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Nick Schultz

Democrat, State Assembly
District 44, Burbank
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2024-present

News coverage of Nick Schultz

Bio

Nick Schultz, 37, is a former mayor of Burbank and a deputy attorney general. As a prosecutor, his cases included public corruption, officer involved shootings, human trafficking, mortgage fraud and tax evasion. As mayor, he touted his record on climate change and reducing homelessness in Burbank. Schultz has a law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. Schultz’s wife is an entertainment industry attorney. They have two children and two cats. 

Bill Activity

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Of 24 bills:
8 Passed
4 Failed
12 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 24 bills: 8 passed, 4 failed, and 12 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

$11.0K

Candidate Contributions

$4.3K

Communications & Electronics

$8.9K

Construction

$3.5K

Energy & Natural Resources

$17.0K

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$50.8K

General Business

$22.8K

Government Agencies/Education/Other

$43.6K

Health

$18.6K

Ideology/Single Issue

$24.4K

Labor

$441.0K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$53.6K

Transportation

$5.9K

Uncoded

$322.8K

Unitemized Contributions

$148.7K

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
$1.2M

149.0% 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
$6.1K

93.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.2M

110.0% 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 Legislative Jewish Caucus Foundation$154.78Sep 20, 2024Shabbat Dinner
William Morris Endeavor$128.98Sep 20, 2024Shabbat Dinner
California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation$116.96Dec 19, 2024fleece jacket
American-Israel Democracy Coalition$90.62Sep 20, 2024Shabbat Dinner
Comcast$76.86Nov 21, 2024movie tickets and food
California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation$67.95May 28, 2024food and beverage
California Medical Association$50.02Dec 2, 2024food and beverage
Sutter Health$50.02Dec 2, 2024food and beverage
Disney$32.76Nov 25, 2024movie tickets

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
#86/120

This legislator is ranked 86th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

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.

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Jan 29, 2026

AB 939

Housing development: density bonuses: affordability of for-sale units.

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Jan 22, 2026

AB 939

Housing development: density bonuses: affordability of for-sale units.

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Jan 14, 2026

AB 939

Housing development: density bonuses: affordability of for-sale units.

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Sep 12, 2025

AB 1036

Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.

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Sep 11, 2025

AB 1319

Protected species: California Endangered Species Act.

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Sep 11, 2025

AB 1050

Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.

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Sep 10, 2025

AB 44

Energy: electrical demand forecasts.

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Sep 8, 2025

AB 321

Misdemeanors.

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Sep 3, 2025

AB 1150

Local agencies: airports: alternative customer facility charges.

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Jul 15, 2025

AB 1229

Adult Reentry Grant Program.

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Jul 15, 2025

AB 44

Energy: electrical demand forecasts.

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Jul 15, 2025

AB 1050

Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.

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District

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District 44 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2024):

Nick Schultz
65.9%
WON
Tony Rodriguez
34.1%

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age010203040

Median age