Senator Thomas J. Umberg issues statement in response to a ruling by a federal judge against President Trump’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles.

This month was busy in Sacramento and in the district as we approach the summer. A number of our bills were heard in the Appropriations Committee before being referred to the full Senate for a final vote...

One day before the Trump administration deployed U.S. Marines to confront protesters in Los Angeles, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to direct the military to detain or arrest “lawbreakers,” a move one expert called “a grave escalation.”

Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his Senate Bill 398 which criminalizes, among other things, the offer of a chance to win a lottery or similar prize-drawing contest to register to vote, was approved last week on the Senate Floor by a unanimous, bi-partisan vote of 38-0.

One of California's most powerful lawyers, Tom Girardi, was sentenced Tuesday to 87 months in federal prison -- a stunning downfall for the disbarred attorney who built his name fighting for the injured but spent the twilight of his career stealing from them.

Earlier today, Senator Tom Umberg (D-Orange County), and the California State Senate, announced that the United Across Borders Foundation has been honored as the 34th Senate District 2025 Nonprofit of the Year.

State Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) is looking to help fund drug treatment courts and make them available for residents across California under two bills as local law enforcement agencies and courts start to arrest and convict people under a new state law.

Session continued to pick up pace throughout April, with committees I’m on like Judiciary seeing the bulk of bills make their way to. Next month will see the Governor’s May Revise for the state budget, which will occupy much of the Legislature’s attention until passage in June.