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Suzette Martinez Valladares

Republican, State Senate

District 23, Lancaster

Time in office:

Assembly: 2020-2022
Senate: 2024-present

Official Website

News coverage of Suzette Martinez Valladares

Bio

Suzette Martinez Valladares, 45, is a former Assemblymember and the former executive director of Southern California Autism Speaks. She served one term in the Assembly, before losing a tight race in 2022 to Democratic Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo. She’s a former district manager for Republican U.S. Rep. Buck McKeon, and she directed California’s Hispanic outreach for the Republican National Committee. In her first Assembly term, she was a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. She has a degree in political science from Cal State Northridge. She’s married with one child.

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Ideology

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Bill Activity

Of 36 bills:

3 Passed

11 Failed

22 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 36 bills: 3 passed, 11 failed, and 22 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).

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Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

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Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

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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.

Total

$2.5M

429.0% 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

$512.6K

467.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$3.0M

434.0% 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 Democratic Party	$171.86	Dec 1, 2024	Member Welcome Dinner

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

#103/120

This legislator is ranked 103rd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Suzette Martinez Valladares

SB 1396

Illegal dumping.

In Progress

Illegal dumping.

SB 1395

Criminal procedure: protective orders.

In Progress

Criminal procedure: protective orders.

SB 1353

Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property.

In Progress

Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property.

SB 1352

Property taxation: newly constructed: reconstructed property.

In Progress

Property taxation: newly constructed: reconstructed property.

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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.

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