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Most California lawmakers never buck their party. These few do
A CalMatters analysis found lawmakers broke with their party less than 1% of the time since 2023, while Greg Wallis led the small group of dissenters.
- A CalMatters Digital Democracy analysis reveals California lawmakers rarely break party lines, deviating from their party majority less than 1% of the time since 2023.
- Democrats vote 'no' less than 1% of the time, while Republicans vote 'no' around 20% of the time and abstain from voting on bills more frequently than Democrats.
- Assemblymember Greg Wallis, a Republican representing Rancho Mirage, broke with his party 8% of the time, while Assemblymember Anamarie, a Democrat from Concord, voted against her party 2.16% of the time.
- Breaking party lines carries political costs; moderate Democrat Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains lost her primary election after opposing Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2023 oil profit bill.
- Moderate politicians face increasing pressure during primary elections as President Donald Trump's MAGA movement has reshaped the Republican Party and progressive challengers target moderate Democrats.
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Most California lawmakers never buck their party. These few do
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Mavericks are hard to find in the California Legislature. It’s exceedingly rare for lawmakers to vote against the majority of their party. A CalMatters Digital Democracy analysis of current legislators’ voting records found that, on average since 2023, they broke from the majority […]
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