Formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America
See how California state lawmakers voted on reproductive freedom issues in 2025 as scored by Reproductive Freedom for All.
For over 55 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 390,000 members in California, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.
“At Reproductive Freedom for All, the work our members and volunteers do every year—from lobbying at the state legislature to having critical conversations with community members—truly drives change.
Thanks to their hard work, we held our elected officials accountable and saw a majority of our priority bills signed into law. Our members are at the heart of our movement, and we are deeply grateful for our team’s work this past year to advance reproductive freedom and deliver meaningful progress for all Californians.” -Kristin Slevin, Senior Director of California Campaigns
In 2025, we championed a bold agenda to strengthen access to abortion care, gender-affirming care, contraception, and comprehensive reproductive health care for Californians. We also passed Prop 50, giving us the chance to elect more reproductive freedom champions to the U.S. House next year.
Eleven of our supported bills advancing reproductive freedom were signed into law by Governor Newsom, including AB 260 (Aguiar-Curry), a Reproductive Freedom for All California sponsored bill to protect access to medication abortion in California and shield patients and providers from hostile out-of-state attacks.
The California constitution and state law currently protect abortion, contraception, and more, but there's more work to do. Read more about the bills we scored in 2025 that protect and expand access to 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 2025 scorecard, 38 legislators earned the “Champion” designation, with 20 legislators earning an A+ and an additional 18 earning an A.
Altogether 62 legislators earned the designation of “Reproductive Freedom Champion” or “Reproductive Freedom Leader” in the 2025 scorecard.
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Cervantes | D | 31 | A+ |
| Mike McGuire | D | 2 | A+ |
| Caroline Menjivar | D | 20 | A+ |
| Scott Wiener | D | 11 | A+ |
| Sasha Renée Pérez | D | 25 | A+ |
| Akilah Weber Pierson | D | 39 | A |
| Christopher Cabaldo | D | 3 | A |
| Aisha Wahab | D | 10 | A |
| Josh Becker | D | 13 | A |
| Anna Caballero | D | 14 | A |
| Dave Cortese | D | 15 | A |
| John Laird | D | 17 | A |
| Monique Limón | D | 21 | A |
| Maria Elena Durazo | D | 26 | A |
| Laura Richardson | D | 35 | A |
| Lena Gonzalez | D | 33 | A |
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Arreguín | D | 7 | A— |
| Tim Grayson | D | 9 | A– |
| Ben Allen | D | 24 | A— |
| Eloise Gómez Reyes | D | 29 | A— |
| Tom Umberg | D | 34 | A– |
| Catherine Blakespear | D | 38 | A— |
| Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | D | 28 | B+ |
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Rubio | D | 22 | B |
| Jerry McNerney | D | 5 | B |
| Angelique Ashby | D | 8 | B |
| Melissa Hurtado | D | 16 | B |
| Steve Padilla | D | 18 | B |
| Henry Stern | D | 27 | B |
| Bob Archuleta | D | 30 | B |
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Dahle | R | 1 | D |
| Brian Jones | R | 40 | D |
| Marie Alvarado-Gil | R | 4 | D |
| Kelly Seyarto | R | 32 | D |
| Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | R | 19 | D |
| Senator | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Strickland | R | 36 | F |
| Suzette Martinez Valladares | R | 23 | F |
| Roger Niello | R | 6 | F |
| Shannon Grove | R | 12 | F |
| Steven Choi | R | 37 | F |
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mia Bonta | D | 18 | A+ |
| Catherine Stefani | D | 19 | A+ |
| Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | D | 4 | A+ |
| Maggie Krell | D | 6 | A+ |
| Pilar Schiavo | D | 40 | A+ |
| Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | D | 16 | A+ |
| Liz Ortega | D | 20 | A+ |
| Ash Kalra | D | 25 | A+ |
| Mark Gonzalez | D | 54 | A+ |
| Gail Pellerin | D | 28 | A+ |
| Marc Berman | D | 23 | A+ |
| Robert Rivas | D | 29 | A+ |
| John Harabedian | D | 41 | A+ |
| Rick Chavez Zbur | D | 51 | A+ |
| Christopher Ward | D | 78 | A+ |
| Cottie Petrie-Norris | D | 73 | A |
| Rhodesia Ransom | D | 13 | A |
| Matt Haney | D | 17 | A |
| Dawn Addis | D | 30 | A |
| Jesse Gabriel | D | 46 | A |
| Robert Garcia | D | 50 | A |
| Isaac Bryan | D | 55 | A |
| Mike Gipson | D | 65 | A |
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Wilson | D | 11 | A— |
| Damon Connolly | D | 12 | A— |
| LaShae Sharp-Collins | D | 79 | A— |
| Chris Rogers | D | 2 | A— |
| Buffy Wicks | D | 14 | A— |
| Anamarie Ávila Farías | D | 15 | A— |
| Diane Papan | D | 21 | A— |
| Juan Carrillo | D | 39 | A— |
| Nick Schulz | D | 44 | A— |
| Jessica Caloza | D | 52 | A— |
| Michelle Rodriguez | D | 53 | A— |
| Corey Jackson | D | 60 | A— |
| Al Muratsuchi | D | 66 | A— |
| Sharon Quirk-Silva | D | 67 | A— |
| Josh Lowenthal | D | 69 | A— |
| Darshana Patel | D | 76 | A— |
| Tasha Boerner | D | 77 | A— |
| Celeste Rodriguez | D | 43 | B+ |
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lee | D | 24 | B |
| Patrick Ahrens | D | 26 | B |
| Esmerelda Soria | D | 27 | B |
| Jasmeet Bains | D | 35 | B |
| Gregg Hart | D | 37 | B |
| Steve Bennett | D | 38 | B |
| Jacqui Irwin | D | 42 | B |
| James Ramos | D | 45 | B |
| Blanca Rubio | D | 48 | B |
| Mike Fong | D | 49 | B |
| Lisa Calderon | D | 56 | B |
| Sade Elhawary | D | 57 | B |
| Tina McKinnor | D | 61 | B |
| José Luis Solache | D | 62 | B |
| Blanca Pacheco | D | 64 | B |
| Avelino Valencia | D | 68 | B |
| David Alvarez | D | 80 | B |
| Stephanie Nguyen | D | 10 | B |
| Joaquin Arambula | D | 31 | B |
| Greg Wallis | R | 47 | B— |
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Alanis | R | 22 | C |
| Jeff Gonzalez | R | 36 | C |
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Davies | R | 74 | D |
| Assemblymember | Party | District | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hoover | R | 7 | F |
| Heath Flora | R | 9 | F |
| Joe Patterson | R | 5 | F |
| Phillip Chen | R | 59 | F |
| Tom Lackey | R | 34 | F |
| Alexandra Macedo | R | 33 | F |
| Natasha Johnson | R | 63 | F |
| Tri Ta | R | 70 | F |
| Stan Ellis | R | 32 | F |
| Diane Dixon | R | 72 | F |
| Heather Hadwick | R | 1 | F |
| David Tangipa | R | 8 | F |
| Kate Sanchez | R | 71 | F |
| Leticia Castillo | R | 58 | F |
| James Gallagher | R | 3 | F |
| Carl Demaio | R | 75 | F |
Reproductive Freedom for All California’s Reproductive Freedom Legislative Scorecard is designed to hold anti-abortion 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 2025 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.
(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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