| Full Name: | Saren 'Joe' Joseph Simitian |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Birth Place: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Home City: | Palo Alto, CA |
Summary
Saren 'Joe' Joseph Simitian
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
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, ...
ACR 161 - Establishes September as "Food Literacy Awareness Month"
Legislation-Resolution (Yea)
Aug. 30, 2012 - Establishes the month of September as Food Literacy Awareness Month. Defines food literacy as the understanding of the impact of an individuals ...
SB 1172 - Prohibits Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Aug. 30, 2012 - Prohibits mental health providers from conducting sexual orientation change efforts on patients under the age of 18 (Sec. 2). Defines mental health ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Clean Water Action California Positions | 87% |
| 2012 | California League of Conservation Voters Lifetime Score | 97% |
| 2012 | California League of Conservation Voters Positions | 87% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $28,170.12 |
| Total Spent | $23,083.66 |
| Cash On Hand | $428,243.85 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Saren Simitian repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
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