Catherine Stefani

From Ballotpedia
Catherine Stefani
California State Assembly District 19
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
1
Predecessor:Phil Ting (D)
Prior offices:
San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2
Years in office: 2018 - 2024
Predecessor:Mark Farrell (Nonpartisan)
Compensation
Base salary
$132,703/year
Per diem
$236/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
St. Mary's College of California
Law
Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Personal
Birthplace
San Francisco, CA
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Politician/Attorney
Contact

Catherine Stefani (Democratic Party) is a member of theCalifornia State Assembly, representingDistrict 19. She assumed office on December 2, 2024. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Stefani (Democratic Party) ran for election to theCalifornia State Assembly to representDistrict 19. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Stefani completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2024.Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Catherine Stefani was born inSan Francisco, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from St. Mary's College of California and a law degree from Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Her career experience includes working as an attorney and politician.[1]

Stefani has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • California Bar Association
  • Italian American Bar Association
  • Vote Mama
  • Emerge California
  • Homeless Prenatal Program
  • Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
  • District 2 Democratic Club
  • Cow Hollow Neighborhood Association

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Stefani was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2024

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 19

Catherine Stefani defeatedDavid Lee in the general election for California State Assembly District 19 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Catherine Stefani
Catherine Stefani (D) Candidate Connection
 
60.5
 
118,928
Image of David Lee
David Lee (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.5
 
77,546

Ballotpedia Logo

There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 196,474
Candidate Connection = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you,complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data?Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 19

Catherine Stefani andDavid Lee defeatedNadia Flamenco andArjun Gustav Sodhani in the primary for California State Assembly District 19 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Catherine Stefani
Catherine Stefani (D) Candidate Connection
 
57.0
 
64,973
✔
Image of David Lee
David Lee (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.0
 
33,047
Nadia Flamenco (R)
 
7.3
 
8,337
Image of Arjun Gustav Sodhani
Arjun Gustav Sodhani (R) Candidate Connection
 
6.7
 
7,632

Ballotpedia Logo

There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 113,989
Candidate Connection = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you,complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data?Contact our sales team.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

To view Stefani's endorsements as published by their campaign,click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stefani in this election.

2022

See also: City elections in San Francisco, California (2022)

General election

General election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2

Theranked-choice voting election was won byCatherine Stefani in round 1 .

  
Candidate
%
Total Votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
✔
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Catherine_StefaniCA.jpg
Catherine Stefani
 
100
 
22,1170Won (1)

Ballotpedia Logo

Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,117
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also:Municipal elections in San Francisco, California (2018)

General election

General election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2

IncumbentCatherine Stefani defeatedNick Josefowitz,John Dennis, andSchuyler Hudak in the general election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Catherine Stefani
Catherine Stefani (Nonpartisan)
 
51.9
 
17,340
Nick Josefowitz (Nonpartisan)
 
48.1
 
16,061
Image of John Dennis
John Dennis (Nonpartisan)
 
0.0
 
0
Image of Schuyler Hudak
Schuyler Hudak (Nonpartisan)
 
0.0
 
0

Ballotpedia Logo

Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,401
Candidate Connection = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you,complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data?Contact our sales team.

Ranked-choice voting rounds

Full primary results may be viewed by clicking [show] at the right.
 
San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 General Pass 1, 2018
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    NonpartisanCatherine StefaniIncumbent40.82%14,415
    NonpartisanNick Josefowitz38.64%13,644
    NonpartisanSchuyler Hudak11.74%4,145
    NonpartisanJohn Dennis8.80%3,108
Write-in votes0%0
Total Votes35,312
Source:The City and County of San Francisco, "RCV Results Report Board of Supervisors, District 2," accessed March 6, 2019
San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 General Pass 2, 2018
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    NonpartisanCatherine StefaniIncumbent43.77%15,009
    NonpartisanNick Josefowitz41.83%14,342
    NonpartisanSchuyler Hudak14.40%4,938
    NonpartisanJohn Dennis8.80%3,108
Write-in votes0%0
Total Votes37,397
Source:The City and County of San Francisco, "RCV Results Report Board of Supervisors, District 2," accessed March 6, 2019

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Catherine Stefani completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stefani's responses.

Expand all |Collapse all

I was born in San Francisco and my parents—a union nurse and a Vietnam War veteran—raised me in the Central Valley. After high school, I attended St. Mary’s College in Moraga and earned a J.D. and LL.M. from the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. I have devoted my career to public service, first as a prosecutor in Contra Costa County, and later as a senior legislative aide to my two predecessors on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. After serving as San Francisco County Clerk, I was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and I won election in 2018 and reelection in 2022. As Supervisor, I have fought alongside community leaders for public safety, better parks and schools, more affordable housing, government accountability and transparency, and real solutions to San Francisco’s homelessness and addiction crises. I have lived in San Francisco for over two decades, and I am raising my children, Dominic and Gianna, here with my husband, Chris. I have also led San Francisco’s chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, served on the board of directors of the Homeless Prenatal Program, and competed in several triathlons to raise money to fight leukemia.
  • Residents of San Francisco and San Mateo County are concerned about keeping their families and neighborhoods safe and deserve a champion in Sacramento. During my time on the Board of Supervisors, I’ve passed legislation implementing red flag laws, banned ghost guns, ensured civil counsel for domestic violence survivors, and made sure those suffering from addiction have access to the recovery services they need. Public safety – for everyone – is our primary responsibility and will be my top priority in the Assembly.
  • This district also deserves a leader on housing, especially as the Bay Area grapples with sky-high housing costs and homelessness. One of the best ways to alleviate homelessness, combat climate change, and provide good, union jobs is to make sure that we create homes where the demand for housing is greatest and ensure people can stay and thrive in our community.
  • I will always focus on ways to increase access to quality care for those who need it most, as well as policies that will help us attract and support the best and brightest healthcare workers in California. I understand the significance of California as a sanctuary for abortion access and vow to protect and preserve access to life-saving reproductive care.
Fighting for equal pay and the elimination of violence against women has always been a top priority for me before and throughout my time in office. Women are under attack across the country, whether from right-wing judges who believe domestic abusers should have easy access to guns or from ultraconservative politicians determined to take away our daughters’ rights.

