Corona is home for Sabrina Cervantes. She was raised in Riverside County and earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in public policy from the University of California, Riverside. Before being elected, she served as a district director for a member of the California State Assembly and as director of the California Voter Project. She first won election to the Assembly in 2016, defeating an incumbent legislator. After serving in the Assembly from 2016 to 2024, she entered the Senate in 2024 as the representative for Senate District 31. She lives in Corona with her wife, a hospital technician, and gave birth to triplets while serving in office.
HOME GROUND
Cervantes was born on October 24, 1987, and raised in Riverside County. Her father, Greg, previously served as mayor of Coachella, and her sister, Clarissa, serves on the Riverside City Council. Cervantes earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside and serves on the Advisory Board for its School of Public Policy.
She previously served on the boards of the UCR Chicano Latino Alumni Association, TruEvolution and Women Wonder Writers. She is also a member of the Human Rights Campaign and The PICK Group of Young Professionals. Before holding elected office, she worked in the private sector alongside community organizations to enhance the local economy, broaden access to quality education and improve access to governmental services. She also served as a district director for a member of the California State Assembly and as director of the California Voter Project.
THE PATH AND THE WORK
Cervantes first won election to the Assembly in November 2016, defeating incumbent Republican Eric Linder for the 60th Assembly District. She served in the Assembly from 2016 through 2024 and represented the 58th Assembly District. In 2019, she became the first member of the California State Legislature to give birth to triplets while serving in office.
Her Assembly assignments included chairing the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the Select Committee on Veteran Employment and Education. She also served on the committees on Banking and Finance, Communications and Conveyance, and Public Employees and Retirement.
Cervantes is a member of three legislative caucuses: the California Latino Legislative Caucus, the California Legislative Women’s Caucus and the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. In 2024, after serving in the Assembly from 2016 to 2024, she began serving in the California State Senate.
THE 2025 CLAIM
In May 2025, the Sacramento Police Department cited Cervantes on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car was t-boned by another vehicle. The District Attorney did not pursue charges after laboratory tests showed no measurable presence of drugs or alcohol.
On September 8, 2025, Cervantes filed a claim against the Sacramento Police Department. She accused the department of retaliating against her for sponsoring a bill it did not support and for being LGBTQ and Latina. According to Cervantes, the white woman who hit her was treated differently. Her claim concerned the department’s handling of the incident and an alleged connection to her legislative work.
THE POLICY SIGNATURE
Cervantes’s documented committee assignments included jobs and economic development, veteran employment and education, banking and finance, communications and conveyance, and public employees and retirement. She chaired the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the Assembly Select Committee on Veteran Employment and Education.
Veteran employment and education were included in her committee portfolio, as were public employees and retirement. Her private-sector work alongside community organizations sought to enhance the local economy, broaden access to quality education and improve access to governmental services. Her board, organizational and caucus affiliations include Latino, women’s and LGBTQ groups and legislators. In her 2025 claim against the Sacramento Police Department, she accused the department of retaliation related to a bill she sponsored and to her LGBTQ and Latina identities.
- State Assembly · Assembly District 60 · former
- State Senate · Senate District 31 · 2024–present
- State Assembly · Assembly District 58 · 2022–
Corona is home for Sabrina Cervantes. She was raised in Riverside County and earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in public policy from the University of California, Riverside. Before being elected, she served as a district director for a member of the California State Assembly and as director of the California Voter Project. She first won election to the Assembly in 2016, defeating an incumbent legislator. After serving in the Assembly from 2016 to 2024, she entered the Senate in 2024 as the representative for Senate District 31. She lives in Corona with her wife, a hospital technician, and gave birth to triplets while serving in office.
HOME GROUND
Cervantes was born on October 24, 1987, and raised in Riverside County. Her father, Greg, previously served as mayor of Coachella, and her sister, Clarissa, serves on the Riverside City Council. Cervantes earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside and serves on the Advisory Board for its School of Public Policy.
