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Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Issues Statement on Passage of 2025-26 California State Budget

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...
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Stands with United States Senator Alex Padilla

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...
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Recognizes Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) as Nonprofit of the Year
California State Legislators Send Bipartisan Letter to California Congressional Delegation to Protect Head Start Program
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Recognizes Assembly District 26 Woman of the Year Angelica Ramos-Allen at Luncheon in San Jose
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...
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Introduces Bill Expanding California College Promise Program to Allow Community Colleges to Waive Fees for All Students for First Two Years, Availing Fee Waivers for Part-time Students
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...
Assemblymember Ahrens Introduces Bill to Establish a Minimum $300 Credit for the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC)
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...