Teachers unions

45% pass rate. They supported 163 bills, 74 became law.

100% kill rate. They opposed 44 bills, 44 did not become law.

Showing contributions
2001-2004

Top 10 Recipients Funded

RecipientAmountsort iconLegislator voted with this interest
Gray Davis$323,372
John Burton$118,50091% (159 out of 174 bills)
Fabian Nunez$69,54199% (176 out of 178 bills)
S. Joseph Simitian$65,35097% (164 out of 169 bills)
Christine Kehoe$58,70099% (163 out of 165 bills)
Alan Lowenthal$58,25096% (135 out of 141 bills)
Judy Chu$58,02599% (190 out of 192 bills)
Cindy Montanez$56,25097% (147 out of 152 bills)
Jackie Goldberg$52,65094% (304 out of 324 bills)
Barbara Matthews$52,05088% (120 out of 136 bills)
Herb Wesson Jr.$51,60096% (161 out of 167 bills)
Betty Karnette$51,26991% (259 out of 286 bills)
Nicole M Parra$50,35089% (103 out of 116 bills)
John Laird$50,10098% (212 out of 217 bills)
Gloria Negrete McLeod$49,85094% (257 out of 274 bills)
Lloyd Levine$45,75094% (167 out of 177 bills)
Sheila Kuehl$44,10095% (147 out of 155 bills)
Mark Ridley-Thomas$42,26397% (239 out of 247 bills)
Gilbert Cedillo$41,00088% (108 out of 123 bills)
Jenny Oropeza$40,48098% (148 out of 151 bills)
Patty Berg$40,20098% (235 out of 240 bills)
Rudy Bermudez$39,55098% (117 out of 119 bills)
Marco Antonio Firebaugh$38,60078% (162 out of 209 bills)
Dario Frommer$37,55096% (136 out of 141 bills)
Gloria Romero$36,99891% (191 out of 209 bills)
Jerome Horton$36,30093% (112 out of 121 bills)
Loni Hancock$34,90092% (192 out of 208 bills)
Ron Calderon$34,30088% (171 out of 194 bills)
Mervyn Dymally$34,00095% (136 out of 143 bills)
Wilma Chan$34,00098% (175 out of 179 bills)
Carol Liu$32,34086% (188 out of 218 bills)
Rebecca Cohn$32,25092% (199 out of 217 bills)
Darrell Steinberg$30,70099% (175 out of 176 bills)
Gene Mullin$30,20092% (209 out of 228 bills)
Paul Koretz$30,05096% (144 out of 150 bills)
Sally Lieber$29,75097% (154 out of 159 bills)
Richard Alarcon$29,00091% (201 out of 220 bills)
Fran Pavley$28,52594% (288 out of 307 bills)
Lois Wolk$27,60094% (126 out of 134 bills)
Mark Leno$27,00097% (218 out of 224 bills)
Simon Salinas$25,97499% (134 out of 136 bills)
Don Perata$25,40094% (103 out of 110 bills)
Nell Soto$24,85092% (126 out of 137 bills)
Ed Chavez$23,65093% (128 out of 138 bills)
Wesley Chesbro$22,35092% (196 out of 214 bills)
Denise Moreno Ducheny$22,35090% (104 out of 116 bills)
Juan Vargas$22,05096% (121 out of 126 bills)
Jim Brulte$20,38625% (29 out of 116 bills)
Mike Machado$18,30086% (147 out of 170 bills)
Deborah Ortiz$17,75095% (108 out of 114 bills)
Martha Escutia$17,50093% (199 out of 213 bills)
Joe Nation$17,15096% (214 out of 223 bills)
Tom Torlakson$16,50093% (98 out of 105 bills)
Kevin Murray$16,20089% (151 out of 169 bills)
Dean Florez$16,05085% (88 out of 104 bills)
Lou Correa$16,00088% (202 out of 229 bills)
George Nakano$14,95499% (134 out of 135 bills)
Edward Vincent$14,60078% (102 out of 131 bills)
Jack Scott$14,50090% (168 out of 187 bills)
Manny Diaz$11,90092% (232 out of 252 bills)
Joe Canciamilla$11,90086% (95 out of 110 bills)
Lynn Daucher$11,40040% (82 out of 205 bills)
Patricia Wiggins$10,00098% (220 out of 225 bills)
Debra Bowen$10,00091% (144 out of 159 bills)
Leland Yee$9,65098% (232 out of 236 bills)
John Longville$9,050100% (126 out of 126 bills)
Liz Figueroa$8,50093% (134 out of 144 bills)
John Vasconcellos$8,50091% (182 out of 200 bills)
Tom Harman$8,15039% (48 out of 123 bills)
Jackie Speier$8,00088% (191 out of 218 bills)
Sarah Reyes$7,84089% (180 out of 202 bills)
Hannah-Beth Jackson$7,00096% (141 out of 147 bills)
Todd Spitzer$6,00052% (64 out of 124 bills)
Robert Pacheco$5,87541% (69 out of 170 bills)
Dede Alpert$3,75090% (233 out of 258 bills)
John Dutra$3,50096% (121 out of 126 bills)
Robert Dutton$2,00046% (59 out of 129 bills)
Keith Richman$1,80050% (66 out of 131 bills)
Bill Maze$1,50041% (47 out of 115 bills)
Bob Margett$1,00032% (39 out of 121 bills)
Robert Leslie$1,00036% (40 out of 110 bills)
Sharon Runner$1,00031% (63 out of 204 bills)
Greg Aghazarian$1,00043% (51 out of 120 bills)
Joseph Dunn$90091% (108 out of 119 bills)
Mark Wyland$75045% (91 out of 202 bills)
Rick Keene$50033% (52 out of 160 bills)

How were these voting percentages calculated? Here is an example:

Teachers unions supported or opposed 207 bills in California. Of these bills, John Burton, a legislator, cast votes on 174 of them.

He voted in the same direction as Teachers unions on 159 bills, 91% of the time.

If an interest (such as Teachers unions) supports a bill and the legislator votes Yes, this is counted as vote in the same direction as the interest. If an interest opposes a bill and the legislator votes No, this is also counted as vote in the same direction as the interest. We examine the last substantive vote on each bill to determine a legislator's position.