Rhodesia Ransom

Democrat, State Assembly

District 13, Stockton

Time in office:

Assembly: 2024-present

Official Website

News coverage of Rhodesia Ransom

Bio

Rhodesia Ransom, 51, is a former Tracy City Council member and planning commissioner who was in the real estate business before seeking public office. She’s the former district chief of staff for Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Harder. She was the executive director of the Sow A Seed Community Foundation, which provides mentoring and mental health services to San Joaquin County children. She also was the board chair of Emerge California, and she sat on the board of a local United Way chapter and the Delta College Foundation. She has a masters in public administration from Golden Gate University. She’s married with three children.

Bill Activity

Of 18 bills:

5 Passed

2 Failed

11 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 18 bills: 5 passed, 2 failed, and 11 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

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.

Total

$1.0M

113.0% 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

$835.2K

823.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.8M

227.0% 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
Global Allianz	$100	Dec 25, 2024	Toiletry gift bag

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

#106/120

This legislator is ranked 106th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Rhodesia Ransom

AB 1590

California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: revised allocation formula.

In Progress

California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: revised allocation formula.

AB 1585

Wine labeling: “American” or “United States” appellation.

In Progress

Wine labeling: “American” or “United States” appellation.

ACR 116

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Rules

In Progress

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Rules

AB 230

Pest control: Pierce’s disease.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture

In Progress

Pest control: Pierce’s disease.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture

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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