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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

ACA 10 - Limits Citizen-led Initiatives to Amend the State Constitution
Constitutional Amendment (Yea)

Aug. 29, 2012 - Requires petitions that propose an amendment to the state constitution to include signatures from the states 27 senatorial districts equal in number to 8 ...

AB 1436 - Authorizes Same-Day Voter Registration
Legislation (Yea)

Aug. 27, 2012 - Establishes a conditional voter registration period that begins 2 weeks prior to Election Day and continues through Election Day, whereas existing law prohibits individuals ...

AB 1499 - Ballot Order for Statewide Measures
Legislation (Yea)

June 27, 2012 - Requires propositions that will be submitted to voters to be placed on the state ballot in the following order (Sec. 2): Bond ...

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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

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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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