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Sabrina Cervantes
2024 - Present
2028
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Sabrina Cervantes (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 31. She assumed office on December 2, 2024. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Cervantes (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 31. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sabrina Cervantes lives in Riverside County, California. She earned her B.A. in political science with a minor in public policy from the University of California, Riverside, in 2009, and completed an executive education program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2013. Her career experience includes working as a legislative assistant for California Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez (D), as an associate for Burke Rix Hines & Associates and for Mercury Advocates, and as a district director for the California Voter Project and for the California State Assembly.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Cervantes was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking and Finance Committee
- Budget Committee
- Governmental Organization Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Rules Committee
2021-2022
Cervantes was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking and Finance Committee
- Communications and Conveyance Committee
- Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, Chair
- Public Employment and Retirement Committee
2019-2020
Cervantes was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking and Finance Committee
- Communications and Conveyance Committee
- Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, Chair
- Public Employment and Retirement Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Banking and Finance |
| • Communications and Conveyance |
| • Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy |
| • Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security |
| • Rules |
| • Rules |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: California State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Senate District 31
Sabrina Cervantes defeated Cynthia Navarro in the general election for California State Senate District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 54.3 | 153,282 |
 | Cynthia Navarro (R) | 45.7 | 128,994 | |
| Total votes: 282,276 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 31
Cynthia Navarro and Sabrina Cervantes defeated Angelo Farooq in the primary for California State Senate District 31 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Navarro (R) | 45.9 | 46,633 |
| ✔ | | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 39.4 | 40,033 |
 | Angelo Farooq (D) | 14.8 | 15,026 | |
| Total votes: 101,692 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 58
Incumbent Sabrina Cervantes defeated Bernard Murphy in the general election for California State Assembly District 58 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 53.6 | 50,259 |
| Bernard Murphy (R) | 46.4 | 43,464 | ||
| Total votes: 93,723 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 58
Incumbent Sabrina Cervantes and Bernard Murphy defeated Leticia Castillo in the primary for California State Assembly District 58 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 54.1 | 28,568 |
| ✔ | Bernard Murphy (R) | 25.5 | 13,449 | |
 | Leticia Castillo (R) | 20.4 | 10,756 | |
| Total votes: 52,773 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 60
Incumbent Sabrina Cervantes defeated Chris Raahauge in the general election for California State Assembly District 60 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 56.4 | 110,133 |
 | Chris Raahauge (R) | 43.6 | 85,116 | |
| Total votes: 195,249 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 60
Incumbent Sabrina Cervantes and Chris Raahauge advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 60 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 54.4 | 46,511 |
| ✔ | | Chris Raahauge (R) | 45.6 | 38,968 |
| Total votes: 85,479 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 60
Incumbent Sabrina Cervantes defeated Bilal Essayli in the general election for California State Assembly District 60 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 54.1 | 67,950 |
 | Bilal Essayli (R) | 45.9 | 57,710 | |
| Total votes: 125,660 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 60
Bilal Essayli and incumbent Sabrina Cervantes advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 60 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bilal Essayli (R) | 52.9 | 30,639 |
| ✔ | | Sabrina Cervantes (D) | 47.1 | 27,241 |
| Total votes: 57,880 | |||
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2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[3]
Sabrina Cervantes defeated incumbent Eric Linder in the California State Assembly District 60 general election.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 60 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sabrina Cervantes |
54.47% | 77,404 | |
| Republican | Eric Linder Incumbent | 45.53% | 64,710 | |
| Total Votes | 142,114 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Eric Linder and Sabrina Cervantes defeated Ken Park in the California State Assembly District 60 Blanket primary.[6][7]
| California State Assembly, District 60 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eric Linder Incumbent |
45.62% | 30,048 | |
| Democratic | Sabrina Cervantes |
41.51% | 27,346 | |
| Democratic | Ken Park | 12.87% | 8,478 | |
| Total Votes | 65,872 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Sabrina Cervantes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sabrina Cervantes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the California State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31.
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2021
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In 2021, the California State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the California State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, the California State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate California State Senate District 31 |
Officeholder California State Senate District 31 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Sabrina Cervantes," accessed January 15, 2023
- ↑ California State Assembly, "Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes," accessed September 27, 2019
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Roth (D) |
California State Senate District 31 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Cristina Garcia (D) |
California State Assembly District 58 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Leticia Castillo (R) |
| Preceded by Eric Linder (R) |
California State Assembly District 60 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Corey Jackson (D) |
