Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) represents California's 31st Senate District, encompassing communities across Riverside and San Bernardino counties including Corona, Fontana, Moreno Valley, and Riverside [1,2]. A lifelong Inland Empire resident, UC Riverside graduate, and mother of triplets, Cervantes previously served four terms in the California State Assembly before winning election to the Senate in November 2024, bringing with her a record of 57 bills signed into law and over $650 million in state investments secured for her region [2,3]. With a 19% CFC Biblical Values Scorecard rating, Cervantes's voting record has consistently placed her at considerable distance from the California Family Council's worldview framework on the sanctity of life (Chapter 6), parental authority in education (Chapter 8), and religious liberty (Chapter 9).
Sabrina Cervantes was born on October 24, 1987, and raised in Riverside County, California, into a family with deep roots in public service. Her father, Greg Cervantes, served as mayor of Coachella and worked as a policy advisor for a United States Congressman, while her sister Clarissa serves on the Riverside city council [1,4]. The Cervantes family's commitment to their community stretches back generations -- a dozen family members served in World War II, including her grandfather Gregorio Cervantes, her great-uncle Joe who landed on Omaha Beach, her great-uncle David who fought to liberate France and Italy, and her great-uncle Sam who served in the Pacific Theater [3,5]. This heritage of service has been a defining influence on her career in public life.
Cervantes earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in public policy from the University of California, Riverside, and later completed an executive education program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government [1,2,3]. Before entering elected office, she worked in several roles that connected her to the community: she served as a District Director for a member of the California State Assembly, directed the California Voter Project -- a statewide nonprofit voter registration effort -- and worked in the private sector alongside community organizations focused on education access, economic development, and government services [2,3]. These experiences gave her firsthand knowledge of the challenges facing working families in the Inland Empire.
On the issues central to the California Family Council's mission, Cervantes's voting record has consistently diverged from CFC's worldview framework. Her 19% CFC Biblical Values Scorecard rating reflects a pattern of voting that has supported abortion access expansion over the sanctity of life, government-directed education over parental authority, and progressive social mandates over religious liberty protections.
