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Saren 'Joe' Joseph Simitian

Full Name: Saren 'Joe' Joseph Simitian
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Palo Alto, CA
Home City: Palo Alto, CA

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
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 ...

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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%
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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
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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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