Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R—Santa Clarita) was joined by several of her colleagues in the California Legislature in sending a letter urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to move forward on the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act, a bipartisan federal bill aimed at keeping film and TV production in America.   All the legislators ...

Monday, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) announced that more than $10 million in direct state investments is headed to communities across Senate District 23, including several projects Senator Valladares helped secure as part of the state budget package (AB 113) just signed by Governor Newsom. “Our communities send plenty of money to Sacramento,” said Senator Valladares. “I’ve fought to ...

Friday, State Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) announced that her office has helped constituents recover more than $860k in benefits and funds owed to them by the state since she took office in January 2025, including nearly $405k this year alone. “Getting the benefits or money owed by the state shouldn’t require endless phone calls, unanswered messages, or complicated ...

Wednesday, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) and Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) announced their strong opposition to the California Department of State Hospitals’ (DSH) proposed placement of sexually violent predator Harold Wachter at a residence in Lancaster and urged Antelope Valley residents to make their voices heard before an upcoming court hearing. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s ...

Monday, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) called on Governor Newsom and the legislature to make affordability the top priority for the remainder of the legislative session, citing a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California that shows Californians are being crushed by rising energy costs and are increasingly unsupportive of policies that make their lives more expensive. ...

State Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, joined 38 of her legislative colleagues in sending a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Limón, and Assembly Speaker Rivas, urging them to protect entertainment industry jobs threatened by tax credit caps included in SB 122. The entertainment industry is not an abstract economic concept for local communities throughout Santa ...

Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) hosted a Health Advisory Committee meeting Monday at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Bernardino County High Desert, bringing together frontline medical professionals, healthcare administrators, and local stakeholders from across Senate District 23 to discuss the healthcare challenges and priorities facing local communities. As Vice-Chair of the Senate Health Committee, Senator Valladares convened the meeting ...

Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares R-Santa Clarita, is fighting back against a looming federal tax increase that would force California employers to pay for the state’s financial mismanagement. Senator Valladares co-authored Senate Joint Resolution 15 (SJR 15), urging Congress to shield California businesses from federal tax hikes triggered by Governor Newsom’s failure to repay the state’s COVID-era unemployment insurance (UI) debt. ...

On Thursday, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) announced that her bill (SB 1174) to support worker ownership opportunities passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee with unanimous bipartisan support, marking an important step in supporting wealth-building opportunities for California workers. “I’m grateful that my colleagues in the Senate Transportation Committee agree with the importance of expanding opportunities for California ...

Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday that her bill to expose the hidden cost increases of environmental regulations, Senate Bill 1161, has passed out of the Senate Environmental Quality (EQ) Committee with unanimous bipartisan support. SB 1161 strengthens transparency and accountability for new regulations proposed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) by requiring the agency to clearly ...