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SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) issued the following statement upon passage of the Budget Act of 2025:

Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens said, “We are facing increasingly challenging times for California’s economy and budget as a result of President Trump’s damaging and nonsensical tariff war with the world, and his MAGA extremist enablers in Congress that continue their...

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Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) said: "I stand with United States Senator Alex Padilla and demand President Donald Trump and his administration follow the U.S. Constitution and respect separation of powers. Senator Padilla was assaulted by federal law enforcement while doing his job, representing California, seeking answers to why this increasingly authoritarian federal...

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) has selected the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) as the 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year for Assembly District 26. Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens said, “As a proud graduate of their Civic Leadership Program, I am honored to recognize the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute as the District 26 Nonprofit of the Year for their deeply impactful work building a pipeline of civic and political leaders. California’s greatest strength is found in our many diverse communities that create a mosaic of people with innovative ideas to power the 4th largest economy on the planet, but our growth relies on continuing to unlock this potential through empowerment of our many communities. I am grateful for APALI’s continued work to develop civic-minded leaders and that is why I am so proud to recognize their organization and founder Dr. Michael Chang for this transformative work.”

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...