Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

District 24, Los Angeles

Time in office

Senate: 2018—Present

Background

Union Vice President

This legislator leads on...

Campaign contributions

Senator María Elena Durazo has taken at least $1.1 million from the Labor sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents 54% of her total campaign contributions.

Contact or follow this legislator

Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 7530, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4024

District office(s)

1808 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026; (213) 483-9300

Biographical information

Birth Place

Madera, CA

Race/Ethnicity

Latina

Residence

Los Angeles, CA

Gender

Female

Born

March 20, 1953

Identifies as

Straight

See our data sources →

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.

See all legislators or read our Methodology →

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 María Elena Durazo has taken from the various sectors since she was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Labor	$1,134,617 $1.1 M	54%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$89,600 $89k	4%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$71,395 $71k	3%
General Business	$55,600 $55k	3%
Communications & Electronics	$52,682 $52k	2%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$51,400 $51k	2%
Ideology/Single Issue	$48,800 $48k	2%
Health	$37,650 $37k	2%
Energy & Natural Resources	$35,200 $35k	2%
Construction	$24,700 $24k	1%
Unitemized Contributions	$6,876 $6k	<1%
Transportation	$6,650 $6k	<1%
Candidate Contributions	$2,650 $2k	<1%
Agriculture	$1,500 $1k	<1%
Party	$229 $229	<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.

Banking and Financial Institutions

Go to site | Read more +

Bills related to financial institutions, secured and unsecured lending and servicing, and corporations.

Budget and Fiscal Review

Go to site | Read more +

Oversees Senate consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees

Governance and Finance

Go to site | Read more +

Bills pertaining to state and local government revenue mechanisms, taxes, and land use and development. The committee works to restructure state and local government responsibility so that funding sources align with program authority and service delivery.

Judiciary

Go to site | Read more +

Bills relating to courts, judges, and court personnel. Bills relating to liens, claims, and unclaimed property. Bills relating to privacy and consumer protection.

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Go to site | Read more +

Bills relating to labor, industrial safety, unemployment, workers’ compensation and insurance, state and local public agency collective bargaining, state and local nonschool public employees, noncertificated and classified public school employees, public retirement systems, public employees’ compensation and employment benefits, including retirement and health care, and state social security administration.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

Special interest groups are organizations that advocate on behalf of shared interests, such as protecting the environment. Many interest groups rate politicians on how well their voting records agree with each group's goals. See a selection of these ratings for this legislator. Methodology →

20%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

Go to site | Read more +

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

Go to site | Read more +

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

Go to site | Read more +

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

95%

2020

California Teachers Association

Go to site | Read more +

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.

100%

2020

Courage California

Go to site | Read more +

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

Go to site | Read more +

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 24 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

61%

46%

GOP

24%

No party

25%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

64%

39%

White

14%

37%

Asian

17%

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$48,837

$75,235

Median age

34.6

36.5

Poverty rate

21%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

28%

34%

See our methodology and sources →

Most recent election

2018 General

Maria Elena Durazo

Democratic

66.9%

Peter Choi

Democratic

33.1%

Did you find what you were looking for?

What else would you like to know about your state legislators?

Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

María Elena Durazo

Time in office

Background

This legislator leads on...

Campaign contributions

Contact or follow this legislator

Capitol office

District office(s)

Biographical information

Birth Place

Race/Ethnicity

Residence

Gender

Born

Identifies as

How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Banking and Financial Institutions

Budget and Fiscal Review

Governance and Finance

Judiciary

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

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 24 demographics

Most recent election

2018 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

In California for years, but still can't qualify for in-state tuition

Bill advances to let California teens get vaccinated without parental consent

Strict COVID vaccine bills could face uphill battle

Did you find what you were looking for?

Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

María Elena Durazo

Time in office

Background

This legislator leads on...

Campaign contributions

Contact or follow this legislator

Capitol office

District office(s)

Biographical information

Birth Place

Race/Ethnicity

Residence

Gender

Born

Identifies as

How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Banking and Financial Institutions

Budget and Fiscal Review

Governance and Finance

Judiciary

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

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 24 demographics

Most recent election

2018 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

In California for years, but still can't qualify for in-state tuition

Bill advances to let California teens get vaccinated without parental consent

Strict COVID vaccine bills could face uphill battle

Learn how state government affects you and your 40 million neighbors

Did you find what you were looking for?