Sen. Diane Feinstein, CASR
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Sen. Diane Feinstein, CASR District/State/Party: California, Democrat Next election: 2018 (unlikely to run!)3rd term DC office location: 1227 Longworth Building DC office phone: 202-225-6111 Religion: Jewish Appreciation for: Jobs/economy/national debt: • Proposal to cap carbon emissions from power plants • Promotes access to affordable educational opportunities to build a successful workforce now Relevant committees: and into the future; • Intelligence (Chair) • Advocates investing in transportation and • Appropriations infrastructure. o Energy and Water, sub • Judiciary National security: • Votes to support resources for service members. Key DC Staff: Matthew Nelson, Energy and Environment Key constituent concerns for MOC’s district: • Securing borders Positions • Repealing defense of marriage act Climate/environment • Protecting CA deserts • Strong climate advocate, but pragmatist • Affordable health care • Wants to support climate legislation that has a • CA agriculture chance, which means a fee that starts low and increases only after a period of assessing impact to economy and environment. • Believes green community made a mistake in 2008 trying to pass legislation that was too comprehensive – should have stayed power sector (Insert Photo here)Photo/ only. Photo credit: URL: Sen. Barbara Boxer, CAJR District/State/Party: CA/Dem/4th term Next election/: 2016 DC office location: 112 Hart Senate Office Building, DC office phone : 202-224-3553 Religion: Jewish Appreciation for: Jobs/economy/national debt: • Progressive and Climate Champion: co-sponsored • Leading efforts to create jobs, help small businesses Climate Protection Act of 2013, carbon fee and compete and provide tax relief for middle-class dividend bill, with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). families. Advocate for California businesses, promoting policies for state’s agricultural, high-tech, biotechnology, entertainment companies success “…We need to put a price on pollution so polluters turn away from dirty energy and turn toward clean energy. National security: That will save us from most of the ravages of the • Opposes war in Iraq, supports service men and changing climate…” women, protects CA military bases Relevant committees: Ratings By various interest Issue groups: Environment and Public Works (Chair); Commerce, American Conservative Union Lifetime Score: 3% Science and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Ethics Planned Parenthood Score: 100% League of Conservation Voters Score: 100% Key DC Staff: Poker Players Alliance score: 0% Joe Mendelson, Bettina Poirier, Jason Albritton. Jeremy Gun Owners of America score: 0%, F- Symons Deputy Staff Director; environment, clean NRA score: F water, air quality, wildlife, and climate change. American Public Health Association: 100% Positions Relevant Issues for Constituency re climate change: Energy/climate/environment: Sea level rise, extreme weather, fire, drought, flooding, • 2007 Chair Environment and Public Works water wars, crop failure, decline of ski industry, committee. Sponsored legislation to reduce Immigration (climate refugees), tourism, job losses, air greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2025, and to 80 pollution (big cities, Central Valley), rise of disease due percent below 1980 levels by 2050. to climate change. CA could lead in solutions with high • 2009, Boxer and Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced Clean tech industry, aerospace, solar and wind energy Energy Jobs and American Power Act, proposing a 20 percent decrease from 2005 levels by the year 2020. Included cap-and-trade system and an offset program. • 2010 voted against Statement of Opposition to EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule • 2009 praised Energy Secretary Steven Chu's reorganization of Department of Energy's loan programs, designed to promote alternative energy. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, CA01 District/State/Party: 1st/CA/Republican Next election/# terms: 2014/First-term DC office location: 506 Cannon House Office Building DC office phone : 202-225-3076 Religion: Christian Appreciation for: • Supporting more water storage. Key constituent Supports wind, solar, biomass, geothermal “where concerns for MOC’s district: • and when cost competitive” and supports nuclear. • Strongly Republican. Ex: Tehama county voted 72% to ban gay marriage in 2008. • Local newspapers ChicoER, Redding Record Relevant committees: Searchlight, Newsreview show that water issues, Natural Resources and Water (Vice jobs, and lowering taxes are key constituent Chair),Subcommittee on Water and Power concerns. (Insert Photo here)Photo/ Photo credit: Key DC Staff: Personal interests, hoBBies, etc.: URL: Caitlin Dorman • He, his wife Jill and 4 children live on their family farm in Richvale, CA, where he runs the farming Positions business his