Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Share

Reggie Jones-Sawyer

D

Assembly Democrat

District 57, Los Angeles

Time in office

Assembly: 2012—Present

Background

Public Service Director

This legislator leads on...

Justice Issues

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer has taken at least $57,550 from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 21% of his total campaign contributions.

Contact or follow this legislator

Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 5210
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0057; (916) 319-2057

District office(s)

700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037; (213) 744-2111

Biographical information

Birth Place

Little Rock, AR

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

Residence

Los Angeles, CA

Gender

Male

Born

January 14, 1957

Identifies as

Straight

See our data sources →

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 Reggie Jones-Sawyer has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector Amount Percent
Labor
$57,550 $57k 21%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$36,482 $36k 14%
General Business
$33,450 $33k 12%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$29,256 $29k 11%
Energy & Natural Resources
$17,800 $17k 7%
Agriculture
$16,450 $16k 6%
Ideology/Single Issue
$15,550 $15k 6%
Communications & Electronics
$9,600 $9k 4%
Transportation
$5,999 $5k 2%
Health
$4,600 $4k 2%
Construction
$4,550 $4k 2%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$1,550 $1k <1%
Candidate Contributions
$1,250 $1k <1%
Unitemized Contributions
$814 $814 <1%
Party
$250 $250 <1%
Defense
$100 $100 <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.

Agriculture
Go to site | Read more +
Bills involving agricultural commissions, agricultural commodities, Department of Food and Agriculture, expositions and fairs, farmers markets, food access, food labeling, labeling of agricultural commodities, livestock and poultry, marketing orders and agreements, milk and milk products, pest management, veterinarians: agricultural issues.
Budget
Go to site | Read more +
Oversees Assembly consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.
Governmental Organization
Go to site | Read more +
Bills involving alcohol, Indian gaming, horseracing, gambling, tobacco, public records, open meetings laws, state holidays, outdoor advertising and emergency services/natural disasters.
Insurance
Go to site | Read more +
Bills including insurance (excluding health insurance), workers compensation, and unemployment compensation.
Public Safety (Chair)
Go to site | Read more +
Bills involving the California Penal Code.

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 →

100%
Go to site | Go to legislator | Read more +
18%
Go to site | Read more +
99%
Go to site | Go to legislator | Read more +
94%
Go to site | Read more +
100%
Go to site | Go to legislator | Read more +
100%
Go to site | Go to legislator | Read more +
100%
Go to site | Read more +
F
Go to site | Read more +
100%
Go to site | Read more +
80%
Go to site | Read more +

Sponsored travel in 2022

Gifts reported in 2022

Assembly District 57 demographics

Assembly District 57 map
D

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District
State

Voter registration

Dem
64%
47%
GOP
6%
24%
No party
23%
23%

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

See our methodology and sources →

Most recent election

2022 General
D

Reggie Jones-Sawyer (Incumbent)

Democratic
100%

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

What Title 42’s end means for California

By Lynn La, May 11, 2023

Reparations panel recommends possible millions for eligible Black Californians

By Wendy Fry, May 8, 2023

Showdown on California fentanyl bills

By Lynn La, April 28, 2023

See all articles →

Other legislators

Here are any other legislators from Assembly District 57 we have profiles for since CalMatters launched the Legislator Tracker in 2021.

Lisa Calderon

Lisa Calderon (currently in office)

Learn how state government affects you and your 40 million neighbors

Subscribe to our newsletters for free, fair and accessible reporting that explains how decisions by our elected leaders affect Californians across the state.

* indicates required

Did you find what you were looking for?

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

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.