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Tom Umberg

Democrat, State Senate
District 34, Santa Ana
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 1990-1994
  • Assembly: 2004-2006
  • Senate: 2018-present

Bio

Tom Umberg, 69, is a lawyer, retired U.S. Army Colonel and one-time paratrooper, former federal prosecutor and deputy drug czar for former President Bill Clinton. His political career dates to the 1990s, when he first ran for state office. He is a former member of the Assembly and ran unsuccessfully for California Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner and Orange County supervisor. He has a bachelor’s from UCLA and a law degree from UCSF. Umberg is married to retired Brigadier General Robin Umberg. They have three children.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

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Of 23 bills:
1 Passed
 Failed
22 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 23 bills: 1 passed, None 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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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
UCLA$232Sep 4, 2021Game ticket, Parking
Re -Elect Senate Atkins 2020$165.36May 10, 2021dinner
California Issues Forum$83Jun 21, 2021dinner
Re -Elect Senate Atkins 2020$80.71Jan 19, 2021Inauguration cocktail kit
Re -Elect Senate Atkins 2020$54.42Jan 21, 2021gift bag
John Wayne Airport$50Dec 31, 2021parking

Personal 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
#40/120

This legislator is ranked 40th 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.

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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Dec 2, 2024

SCR 2

Legislative Counsel of California.

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Aug 31, 2024

SB 42

Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program: process and proceedings.

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Aug 30, 2024

SB 336

State grant programs: negotiated indirect cost rates.

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Aug 30, 2024

SB 918

Law enforcement contact process: search warrants.

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Aug 29, 2024

SB 918

Law enforcement contact process: search warrants.

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Aug 29, 2024

SB 901

The military: eligibility.

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Aug 28, 2024

SB 26

Mental health professions: CARE Scholarship Program.

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Aug 28, 2024

SB 900

Common interest developments: repair and maintenance.

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Aug 28, 2024

SB 758

Firearms.

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Aug 28, 2024

SB 919

Franchise Investment Law: franchise brokers.

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Aug 28, 2024

SB 940

Civil disputes.

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Jul 2, 2024

SB 901

The military: eligibility.

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District

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District 34 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election:

Rhonda Shader
41.2%
Tom Umberg (Incumbent)
58.8%
WON

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age0102030

Median age