13, 2022 | Holiday Wreath |
| California Democratic Party | $61.78 | Nov 9, 2022 | Centerplate |
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
This legislator is ranked 51st highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
Policy
Bills Authored by Esmeralda Soria
Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture
Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Elections
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.
Interest Group Rankings
Generally Aligned
Hearings
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