California State Sen. Scott Wiener KILLS Bill that Would Have Banned Sex Offenders from Running for Office

Controversial Democrat California State Sen. Scott Wiener just killed a bill that would have prevented registered sex offenders for running for public office.

This particular bill, which was written in response to a sex offender who tried to run for the Fresno state council, passed unanimously in the State Assembly.

But, on Tuesday, it was rejected by the State Senate’s Elections Committee after Wiener voted against it.

KCRA 3 reported:

Registered sex offenders can continue running for public office in California after a panel of State Senators killed a proposal that would have prohibited them from doing so.

The State Senate’s Elections Committee on Tuesday rejected the proposal, AB 2753, in a 2-1-2 vote. Democratic San Diego State Sen. Sabrina Cervantes and Republican State Sen. Steven Choi voted yes, the committee’s chairman Democratic San Francisco State Sen. Scott Wiener voted no, while Democratic Santa Ana State Sen. Tom Umberg and El Segundo State Sen. Ben Allen abstained from the vote.

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Legislative records show the proposal passed the State Assembly unanimously before reaching the State Senate.

Fresno Democratic Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria wrote the proposal after registered sex offender Rene Campos tried to run for Fresno City Council. He pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of being in possession to child sex abuse material.

Soria’s proposal aimed to block anyone listed in California’s three-tiered sex offender registration system from running for office. Tier One offenders remain on the registry for up to 10 years, Tier Two for up to 20 years, and Tier Three for life.

Democratic State Senator Scott Wiener, chairman of the Senate Elections Committee, expressed concerns about the bill’s broad scope. Wiener said he would only support the measure and allow it to move forward if it applied exclusively to Tier Three offenders. Soria declined to accept the amendment, and the bill failed.

This local news clip covered the story in more detail:

Scott Wiener is the Democrat frontrunner to replace outgoing Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s seat in the House of Representatives.

Prior to helping defeat this bill, he pushed for major changes to the original proposed text.

Specifically, he wanted to make it so that the bill would not apply to convicted child sex predators, but only to those who assault adult victims.

Yes, really.

More from the New York Post:

The progressive frontrunner to win Nancy Pelosi’s California congressional seat has been accused of adding shocking exceptions for pedophiles to a proposed state law that would prevent sex offenders from seeking political office.

Critics grilled state Sen. Scott Wiener at a hearing on Tuesday on the new exemptions added to a California bill, AB 2691, which would block criminals convicted of felony sexual assault or human trafficking from elected office.

The carveouts exclude from the definition of sexual assault involving a minor under 18 the acts of sodomy, oral copulation and sexual penetration, as well as individuals older than 21 engaging in sex acts with people younger than 16 who are automatically hit with felony charges.

“Our honest reaction was that it could not be real. We assume we’ve misread it. We sat in our office and tried to imagine how anyone could stand up and defend it,” said Greg Burt, vice president of the California Family Council, at the hearing.

“So I’m here today generally hoping someone will tell us why crimes against children are being carved out of this bill.”

The bill is one of two introduced by lawmakers this year to try to ban sex offenders from office. Both efforts came in response to outcry over a Fresno child sex offender, Rene Campost, who tried to run for city council, as well as revelations that former Rep. Eric Swalwell, once a leading candidate for governor, was accused of sexual misconduct.

Now, let me ask you: why on earth would anyone vote to protect registered sex offenders — especially child predators?

Can you think of a reason?

This isn’t even the first time that Sen. Wiener has supported literal pedophiles:

Scott Wiener literally reduced penalties for pedophiIes and he still isn’t radical enough for the left pic.twitter.com/5D4C1YYwxU

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 29, 2026

Folks on X are calling for an investigation into this guy’s background:

That tells me that he his most likely a s*x offender that hasn’t been caught yet. Stay tuned!

— The Elephant in the Room (@elephant_23) July 1, 2026

Why would any ADULT allow sexual predators to get elected into public office?

There is no other reason than they are all perverted lunatics.

— KalaniTheGreat (@KalaniTheGreat) July 1, 2026