Rating Group: Roots of Change

2018 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Pan 85%
Anthony Portantino, Jr. 85%
Nancy Skinner 85%
CA State Senate - 11 Scott Wiener Democratic 85%
CA State Assembly - 4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Democratic 82%
CA State Assembly - 31 Joaquin Arambula Democratic 82%
Richard Bloom 82%
CA Attorney General Rob Bonta Democratic 82%
Autumn Burke 82%
CA State Senate - 14 Anna Caballero Democratic 82%
Ian Calderon 82%
CA State Senate - 31 Sabrina Cervantes Democratic 82%
Edwin Chau 82%
Jim Cooper 82%
CA U.S. House - 30 Laura Friedman Democratic 82%
Eduardo Garcia 82%
CA State Assembly - 65 Mike Gipson Democratic 82%
CA Mayor - At-Large Todd Gloria 82%
Lorena Gonzalez 82%
Chris Holden 82%
CA State Assembly - 42 Jacqui Irwin Democratic 82%
Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. 82%
CA State Assembly - 25 Ash Kalra Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 37 Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democratic 82%
Marc Levine 82%
State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Pan 85%
Anthony Portantino, Jr. 85%
Nancy Skinner 85%
CA State Senate - 11 Scott Wiener D 85%
CA State Assembly - 4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry D 82%
CA State Assembly - 31 Joaquin Arambula D 82%
Richard Bloom 82%
CA Attorney General Rob Bonta D 82%
Autumn Burke 82%
CA State Senate - 14 Anna Caballero D 82%
Ian Calderon 82%
CA State Senate - 31 Sabrina Cervantes D 82%
Edwin Chau 82%
Jim Cooper 82%
CA U.S. House - 30 Laura Friedman D 82%
Eduardo Garcia 82%
CA State Assembly - 65 Mike Gipson D 82%
CA Mayor - At-Large Todd Gloria 82%
Lorena Gonzalez 82%
Chris Holden 82%
CA State Assembly - 42 Jacqui Irwin D 82%
Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. 82%
CA State Assembly - 25 Ash Kalra D 82%
CA U.S. House - 37 Sydney Kamlager-Dove D 82%
Marc Levine 82%
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