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Summary

Senator Ricardo Lara

Full Name: Ricardo Lara
Office: State Senate (CA) - District 33, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male

Recent Key Votes

SB 1-1 - Expands Eligibility for Medi-Cal Program
Legislation (Yea)

March 7, 2013 - Expands Medi-Cal coverage to the following individuals as part of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Secs. 1, 6 ...

SB 1234 - Establishes Retirement Program for Private Sector Employees
Legislation (Yea)

Aug. 31, 2012 - Establishes the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust which provides a statewide payroll deposit retirement savings arrangement for private sector employees that is convenient, ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Governor Brown's Budget Proposal

Jan. 10, 2013 - I am encouraged by Governor Brown's decision to prioritize education in this year's budget. It is only through the educating and training of our future ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California Positions on Reproductive Health Issues 100%
2012 California School Employees Association Positions on Classified School Employee Issues 90%
2012 Consumer Federation of California Lifetime Score 87%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry General Trade Unions ($107,200.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ricardo Lara refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=SD33

Capitol Website
http://sd33.senate.ca.gov/

General Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ricardolara2012

Capitol
State Capitol, Room 5050
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900
Phone: 916-651-4033

District
115 Pine Avenue, Suite 430
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: 562-495-4766

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