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Summary

Senator Leland Yee

Full Name: Leland Yee
Office: State Senate (CA) - District 8, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Maxine; 4 Children
Birth Place: China
Home City: San Francisco, CA

Recent Key Votes

AB 2189 - Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Individuals Ineligible for a Social Security Number
Legislation (Yea)

Aug. 29, 2012 - Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a drivers license to an individual who meets the following requirements (Sec. 2): The individual ...

AB 1081 - Prohibits Excessive Detention of Undocumented Immigrants
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

July 5, 2012 - Prohibits a law enforcement officer from detaining an individual on the basis of an immigration hold after the individual becomes eligible for release from ...

AB 1236 - Prohibits Requirement of Electronic Employment Verification
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 6, 2011 - -Specifies that unless required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds, private employers will not be required to utilize electronic employment ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Governor's Budget Proposal

Jan. 10, 2013 - I am very pleased to see that California has finally eliminated our structural deficit. No longer are we facing a state budget with severe cuts ...

Issue Position: President Obama's Action to Combat Gun Violence

Jan. 16, 2013 - I commend President Obama and Vice President Biden for their swift action and common sense measures to reduce gun violence. The President's executive orders will ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Leland Yee refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Leland Yee's California State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
Senator.Yee@senate.ca.gov

Capitol Webmail
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=SD08

Capitol Website
http://sd08.senate.ca.gov/

Capitol
State Capitol, Room 4074
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900
Phone: 916-651-4008

District
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 14200
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-557-7857
Fax: 415-557-7864

District
400 South El Camino Real, Suite 630
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 650-340-8840
Fax: 650-340-1661

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