Rating Group: California Manufacturers and Technology Association

2006 Positions on Manufacturers Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa Republican 100
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 90
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 0
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu Democratic 10
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 0
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello Republican 90
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird Democratic 0
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg Democratic 10
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 0
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 0
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 10
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian No Party Affiliation 0
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 90
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber Democratic 0
Samuel Aanestad 80
Richard Ackerman 90
Gregory Aghazarian 90
Richard Alarcón 11
Elaine Alquist 0
Juan Arambula 0
Roy Ashburn 80
James Battin 80
John Benoit 90
Patty Berg 0
Rudy Bermúdez 0
Sam Blakeslee 80
Russell Bogh 90
Debra Bowen 0
Charles Calderon 30
Joseph Canciamilla 50
Gilbert Cedillo 50
Edward Chavez 10
Wesley Chesbro 0
David Cogdill 90
Rebecca Cohn 0
Joe Coto 0
Dave Cox 90
Lynn Daucher 80
Hector De La Torre 0
Charles DeVore 100
Jeff Denham 90
Denise Ducheny 0
Joe Dunn 10
Robert Dutton 90
Mervyn Dymally 0
Bill Emmerson 90
Martha Escutia 0
Noreen Evans 10
Liz Figueroa 0
Dean Florez 30
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa R 100
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 90
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 0
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu D 10
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 0
CA State Senate - 6 Roger Niello R 90
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird D 0
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg D 10
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 0
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 0
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 10
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian N/A 0
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 90
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber D 0
Samuel Aanestad 80
Richard Ackerman 90
Gregory Aghazarian 90
Richard Alarcón 11
Elaine Alquist 0
Juan Arambula 0
Roy Ashburn 80
James Battin 80
John Benoit 90
Patty Berg 0
Rudy Bermúdez 0
Sam Blakeslee 80
Russell Bogh 90
Debra Bowen 0
Charles Calderon 30
Joseph Canciamilla 50
Gilbert Cedillo 50
Edward Chavez 10
Wesley Chesbro 0
David Cogdill 90
Rebecca Cohn 0
Joe Coto 0
Dave Cox 90
Lynn Daucher 80
Hector De La Torre 0
Charles DeVore 100
Jeff Denham 90
Denise Ducheny 0
Joe Dunn 10
Robert Dutton 90
Mervyn Dymally 0
Bill Emmerson 90
Martha Escutia 0
Noreen Evans 10
Liz Figueroa 0
Dean Florez 30
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