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Summary

Senator Ted Gaines

Full Name: Ted Gaines
Office: State Senate (CA) - District 1, Republican
First Elected: 01/04/2011
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Beth; 6 Children
Birth Place: Roseville, CA
Home City: Rocklin, CA

Recent Key Votes

SB 1-1 - Expands Eligibility for Medi-Cal Program
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

March 7, 2013 - Expands Medi-Cal coverage to the following individuals as part of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Secs. 1, 6 ...

AB 1464 - 2012-2013 Budget
Legislation (Nay)

June 15, 2012 - Requires children who are living at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level to be transitioned from the Healthy Families Program to ...

AB 6 - Repeals Fingerprinting Requirement for CalFresh Benefits
Legislation (Nay)

Aug. 31, 2011 - -Repeals the fingerprinting requirement for eligibility for CalFresh benefits (Sec. 1). -Establishes a utility assistance program for recipient households of CalFresh benefits, and requires that ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Taxes

Jan. 1, 2012 - High taxes hurt families and small businesses and harm our economy. I strongly oppose any plan that raises taxes in California. I oppose any scheme ...

Issue Position: Budget

Jan. 1, 2012 - California's deficit and yearly budget crisis is the direct result of years of reckless spending decisions by the Legislature. We need to tear up the ...

Issue Position: Jobs

Jan. 1, 2012 - Economic recovery will come from the private sector, not from government. In fact, government policies have harmed our state's economy and driven businesses to other ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($125,343.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ted Gaines 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 Email
senator.gaines@senate.ca.gov

Capitol Webmail
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=SD01

Capitol Website
http://cssrc.us/web/1/

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/tedgaines

Capitol
State Capitol, Room 3070
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900
Phone: 916-651-4001
Fax: 916-324-2680

District
4359 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 112
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone: 916-933-7213
Fax: 916-783-5487

District
1670 Market Street, Suite 244
Redding, CA 96001

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