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California Reproductive Freedom Legislative Scorecard 2024
For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody.
Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members, including more than 370,000 members in California, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.
In this year’s legislative scorecard, just 16 of the 27 bills that Reproductive Freedom for All California scored were signed by Governor Gavin Newsom or achieved through departmental change. 6 scored bills were vetoed by Gov. Newsom, 4 scored bills were held in committee, and 1 bill changed focus to an issue area no longer related to reproductive freedom.
Major accomplishments for reproductive freedom in 2024:
We passed legislation that improved access to paid family leave, making it more equitable for families to have agency in their postpartum care plan and have access to paid family leave and postpartum contraception.
We fought hard to ensure that providers can open new clinics, with well trained and culturally responsive staff, in remote areas and known health care deserts.
Proudly, we passed SB 729 to remove barriers that prevent LGBTQ+ people from accessing the care they need to start or expand a family.
Champions for Reproductive Freedom
Reproductive Freedom for All California’s Legislative Scorecard is designed to recognize our champions for reproductive freedom and incentivize legislators to strive to achieve champion status. In the 2024 scorecard, 39 legislators earned the “Champion” designation, with 34 legislators earning an A+ and an additional 5 earning an A.
Altogether, 74 legislators—more than half of the legislature—earned the designation of “Reproductive Freedom Champion” or “Reproductive Freedom Leader” in the 2024 scorecard. These numbers reflect an increase from 2023, when 60 legislators earned champion or leader status.
Scorecards
State Senate
Reproductive Freedom Champions (A+, A)
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Menjivar | D | 20 | A+ |
| Nancy Skinner | D | 09 | A+ |
| Maria Elena Durazo | D | 26 | A+ |
| Lena Gonzalez | D | 33 | A+ |
| Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | D | 28 | A+ |
| Scott Wiener | D | 11 | A+ |
| Mike McGuire | D | 02 | A+ |
| Toni Atkins | D | 39 | A+ |
| Aisha Wahab | D | 10 | A+ |
| Monique Limón | D | 19 | A+ |
| Bill Dodd | D | 03 | A |
| Melissa Hurtado | D | 16 | A |
Reproductive Freedom Leaders (A-, B+)
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Min | D | 37 | A– |
| Anthony Portantino | D | 25 | A– |
| Ben Allen | D | 24 | A– |
| Catherine Blakespear | D | 38 | A— |
| Anna Caballero | D | 14 | A— |
| Dave Cortese | D | 15 | A— |
| Henry Stern | D | 27 | A— |
| Tom Umberg | D | 34 | A— |
| Susan Eggman | D | 05 | B+ |
| Angelique Ashby | D | 08 | B+ |
| Josh Becker | D | 13 | B+ |
| Blanca Pacheco | D | 64 | B+ |
Reproductive Freedom Defenders (B, B-)
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Rubio | D | 22 | B |
| Steven Bradford | D | 35 | B |
| John Laird | D | 17 | B |
| Steve Padilla | D | 18 | B |
| Steve Glazer | D | 07 | B |
| Richard Roth | D | 31 | B— |
Legislators with Mixed Support for Reproductive Freedom (C,C-)
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Archuleta | D | 30 | C |
| Josh Newman | D | 29 | C |
Legislators Extremely Hostile to Reproductive Freedom (F)
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wilk | R | 21 | F |
| Kelly Seyarto | R | 32 | F |
| Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | R | 23 | F |
| Brian Jones | R | 40 | F |
| Marie Alvarado-Gil | R | 04 | F |
| Brian Dahle | R | 01 | F |
| Roger Niello | R | 06 | F |
| Shannon Grove | R | 12 | F |
| Janet Nguyen | R | 36 | F |
State Assembly
Reproductive Freedom Champions (A+, A)
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Berman | D | 23 | A+ |
| Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | D | 04 | A+ |
| Jim Wood | D | 02 | A+ |
| Isaac Bryan | D | 55 | A+ |
| Matt Haney | D | 17 | A+ |
| Tina McKinnor | D | 61 | A+ |
| Diane Papan | D | 21 | A+ |
| Mia Bonta | D | 18 | A+ |
| Gail Pellerin | D | 28 | A+ |
| Liz Ortega | D | 20 | A+ |
| Rick Chavez Zbur | D | 51 | A+ |
| Timothy Grayson | D | 15 | A+ |
| Akilah Weber | D | 79 | A+ |
| Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | D | 16 | A+ |
| Cottie Petrie-Norris | D | 73 | A+ |
| Lori Wilson | D | 11 | A+ |
| Laura Friedman | D | 44 | A+ |
| Sharon Quirk-Silva | D | 67 | A+ |
| Pilar Schiavo | D | 40 | A+ |
| Dawn Addis | D | 30 | A+ |
| James Ramos | D | 45 | A+ |
| Phil Ting | D | 19 | A+ |
| Mike Gipson | D | 65 | A+ |
| Eloise Gómez Reyes | D | 50 | A+ |
| Tasha Boerner | D | 77 | A |
| Kevin McCarty | D | 06 | A |
| Chris Holden | D | 41 | A |
Reproductive Freedom Leaders (A-, B+)
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Santiago | D | 54 | A— |
| Buffy Wicks | D | 14 | A— |
| Brian Maienschein | D | 76 | A— |
| Robert Rivas | D | 29 | A— |
| Luz Rivas | D | 43 | A— |
| Wendy Carrillo | D | 52 | A— |
| Blanca Rubio | D | 48 | A— |
| Lisa Calderon | D | 56 | A— |
| Juan Carrillo | D | 39 | A— |
| Josh Lowenthal | D | 69 | A— |
| Evan Low | D | 26 | A— |
| Chris Ward | D | 78 | A— |
| Ash Kalra | D | 25 | A— |
| Al Muratsuchi | D | 66 | A— |
| Stephanie Nguyen | D | 10 | B+ |
| Jesse Gabriel | D | 46 | B+ |
| Sabrina Cervantes | D | 58 | B+ |
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer | D | 57 | B+ |
| Corey Jackson | D | 60 | B+ |
| Eduardo Garcia | D | 36 | B+ |
| Anthony Rendon | D | 62 | B+ |
| Mike Fong | D | 49 | B+ |
| Damon Connolly | D | 12 | B+ |
