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Bob Archuleta
Democratic Party
Candidate, California State Senate District 30
California State Senate District 30
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
Prior offices:
California State Senate District 32
Years in office: 2018 - 2022
Predecessor: Vanessa Delgado (D)
Successor: Kelly Seyarto (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$132,703/year
Per diem
$236/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 5, 2024
Next election
June 2, 2026
Education
High school
Salesian High School
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army
Personal
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA
Profession
Law enforcement
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
Official X
Official Instagram
Personal Facebook

Bob Archuleta (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 30. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Archuleta (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the California State Senate to represent District 30. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.[source]

Biography

Bob Archuleta grew up in the neighborhood of Lincoln Heights in Los Angeles, California, and lives in Pico Rivera, California. He graduated from Salesian High School. Archuleta served in the United States Army in the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper. Following his service, he attended Rio Hondo College Police Academy. His career experience includes working as a reserve police officer for the Montebello Police Department. Archuleta served on the Pico Rivera City Council.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Archuleta was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Archuleta was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Archuleta was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Archuleta was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: California State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 30

Incumbent Bob Archuleta is running in the primary for California State Senate District 30 on June 2, 2026.

Candidate
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Bob Archuleta (D)

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2024

See also: California's 31st Congressional District election, 2024

California's 31st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 31

Gil Cisneros defeated Daniel Martinez in the general election for U.S. House California District 31 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gil Cisneros
Gil Cisneros (D) Candidate Connection
 
59.7
 
148,095
Image of Daniel Martinez
Daniel Martinez (R)
 
40.3
 
99,856

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 247,951
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 31

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 31 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gil Cisneros
Gil Cisneros (D) Candidate Connection
 
23.6
 
23,888
✔
Image of Daniel Martinez
Daniel Martinez (R)
 
19.2
 
19,464
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Pedro Casas (R)
 
16.9
 
17,077
Image of Susan Rubio
Susan Rubio (D)
 
15.8
 
16,006
Image of Bob Archuleta
Bob Archuleta (D)
 
10.0
 
10,151
Image of Mary Ann Lutz
Mary Ann Lutz (D) Candidate Connection
 
6.5
 
6,629
Image of Gregory Hafif
Gregory Hafif (D) Candidate Connection
 
4.9
 
4,914
Image of Kurt Jose
Kurt Jose (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
1,415
Image of Erskine Levi
Erskine Levi (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
1,166
Image of Y. Marie Manvel
Y. Marie Manvel (No party preference)
 
0.5
 
534

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 101,244
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Endorsements

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2022

District 30

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Senate District 30

Incumbent Bob Archuleta defeated Mitch Clemmons in the general election for California State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Archuleta
Bob Archuleta (D)
 
61.0
 
129,890
Image of Mitch Clemmons
Mitch Clemmons (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.0
 
83,214

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 213,104
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 30

Incumbent Bob Archuleta and Mitch Clemmons defeated Martha Camacho-Rodriguez and Henry Bouchot in the primary for California State Senate District 30 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Archuleta
Bob Archuleta (D)
 
35.6
 
43,243
✔
Image of Mitch Clemmons
Mitch Clemmons (R) Candidate Connection
 
34.0
 
41,287
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Martha Camacho-Rodriguez (D)
 
15.7
 
19,011
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Henry Bouchot (D) Candidate Connection
 
14.7
 
17,820

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 121,361
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Campaign finance

District 32

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Senate District 32

Kelly Seyarto defeated Brian Nash in the general election for California State Senate District 32 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kelly Seyarto
Kelly Seyarto (R)
 
62.0
 
184,086
Image of Brian Nash
Brian Nash (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.0
 
112,763

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 296,849
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 32

Kelly Seyarto and Brian Nash advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kelly Seyarto
Kelly Seyarto (R)
 
62.8
 
112,728
✔
Image of Brian Nash
Brian Nash (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
66,644

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 179,372
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2018

California State Senate regular election

See also: California State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Senate District 32

