Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
Tom Umberg
Senate Democrat
District 34, Garden Grove
Time in office
Assembly: 1990-1994, 2004-2006
Senate: 2018—Present
Campaign contributions
Senator Tom Umberg has taken at least $1.7 million from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 19% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 6530, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4034
District office(s)
1000 East Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 220B, Santa Ana, CA 92701; (714) 558-3785
Biographical information
Birth Place
Cincinnati, OH
Race/Ethnicity
White
Residence
Santa Ana, CA
Gender
Male
Born
September 25, 1955
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 Tom Umberg has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $1,696,304 $1.7 M | 19% | |
| $1,532,560 $1.5 M | 17% | |
| $1,269,119 $1.3 M | 14% | |
| $1,242,812 $1.2 M | 14% | |
| $996,674 $996k | 11% | |
| $427,260 $427k | 5% | |
| $199,900 $199k | 2% | |
| $179,314 $179k | 2% | |
| $125,642 $125k | 1% | |
| $121,995 $121k | 1% | |
| $109,215 $109k | 1% | |
| $59,397 $59k | <1% | |
| $53,900 $53k | <1% | |
| $18,600 $18k | <1% | |
| $10,672 $10k | <1% | |
| $1,500 $1k | <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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Senate District 34 demographics
Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2026
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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
|
Tom Umberg (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
58.8% | |
|
R
|
Rhonda Shader
Republican
|
41.2% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
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Other legislators
Here are any other legislators from Senate District 34 we have profiles for since CalMatters launched the Legislator Tracker in 2021.
Janet Nguyen (currently in office)