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Official portrait of Diane Papan

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California State Assembly

Assembly Member Diane Papan

SeatAssembly District 21
PartyDemocratic
Capitol officeRoom 4220 · 1021 O Street
Mailing addressRoom 4220, 1021 O St. P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249
Capitol phone916-319-2021
Write toassemblymember.papan@assembly.ca.gov (official address)
TenureServing since December 5, 2022

Committees 14

Bills, 2025–2026 session 39 as principal author · 311 as coauthor

All 39 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of AB 1181, AB 1669, AB 1709, AB 1753, AB 1854, AB 2156, AB 2195, AB 2540, AB 260, AB 2667, AB 280, AB 30 and 299 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Effectiveness 2025–26 session

0.9544th of 79 in the Assembly
45th percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored35
… passed committee / chamber / both34 / 25 / 16
… became law10
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. Assembly majority average166 ÷ 175.08 = 0.95
Most-authored topicsEnvironment, water & wildlife (11), Energy & utilities (7), Courts & civil law (3)

Assembly rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26

“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 21

Counties
San Mateo
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Senate members sharing a county
Scott Wiener (11), Josh Becker (13)
Assembly District 21 and neighboursAssembly District 15: Anamarie Avila Farias (D)Assembly District 16: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)Assembly District 17: Matt Haney (D)Assembly District 18: Mia Bonta (D)Assembly District 19: Catherine Stefani (D)Assembly District 20: Liz Ortega (D)Assembly District 21: Diane Papan (D)Assembly District 23: Marc Berman (D)Assembly District 24: Alex Lee (D)Assembly District 25: Ash Kalra (D)Assembly District 26: Patrick Ahrens (D)AlamedaSan MateoContra CostaSanta ClaraSan Francisco1516171819202123242526
District 21 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official Assembly page.

Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026

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