Rating Group: Race Forward

2006 Positions on Racial Justice

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State Office Name Party Rating
Samuel Aanestad 15
Richard Ackerman 10
Gregory Aghazarian 26
Richard Alarcón 100
Elaine Alquist 100
Juan Arambula 100
Roy Ashburn 10
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 100
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 100
James Battin 15
John Benoit 15
Patty Berg 100
Rudy Bermúdez 100
Sam Blakeslee 25
Russell Bogh 20
Debra Bowen 100
Ron Calderon 90
Joseph Canciamilla 80
Gilbert Cedillo 85
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 100
Edward Chavez 100
Wesley Chesbro 100
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 100
David Cogdill 15
Rebecca Cohn 95
Joe Coto 100
Dave Cox 15
Lynn Daucher 55
Hector De La Torre 100
Charles DeVore 20
Jeff Denham 40
Denise Ducheny 95
Joe Dunn 100
Robert Dutton 15
Mervyn Dymally 95
Bill Emmerson 25
Martha Escutia 100
Noreen Evans 100
Liz Figueroa 100
Dean Florez 90
Dario Frommer 100
Bonnie Garcia 53
Jackie Goldberg 100
Loni Hancock 100
Tom Harman 21
Ray Haynes, Jr. 6
Dennis Hollingsworth 10
Jerome Horton 100
Shirley Horton 45
Guy Houston 20
Robert Huff 20
Dave Jones 100
Betty Karnette 95
Richard Keene 20
Christine Kehoe 95
Johan Klehs 95
Paul Koretz 90
Sheila Kuehl 100
Jay La Suer 10
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa Republican 20
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird Democratic 100
Mark Leno 100
Robert Leslie 15
Lloyd Levine 100
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu Democratic 100
Carol Liu 100
Alan Lowenthal 95
Michael Machado 75
Abel Maldonado 37
Bob Margett 20
Barbara Matthews 90
Bill Maze 15
Kevin McCarthy 20
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 10
Carole Migden 95
Cindy Montañez 100
William Phillip Morrow 5
Dennis Lee Mountjoy 15
Eugene Mullin 100
Kevin Murray 85
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 30
Joseph Nation 95
Pedro Nava 100
Gloria Negrete McLeod 100
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello Republican 20
Fabian Núñez 100
Jenny Oropeza 100
Deborah Ortiz 100
Nicole Parra 95
Fran Pavley 100
Don Perata 70
George Plescia 20
Charles Poochigian 5
Keith Stuart Richman 30
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100
Gloria Romero 100
George Runner, Jr. 10
Sharon Runner 20
Ira Ruskin 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Samuel Aanestad 15
Richard Ackerman 10
Gregory Aghazarian 26
Richard Alarcón 100
Elaine Alquist 100
Juan Arambula 100
Roy Ashburn 10
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 100
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 100
James Battin 15
John Benoit 15
Patty Berg 100
Rudy Bermúdez 100
Sam Blakeslee 25
Russell Bogh 20
Debra Bowen 100
Ron Calderon 90
Joseph Canciamilla 80
Gilbert Cedillo 85
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 100
Edward Chavez 100
Wesley Chesbro 100
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 100
David Cogdill 15
Rebecca Cohn 95
Joe Coto 100
Dave Cox 15
Lynn Daucher 55
Hector De La Torre 100
Charles DeVore 20
Jeff Denham 40
Denise Ducheny 95
Joe Dunn 100
Robert Dutton 15
Mervyn Dymally 95
Bill Emmerson 25
Martha Escutia 100
Noreen Evans 100
Liz Figueroa 100
Dean Florez 90
Dario Frommer 100
Bonnie Garcia 53
Jackie Goldberg 100
Loni Hancock 100
Tom Harman 21
Ray Haynes, Jr. 6
Dennis Hollingsworth 10
Jerome Horton 100
Shirley Horton 45
Guy Houston 20
Robert Huff 20
Dave Jones 100
Betty Karnette 95
Richard Keene 20
Christine Kehoe 95
Johan Klehs 95
Paul Koretz 90
Sheila Kuehl 100
Jay La Suer 10
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa R 20
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird D 100
Mark Leno 100
Robert Leslie 15
Lloyd Levine 100
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber D 100
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu D 100
Carol Liu 100
Alan Lowenthal 95
Michael Machado 75
Abel Maldonado 37
Bob Margett 20
Barbara Matthews 90
Bill Maze 15
Kevin McCarthy 20
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 10
Carole Migden 95
Cindy Montañez 100
William Phillip Morrow 5
Dennis Lee Mountjoy 15
Eugene Mullin 100
Kevin Murray 85
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 30
Joseph Nation 95
Pedro Nava 100
Gloria Negrete McLeod 100
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello R 20
Fabian Núñez 100
Jenny Oropeza 100
Deborah Ortiz 100
Nicole Parra 95
Fran Pavley 100
Don Perata 70
George Plescia 20
Charles Poochigian 5
Keith Stuart Richman 30
Mark Ridley-Thomas 100
Gloria Romero 100
George Runner, Jr. 10
Sharon Runner 20
Ira Ruskin 100
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