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Bill Essayli

R

Assembly Republican

District 63, Riverside

Time in office

Assembly: 2022—Present

Background

Attorney / Business Owner

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Bill Essayli has taken at least $53,900 from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 11% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 4520
P.O. Box 942849-0063; (916) 319-2063

District office(s)

1223 University Avenue, Suite 230, Riverside, CA 92507; (951) 369-6644

Biographical information

Birth Place

Anaheim, CA

Race/Ethnicity

Middle Eastern (Lebanese)

Residence

Corona, CA

Gender

Male

Born

November 24, 1985

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2021-2022

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Campaign contributions received by sector

OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →

This is how much money Bill Essayli has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector Amount Percent
Labor
$53,900 $53k 11%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$50,925 $50k 10%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$41,600 $41k 9%
Candidate Contributions
$26,254 $26k 5%
General Business
$23,050 $23k 5%
Ideology/Single Issue
$17,450 $17k 4%
Construction
$17,050 $17k 4%
Health
$16,800 $16k 3%
Agriculture
$14,800 $14k 3%
Energy & Natural Resources
$11,400 $11k 2%
Communications & Electronics
$7,000 $7k 1%
Transportation
$3,500 $3k <1%
Party
$788 $788 <1%
Unitemized Contributions
$569 $569 <1%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$500 $500 <1%
Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified.

Committees this legislator serves on

Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.

Budget
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Oversees Assembly consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.
Elections
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Bills involving elections, campaign finance, the California Political Reform Act and redistricting.
Insurance (Vice Chair)
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Bills including insurance (excluding health insurance), workers compensation, and unemployment compensation.
Judiciary (Vice Chair)
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Bills involving family law, product liability, tort liability, Civil Code, and Evidence Code.
Privacy and Consumer Protection
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Bills involving technology-related issues, consumer protection, personal information, data security, false advertising, charitable solicitations; oversight of the Department of Technology.
Rules
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Responsible for matters relating to the business of the Legislature; assigning bills to committees.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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Sponsored travel in 2022

Gifts reported in 2022

Assembly District 63 demographics

Assembly District 63 map
R

Leans Republican district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District
State

Voter registration

Dem
34%
47%
GOP
38%
24%
No party
20%
23%

Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.

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Most recent election

2022 General
R

Bill Essayli

Republican
58.6%
D

Fauzia Rizvi

Democratic
41.4%

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

It’s the final day for California Legislature to pass bills

By Lynn La, September 14, 2023

California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: 4 things to know

By Alejandro Lazo, September 5, 2023

As culture wars escalate, California officials push back on conservative school board policies

By Carolyn Jones and Alexei Koseff, August 29, 2023

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