Rating Group: California Park & Recreation Society

2007-2008 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. Senate - Sr Alex Padilla Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 46 Lou Correa Democratic 78%
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello Republican 50%
CA State Senate - 14 Anna Caballero Democratic 90%
CA State Senate - 25 Anthony Portantino, Jr. Democratic 90%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Darrell Steinberg No Party Affiliation 90%
CA Supervisor - 1 Paul Cook 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Kevin Jeffries 50%
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian No Party Affiliation 89%
CA Council Member - 14 Kevin De Leon 90%
CA Council Member - At-Large Cameron Smyth 67%
CA State Board of Equalization Ted Gaines Republican 40%
Samuel Aanestad 40%
Anthony Adams 59%
Elaine Alquist 90%
Roy Ashburn 22%
Jim Beall, Jr. 90%
John Benoit 60%
Tom Berryhill 70%
Sam Blakeslee 50%
Charles Calderon 90%
Ron Calderon 90%
Amina Carter 90%
Gilbert Cedillo 90%
David Cogdill 40%
Ellen Corbett 89%
Joe Coto 90%
Dave Cox 50%
Mike Davis 88%
Hector De La Torre 89%
Charles DeVore 50%
Jeff Denham 70%
Denise Ducheny 100%
Robert Dutton 50%
Michael Duvall 40%
Bill Emmerson 56%
Mike Eng 90%
Noreen Evans 90%
Mike Feuer 90%
Dean Florez 88%
Felipe Fuentes 89%
Jean Fuller 50%
Warren Furutani 100%
Cathleen Galgiani 89%
Martin Garrick 33%
Loni Hancock 90%
Tom Harman 40%
Mary Hayashi 90%
Ed Hernandez 90%
Dennis Hollingsworth 50%
Robert Huff 50%
Dave Jones 90%
Christine Kehoe 90%
Mark Leno 90%
Alan Lowenthal 90%
Abel Maldonado 78%
Tony Mendoza 90%
Pedro Nava 90%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 89%
Jenny Oropeza 90%
Gloria Romero 90%
George Runner, Jr. 50%
Ira Ruskin 89%
Mary Salas 90%
Lori Saldaña 90%
Jim Silva 50%
Jose Solorio 90%
Audra Strickland 43%
Sandré Swanson 80%
Tom Torlakson 90%
Alberto Torrico 80%
Van Tran 57%
Mike Villines 40%
Mimi Walters 40%
Patricia Wiggins 90%
Lois Wolk 90%
Mark Wyland 50%
Leland Yee 90%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. Senate - Sr Alex Padilla D 90%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman D 90%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier D 90%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley D 80%
CA U.S. House - 46 Lou Correa D 78%
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello R 50%
CA State Senate - 14 Anna Caballero D 90%
CA State Senate - 25 Anthony Portantino, Jr. D 90%
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Darrell Steinberg N/A 90%
CA Supervisor - 1 Paul Cook 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Kevin Jeffries 50%
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian N/A 89%
CA Council Member - 14 Kevin De Leon 90%
CA Council Member - At-Large Cameron Smyth 67%
CA State Board of Equalization Ted Gaines R 40%
Samuel Aanestad 40%
Anthony Adams 59%
Elaine Alquist 90%
Roy Ashburn 22%
Jim Beall, Jr. 90%
John Benoit 60%
Tom Berryhill 70%
Sam Blakeslee 50%
Charles Calderon 90%
Ron Calderon 90%
Amina Carter 90%
Gilbert Cedillo 90%
David Cogdill 40%
Ellen Corbett 89%
Joe Coto 90%
Dave Cox 50%
Mike Davis 88%
Hector De La Torre 89%
Charles DeVore 50%
Jeff Denham 70%
Denise Ducheny 100%
Robert Dutton 50%
Michael Duvall 40%
Bill Emmerson 56%
Mike Eng 90%
Noreen Evans 90%
Mike Feuer 90%
Dean Florez 88%
Felipe Fuentes 89%
Jean Fuller 50%
Warren Furutani 100%
Cathleen Galgiani 89%
Martin Garrick 33%
Loni Hancock 90%
Tom Harman 40%
Mary Hayashi 90%
Ed Hernandez 90%
Dennis Hollingsworth 50%
Robert Huff 50%
Dave Jones 90%
Christine Kehoe 90%
Mark Leno 90%
Alan Lowenthal 90%
Abel Maldonado 78%
Tony Mendoza 90%
Pedro Nava 90%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 89%
Jenny Oropeza 90%
Gloria Romero 90%
George Runner, Jr. 50%
Ira Ruskin 89%
Mary Salas 90%
Lori Saldaña 90%
Jim Silva 50%
Jose Solorio 90%
Audra Strickland 43%
Sandré Swanson 80%
Tom Torlakson 90%
Alberto Torrico 80%
Van Tran 57%
Mike Villines 40%
Mimi Walters 40%
Patricia Wiggins 90%
Lois Wolk 90%
Mark Wyland 50%
Leland Yee 90%
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