Bob Archuleta defeated Rita Topalian in the general election for California State Senate District 32 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Archuleta
Bob Archuleta (D)
 
66.9
 
177,054
Image of Rita Topalian
Rita Topalian (R)
 
33.1
 
87,520

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 264,574
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 32

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rita Topalian
Rita Topalian (R)
 
24.4
 
28,979
✔
Image of Bob Archuleta
Bob Archuleta (D)
 
17.4
 
20,652
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Vanessa Delgado (D)
 
15.7
 
18,709
Image of Tony Mendoza
Tony Mendoza (D)
 
10.0
 
11,917
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Ion Sarega (R)
 
9.7
 
11,577
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Vicky Santana (D)
 
6.9
 
8,236
Image of Ali Taj
Ali Taj (D)
 
5.3
 
6,349
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Vivian Romero (D)
 
4.6
 
5,495
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Rudy Bermudez (D)
 
4.6
 
5,455
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David Castellanos (D)
 
1.3
 
1,541

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 118,910
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California State Senate special election

See also: California state legislative special elections, 2018
CA Senate District 32

A special primary election for the position of California State Senate District 32 was called for June 5, 2018. Vanessa Delgado (D) and Rita Topalian (R), the top two vote-getters, advanced to the special general election that was held on August 7, 2018.[3][4] Delgado won the seat.[5]

To qualify for the race, candidates had to pay a filing fee by April 12, 2018, or they must have submitted petition signatures by March 13, 2018. [6]

The seat became vacant following Tony Mendoza's (D) resignation on February 22, 2018, due to sexual misconduct allegations against him. To read more about those allegations and his response, click here.

Mendoza filed to run for the special election along with 10 other candidates. A total of nine Democrats and two Republicans filed.[7]

General election

Special general election for California State Senate District 32

Vanessa Delgado defeated Rita Topalian in the special general election for California State Senate District 32 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Vanessa Delgado (D)
 
52.4
 
26,635
Image of Rita Topalian
Rita Topalian (R)
 
47.6
 
24,240

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 50,875
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 32

The following candidates ran in the special primary for California State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
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Bob Archuleta (D)
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Rudy Bermudez (D)
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Vanessa Delgado (D)
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Darren Joseph Gendron (D)
Image of Tony Mendoza
Tony Mendoza (D)
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Vivian Romero (D)
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Vicky Santana (D)
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Ion Sarega (R)
Image of Ali Taj
Ali Taj (D)
✔
Image of Rita Topalian
Rita Topalian (R)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Bob Archuleta campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024U.S. House California District 31Lost primary$576,501 $559,040
2022California State Senate District 30Won general$2,075,534 $1,833,536
Grand total$2,652,035 $2,392,576
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Noteworthy events

Sexual harassment lawsuit (2021)

In March 2021, one of Archuleta's former staffers filed a lawsuit against him, alleging that Archuleta sexually harassed her. She alleges that Archuleta made inappropriate comments about her body, tried to hold her hand in public, and implied that he would like to date her. When the unnamed staffer complained about his behavior to a supervisor, her lawyers allege that no action was taken against him, and that she was retaliated against. Archuleta denied the allegations, stating that he “would never knowingly mistreat or disrespect a female employee."[8]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Bob Archuleta 2022 campaign website, "Meet Bob," accessed January 15, 2023
    2. ↑ Facebook, "Bob Archuleta," accessed January 15, 2023
    3. ↑ CBS Sacramento, "Special Election Set To Replace California State Sen. Tony Mendoza," March 8, 2018
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed June 6, 2018
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed August 8, 2018
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Election Calendar: Special Primary Election June 5, 2018, California State Senate, 32nd District (Tony Mendoza)," accessed March 9, 2018
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," April 18, 2018
    8. ↑ The Los Angelest Times, "Former staffer of state Sen. Bob Archuleta files sexual harassment lawsuit," March 25, 2021

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    Preceded by
    Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)     		California State Senate District 30
    2022-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    Vanessa Delgado (D)     		California State Senate District 32
    2018-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Kelly Seyarto (R)


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