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2006 Positions on Public Interest Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Elaine Alquist 100
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 100
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 100
Patty Berg 100
Rudy Bermúdez 100
Debra Bowen 100
Wilma Chan 100
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 100
Joe Coto 100
Hector De La Torre 100
Noreen Evans 100
Jackie Goldberg 100
Loni Hancock 100
Dave Jones 100
Betty Karnette 100
Christine Kehoe 100
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird Democratic 100
Mark Leno 100
Lloyd Levine 100
CA State Board of Equalization - 2 Sally Lieber Democratic 100
Carol Liu 100
Alan Lowenthal 100
Cindy Montañez 100
Pedro Nava 100
Fabian Núñez 100
Jenny Oropeza 100
Deborah Ortiz 100
Fran Pavley 100
Don Perata 100
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100
Ira Ruskin 100
Lori Saldaña 100
Simón Salinas 100
Jack Scott 100
Joe Simitian 100
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 100
Tom Torlakson 100
Mervyn Dymally 90
Dario Frommer 90
Jerome Horton 90
Johan Klehs 90
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu Democratic 90
Eugene Mullin 90
Alberto Torrico 90
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg Democratic 90
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 90
Leland Yee 90
Wesley Chesbro 89
Denise Ducheny 89
Liz Figueroa 89
Dean Florez 89
Sheila Kuehl 89
Joseph Nation 89
Gloria Romero 89
Joe Dunn 88
Carole Migden 88
Kevin Murray 88
Edward Vincent 88
Juan Arambula 80
Ron Calderon 80
Edward Chavez 80
Rebecca Cohn 80
Paul Koretz 80
Lois Wolk 80
Michael Machado 78
Martha Escutia 75
Joseph Canciamilla 70
Barbara Matthews 70
Gloria Negrete McLeod 70
Nicole Parra 70
Gilbert Cedillo 67
Nell Soto 67
Richard Alarcón 63
Lynn Daucher 50
Shirley Horton 40
Samuel Aanestad 33
Roy Ashburn 33
Dave Cox 33
Jeff Denham 33
Robert Dutton 33
Abel Maldonado 33
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 33
George Runner, Jr. 33
Sam Blakeslee 30
Bill Maze 30
Van Tran 30
Tom Harman 25
Charles Poochigian 25
Richard Ackerman 22
James Battin 22
Bob Margett 22
William Phillip Morrow 22
Gregory Aghazarian 20
Bill Emmerson 20
Bonnie Garcia 20
Guy Houston 20
Robert Huff 20
Richard Keene 20
Doug LaMalfa 20
Robert Leslie 20
State Office Name Party Rating
Elaine Alquist 100
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 100
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 100
Patty Berg 100
Rudy Bermúdez 100
Debra Bowen 100
Wilma Chan 100
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 100
Joe Coto 100
Hector De La Torre 100
Noreen Evans 100
Jackie Goldberg 100
Loni Hancock 100
Dave Jones 100
Betty Karnette 100
Christine Kehoe 100
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird D 100
Mark Leno 100
Lloyd Levine 100
CA State Board of Equalization - 2 Sally Lieber D 100
Carol Liu 100
Alan Lowenthal 100
Cindy Montañez 100
Pedro Nava 100
Fabian Núñez 100
Jenny Oropeza 100
Deborah Ortiz 100
Fran Pavley 100
Don Perata 100
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100
Ira Ruskin 100
Lori Saldaña 100
Simón Salinas 100
Jack Scott 100
Joe Simitian 100
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 100
Tom Torlakson 100
Mervyn Dymally 90
Dario Frommer 90
Jerome Horton 90
Johan Klehs 90
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu D 90
Eugene Mullin 90
Alberto Torrico 90
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg D 90
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 90
Leland Yee 90
Wesley Chesbro 89
Denise Ducheny 89
Liz Figueroa 89
Dean Florez 89
Sheila Kuehl 89
Joseph Nation 89
Gloria Romero 89
Joe Dunn 88
Carole Migden 88
Kevin Murray 88
Edward Vincent 88
Juan Arambula 80
Ron Calderon 80
Edward Chavez 80
Rebecca Cohn 80
Paul Koretz 80
Lois Wolk 80
Michael Machado 78
Martha Escutia 75
Joseph Canciamilla 70
Barbara Matthews 70
Gloria Negrete McLeod 70
Nicole Parra 70
Gilbert Cedillo 67
Nell Soto 67
Richard Alarcón 63
Lynn Daucher 50
Shirley Horton 40
Samuel Aanestad 33
Roy Ashburn 33
Dave Cox 33
Jeff Denham 33
Robert Dutton 33
Abel Maldonado 33
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 33
George Runner, Jr. 33
Sam Blakeslee 30
Bill Maze 30
Van Tran 30
Tom Harman 25
Charles Poochigian 25
Richard Ackerman 22
James Battin 22
Bob Margett 22
William Phillip Morrow 22
Gregory Aghazarian 20
Bill Emmerson 20
Bonnie Garcia 20
Guy Houston 20
Robert Huff 20
Richard Keene 20
Doug LaMalfa 20
Robert Leslie 20
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