California Legislature · Statewide General Election
State Senator, District 38
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
On the ballot
- Catherine S. Blakespear — Democratic · Incumbent
- Laura Bassett — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Senate (4-year term).
Record in office
Catherine S. Blakespear (Democratic) is the sitting State Senator for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 5 of them signed into law. Laura Bassett has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-08-03.
Record details
Blakespear — SB 92 (2025): Housing development: density bonuses. Blakespear — SB 477 (2025): California Fair Employment and Housing Act: enforcement procedures. Blakespear — SB 710 (2025): Property taxation: active solar energy systems. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
- Self-funding
Catherine S. Blakespear
$1,110,683 raised
- Small donors$5,6601%
- Individuals$191,94020%
- PACs & committees$451,60048%
- Businesses & other orgs$293,25031%
Laura Bassett
$140,870 raised
- Small donors$1,8451%
- Individuals$91,07569%
- PACs & committees$27,72221%
- Businesses & other orgs$1,5001%
- Self-funding$10,0008%
1Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026 by committees controlled by each candidate, and can include transfers from a candidate's earlier committees. Semi-annual reports covering January–June 2026 were due July 31, 2026, so some totals lag a period behind. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-03.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 3 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislative Information — public bill data (bulk download)
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated August 3, 2026.