| Full Name: | Abel Maldonado |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Laura; 4 Children: Ericka, Nicholas, Marcus, Galdino |
| Birth Place: | Santa Maria, CA |
| Home City: | Santa Maria, CA |
Key Votes
Abel Maldonado's Voting Records
Business and Consumers
Issue
- Business and Consumers down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
California Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2010 | ABx8 8 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
Nay |
| Sept. 12, 2009 | SB 14 | Renewable Energy Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 9, 2009 | AB 98 | Required Maternity Services Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 8, 2009 | AB 2 | Health Care Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
Nay |
| Sept. 8, 2009 | AB 524 | Privacy Law Expansion | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
Yea |
| Sept. 1, 2009 | AB 119 | Prohibiting Gender-Based Health Insurance Pricing | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2009 | ABX4 23 | Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Oil Drilling | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
Nay |
| July 13, 2009 | SB 670 | Ban on Suction and Dredge Mining | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
Yea |
| June 2, 2009 | SB 484 | Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine Prescription Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
Yea |
| April 16, 2009 | SB 242 | Prohibiting Language Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Nay |
| Dec. 18, 2008 | ABx1 2 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
Nay |
| Sept. 19, 2008 | SBx1 28 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
Nay |
| Sept. 16, 2008 | AB 1452 | Suspending Carryback and Net Operating Loss Deductions | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
Nay |
| Sept. 16, 2008 | AB 1781 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 11) |
Nay |
| Aug. 31, 2008 | AB 1945 | Health Insurance Cancellation Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
Nay |
| Aug. 31, 2008 | SB 1420 | Nutritional Information Disclosure in Chain Restaurants | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
Yea |
| Aug. 31, 2008 | SB 840 | California Universal Healthcare Agency | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
Nay |
| Aug. 30, 2008 | AB 1860 | Prohibiting Resale of Recalled Products | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Nay |
| Aug. 29, 2008 | AB 2321 | Metro Sales Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
Nay |
| Aug. 29, 2008 | AB 1781 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (24 - 15) |
Nay |
| Aug. 27, 2008 | AB 2386 | Agricultural Union Election Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Nay |
| Aug. 25, 2008 | AB 1879 | Regulating Chemicals in Consumer Products | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
Yea |
| Aug. 22, 2008 | AB 2765 | Aerial Spraying Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
Yea |
| Aug. 22, 2008 | AB 3025 | Polystyrene Packaging Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
Nay |
| Aug. 20, 2008 | AB 2279 | Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patients | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Nay |
| Aug. 14, 2008 | AB 1107 | Drought-Related Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
Yea |
| Aug. 14, 2008 | AB 1894 | Health Insurance Coverage of HIV Testing | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Did Not Vote |
| Aug. 7, 2008 | AB 2270 | Water Softener Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
Yea |
| Aug. 7, 2008 | AB 1946 | Expanding Enforcement of Water Pollution Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
Did Not Vote |
| Aug. 5, 2008 | SB 974 | Shipping Fee | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
Nay |
| July 2, 2008 | AB 97 | Trans Fats Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
Nay |
| May 29, 2008 | SB 1096 | Pharmacy Prescription Refill Mailings | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) |
Yea |
| May 29, 2008 | SB 1499 | Foil Balloon Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
Yea |
| May 27, 2008 | SB 1440 | Capping Administrative Spending for Health Insurers | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
Nay |
| May 15, 2008 | SB 1713 | Bisphenol A (BPA) Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 12, 2008 | SB 1313 | Perfluorochemical (PFC) Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
Yea |
| April 28, 2008 | SB 1137 | Residential Property Foreclosures | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
Yea |
| Sept. 5, 2007 | AB 1155 | Penalties for Healthcare Service Plan Underpayments or Failures to Pay Service Providers | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2007 | AB 1738 | California Gaming Code Additions | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
Yea |
| June 7, 2007 | SB 456 | Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) |
Nay |
| June 7, 2007 | SB 48 | Health Care Coverage and Cost Control Act | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2007 | SB 974 | Shipping Fee | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2007 | SB 840 | California Universal Healthcare Agency | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
Nay |
| May 31, 2007 | SB 120 | Nutritional Information Posting | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
Nay |
| May 21, 2007 | SB 180 | Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) |
Nay |
| Aug. 31, 2006 | SB 1414 | Health Care Requirements for Large Companies | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 17) |
Nay |
| Aug. 30, 2006 | AB 32 | Greenhouse Gases Emission Limits | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
Nay |
| Aug. 29, 2006 | AB 2496 | Water Conservation: Low-Flush Water Closet | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
Yea |
| Aug. 29, 2006 | AB 1953 | Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
Nay |
| June 1, 2006 | SB 1675 | Renewable Diesel Fuel Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
Nay |
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