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Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing

As of 8-21-08

Call all Committee members based anywhere near where you live or work.  Email is much less effective.

I recommend calling their office at the Capitol (Area Code 916), not in the district.

I have provided the table of city names below to help you find the Senate Transportation Committee member whose district is closest to where you live or work.  Once you have identified the Committee member(s) you wish to contact, you can get more information about them by clicking on their name at the Committee's website.

I also recommend that you contact your local state senator, even if he or she is not a member of this Committee.  And, your local assemblymember too.


Senator
SB 1300
(photo radar)
5-2-06 (failed)
SB 1325
(photo radar)
4-29-08
(failed to pass so
far, but OK'd for
"reconsideration")*


Alan Lowenthal,
Chair
present,
abstained
yes
Dem- Downey, Lynwood, Paramount,  Bellflower,  Cerritos, Lakewood, Long Beach
(916) 651-4027
(562) 495-4766
fax (916) 327-9113
Tom McClintock,
Vice Chair
no
no
Rep- Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Simi, Santa Clarita (portion)
(916) 651-4019
(805) 494-8808
fax (916) 324-7544
Roy Ashburn no
no
Rep- Bakersfield, Barstow, Tulare, 29 Palms, Ridgecrest, Visalia
(916) 651-4018
(661) 323-0443
fax (916) 322-3304
Gilbert Cedillo yes
yes
Dem- Central and Downtown LA
(916) 651-4022
(213) 612-9566
fax (916) 327-8817
Ellen Corbett not on Committee in 2006
absent
Dem- San Leandro, Fremont, San Jose, Pleasanton
(916) 651-4010
(510) 577-2310
fax (916)
327-2433
Abel Maldonado
not on
Committee in 2006
absent
Rep- Santa Cruz County, Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, south Santa Clara County, north Santa Barbara County
(916) 651-4015
(805) 549-3784
(408) 277-9461
(831) 657-6315
fax (916) 445-8081
Tom Harman
not on Committee in 2006 absent
Rep- Cypress, Seal  Beach, Newport Beach, Irvine
(916) 651-4035
(714) 957-4555
fax (916)
445-9263
Christine Kehoe yes
yes
Dem- San Diego, Del Mar, Lemon Grove (916) 651-4039
(619) 645-3133
fax (916) 327-2188
Leland Yee
not on Committee in 2006 no
Dem- San Francisco, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Woodside, San Mateo, Brisbane
(916) 651-4008
(415) 557-7857
(650) 340-8840
fax (916)
327-2186
Dennis
Hollingsworth
not on
Committee in 2006
no
Rep- Murrieta, Temecula, Poway, Santee, El Cajon, La Mesa
(916) 651-4036
(619) 596-3136
(951) 676-1030
fax (916)
447-9008
Joe Simitian present,
abstained
yes
Dem- Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Campbell, Santa Cruz
(916) 651-4011
(650) 688-6384
fax (916) 323-4529
Jenny Oropeza
not on
Committee in 2006
no
Dem- Carson, San Pedro, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina del Rey, Mar Vista, Westwood
(916) 651-4028
(310) 318-6994
fax (916)
323-6056
Tom Torlakson yes
yes
Dem- Hercules, Orinda, Moraga,  Danville, San Ramon, Martinez, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Pittsburg, Antioch, Concord, Brentwood
(916) 651-4007
(925) 602-6593
fax (916) 445-2527


*SB 1325:  Because there are thirteen Committee members, seven "yes" votes are required for a bill to pass, no matter how many Committee members are in attendance.  On 4-29-08, with three Committee members absent, the vote was 5 - 5, not enough to pass.  Immediately after the 5 - 5 vote, the Committee also voted to allow "reconsideration" - for the bill to come back to a later Committee hearing for another vote - potentially as late as August.  However, there is a barrier the bill will have to get past before it can be reconsidered by the Committee.  May 2 was the deadline for bills to move out of the Committee (see the Legislative Calendar - link at bottom of this page), so the bill would have to get a "rules waiver" to be heard again.  That requires a 2/3 vote of the whole Senate.  That's not very likely to happen, but the bill could always return in a "gut and amend" at the end of the session.