| Alex Lee | D | 24 | B+ |
Reproductive Freedom Defenders (B, B-)
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bennett | D | 38 | B |
| Joaquin Arambula | D | 31 | B |
| Freddie Rodriguez | D | 53 | B |
| David Alvarez | D | 80 | B |
| Jacqui Irwin | D | 42 | B— |
| Jasmeet Bains | D | 35 | B— |
| Gregg Hart | D | 37 | B— |
| Esmeralda Soria | D | 27 | B— |
| Avelino Valencia | D | 68 | B— |
Legislators with Mixed Support for Reproductive Freedom (C)
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Alanis | R | 22 | C |
| Greg Wallis | R | 47 | C |
| Carlos Villapudua | D | 13 | C |
Legislators Hostile to Reproductive Freedom (D)
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Waldron | R | 75 | D |
Legislators Extremely Hostile to Reproductive Freedom (F)
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Davies | R | 74 | F |
| Josh Hoover | R | 07 | F |
| Devon Mathis | R | 33 | F |
| Tom Lackey | R | 34 | F |
| Phillip Chen | R | 59 | F |
| Heath Flora | R | 09 | F |
| Jim Patterson | R | 08 | F |
| Joe Patterson | R | 05 | F |
| Tri Ta | R | 70 | F |
| Kate Sanchez | R | 71 | F |
| Diane Dixon | R | 72 | F |
| Bill Essayli | R | 63 | F |
| James Gallagher | R | 03 | F |
| Vince Fong | R | 32 | F |
| Megan Dahle | R | 01 | F |
Methodology
Methodology
Reproductive Freedom for All California’s Reproductive Freedom Legislative Scorecard is designed to hold anti-choice legislators accountable and to differentiate between legislators who support reproductive freedom, and legislators who are dedicated to going above and beyond to ensure that all people can make personal decisions about their own reproductive lives and futures. The scorecard takes into account the frequency with which a legislator votes, consistent with Reproductive Freedom for All California’s position on bills. “No Vote Recorded” is counted as a “No” vote unless the “No Vote Recorded” is attributed to an excused absence, indicated as “ABS.”
The scorecard incentivizes legislators to do more than vote to advance reproductive freedom by factoring in lead authorship and co-authorship of reproductive freedom bills and taking into account other actions taken by legislators to advance or curtail reproductive freedom.
Accordingly, the 2024 scorecard methodology dictates that legislators who only vote consistently to advance reproductive freedom can earn a maximum of a “B” and are characterized as Reproductive Freedom Defenders. Legislators who lead authorship for reproductive freedom bills receive a 10% increase to their score for each bill authored. Legislators who coauthor reproductive freedom bills receive a 5% increase to their score for each co-authorship. Other applicable factors are also taken into account such as: actions taken by a committee chair to prevent a reproductive freedom bill from advancing and introducing legislation that is hostile to reproductive freedom.
Reproductive Freedom for All California scores bills in the areas of reproductive health, rights, and justice, including access to sexual and reproductive health education, information, and counseling; equitable access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services including increasing affordability, expanding the number and types of providers, fighting harmful restrictions on care, and more; and access to pregnancy and postpartum services and support including improving maternal health outcomes, fighting pregnancy discrimination, expanding paid family leave, and more. Reproductive Freedom for All California scores bills that it is sponsoring, supporting, and opposing. In California, organizations are able to sponsor legislation in an official capacity, in addition to being able to support legislation generally.
The Reproductive Freedom Legislative Scorecard reflects annual and not aggregated scores.
Grading Scale Definitions
(A+, A) Reproductive Freedom Champions
Champions are on the front line of the fight for reproductive freedom. These legislators not only take the right votes, they also lead author and co-author reproductive freedom bills, whip necessary committee and floor votes to advance these bills, and proactively and publicly utilize their platform to speak up and push to expand reproductive freedom.
(A-, B+) Reproductive Freedom Leaders
Leaders are strong advocates who consistently vote to advance reproductive freedom. They sometimes lead author or co-author reproductive freedom bills and may use their platform to support reproductive freedom.
(B, B-) Reproductive Freedom Defenders
Defenders consistently vote to expand reproductive freedom and may co-author the occasional reproductive freedom bill.
(C) Legislators with Mixed Support for Reproductive Freedom
Legislators with mixed support for reproductive freedom have taken votes both in favor of and against reproductive freedom.
(D) Legislators Hostile to Reproductive Freedom
Legislators hostile to reproductive freedom may vote for some policies protecting reproductive freedom, but vote against many others.
(F) Legislators Extremely Hostile to Reproductive Freedom
Legislators extremely hostile to reproductive freedom fail in the fight for reproductive freedom. They actively and fervently work to deny Californians our fundamental rights to access reproductive health care.
(NEI) Not Enough Information
These legislators did not complete a full or close-to-full term and therefore did not have the opportunity to author or co-author legislation at the beginning of the session, and were not present for all or most votes scored by Reproductive Freedom for All California.
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