More liberal than 81% of 2024 California Senate candidates
State Senator · District 38
Catherine Blakespear
● DemocratIn office since 2022
Quick facts 4 on file
Party● Democrat
OfficeState Senator
District38
In office since2022
Office & contact
Data sources 2 on file
- State legislature roll calls
- News coverage, outlet lean labeled
Every claim links to its primary source.
- Votes with the Democratic majority 98% of the time; Blakespear’s 2 recent breaks lean one way - voting no on bills most Democrats backed. official roll calls
- Co-sponsored 19 on record; most recently SR 105 “Relative to National Tennis Month” (Apr 27, 2026). bill records
- Latest coverage: “What to Know About San Diego’s Swing Senate Race” (Voice of San Diego, Oct 31, 2026) - one of 8 stories across the spectrum (Left 4 · Center 4 · Right 0). coverage, lean labeled ↗
What we don’t cover yet 1 gaps
What we don’t cover yet
Campaign finance filings for this office aren’t wired in yet - when they’re sourced, they’ll appear here.
The record
official roll calls · every vote links to the bill
98%
Votes with the Democratic majority.
Where both parties recorded a position on the same roll call, Blakespear’s vote matched the Democratic position 98% of the time. That makes the 2 recent breaks the clearest signal of where Blakespear actually stands - they’re first, below. official roll calls · Oct 19, 2026
4,772 votes · 4,608 yes · 134 not voting · 30 no
Where Blakespear broke from the party - the high-signal votes
VOTED NOroll call
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Democrats voted yes, 18–3; Blakespear was one of the 3 against · SB 1392 · Aug 31, 2026
VOTED NOroll call
Outdoor advertising displays: arenas: exemptions.
Democrats voted yes, 23–0 · AB 2717 · Aug 31, 2026
Pattern: the breaks lean one way - voting no on bills most Democrats backed.
Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters
legislation46 votes · yes on 46, no on 0
regulation28 votes · yes on 28, no on 0
transportation24 votes · yes on 23, no on 1
healthcare14 votes · yes on 14, no on 0
emergency management13 votes · yes on 13, no on 0
One vote can touch several topics.
LATEST: YESElections: voter registration.AB 1116 · Oct 19, 2026
Personal finances
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Political placement
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