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District 32, Cerritos

Time in office

Senate: 2018—Present

Background

Mayor/Commissioner/Businessman

Campaign contributions

Senator Bob Archuleta has taken at least $490,000 from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 20% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 6720, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4032

District office(s)

12501 Imperial Highway, Suite 110, Norwalk, CA 90650; (562) 406-1001

Biographical information

Birth Place

Los Angeles, CA

Race/Ethnicity

Latino

Residence

Pico Rivera, CA

Gender

Male

Born

June 1, 1945

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Selected Legislator

Democratic

Republican

Independent

No longer in this office

Liberal

Conservative

This legislator was Left relative to colleagues in the state Senate last year.

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Campaign contributions received by sector

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

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Labor	$490,100 $490k	20%
Party	$483,737 $483k	19%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$218,000 $218k	9%
General Business	$206,709 $206k	8%
Health	$139,333 $139k	6%
Energy & Natural Resources	$117,050 $117k	5%
Candidate Contributions	$89,735 $89k	4%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$54,850 $54k	2%
Construction	$46,150 $46k	2%
Ideology/Single Issue	$42,000 $42k	2%
Transportation	$33,200 $33k	1%
Communications & Electronics	$31,802 $31k	1%
Agriculture	$29,395 $29k	1%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$24,750 $24k	<1%
Unitemized Contributions	$4,144 $4k	<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

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Business, Professions and Economic Development

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Bills relating to most business and professional practices and regulations.

Governmental Organization

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Bills relating to state government organization, horseracing, public gaming, the National Guard, alcoholic beverages, and management of public safety emergencies and disaster response, and legislation permitting the use of state-controlled lands.

Insurance

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Bills related to life, disability, automobile, residential, commercial, and other types of insurance. Also, the State Compensation Insurance Fund and the Department of Insurance.

Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)

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Bills pertaining to veterans, military affairs, and armories; amending the state’s Military and Veterans Code; oversight of programs managed by the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) and the California Military Department (CMD).

Transportation

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Bills relating to vehicles, aircraft, and vessels; to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles; to waterways, harbors, highways, public transportation systems, and airports.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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30%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.

100%

2020

California Labor Federation

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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.

99%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.

91%

2020

California Teachers Association

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California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.

57%

2020

Courage California

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Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.

31%

2020

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.

Senate District 32 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

49%

46%

GOP

21%

24%

No party

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

62%

39%

White

16%

37%

Asian

16%

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$74,228

$75,235

Median age

37.0

36.5

Poverty rate

10%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

25%

34%

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Most recent election

2018 General

Bob J. Archuleta

Democratic

66.9%

Rita Topalian

Republican

33.1%

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Business, Professions and Economic Development

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California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

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Bob Archuleta

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District office(s)

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Residence

Gender

Born

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Governmental Organization

Insurance

Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)

Transportation

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Senate District 32 demographics

Most recent election

2018 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Cop cash: California law enforcement gives big to campaigns

Will psychedelics become legal in California?

Hot off the grille: Is California ready to legalize roadkill cuisine?

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