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Lois Wolk
| Lois Wolk | ||
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| California State Senate District 5 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 2012 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,290.56/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day for each day in session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| California State Assembly | ||
| 2004-2008 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Antioch College, 1968 | |
| Master's | School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1971 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | May 12, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Profession | Retired | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
Contents |
Wolk previously served in the California State Assembly, winning election in 2002 and re-election in 2004 and 2006.
Wolk is running for re-election to District 3 in 2012 due to redistricting.
Issues
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. [1],[2]
On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Wolk ranked as a 94.[3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wolk has been appointed to these committees:
- Subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary
- Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, California Senate
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, California Legislature
- Governance and Finance Committee, California Senate, Chair
- Health Committee, California Senate
- Audit Committee, California Legislature
- Natural Resources and Water Committee, California Senate
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wolk served on these committees:
- Revenue and Taxation (Chair)[4]
- Appropriations[5]
- Health[6]
- Natural Resources and Water[7]
- Transportation and Housing[8]
- Local Government[9]
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee, California Legislature
Select
- Delta Stewardship and Sustainability (Chair)
- Delta Conservation, Conveyance, and Governance
- Biotechnology
- California's Wine Industry
Elections
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Wolk is running for re-election in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 3. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She is running unopposed in the primary on June 5, 2012. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012. [10]
2008
In 2008 Wolk was elected to the California State Senate, District 5. She finished with 78,171 votes while her opponent John Gould finished with 40,238 votes.[11] Wolk raised $498,987 for her campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Lois Wolk (D)
|
78,171 | |||
| John Gould (R) | 40,238 | |||
Campaign donors
2010 (Off-cycle)
| California State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Lois Wolk's campaign in 2010 | |
| California State Pipe Trades Council | $7,800 |
| Time Warner | $7,800 |
| California Professional Fire Fighters | $6,050 |
| California Assisted Living Association | $5,900 |
| California State Council Of Laborers | $5,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $266,397 |
2008
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In 2008 Wolk raised $498,987 in campaign donations. Her top three donors are listed below.[12]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Wolk for Assembly 2004 Fund | $106,336 |
| California Teachers Association | $13,400 |
| California Professional Fire Fighters | $7,782 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Lois + Wolk + California + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Lois Wolk News Feed
- Wolk honored for work to protect CA's seniors - Daily Democrat
- Local educators support governor's tax initiative - Tracy Press
- Legislature shifts schedule to receive extra pay - TheReporter.com
- Mayor Glass Takes the Case to Sacramento - Patch.com
- Lavish Perk for Court Bureaucrats Attacked by Senate Committee - Courthouse News Service
- Smith: Eroding our rights bit by bit by bit - Daily Democrat
- Senate approves Wolk bill for charities - TheReporter.com
- Wolk gives power to residents who want clean energy with SB 843 - Davis Enterprise
- State Senate approves Solano County's Sen. Lois Wolk's flu legislation - Daily Democrat
- Health care workers have ethical responsibility to protect their patients from ... - UC Berkeley (blog)
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Fined over gift disclosure
In February 2010 Wolk agreed to pay a fine of $400 for failing to disclose gifts from interest groups. Thirty other California lawmakers agreed to pay fines as well.[13]
5th district profile
The 5th district covers much of the Sacramento River Delta, including parts of urban Sacramento, the San Francisco North Bay, and the Central Valley.
All of Yolo County is in the district, as is the delta area of Sacramento County and most of Solano County
See also
External links
- Lois Wolk's 2008 senate campaign website
- Official website of State Senator Lois Wolk
- Legislative profile of Lois Wolk on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Lois Wolk on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Lois Wolk page on the Davis, California wiki
- Lois Wolk on Facebook
References
- ↑ 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 Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation
- ↑ Senate Appropriations committee membership list
- ↑ Senate Health committee membership
- ↑ Senate Natural Resources and Water committee membership
- ↑ Members of the Senate Transportation and Housing committee
- ↑ Committee on Local Government
- ↑ California Secretary of State, Official candidate list
- ↑ California State Senate official election results
- ↑ Campaign donations
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "California lawmakers agree to pay fines over gift disclosure," February 2, 2010
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