Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
Mia Bonta
Assembly Democrat
District 18, Oakland
Time in office
Assembly: 2021—Present
Background
School Board President
Campaign contributions
Assemblymember Mia Bonta has taken at least $281,000 from the Labor sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents 22% of her total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 5620
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0018; (916) 319-2018
District office(s)
1515 Clay Street, Suite 2204, Oakland, CA 94612; (510) 286-1670
Biographical information
Birth Place
New York, NY
Race/Ethnicity
Black Latina
Residence
Alameda, CA
Gender
Female
Born
January 26, 1972
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2019-2020
This legislator was not in the Legislature last session, so we don’t have enough data on how they vote yet. Check back next year!
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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 Mia Bonta has taken from the various sectors since she was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $281,700 $281k | 22% | |
| $76,552 $76k | 6% | |
| $72,551 $72k | 6% | |
| $68,709 $68k | 5% | |
| $56,843 $56k | 4% | |
| $43,344 $43k | 3% | |
| $26,803 $26k | 2% | |
| $21,928 $21k | 2% | |
| $19,676 $19k | 2% | |
| $15,903 $15k | 1% | |
| $8,303 $8k | <1% | |
| $6,107 $6k | <1% | |
| $5,549 $5k | <1% | |
| $4,638 $4k | <1% | |
| $258 $258 | <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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How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Assembly District 18 demographics
Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2022
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Voter registration
Race/ethnicity
Median household income
Median age
Poverty rate
Bachelor's degree or higher
Most recent election
2021 Special
|
D
|
Mia Bonta
Democratic
|
56.9% | |
|
D
|
Janani Ramachandran
Democratic
|
43.1% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
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By Ben Christopher, May 12, 2022
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By Emily Hoeven, May 11, 2022
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By Alexei Koseff, April 25, 2022