She previously served on the boards of the UCR Chicano Latino Alumni Association, TruEvolution and Women Wonder Writers. She is also a member of the Human Rights Campaign and The PICK Group of Young Professionals. Before holding elected office, she worked in the private sector alongside community organizations to enhance the local economy, broaden access to quality education and improve access to governmental services. She also served as a district director for a member of the California State Assembly and as director of the California Voter Project.
THE PATH AND THE WORK
Cervantes first won election to the Assembly in November 2016, defeating incumbent Republican Eric Linder for the 60th Assembly District. She served in the Assembly from 2016 through 2024 and represented the 58th Assembly District. In 2019, she became the first member of the California State Legislature to give birth to triplets while serving in office.
Her Assembly assignments included chairing the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the Select Committee on Veteran Employment and Education. She also served on the committees on Banking and Finance, Communications and Conveyance, and Public Employees and Retirement.
Cervantes is a member of three legislative caucuses: the California Latino Legislative Caucus, the California Legislative Women’s Caucus and the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. In 2024, after serving in the Assembly from 2016 to 2024, she began serving in the California State Senate.
THE 2025 CLAIM
In May 2025, the Sacramento Police Department cited Cervantes on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car was t-boned by another vehicle. The District Attorney did not pursue charges after laboratory tests showed no measurable presence of drugs or alcohol.
On September 8, 2025, Cervantes filed a claim against the Sacramento Police Department. She accused the department of retaliating against her for sponsoring a bill it did not support and for being LGBTQ and Latina. According to Cervantes, the white woman who hit her was treated differently. Her claim concerned the department’s handling of the incident and an alleged connection to her legislative work.
THE POLICY SIGNATURE
Cervantes’s documented committee assignments included jobs and economic development, veteran employment and education, banking and finance, communications and conveyance, and public employees and retirement. She chaired the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the Assembly Select Committee on Veteran Employment and Education.
Veteran employment and education were included in her committee portfolio, as were public employees and retirement. Her private-sector work alongside community organizations sought to enhance the local economy, broaden access to quality education and improve access to governmental services. Her board, organizational and caucus affiliations include Latino, women’s and LGBTQ groups and legislators. In her 2025 claim against the Sacramento Police Department, she accused the department of retaliation related to a bill she sponsored and to her LGBTQ and Latina identities.
The record
5,741 events, each with its sourceAssembly 3rd Reading ACR30 Jackson et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1412 Jeff Gonzalez et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1119 Patel
Senate 3rd Reading SJR5 Becker
Senate 3rd Reading SCR96 Wahab et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR85 Archuleta et al
Assembly 3rd Reading AB604 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Gonzalez Urgency Clause
Assembly 3rd Reading ACA8 Rivas et al. By McGuire
Unfinished Business SB280 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Senate 3rd Reading SCR28 Grove et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR61 Archuleta et al
Relative to Transgender History Month.
California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.
Senate 3rd Reading SCR80 Niello et al
Relative to Elimination of Violence Against Women Day.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB359 Ramos
Senate 3rd Reading SCR99 Allen
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1387 Quirk-Silva
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1447 Gipson
Consent Calendar 2nd AB493 Harabedian et al. Urgency Clause
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1029 Valencia et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1479 Tangipa et al
Relative to the anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1505 AGRI. (Soria) By Caballero
Senate 3rd Reading SJR6 Cortese et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1286 Boerner
Consent Calendar 2nd AB14 Hart et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB463 Michelle Rodriguez
Special Consent ACR99 Davies et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB17 Alanis
Unfinished Business SB119 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
Consent Calendar 2nd AB594 Solache et al
Special Consent ACR54 Ta et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1085 Stefani
Assembly 3rd Reading AB104 Gabriel By Wiener
Consent Calendar 2nd AB821 Gipson
Special Consent SCR97 Seyarto et al
Senate 3rd Reading SJR7 Cervantes et al
Special Consent ACR93 Dixon et al
Assembly 3rd Reading AB138 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
Relative to Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month of 2025.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar