Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

David Alvarez
Assembly Democrat
District 80, Chula Vista
Time in office
Assembly: 2022—Present
Background
Small Business Owner
Campaign contributions
Assemblymember David Alvarez has taken at least $217,000 from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 10% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 5320
P.O. Box 942849-0080; (916) 319-2080
District office(s)
276 Church Ave, Suite D, Chula Vista, CA 91910; (619) 498-8580
Biographical information
Birth Place
San Diego, CA
Race/Ethnicity
Latino
Residence
San Diego, CA
Gender
Male
Born
July 27, 1980
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
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 David Alvarez has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
---|---|---|
$217,300 $217k | 10% | |
$183,310 $183k | 8% | |
$174,850 $174k | 8% | |
$171,201 $171k | 8% | |
$163,900 $163k | 7% | |
$162,300 $162k | 7% | |
$124,950 $124k | 6% | |
$111,128 $111k | 5% | |
$62,350 $62k | 3% | |
$50,900 $50k | 2% | |
$30,950 $30k | 1% | |
$24,350 $24k | 1% | |
$7,850 $7k | <1% | |
$5,163 $5k | <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.
How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Sponsored travel in 2022
Gifts reported in 2022
Assembly District 80 demographics

Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2024
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2022 General
D
|
David Alvarez (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
69.3% | |
D
|
Georgette Gómez
Democratic
|
30.7% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
How California lawmakers greenlit ‘any flavor of affordable housing you could possibly want’
By Ben Christopher, September 19, 2023
Advocates lobby Gavin Newsom on California bills
By Sameea Kamal, September 19, 2023
Newsom to sign corporate climate accountability bills
By Sameea Kamal, September 18, 2023
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