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Bill Essayli

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Assembly Republican

District 63, Corona

Time in office

Assembly: 2022—Present

Background

Attorney / Business Owner

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Bill Essayli has taken at least $53,900 from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 11% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 4520, Sacramento, CA 95814
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0063; (916) 319-2063

District office(s)

4160 Temescal Canyon Road, Suite 110, Corona, CA 92883; (951) 277-3639

Biographical information

Birth Place

Anaheim, CA

Race/Ethnicity

Middle Eastern (Lebanese)

Residence

Corona, CA

Gender

Male

Born

November 24, 1985

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2023-2024

Campaign contributions received by sector

OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →

This is how much money Bill Essayli has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector Amount Percent
Labor
$53,900 $53k 11%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$50,925 $50k 10%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$41,600 $41k 9%
Candidate Contributions
$26,254 $26k 5%
General Business
$23,050 $23k 5%
Ideology/Single Issue
$17,450 $17k 4%
Construction
$17,050 $17k 4%
Health
$16,800 $16k 3%
Agriculture
$14,800 $14k 3%
Energy & Natural Resources
$11,400 $11k 2%
Communications & Electronics
$7,000 $7k 1%
Transportation
$3,500 $3k <1%
Party
$788 $788 <1%
Unitemized Contributions
$569 $569 <1%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$500 $500 <1%
Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified.

Committees this legislator serves on

Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.

Budget
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Oversees Assembly consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.
Elections
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Bills involving elections, campaign finance, the California Political Reform Act and redistricting.
Higher Education
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Bills involving higher education.
Human Services (Vice Chair)
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Bills involving assistance programs including child welfare services, foster care, child care, adoption assistance, CalWORKs, CalFresh, developmental disability services, In-home Supportive Services, community care licensing, adult protective services, and SSI/SSP.
Local Government
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Bills involving land use, housing plans, local agency formation commissions (LAFCO), city and county organization, special districts, special taxes, infrastructure financing districts, local government finance, charter cities and counties, eminent domain, military base reuse.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

Special interest groups are organizations that advocate on behalf of shared interests, such as protecting the environment. Many interest groups rate politicians on how well their voting records agree with each group's goals. See a selection of these ratings for this legislator. Methodology →

100%
2023
California Chamber of Commerce
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The California Chamber of Commerce includes an advocacy arm for employers. It says it has more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce, and it issues an annual “job killer” list of bills.
0%
2023
California Environmental Voters
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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.
7%
2023
California Labor Federation
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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization for more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.
57%
2023
California Teachers Association
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The California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing teachers and other employees at K-12 schools and community colleges. With 310,000 members, it is the largest affiliate of the National Education Association.
0%
2023
Courage California
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Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.
A+
2023
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
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The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.
0%
2023
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
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Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California represents seven affiliates that run more than 100 health centers serving more than 750,000 patients a year. It advocates on sexual and reproductive health care and education, and access to health care, including abortion.
0%
2023
Sierra Club
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The Sierra Club has 13 chapters with more than 400,000 members in California and advocates on environmental and climate change issues.

Sponsored travel in 2022

Gifts reported in 2022

Assembly District 63 demographics

Assembly District 63 map
R

Leans Republican district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District
State

Voter registration

Dem
34%
47%
GOP
38%
24%
No party
20%
23%

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
39%
40%
White
39%
35%
Asian
11%
15%
Black or African American
6%
5%
Multi-race
4%
4%

Median household income

$110,467
$91,905

Median age

35.9
37.3

Poverty rate

8%
12%

Bachelor's degree or higher

30%
36%

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Most recent election

2022 General
R

Bill Essayli

Republican
58.6%
D

Fauzia Rizvi

Democratic
41.4%

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Judge rejects changing the name of California’s trans youth ballot measure

By Carolyn Jones, April 22, 2024

Power is never having to say ‘no.’ How California Democrats kill bills without voting against them

By Ryan Sabalow and Julie Watts, April 9, 2024

How psychedelic drug therapy became a rare bipartisan issue in California

By Ryan Sabalow, February 19, 2024

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