Bob Archuleta
2022 - Present
2026
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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) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 31st Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
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
2023-2024
Archuleta was assigned to the following committees:
- Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
- Governance and Finance Committee
- Senate Governmental Organization Committee
- Housing Committee
- Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, Vice Chair
- Legislative Audit Committee, Vice Chair
- Climate Change Policies Committee
- Emergency Management Committee
2021-2022
Archuleta was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
- Senate Governmental Organization Committee
2019-2020
Archuleta was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
- Senate Governmental Organization Committee
- Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
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 and Daniel Martinez are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Gil Cisneros (D)  | |
 | Daniel Martinez (R) | |
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Gil Cisneros (D) | 23.6 | 23,888 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Martinez (R) | 19.2 | 19,464 |
 | Pedro Casas (R) | 16.9 | 17,077 | |
 | Susan Rubio (D) | 15.8 | 16,006 | |
 | Bob Archuleta (D) | 10.0 | 10,151 | |
 | Mary Ann Lutz (D) | 6.5 | 6,629 | |
 | Gregory Hafif (D) | 4.9 | 4,914 | |
 | Kurt Jose (D) | 1.4 | 1,415 | |
 | Erskine Levi (No party preference) | 1.2 | 1,166 | |
 | Y. Marie Manvel (No party preference) | 0.5 | 534 | |
| Total votes: 101,244 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elvira Moreno (R)
- Ricardo Vazques (D)
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Archuleta (D) | 61.0 | 129,890 |
 | Mitch Clemmons (R) | 39.0 | 83,214 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Archuleta (D) | 35.6 | 43,243 |
| ✔ | | Mitch Clemmons (R) | 34.0 | 41,287 |
| Martha Camacho-Rodriguez (D) | 15.7 | 19,011 | |
 | Henry Bouchot (D) | 14.7 | 17,820 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Seyarto (R) | 62.0 | 184,086 |
 | Brian Nash (D) | 38.0 | 112,763 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Seyarto (R) | 62.8 | 112,728 |
| ✔ | | Brian Nash (D) | 37.2 | 66,644 |
| Total votes: 179,372 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob Archuleta (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Archuleta (D) | 66.9 | 177,054 |
 | Rita Topalian (R) | 33.1 | 87,520 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Rita Topalian (R) | 24.4 | 28,979 |
| ✔ | | Bob Archuleta (D) | 17.4 | 20,652 |
| Vanessa Delgado (D) | 15.7 | 18,709 | |
 | Tony Mendoza (D) | 10.0 | 11,917 | |
| Ion Sarega (R) | 9.7 | 11,577 | |
| Vicky Santana (D) | 6.9 | 8,236 | |
 | Ali Taj (D) | 5.3 | 6,349 | |
| Vivian Romero (D) | 4.6 | 5,495 | |
| Rudy Bermudez (D) | 4.6 | 5,455 | |
| David Castellanos (D) | 1.3 | 1,541 | |
| Total votes: 118,910 | |||
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California State Senate special election
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Vanessa Delgado (D) | 52.4 | 26,635 |
| Rita Topalian (R) | 47.6 | 24,240 | |
| 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 | ||
| Bob Archuleta (D) | |
| Rudy Bermudez (D) | |
| ✔ | | Vanessa Delgado (D) |
| John Paul Drayer (D) | |
| Darren Joseph Gendron (D) | |
| Tony Mendoza (D) | |
| Vivian Romero (D) | |
| Vicky Santana (D) | |
| Ion Sarega (R) | |
| Ali Taj (D) | |
| ✔ | | Rita Topalian (R) |
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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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]
See also
2024 Elections
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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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External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 31 |
Officeholder California State Senate District 30 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bob Archuleta 2022 campaign website, "Meet Bob," accessed January 15, 2023
- ↑ Facebook, "Bob Archuleta," accessed January 15, 2023
- ↑ CBS Sacramento, "Special Election Set To Replace California State Sen. Tony Mendoza," March 8, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed June 6, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Senate District 32 - Districtwide Results," accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Election Calendar: Special Primary Election June 5, 2018, California State Senate, 32nd District (Tony Mendoza)," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," April 18, 2018
- ↑ 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 - |
| Preceded by Vanessa Delgado (D) |
California State Senate District 32 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Kelly Seyarto (R) |
