Pasadena City Hall.
Profile Image

John Harabedian

Democrat, State Assembly
District 41, Pasadena
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2024-present

News coverage of John Harabedian

Bio

John Harabedian, 45, is a lawyer, former mayor of Sierra Madre and chair of the California Acupuncture Board. He was a prosecutor at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and an attorney at Latham & Watkins, Stanford’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and the Equality Pro Bono Project.  He was a policy analyst for former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a board member of the Immigration Resource Center of San Gabriel Valley. He has a master’s degree in comparative social policy from Oxford University and a law degree from Stanford University. Harabedian lives in Pasadena with his wife and three children.

Bill Activity

0

Of 36 bills:
4 Passed
10 Failed
22 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 36 bills: 4 passed, 10 failed, and 22 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

See all-time percentage of this legislator’s alignment with any organization based on total votes.

xx%votes: xx

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
Pasadena Tournament of the Roses Association$590Dec 20, 2024Football tickets
California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation$116.96Dec 19, 2024Fleece

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
#88/120

This legislator is ranked 88th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by John Harabedian

AB 1642
Wildfires: contamination standards.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

In Progress
Wildfires: contamination standards.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
AB 1594 In Progress
AB 1970
Health care coverage: mental health or substance use disorders.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health

In Progress
Health care coverage: mental health or substance use disorders.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health
AB 2058
California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

In Progress
California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development
View All Bills

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

Hearings

Featured Comments

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

Preview image for AB 25765MIN
Jul 1, 2026

AB 2576

Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.

Preview image for AB 164246MIN
Jul 1, 2026

AB 1642

Wildfires: contamination standards.

Preview image for AB 18473MIN
Jun 30, 2026

AB 1847

Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.

Preview image for AB 18422MIN
Jun 30, 2026

AB 1842

California Disaster-related Mortgage Relief Act.

Preview image for AB 7489MIN
Jun 30, 2026

AB 748

Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.

Preview image for AB 159414MIN
Jun 30, 2026

AB 1594

Surplus nonresidential property: sales by the Department of Transportation: net equity.

Preview image for AB 197012MIN
Jun 24, 2026

AB 1970

Health care coverage: mental health or substance use disorders.

Preview image for AB 20588MIN
Jun 23, 2026

AB 2058

California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.

Preview image for AB 7484MIN
Jun 17, 2026

AB 748

Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.

Preview image for AB 17866MIN
Jun 17, 2026

AB 1786

Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San...

Preview image for AB 184716MIN
Jun 17, 2026

AB 1847

Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.

Preview image for AB 18426MIN
Jun 17, 2026

AB 1842

California Disaster-related Mortgage Relief Act.

View All Hearings

District

View of map with yellow overlay for Assembly District 41 boundaries.
District 41 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2024):

John Harabedian
58.5%
WON
Michelle Del Rosario Martinez
41.5%

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age010203040

Median age