great-grandfather founded in 1931. Energy/climate/environment: • Tweets about taxes, guns, and abortion. • Supports expanding domestic oil/coal extraction and Keystone, very concerned about the price of gas. Who do they work with across the aisle? • Supports wind, solar, biomass, geothermal “where • Votes with his party 97% of 105 votes. and when cost competitive” and supports nuclear. • Friends with Karen Bass, first female African- American speaker of the Assembly. Jobs/economy/national debt: • Jumpstarting job creation is the most urgent and critical issue we face. • Solution to debt problem is to scale back federal gov’t. National security: • “We must maintain the greatest military the world has ever seen.” • Strongly supports Israel, opposes a nuclear Iran. Rep. Jared Huffman, CA02 District/State/Party: 2nd District/California/Democrat DC office location: 1630 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 DC office phone: Ph. 202.225.5161 Fax. 202.225.5163 Appreciation for: Jobs/economy Lifelong environmental activist. 100% Lifetime Score • Paycheck Fairness Act from the League of Conservation Voters. First year in • Active in job creation and economic stability for Congress. As State Senator he authored the Renewable Coastal Agriculture business generation and Efficiency Incentives Act (AB 920); Key Concerns for Constituents requires utility companies to pay homeowners and • Sea Level Rise and mitigation small businesses for surplus power they produce from • Drought and water issues for agriculture and renewable energy sources and the Solar Hot Water and inhabited areas Efficiency Act (AB 1470) which created the nation’s largest solar hot water program. Supported Marin Clean Personal Interests Energy, which allows residents of Marin County to • At home wine maker choose their energy from renewable and sustainable • Tennis sources. • Fishing Key DC Staff: Stephanie Owens Positions Environment: • Worked for NRDC as an attorney • Member of Waxman’s Safe Climate Caucus • Against Keystone Pipeline • Voted for eco fuels • Mitigating costs for coastal sea level rise • Cap and Trade • Safe water Rep. John Garamendi, CA03 District/State/Party: 3rd District of California, Democrat Next election/# terms: 2014/3rd term DC office location: 2438 Rayburn House Office Building DC office phone: 202-225-1880 Religion: Christian Appreciation for: Positions • Reintroduce H.R. 1524, which would require that Energy/climate/environment: clean energy goods and equipment used in • Clean air and water creates healthy projects purchased or paid for by federal communities taxpayer dollars contain 85 percent American- • Advocate for clean energy production and made content efficiency projects; environmental stewardship • Authored the country’s first state tax credit for and long term economic growth go hand-in- clean energy in the 1970s. hand • Served as Deputy Interior Secretary under • Authored solar, wind and energy conservation tax President Bill Clinton credit law. (Nov 2009) • Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment • Safeguard our environment for future generations Coalition • Votes NO on: opening the Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling (May 2011); barring EPA from regulating • Member, Defense Energy Security Caucus greenhouse gases (Apr 2011) • Member of the Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus Jobs/economy/national debt: • Member of Safe Climate Caucus • Voted NO on: on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. Relevant committees: • Armed Services Committee National security: o Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces • Voted NO on: on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving o Subcommittee on Strategic Forces wiretaps. (Feb 2011) • Transportation & Infrastructure Committee o Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Coast Key constituent concerns for MOC’s district: Guard and Maritime Transportation • Jobs, jobs, and jobs o Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Personal interests, hoBBies, etc.: • BA, UC Berkeley; MBA Harvard Business School • Agriculture Committee • California’s 46th Lieutenant Governor, o Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities • Commitment to international service and Risk Management • Conservationist and outdoorsman Key DC Staff: Who do they work with across the aisle? Energy LA: Elizabeth Shelton; Environment LA: Elizabeth Mike Pompeo (R-KS) Shelton; Tax LA: Chris Austin Rep. Tom McClintock, CA04 District/State/Party: Republican/CA/4th Next election/# terms: 2014 DC office location: 434 Cannon, Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-2511 Fax: 202-225-5444 Appreciation for: National security: • Secured funds for drug rehab clinic in Grass Valley • McClintock supports fully funding the military as well • H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act) Approved by as returning to Reagan's "peace through strength" House –authored by Mr. McClintock