Jesse Arreguín
- Senate: 2024-present
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Bio
Jesse Arreguín, 41, most recently served as the mayor of Berkeley – the city’s first Latino mayor, elected in 2016 after three terms as a city councilmember. He’s also vice president of the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Bay Area’s regional planning agency. As mayor, he oversaw Berkeley’s establishment as a sanctuary city for women’s reproductive health and gender-affirming care after the Supreme Court overturned the nation’s right to abortion. As mayor, he also supported the controversial development of People’s Park, which was a homeless camp for decades and a project eventually allowed by the California Supreme Court.
Bill Activity
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Of 31 bills:For this session year, this legislator initiated 31 bills: 12 passed, 4 failed, and 15 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).
Candidate Contributions
Communications & Electronics
Construction
Energy & Natural Resources
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
General Business
Government Agencies/Education/Other
Health
Ideology/Single Issue
Labor
Lawyers & Lobbyists
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.
268.0% 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.
1446.0% higher than the average legislators
Grand Total for Elections
457.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disney | $542 | Dec 7, 2024 | Disneyland tickets |
| Bill Dodd for Lieutenant Governor | $336.1 | Dec 1, 2024 | Senate Welcome Dinner (2 attendees) |
| University of California, Berkeley | $250 | Sep 7, 2024 | Cal Football Ticket |
| University of California, Berkeley | $250 | Oct 19, 2024 | Cal Football Ticket |
| California Democratic Party | $171.86 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dinner and wine bottle gift |
| The UC Theater | $85 | Jun 13, 2024 | Concert Tickets |
| Metropolitan Transportation Commission | $80 | Nov 14, 2024 | Leaving Office Gifts |
| The UC Theater | $62.5 | Sep 20, 2024 | Concert ticket |
| The UC Theater | $42.5 | May 25, 2024 | Concert Ticket |
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 57th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
Policy
Bills Authored by Jesse Arreguín
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.
Senate Standing Committee on Housing
Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety
Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development
Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications
Senate Standing Committee on Local Government
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation
Interest Group Rankings
Hearings
Featured Comments
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District
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