Details about bill deadlines and procedures are at the bottom of this page.



Assembly Committee on Transportation

As of 3-20-08

Call all Committee members based near where you live or work.  Email is less effective.

I recommend calling their office at the Capitol (Area Code 916), not in the district.

I have provided the table of city names below to help you find the Assembly Transportation Committee member whose district is closest to where you live or work.  Once you have identified the Committee member(s) you wish to contact, you can get their phone/fax number by clicking on their name at the Committee's website.

I also recommend that you contact your local assemblymember, even if he or she is not a member of this Committee.  And, your local state senator too.

Pedro Nava, Chair  Dem- Buellton, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oxnard
Bob Huff  Rep- Anaheim, Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, La Habra, Orange, Walnut
Michael Duvall, Vice Chair
Rep- Anaheim, Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, Orange, Placentia, Yorba Linda
Wilmer Amina Carter Dem- Rialto, Colton, Fontana, San Bernardino
Shirley Horton
Rep- Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Chula Vista, Bonita
Betty Karnette
Dem- Long Beach, Palos Verdes, San Pedro
Mark DeSaulnier Dem- Antioch, Pittsburg, Concord, Martinez, Hercules, Pinole
Cathleen Galgiani
Dem- Merced, Livingston, Los Banos, Tracy, Stockton
Martin Garrick  Rep- Carlsbad, Vista, San Diego, Solana Beach,  Escondido,  San Marcos
Guy Houston
Rep- Danville, Livermore, Pleasanton, Stockton, Walnut Creek
Anthony Portantino  Dem- Altadena, Duarte, Arcadia, Temple City, Pasadena, La Canada, Eagle Rock
Ira Ruskin
Dem- Almaden Valley, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, San Carlos
Warren Furutani  Dem- Long Beach, Lakewood, Carson
Jose Solorio
Dem- Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana


Details about bill deadlines and procedures are at the bottom of this page.



Assembly Appropriations Committee


As of 3-22-08

Call or fax all member based near where you live or work.  Email is less effective.

I have provided the table below to help you find the Assembly Appropriations Committee member whose district is closest to where you live or work.  Once you have identified the Committee member(s) you wish to contact, you can get their phone/fax number by clicking on their name at the Committee's website.

I also recommend that you contact your local assemblymember, even if he or she is not a member of this Committee.  And, your local state senator too.

**Indicates they also are on the Assembly Transportation Committee, above.


Mark Leno, Chair Dem- East and North San Francisco
Mimi Walters, Vice Chair Rep- Oceanside, Laguna Hills
Anna Caballero
Dem- Salinas
Mike Davis
Dem- LA - Koreatown South to 105, West of 110
Mark DeSaulnier**
Dem- Antioch, Pittsburg, Concord, Martinez, Hercules, Pinole
Bill Emmerson Rep- Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, San Bernardino, Loma Linda
Warren Furutani** Dem- Long Beach, Lakewood, Carson
Jared Huffman
Dem- San Rafael, Petaluma
Betty Karnette**
Dem- Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach
Paul Krekorian
Dem- North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale
Doug LaMalfa
Rep- Redding, Yuba City
Ted Lieu
Dem- Torrance, South Bay, Marina del Rey
Fiona Ma
Dem- West San Francisco, Daly City, Colma
Alan Nakanishi
Rep- Sacramento, Lodi, Stockton, Amador
Pedro Nava**
Dem- Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Buellton
Sharon Runner
Rep- Palmdale, Lancaster, Victorville
Jose Solorio**
Dem- Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana





Finding Your Local Legislator

To get a phone number for your local legislator, look in the government pages at the front of the white pages of your phone book, or use this official look-up service:  http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html




Bill Deadlines and Procedures

2008 Legislative Calendar - Assembly

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