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Mark DeSaulnier
| Mark DeSaulnier | ||
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| California State Senate District 7 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2007-2008 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | College of the Holy Cross, 1952 | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Lowell, MA | |
| Profession | Restaurateur | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Contents |
DeSaulnier previously represented the 11th assembly district of the California State Assembly from 2006-2008.
DeSaulnier has announced that he will be a candidate in an upcoming special election in California's 10th congressional district caused by the resignation of Ellen O'Kane Tauscher.
DeSaulnier is running for re-election to in 2012.
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, DeSaulnier ranked as a 91.[3]
Policy positions
State constitution
DeSaulnier supports a California constitutional convention. He is a critic of the current California Constitution, saying, "We keep adding rooms, but the hallways don’t connect together. There’s not a lot of thought given to the overall architecture.”[4]
Initiative rights
DeSaulnier is a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 24, which would make it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a pay-per-signature basis.[5],[6]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DeSaulnier has been appointed to these committees:
- Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Chair
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, California Senate
- Governance and Finance Committee, California Senate
- Health Committee, California Senate
- Sunset Review Committee, California Legislature
- Transportation and Housing Committee, California Senate, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, DeSaulnier served on these committees: DeSaulnier served on these legislative committees:
- Labor and Industrial Relations (Chair)[7]
- Appropriations[8]
- Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments[9]
- Health[10]
- Transportation and Housing[11]
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee, California Legislature
- Budget and Fiscal Review - Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration (Chair)
Elections
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
DeSaulnier is running for re-election in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 7. He is running against Mark P. Meuser (R) in the primary on June 5, 2012. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012. [12]
2008
In 2008 DeSaulnier was elected to the California State Senate, District 7. He finished with 256,311 votes while his opponent Christian Amsberry finished with 128,878 votes.[13]
| California State Senate, District 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mark DeSaulnier (D)
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256,311 | |||
| Christian Amsberry (R) | 128,878 | |||
Campaign donors
2010 (Off-cycle)
| California State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Mark DeSaulnier's campaign in 2010 | |
| State Building & Construction Trades Council Of California | $10,300 |
| California State Pipe Trades Council | $8,800 |
| California Labor Federation AFL-CIO | $7,800 |
| Electrical Workers Local 302 | $7,800 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 447 | $7,800 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $432,115 |
2008
In 2008 DeSaulnier raised $799,074 in campaign donations. Listed below are three of his top donors.[14]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Electrical Workers Local 302 | $14,400 |
| California Labor Federation AFL-CIO | $14,400 |
| Northern California Carpenters Regional Council | $14,400 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Mark + DeSaulnier + California + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Mark DeSaulnier News Feed
- Amazon may both collect - and keep - California sales tax - TheDay.com (blog)
- Senator DeSaulnier to Address Residents of The Commons at Dallas Ranch at ... - Antioch Herald
- Amazon poised to get California sales-tax money ? and keep it - Joplin Globe
- Budget cuts will hit California social services hard - News10.net
- Senate votes to stop spending on MTC regional headquarters project - San Jose Mercury News
- Napa fights Bay Area commission legislation - Napa Valley Register
- California bullet train chief seeks environmental exemptions - Los Angeles Times
- DeSaulnier Legislation to Provide Permanent Funding for Affordable Housing ... - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
- Bill would mandate quick reporting of stolen guns - Sacramento Bee
- the sportsman's corner: California state senate passes anti-gun bill - Willits News
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7th district profile
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The 7th district includes a primarily suburban part of San Francisco's East Bay arear. It is located entirely in and covers most of Contra Costa County. This includes all of the central and eastern portions of the county (everything east of Alameda County), and the western portion of the county on San Pablo Bay.
See also
External links
- Mark DeSaulnier's campaign website
- Official website of State Senator Mark DeSaulnier
- Legislative profile of Mark DeSaulnier on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Mark DeSaulnier on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2006
- Mark DeSaulnier on Twitter
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
- ↑ Sacramento News & Review, "California Renovation", June 18, 2009
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "California Legislative Hearing on Bill to Ban Paying Circulators Per Signature", July 6, 2009
- ↑ Text of SB 34
- ↑ Senate Labor committee membership
- ↑ Senate Appropriations committee membership list
- ↑ Senate Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments committee membership
- ↑ Senate Health committee membership
- ↑ Members of the Senate Transportation and Housing committee
- ↑ California Secretary of State, Official candidate list
- ↑ California State Senate official election results
- ↑ Campaign donations
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