Kelly SeyartoIncumbent
Candidate for State Senate District 32
Dennis Kelly Seyarto was born October 28, 1962, in La Puente, California. He grew up in Baldwin Park and La Verne. He spent 35 years in fire service. He began as a paid reserve firefighter. That was with the La Verne Fire Department, in 1981. He then joined the Inglewood Fire Department, in 1983. That department was later absorbed into the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He retired in 2015 as a battalion chief. He holds an associate degree in fire science. That is from Mt. San Antonio College. He holds a B.S. in fire protection administration. That is from Cal State Los Angeles. He also holds an M.P.A. from Cal State Long Beach. Seyarto entered local politics on the Murrieta City Council. He was first elected in 1997. He served until 2006. He returned to the council in 2016. He served as Murrieta's mayor several times. Those years were 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2019. He was elected as a Republican to the California State Assembly. That was the 67th District, in November 2020. He won that November 2020 election. In January 2022 he announced a run for the California State Senate. He sought to succeed term-limited incumbent Melissa Melendez. He won the District 32 seat that November. He took office on December 5, 2022. He is now running for re-election. That race is for State Senate District 32. The general election is November 3, 2026. He is married to Denise Esprabens. They have three daughters. The family lives in Murrieta. Home: Murrieta, California. Occupation: State Senator, and the incumbent. He is also a retired Los Angeles County Fire Department battalion chief. Prior office: He has been the incumbent since December 2022. That is California State Senate District 32. He previously served in California State Assembly District 67, from 2020 to 2022. He also served on the Murrieta City Council and as its mayor, from 1997 to 2006 and again from 2016.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Says families are struggling with the high cost of living, rising taxes, and a difficult environment for businesses, and wants to spend taxpayer dollars responsibly while demanding accountability from state government; he has also aligned with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association against tax increases.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Says the state needs to improve housing affordability, and serves as Subchair of the Senate Housing Committee.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Points to his record authoring laws that strengthen public safety and consumer protections, and was named 2026 State Elected Official of the Year by the Riverside Sheriffs' Association and 2026 Legislator of the Year by Crime Victims United.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Authored SB 904 to strengthen the state's wildfire rebuilding and recovery response.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Says checks and balances have been eroded by one-party supermajority rule in the Legislature, and points to authored legislation improving government transparency.
“The checks and balances that have been the hallmark of our government have been eroded by one-party, supermajority rule in the California Legislature.”
Source → - Veterans' Affairs
Authored a successful proposal to exempt military retirement and survivor benefits from state income tax, which was included in the state budget.
“My proposal to exempt military retirement and survivor benefits from state income tax was included in the state budget.”
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