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Summary

Superintendent Tom A. Torlakson

Full Name: Tom A. Torlakson
Office: Superintendent of Public Instruction (CA), Non-partisan
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mae; 2 Children: Tiffany, Tamara
Birth Date: 07/19/1941
Birth Place: San Francisco, CA
Home City: Concord, CA
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

SB 54 - Recognizing Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 3, 2009

SB 572 - Harvey Milk Day
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 3, 2009 - -Proclaims March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day and encourages public schools to educate pupils on the contributions of all those involved in the ...

HR 5 - Statement of Opposition to Proposition 8
Legislation-Resolution (Yea)

March 2, 2009 - -Specifies that Article XVIII of the state constitution specifies that while an amendment to the constitution can be achieved through the initiative process, a proposed ...

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2010 Equality California Positions 100%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry General Trade Unions ($50,100.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Tom Torlakson 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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View Tom A. Torlakson's California State Legislative Election 2004 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Department Website
http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/

Department
1600 Exposition Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 916-861-1300

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