Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Steven Bradford
Senate Democrat
District 35, Inglewood
Time in office
Assembly: 2009-2014
Senate: 2016—Present
Background
Small Business Owner
Campaign contributions
Senator Steven Bradford has taken at least $1.1 million from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 22% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 7210, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4035
District office(s)
One Manchester Blvd., Suite 600, Inglewood, CA 90301; (310) 412-6120
302 W. 5th Street, Suite 203, San Pedro, CA 90731; (310) 514-8573
Biographical information
Birth Place
San Antonio, TX
Race/Ethnicity
African-American
Residence
Gardena, CA
Gender
Male
Born
January 12, 1960
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 Steven Bradford has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
---|---|---|
$1,114,029 $1.1 M | 22% | |
$560,897 $560k | 11% | |
$557,454 $557k | 11% | |
$441,300 $441k | 9% | |
$423,438 $423k | 8% | |
$297,419 $297k | 6% | |
$198,484 $198k | 4% | |
$179,649 $179k | 3% | |
$158,625 $158k | 3% | |
$112,592 $112k | 2% | |
$105,350 $105k | 2% | |
$88,338 $88k | 2% | |
$50,150 $50k | <1% | |
$14,231 $14k | <1% | |
$8,769 $8k | <1% | |
$5,500 $5k | <1% | |
$850 $850 | <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
Senate District 35 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
2020 General
D
|
Steven Bradford (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
72.5% | |
A
|
Anthony Perry
American Independent
|
27.5% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
Newsom to sign corporate climate accountability bills
By Sameea Kamal, September 18, 2023
That’s a wrap for California Legislature
By Lynn La, September 15, 2023
No deal yet on Newsom mental health plan
By Lynn La, August 23, 2023

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