For too long, gun violence has disproportionately impacted women, Black & Brown communities, and the LGBTQ+ community, through acts of hate and domestic, family, and sexual violence. Throughout my career, I have been a leader on gun violence prevention and will continue to lead on this work in the Assembly.
Through my upbringing in the Central Valley, to my decades of work across the Bay Area, countless experiences have shaped the values I hold dearly and the principles that I look for in my fellow elected officials. I have always believed in the importance of listening to all sides of an argument and finding ways to work with those you disagree with. A willingness to be open to new ideas and opinions is critical for any politician and essential to meaningfully representing a diverse constituency. I also believe there are basic values that we should uphold and fight for as elected officials. These include equity and safe conditions for workers – a principle ingrained in me at a young age by my mother, a nurse who worked in several different practices; the right for victims to be heard and for residents to feel safe in their homes; the right to housing that is affordable and accessible; the right to healthcare, especially for those suffering with mental health or substance abuse issues; the belief that my daughter and all women have control over every decision they make whether it be medically or personally; The belief that anyone should be able to love who they love and identify however they choose; and the belief that our government should be working to better the lives of working people and small business owners. These values have guided me throughout my career, and they will follow me and continue to guide me in the Assembly.
My deep policy experience, decades of community advocacy, collaborative approach, and fearless tenacity have earned me recognition and respect. I’m ready on day one to hit the ground running in the Assembly, working for families in our district.
Congressman Kevin Mullin

Former Congresswoman Jackie Speier
Lt Governor Eleni Kounalakis
Treasurer Fiona Ma
Controller Malia Cohen
Former Controller Betty Yee
State Senator Scott Wiener
Former State Senator John Burton
Assemblymember Matt Haney
Assemblymember Diane Papan
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed
California Democratic Party
SEIU California
National Union of Healthcare Workers
California Labor Federation
Equality California
Planned Parenthood
Sierra Club


Full list of endorsers at VoteCatherineStefani.com/Endorsements

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

2022

Catherine Stefani did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Ballotpedia LogoNote: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at theFEC website. Clickhere for more on federal campaign finance law andhere for more on state campaign finance law.

Catherine Stefani campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024California State Assembly District 19Won general$1,600,319 $1,584,613
Grand total$1,600,319 $1,584,613
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Scorecards

See also:State legislative scorecards andState legislative scorecards in California

Ascorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.

Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of California scorecards, email suggestions toeditor@ballotpedia.org.











See also


External links

Candidate

California State Assembly District 19

  • Website
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

    • Officeholder

    California State Assembly District 19

  • Website
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • TikTok

    • Personal

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

    • Footnotes

    1. ↑1.01.1Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 6, 2024

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Phil Ting (D)    		California State Assembly District 19
    2024-Present    		Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    Mark Farrell    		San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2
    2018-2024    		Succeeded by
    Stephen Sherrill


    Current members of theCalifornia State Assembly
    Leadership
    Majority Leader:Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
    Minority Leader:Heath Flora
    Representatives
    District 1
    District 2
    District 3
    District 4
    District 5
    District 6
    District 7
    District 8
    District 9
    District 10
    District 11
    District 12
    District 13
    District 14
    District 15
    District 16
    District 17
    District 18
    District 19
    District 20
    District 21
    District 22
    District 23
    District 24
    District 25
    District 26
    District 27
    District 28
    District 29
    District 30
    District 31
    District 32
    District 33
    District 34
    District 35
    District 36
    District 37
    District 38
    District 39
    District 40
    District 41
    District 42
    District 43
    District 44
    District 45
    District 46
    District 47
    District 48
    District 49
    District 50
    District 51
    District 52
    District 53
    District 54
    District 55
    District 56
    District 57
    District 58
    District 59
    District 60
    District 61
    District 62
    District 63
    District 64
    District 65
    District 66
    District 67
    District 68
    District 69
    District 70
    Tri Ta (R)
    District 71
    District 72
    District 73
    District 74
    District 75
    District 76
    District 77
    District 78
    District 79
    District 80
    Democratic Party (60)
    Republican Party (20)

    Flag of California
    v • e
    State ofCalifornia
    Sacramento (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? |Elections in 2026 |How to vote |How to run for office |Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? |U.S. President |U.S. Congress |Federal courts |State executives |State legislature |State and local courts |Counties |Cities |School districts |Public policy