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SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley), Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas), and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) held a press conference with concerned colleagues, parents, teachers, and advocates to announce a bipartisan letter from the California Legislature signed by more than 3/4ths of the legislature to the California Congressional Delegation to urge support for Head Start programs that serve 85,000 California kids and families annually.

SAN JOSE — Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) will be recognizing the District 26 Woman of the Year Angelica Ramos-Allen, Director of Policy & Communications for Grail Family Services, and President of the National Women’s Political Caucus of California, as well as celebrating women in leadership at a luncheon in San Jose.

WHAT: District 26’s 2025 Woman of the Year Luncheon...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) introduced AB 537 to remove the requirement that California community college students be enrolled full-time to benefit from the California College Promise program, thereby expanding the ability for community colleges to waive fees for part-time students for up to two academic years. 

According to the California Community Colleges...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) introduced AB 398, which would establish a $300 minimum tax credit benefit for tax filers eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC). Right now, the CalEITC ranges from $1 to $3,644.

The CalEITC is a refundable tax credit that benefits Californians earning less than $31,950 a year. Currently, most eligible tax...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) introduced his first bill today, which seeks to reduce barriers to our public higher education institutions for youth that are involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare systems. AB 243 will require public higher education institutions to accept an attestation from a local education agency, county probation department, or...

CUPERTINO, CA — State Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) is hosting a community swearing-in ceremony and celebration in Cupertino at De Anza College following his formal swearing-in at the State Capitol as a Member of the California State Assembly representing District 26 on Monday, December 2, 2024. Hundreds of local community members and elected officials have already RSVP’d...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Patrick Ahrens was sworn in today as the Assemblymember for District 26 in the State Capitol. Representing the heart of the Silicon Valley, including Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Cupertino, West San José, and Alviso, Ahrens is committed to tackling key issues such as affordable housing, education, and economic opportunity.

Assemblymember Ahrens said, “I am proud to be elected and...