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Darrell Steinberg
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| Darrell Steinberg | ||
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| California State Senate District 6 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2006-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 16, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 6 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Leadership | ||
| President Pro Tempore, California State Senate | ||
| 2008-present | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,290.56/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day for each day in session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| California State Assembly, District 9 | ||
| 1998-2004 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of California, Los Angeles, 1981 | |
| J.D. | University of California, Davis, 1984 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 15, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | San Francisco, CA | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Jewish | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Steinberg previously served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1998-2004.
Steinberg has joined Arnold Schwarzenegger and Republican David Cogdill on the campaign trail to push for the May 2009 ballot proposition package.[1]
Issues
Taxes
Sen. Tony Strickland blasted Democrats in June 2011 for not committing the recently discovered $6.6 billion additional state tax revenues to public safety and education. Public safety and education groups are the two in the state claiming to be hit the hardest with cuts. Strickland said it does not appear the money was spent wisely.
“Democrats would like to claim that this budget is about public safety and education,” Strickland said. “Let’s be clear: You can make no mistake that this budget is not about protecting public safety or education. If you extend these taxes, it’s going to mean more people out of work at a time when people can least afford it. If you vote for this, it will actually be a full year of tax increases even if people in September vote it down.”
In 2011, Republicans blocked the passage of a tax bill requiring a two-thirds vote (AB X1 18).
Immediately following the failed tax vote, Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg brought up a bill (SB 1X 23) that housed his local taxation bill (SB 653) and would allow local governments to bring local tax opportunities to a vote.
“I believe that it is another club to use over Republicans and our constituencies, saying, if you don’t do this bridge tax, if you don’t raise the taxes of people that have already said no, then we are going to have all these different taxes,” said Republican Sen. Bob Huff.
However Steinberg and other Democrats said they planned to allow local governments to fund their own public programs, especially if Republicans and voters rejected the tax extensions in 2011. Senate Bill 653 was a bargaining tool to get Republicans to go along with Jerry Brown’s tax extensions.
Under SB 653, local governments could pass local taxes increases on not just goods and services, but also on income taxes. In the course of the 2011 session, Democrats said they would create a local car tax, additional business taxes, property taxes and many different excise taxes on cigarettes, liquor, soda and even locally sold medical marijuana.[2]
Legislative scorecards
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. [3],[4]
On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Steinberg ranked as a 74.[5]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Steinberg has been appointed to these committees:
- Appropriations Committee, California Senate
- Protection of Lake Tahoe, Chair
- Public Safety Committee, California Senate
- Rules Committee, California Legislature
- Rules Committee, California Senate, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Steinberg served on these committees:
Elections
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Steinberg sought re-election to the 6th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Republican Marcel Weiland, Libertarian Steve Torno, and the Peace and Freedom Party's Lanric Hyland in the November 2 general election.[7]
| California State Senate, District 6 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Darrell Steinberg (D)
| 137,012 | |||
| Marcel Weiland (R) | 70,724 | |||
| Steve Torno (L) | 11,236 | |||
| Lanric Hyland (Peace and Freedom) | 5,916 | |||
2006
In 2006 Steinberg was elected to the California State Senate, District 6. He finished with 115,628 votes and was followed by Paul Green Jr. with 71,051 votes, C.T. Weber with 5,573 votes, and Alana Garberoglio with 4,774 votes.[8] Steinberg raised $812,323 for his campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Darrell Steinberg (D)
| 115,628 | |||
| Paul Green Jr. (R) | 71,051 | |||
| C.T. Weber (P&F) | 5,573 | |||
| Alana Garberoglio | 4,774 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Steinberg raised $1,194,130 in contributions. [9]
His five largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters | $15,600 |
| California Building Industry Association | $15,172 |
| Operating Engineers Local 3 | $12,000 |
| Electrical Workers Local 11 | $8,400 |
| State Building & Construction Trades Council Of California | $8,400 |
2006
In 2006 Steinberg raised $812,323 in campaign donations. His top four donors are listed below.[10]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Service Employees Local 1000 | $13,400 |
| California State Council of Service Employees | $13,400 |
| AT&T | $12,900 |
| California Medical Association | $11,400 |
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Education
Senator Steinberg discusses land use regulations |
- JD, University of California Law School, Davis, 1984
- BA, University of California Los Angeles, 1981.
District profile
The 6th district covers all of the city of Sacramento, and parts of a number of other municipalities, all in Sacramento County.
See also
External links
- Steinberg's Senate website
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart bio of Darrell Steinberg
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Darrell Steinberg on Facebook
References
- ↑ Mercury News, "Schwarzenegger starts campaign for ballot measures", February 26, 2009
- ↑ "Bridge Tax Fails; Local Tax Passes," CalWatchdog.org June 13, 2010
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard", December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene", December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly", Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
- ↑ Senate Rules Committee membership list
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, California State Senate election results
- ↑ California State Senate official election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Campaign donations
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| Preceded by - | California State Senate District 6 2006–present | Succeeded by NA |
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