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Summary

Senator James 'Jim' T. Beall, Jr.

Full Name: James 'Jim' T. Beall, Jr.
Office: State Senate (CA) - District 15, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Pat; 2 Stepchildren: Greg, Mark
Birth Date: 1952
Birth Place: San Jose, CA
Home City: San Jose, CA
Religion: Christian

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, ...

ABX4 19 - Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: In-Home Supportive Services Fraud
Legislation (Nay)

July 24, 2009 - -Requires the application to inform recipients of the Medi-cal toll-free telephone fraud hotline and Internet Web site for reporting suspected fraud or abuse (Sec. 1). ...

SB 153 - Property Transfer
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

June 5, 2008 - -Allows a transfer of cotenancy interest in real property from one cotenant to another upon the death of one of the cotenants to not be ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Environment

Jan. 1, 2012 - As one of the legislators who received a perfect 100% rating from both the California League of Conservation Voters and Sierra Club, Jim is a ...

Issue Position: Transportation

Jan. 1, 2012 - With twenty-eight years of experience in transportation issues at the local, state, and national levels, Jim is considered an expert in this area. Utilizing his ...

Issue Position: Energy

Jan. 1, 2012 - Jim has emphasized the importance of moving away from our dependence on foreign oil, and moving towards alternative and clean technologies. Under Jim's leadership, the ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 Congress of California Seniors Positions on Seniors Issues 100%
2011 Congress of California Seniors Positions 100%
2010 Congress of California Seniors Positions 95%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Public Sector Unions ($180,294.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

James Beall, Jr. 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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View James 'Jim' T. Beall, Jr.'s California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=SD15

Capitol Website
http://cssrc.us/web/36/default.aspx

Capitol
State Capitol, Room 2068
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900
Phone: 916-651-4015

District
2105 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 154
Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: 408-558-1291

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