Rob Bonta for California Assembly

Rob Bonta Ballot Box

I fight for our shared values of Justice, Inclusion, Equity, and Opportunity.  As we face intersecting health, economic, inequality, and climate crises, now is the time for bold action.

I made our criminal justice system more just by authoring and passing: the strongest law in the nation banning for-profit, private prisons and detention centers; the ban on the unfair, unsafe, predatory money bail system; and automatic expungements of qualifying cannabis convictions to help Californians make a fresh start.

I authored landmark legislation protecting tenants from unjust evictions and rent gouging.

I’ve fought for California’s immigrants and against the ban, wall, mass deportations, kids in cages, and the direct transfer to ICE of Californians released from prisons and jails.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I fought for a no-cuts budget so education, healthcare, and our safety net services for our most vulnerable are properly funded.

I’ll continue fighting for the California Green New Deal.

I’m fighting for an end to systemic racism and anti-Blackness, and for greater equity and justice for every Californian.

This includes: Ending racial weaponization of 911; restoring the fundamental right to vote to Californians released on parole; leveling the playing field for women and Black, Indigenous, people of color by removing the statewide affirmative action ban; implementing ethnic studies; and meaningful police reforms including independent investigations of police use of lethal force and ending the use of the dangerous carotid restraint control hold.

It’s an honor to serve you in the California State Assembly.

Key issues for returning California Legislature

Here we go again.

A new year means a new Legislature, complete with 37 new lawmakers, 38 new committee chairs and three leaders new to opening session atop their caucuses. They will bring a burst of activity to downtown Sacramento, where the corridors of the state Capitol, the coffee shops and the restaurants will soon hum with staff, lawmakers and lobbyists plying their trade.

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Candidates I Endorse

Mia Bonta is running for Alameda School Board race this November 2018. Consider voting for Mia to improve the city of Alameda schools, take on tough issues like high school consolidation, and to help create quality classroom environments for students, teachers, and staff from preschool and kindergarten through high school. Learn more about her as an Alameda School Board candidate at www.miabonta.com

 Assemblymember Rob Bonta

Assemblymember Rob Bonta fights to promote and defend “Our California Values” of Justice, Inclusion, Equity and Opportunity. He is the Assistant Majority Leader and serves on the Appropriations, Communications and Conveyance, Governmental Organization, Revenue & Taxation, and Health Committees. He is also chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.