Anthony DiMartino
CA
Government affairs director for Californians for Safety and Justice and former legislative director for an Assembly member, with 15 years in local and state government. His priorities are housing affordability and homelessness, plus a more responsive City Hall.
Where Anthony DiMartino stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Testified in the state Senate Public Safety Committee for AB 2108, a bill his group co-sponsored. The bill sets up a way for courts to consider diversion instead of prosecution for nonviolent misdemeanor theft.
June 30, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Spoke in the state Senate Judiciary Committee as a co-sponsor of SB 1051, a bill letting domestic violence and abuse victims get their locks changed for safety.
April 23, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Spoke in the Assembly Public Safety Committee as a co-sponsor of AB 2882. The bill adds a behavioral health treatment provider and a Medi-Cal health plan to county community corrections panels.
April 2, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Spoke in the state Senate Public Safety Committee as a co-sponsor of AB 321, a bill removing the time limit for judges to reduce certain felonies to misdemeanors.
June 10, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Testified in the state Senate Public Safety Committee for SB 562, a bail bill his group co-sponsored. The bill lets people get back part of the bail fee they paid when charges are never filed or are dropped early.
April 22, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Spoke in the state Senate Public Safety Committee for AB 2215, a bill his group sponsored. The bill makes clear police may take a person to a community service provider instead of jail.
June 11, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Testified in the state Senate Public Safety Committee for SB 655, a crime victim compensation bill his group co-sponsored. The bill expands help for victims who do not report the crime to police right away.
April 11, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Spoke in the Assembly Judiciary Committee as a co-sponsor of AB 2064, a bill to add criminal history to state anti-discrimination law for jobs and housing.
April 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Received the Escondido Democratic Club's endorsement for Escondido City Council District 2 at the club's April 11, 2026 meeting.
April 11, 2026
Source: times-advocate.com
Spoke at the Escondido City Council meeting and asked the council to cancel the city's contract letting federal immigration agents (ICE) use the police firing range.
February 25, 2026
Source: mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net
Testified in the state Senate Public Safety Committee against SB 28. He argued the bill pushed people charged under Proposition 36 into already stretched treatment courts instead of funding new treatment.
March 25, 2025
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Spoke as a former Assembly staff member in support of AB 1, a bill giving California Legislature staff the right to bargain collectively as a union.
April 26, 2023
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
Past race Anthony DiMartino ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District No. 2 · November 3, 2026 · Escondido city, California