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California Special Interest Groups

Project Vote Smart reports on performance evaluations from all special interest groups (SIGs) who provide them, regardless of issue or bias. If you know of a group that provides ratings not included here, please contact us at ratings@votesmart.org.

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Issue

Abortion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 N/A California Abortion and Reproductive Rights League
2013 2016 California Pro-Life Council
2011 2016 Life Priority Network
2010 2016 NARAL Pro-Choice California
N/A 2017 National Women's Political Caucus of California
2016 2016 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

Abortion and Reproductive

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 2016 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

Agriculture and Food

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2007 2016 California Farm Bureau Federation

Animals and Wildlife

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 2012 PawPAC - California's Political Action Committee for Animals

Arts, Entertainment, and History

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 2016 California Park & Recreation Society
2009 N/A Capitol Weekly

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2002 N/A Alliance for Better Business
2016 N/A California Chamber of Commerce
N/A N/A California Federation of Business and Professional Women
2016 2010 California Manufacturers and Technology Association
2013 2016 California National Federation of Independent Business
2013 N/A California Public Interest Research Group
2015 2016 Consumer Federation of California
2002 N/A Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Campaign Finance and Elections

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2014 N/A California Clean Money Action

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2007 N/A Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality
2015 N/A California Civil Liberties Advocacy
2014 N/A California Communities United Institute
N/A 2010 Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute
N/A 2017 Honor PAC
2007 N/A Lambda Letters Project
2009 N/A Race Forward
2011 2016 Republican Liberty Caucus of California

Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2013 N/A American Conservative Union (California State Legislature)
2015 2016 California Republican Assembly
2002 N/A Christian Coalition of California
2012 N/A Save California

Crime

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2016 Crime Victims United of California
N/A 2016 Peace Officers Research Association of California

Drugs

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 N/A Drug Policy Forum of California (DPFCA)
2008 N/A DrugSense

Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A American Association of University Women of California
N/A 2016 California Faculty Association
2015 2016 California Federation of Teachers
2015 2016 California School Employees Association
2012 N/A California State University
2016 2016 California Teachers Association

Employment and Affirmative Action

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A National Association of Social Workers - California Chapter
N/A 2016 Professional Engineers in California Government

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 N/A California Environmental Justice Alliance
2016 2017 California League of Conservation Voters
2016 2016 California Park & Recreation Society
2016 2016 Clean Water Action California
2009 2016 Environment California
2017 2016 Sierra Club California

Fiscally Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2013 N/A American Conservative Union (California State Legislature)
N/A 2016 New Majority California
2011 2016 Republican Liberty Caucus of California

Foreign Affairs

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2014 Democrats for Israel Los Angeles

Guns

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2014 California Chapters of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
2016 2016 Gun Owners of California
1999 N/A Jack Berman Advocacy Center
2014 2014 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund

Health and Health Care

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2002 N/A AIDS Project Los Angeles
2013 N/A American Cancer Society California Division, Inc.
2007 N/A Lambda Letters Project
N/A 2017 National Union of Healthcare Workers
2016 2016 Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
2002 N/A San Francisco AIDS Foundation
N/A 2016 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California
2008 N/A United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals

Higher Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2014 N/A California State Student Association
2014 N/A University of California Student Association

Housing and Property

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 N/A California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights
2004 N/A Housing California
N/A 2016 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California

Immigration

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2004 N/A California Immigrant Policy Center

Infrastructure

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2015 2016 California Professional Firefighters
N/A 2010 Fraternal Order of Police - California State Lodge

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2016 California Faculty Association
2015 2016 California Federation of Teachers
2016 2016 California Labor Federation
N/A 2017 California Nurses Association
2015 2016 California School Employees Association
N/A 2016 California State University Employees Union
N/A 2017 National Union of Healthcare Workers
N/A 2016 Peace Officers Research Association of California
N/A 2016 Professional Engineers in California Government
N/A 2017 United Domestic Workers of America, UDW/AFSCME Local 3930, AFL-CIO

Legal

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2016 Consumer Attorneys of California

Liberal

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2014 Democrats for Israel Los Angeles
N/A 2017 Democrats for Neighborhood Action

Marriage, Family, and Children

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2015 N/A Capitol Resource Institute
2012 N/A Save California

Minors and Children

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2015 N/A Children's Advocacy Institute
2007 N/A Lambda Letters Project

Religion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2002 N/A Christian Coalition of California
2012 N/A Save California

Science

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2013 N/A American Cancer Society California Division, Inc.
2002 2016 BIOCOM

Senior Citizens

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2008 N/A California Alliance for Retired Americans
2016 N/A Congress of California Seniors

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2014 N/A California Communities United Institute
2016 2017 Equality California
N/A 2010 Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute
N/A 2017 Stonewall Democratic Club

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2014 N/A Friends Committee on Legislation of California
2005 N/A Jericho

Socially Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2013 N/A American Conservative Union (California State Legislature)
2015 N/A Capitol Resource Institute

Socially Liberal

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2016 Tri-Valley Democratic Club

Taxes

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 N/A California Taxpayers' Association
2017 2016 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
2002 N/A National Tax-Limitation Committee
N/A 2016 Spirit of Democracy

Transportation

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2015 2016 California Bicycle Coalition

Women

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A American Association of University Women of California
N/A N/A California Federation of Business and Professional Women
2011 2016 California National Organization for Women
2007 N/A Lambda Letters Project
N/A 2017 Latinas Lead California
N/A 2017 National Women's Political Caucus of California
N/A 2016 Women's Political Committee
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