Dianne Hesselbein — State Senate District 27

FDianne HesselbeinDemocratic

Incumbent state senator, District 27; Democratic.

Voted against most captured conservative priority bills (gender/parental-rights, partial-veto, school choice), with yes votes on SB 45 (2025) (2025-27 budget). Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026). iVoterGuide does not show a rating.

• Life: Voted no on SB 343 (2023) (abortion-definition clarification), SB 344 (2023) (child tax credit for unborn children), SB 553 (2025) (abortion-definition exclusions), SB 384 (2025) (born-alive care requirements), SB 371 (2025) (fetal-development instruction).
• Family: Voted no on AB 377 (2023) (K-12 girls' sports), AB 465 (2023) (ban on sex-reassignment surgery for minors), AB 510 (2023) (Parents' Bill of Rights), AB 100 (2025) (K-12 girls' sports), AB 102 (2025) (college girls' sports), AB 104 (2025) (ban on gender-transition surgery for minors), SB 799 (2025) (parental access to minors' health records).
• Religious liberty: Voted no on SJR 54 (2023) ('Freedom to Gather' worship amendment), AJR 10 (2025) ('Freedom to Gather' worship amendment), SB 687 (2023) (religious-society property).
• 2nd Amendment: Voted no on SB 466 (2023) (ban on firearm merchant codes), SB 641 (2023) (repeal of electric-weapon regulation). Designated a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026).
• Limited gov’t: Voted no on AJR 112 (2023) (partial-veto limit amendment), SJR 116 (2025) (partial-veto limit amendment), AJR 109 (2023) (anti-preferential-treatment amendment), AJR 102 (2025) (anti-preferential-treatment amendment), AB 602 (2025) (scholarship tax-credit school choice).
• Fiscal: Voted no on AB 386 (2023) (income tax cut), AB 1020 (2023) (income tax cut), SB 36 (2025) (tip income tax exemption), SB 344 (2023) (child tax credit for unborn children), AB 602 (2025) (scholarship tax-credit school choice).

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