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2006 Positions on Racial Justice

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State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Alarcón 100
Elaine Alquist 100
Juan Arambula 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
Edward Chavez 100
Wesley Chesbro 100
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 100
Joe Coto 100
Hector De La Torre 100
Joe Dunn 100
Martha Escutia 100
Noreen Evans 100
Liz Figueroa 100
Dario Frommer 100
Jackie Goldberg 100
Loni Hancock 100
Jerome Horton 100
Dave Jones 100
Sheila Kuehl 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
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu Democratic 100
Carol Liu 100
Cindy Montañez 100
Eugene Mullin 100
Pedro Nava 100
Gloria Negrete McLeod 100
Fabian Núñez 100
Jenny Oropeza 100
Deborah Ortiz 100
Fran Pavley 100
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100
Gloria Romero 100
Ira Ruskin 100
Lori Saldaña 100
Simón Salinas 100
Joe Simitian 100
Tom Torlakson 100
Alberto Torrico 100
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 100
Edward Vincent 100
Lois Wolk 100
Leland Yee 100
Rebecca Cohn 95
Denise Ducheny 95
Mervyn Dymally 95
Betty Karnette 95
Christine Kehoe 95
Johan Klehs 95
Alan Lowenthal 95
Carole Migden 95
Joseph Nation 95
Nicole Parra 95
Jack Scott 95
Nell Soto 95
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 95
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg Democratic 95
Ron Calderon 90
Dean Florez 90
Paul Koretz 90
Barbara Matthews 90
Gilbert Cedillo 85
Kevin Murray 85
Joseph Canciamilla 80
Michael Machado 75
Don Perata 70
Lynn Daucher 55
Bonnie Garcia 53
Shirley Horton 45
Jeff Denham 40
Van Tran 40
Abel Maldonado 37
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 30
Keith Stuart Richman 30
Gregory Aghazarian 26
Todd Spitzer 26
Sam Blakeslee 25
Bill Emmerson 25
Tom Harman 21
Russell Bogh 20
Charles DeVore 20
Guy Houston 20
Robert Huff 20
Richard Keene 20
Doug LaMalfa 20
Bob Margett 20
Kevin McCarthy 20
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello Republican 20
George Plescia 20
Sharon Runner 20
Audra Strickland 20
Mike Villines 20
Mark Wyland 20
State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Alarcón 100
Elaine Alquist 100
Juan Arambula 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
Edward Chavez 100
Wesley Chesbro 100
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 100
Joe Coto 100
Hector De La Torre 100
Joe Dunn 100
Martha Escutia 100
Noreen Evans 100
Liz Figueroa 100
Dario Frommer 100
Jackie Goldberg 100
Loni Hancock 100
Jerome Horton 100
Dave Jones 100
Sheila Kuehl 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
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu D 100
Carol Liu 100
Cindy Montañez 100
Eugene Mullin 100
Pedro Nava 100
Gloria Negrete McLeod 100
Fabian Núñez 100
Jenny Oropeza 100
Deborah Ortiz 100
Fran Pavley 100
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100
Gloria Romero 100
Ira Ruskin 100
Lori Saldaña 100
Simón Salinas 100
Joe Simitian 100
Tom Torlakson 100
Alberto Torrico 100
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 100
Edward Vincent 100
Lois Wolk 100
Leland Yee 100
Rebecca Cohn 95
Denise Ducheny 95
Mervyn Dymally 95
Betty Karnette 95
Christine Kehoe 95
Johan Klehs 95
Alan Lowenthal 95
Carole Migden 95
Joseph Nation 95
Nicole Parra 95
Jack Scott 95
Nell Soto 95
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 95
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg D 95
Ron Calderon 90
Dean Florez 90
Paul Koretz 90
Barbara Matthews 90
Gilbert Cedillo 85
Kevin Murray 85
Joseph Canciamilla 80
Michael Machado 75
Don Perata 70
Lynn Daucher 55
Bonnie Garcia 53
Shirley Horton 45
Jeff Denham 40
Van Tran 40
Abel Maldonado 37
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 30
Keith Stuart Richman 30
Gregory Aghazarian 26
Todd Spitzer 26
Sam Blakeslee 25
Bill Emmerson 25
Tom Harman 21
Russell Bogh 20
Charles DeVore 20
Guy Houston 20
Robert Huff 20
Richard Keene 20
Doug LaMalfa 20
Bob Margett 20
Kevin McCarthy 20
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello R 20
George Plescia 20
Sharon Runner 20
Audra Strickland 20
Mike Villines 20
Mark Wyland 20
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