The California Family Alliance (CFA) has released its 2025 Legislative Scorecards for California State Senators and Assembly Members, providing voters with a clear and comprehensive look at how their elected officials voted on issues of critical importance to biblical values. The scorecards evaluate lawmakers based on their votes on key legislation impacting life, family, parental rights, religious liberty, education, and public safety during the 2025 legislative session.

This year’s scores were calculated using votes on 26 significant bills and resolutions. CFC recommended voting yes on four pieces of legislation and a no vote on the rest. Legislators who voted consistently in alignment with CFA’s biblical convictions received higher scores, while those who opposed these principles, or failed to vote, received lower marks. (California Family Alliance is a 501(c)(4) organization affiliated with the California Family Council.)

What the 2025 Scorecards Measure

The legislation used to compile the 2025 Scorecards covered a wide range of policy areas, many of which strike at the heart of God’s design for human dignity, family structure, and parental authority.

Life Issues

Several bills addressed the sanctity of human life at its most vulnerable stages. These included legislation expanding abortion access, increasing privacy protections for abortion providers, and making physician-assisted suicide permanent. Bills such as SB 403, which eliminates the 2031 expiration date for California’s suicide law End of Life Option Act, and AB 260, which expands protections around the abortion drug Mifepristone, raised serious concerns about the state’s ongoing disregard for the value of human life from conception to natural death.

Other legislation, including SB 62 and SB 257, forced insurance coverage for IVF and surrogate pregnancies, practices that often involve the destruction of human embryos and further commodify children.

Parental Rights and Education

Education and parental authority were once again under direct assault in 2025. Bills like AB 86 and AB 727 pushed explicit sexual and LGBTQ+ ideology deeper into public schools, even placing advocacy resources directly onto student identification cards. Meanwhile, AB 1084 allows minors to change the sex listed on their birth certificates over parental objections, and AB 495 empowers unrelated adults or distant relatives to make major medical and educational decisions without parental consent.

Higher education was not immune either, as AB 7 opened the door for admissions preferences based on ancestry, undermining equal treatment under the law and replacing merit with identity-based favoritism.

LGBTQ+ Ideology and Gender Policy

The most sweeping and controversial legislation evaluated this year centered on the state’s continued push of radical gender ideology. Bills such as SB 497, SB 418, and SB 59 advanced sweeping protections for transgender medical interventions, secrecy surrounding government records, and mandated insurance coverage for sterilizing hormone therapies.

In the realm of sports, AB 932 and AB 749 further entrenched policies forcing girls and young women to compete against biological males, directly undermining fairness, safety, and the integrity of female athletics.

Lawmakers were also graded on their support for symbolic resolutions, including HR 21, HR 34, and HR 43, which encourage state-sponsored celebration of transgenderism, Pride Month, and figures such as Harvey Milk, resolutions that reflect the Legislature’s attempt influence California culture.

Human Trafficking, Pornography, and Public Safety

Not all legislation scored negatively. Bills such as AB 379, which re-criminalizes prostitution-related loitering for buyers and strengthens penalties for the sexual exploitation of minors, and AB 621, which expands remedies against non-consensual deepfake pornography, addressed real harms and offered meaningful protections.

Similarly, SB 19, criminalizing credible threats of mass violence against schools, workplaces, and houses of worship, was included as a matter of public safety and social order.

Highlights from the 2025 Scorecards

Top-Performing Legislators:

Assemblywoman Natasha Johnson earned the highest score overall with 97%, reflecting an exceptionally consistent voting record in defense of life, parental rights, and biblical values. The only caveat is that Johnson arrived at the Capitol at the beginning of September to replace former Assemblyman Bill Essayli, and only voted on 16 of the 26 bills on which other legislators were graded. 

Other top performers included Assemblyman James Gallagher (87%), and a strong group of legislators scoring 85%, including Assemblymembers Leticia Castillo, Carl DeMaio, Stan Ellis, Heather Hadwick, and Alexandra Macedo, as well as Senators Brian Jones and Tony Strickland.

Several additional legislators scored 83%, including Senators Marie Alvarado-Gil, Megan Dahle, Shannon Grove, and Kelly Seyarto, along with Assemblymembers Joe Patterson and Kate Sanchez, demonstrating continued leadership on issues central to faith, family, and freedom.

Lower Scoring Legislators:

At the opposite end of the spectrum, many legislators once again posted extremely low scores, reflecting near-total alignment with radical progressive policies. Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (Attorney General Rob Bonta’s wife) received the lowest score at 10%, followed closely by Senator Scott Wiener and Assemblywoman Sade Elhawary, each at 12%.

A large bloc of legislators clustered at 13% and 15%, including Assemblymembers Alex Lee, Ash Kalra, Marc Berman, Corey Jackson, Buffy Wicks, and Senators John Laird, Mike McGuire, and Melissa Hurtado. These scores reflect consistent support for abortion expansion, gender ideology, and the erosion of parental rights.

Absentee Impact:

As in previous years, legislators who failed to vote on key measures were penalized accordingly. This approach reinforces the importance of showing up and taking responsibility for consequential votes that shape California’s moral and cultural trajectory.

Lowest-Graded Republicans:

Among Republicans, Assemblyman Greg Wallis received the lowest score at 44%, followed by Assemblyman Juan Alanis (63%) and Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (62%). While still scoring higher than most Democrats, these results indicate areas where votes diverged from CFA’s core priorities.

Highest-Graded Democrats:

The highest-scoring Democrats in 2025 were Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains (25%), Senators Lena Gonzalez and Eloise Gómez Reyes (23%), and Assemblyman James Ramos (23%). Although these were the top scores within their party, they still demonstrate a significant gap when compared to legislators who consistently upheld biblical principles.

Significant Party Contrast:

The 2025 Scorecards once again reveal a stark partisan divide. Republicans overwhelmingly scored above 70%, signaling stronger alignment with policies that protect life, family, and religious liberty. Democrats, by contrast, predominantly scored below 20%, underscoring a near-uniform commitment to progressive social ideology on issues such as abortion, gender identity, and parental authority.

Why These Scorecards Matter

The 2025 Legislative Scorecards are designed to inform, equip, and empower California voters. Scripture reminds us that “when the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan” (Proverbs 29:2, ESV). These scorecards help constituents discern whether their elected officials are governing in ways that promote justice, protect the vulnerable, and honor God’s design for society.

“Scripture tells us that rulers are meant to reward good and restrain evil,” said California Family Council President Greg Burt. “These scorecards help believers discern whether their representatives are fulfilling that calling or abandoning it.”

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