Represents: Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana, police organizations
Supports: If only we knew – Valencia recorded two times as many skipped votes as he did yes votes this session
Opposes: Limiting police overreach, like their access to facial recognition software and ability to search property without a formal warrant
Shameful Vote: Valencia received over $260,000 in donations from labor groups, including SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC, California State Council of Laborers PAC, and California State Council of Service Employees, during his 2022 campaign. However, when it was time to advocate for their best interests in the legislature, he wasn’t up to the job. Valencia failed to cast a vote on SB497 to create protections against retaliation for workers who report labor violations or unequal pay, or on SB616 to guarantee five days of annual sick leave for most workers in the state.
What were they thinking?: Valencia represents portions of Orange County that are vulnerable to the transfer of pollution and wildfire smoke through coastal and Santa Ana wind patterns. Despite this threat to local air quality, he failed to vote on three significant pollution bills this session – AB241 to increase public funding for electric vehicle infrastructure, SB253 to require businesses with revenue over $1 billion to report their emissions annually, and SB261 to require businesses with revenue over $500 billion to produce biennial reports of their climate-related financial risk. Taking a stand on protecting clean air over corporate profits shouldn’t be difficult.
Votes
| Type | Year | Categories | Name | Description | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1034 |
Law enforcement: facial recognition and other biometric surveillance. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1266 |
Infractions: warrants and penalties. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1133 |
Firearms: concealed carry licenses. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1306 |
State government: immigration enforcement. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1337 |
State Water Resources Control Board: water diversion curtailment. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB460 |
State Water Resources Control Board: water rights and usage: interim relief: procedures. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB958 |
Prisons: visitation. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1028 |
Reporting of crimes: mandated reporters. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1082 |
Authority to remove vehicles. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1310 |
Sentencing: recall and resentencing. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1584 |
Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB6 |
Transportation planning: regional transportation plans: Solutions for Congested Corridors Program: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB793 |
Privacy: reverse demands. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB93 |
Criminal procedure: consensual searches. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB241 |
Vehicular air pollution: Clean Transportation Program: vehicle registration and identification plate service fees: smog abatement fee: extension. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB403 |
Discrimination on the basis of ancestry. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB421 |
Elections: referendum measures. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB365 |
Civil procedure: arbitration. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB497 |
Protected employee conduct. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB553 |
Occupational safety: workplace violence: restraining orders and workplace violence prevention plan. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB616 |
Medical Group Financial Transparency Act. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB261 |
Greenhouse gases: climate-related financial risk. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB616 |
Sick days: paid sick days accrual and use. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB12 |
Tenancy: security deposits. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB600 |
Criminal procedure: resentencing. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB631 |
Oil and gas: enforcement: penalties. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB985 |
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District: emission reduction credit system. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB452 |
Firearms. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB627 |
Displaced workers: notice: opportunity to transfer. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB770 |
Health care: unified health care financing. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB779 |
Primary Care Clinic Data Modernization Act. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1167 |
Oil and gas: acquisition: bonding requirements. |
No Vote | |
| committee_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1228 |
Fast food restaurant industry: Fast Food Council: health, safety, employment, and minimum wage. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB1604 |
Charter schools: school facilities: Charter School Facility Grant Program: conduit financing. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
AB524 |
Discrimination: family caregiver status. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
ACA13 |
Voting thresholds. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB555 |
Stable Affordable Housing Act of 2023. |
No Vote | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB567 |
Termination of tenancy: no-fault just causes: gross rental rate increases. |
Support | |
| floor_votes | 2023 |
|
SB749 |
Criminal procedure: sentencing. |
Support |