1995 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD

22ND ANNUAL GUIDE TO ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND VOTES

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CO N S E R VATION VOTERS

CO N T E N T S he California League of Conservation Voters is the non-partisan political action arm of Ca l i f o rn i a ’ s environmental movement. The League works to protect the envi r o n - 1995: Year in Revi e w ...... 1 Tmental quality of the state by working to elect envi r o n m e n t a l l y responsible candidates The Worst of ‘95 ...... 1 to state and federal office, then hold them accountable to the environmental agenda. Voting Summary ...... 2 The League conducts rigorous research on candidates and concentrates on the races whe r e Notes on the Scores...... 2 our resources can make a difference. We back our endorsements with exp e r tise, assisting The Agenda: Bill Descriptions .. . . 3 - 5 candidates with the media, fundraising and grassroots organizing strategies they need to win. As s e m b ly Floor Chart ...... 6 - 9 Each election yea r , we place experienced organizers, known as the Grizzly Corps, in the most Senate Floor Chart...... 10 - 11 cr ucial environmental contests in the state, then work to get out the vote on Election Day. In Five- Y ear Aver a g e s ...... 1 2 1994, CLCV fielded 20 Grizzlies in 17 campaigns and contributed over $220,000 on behalf Leg i s l a t i ve of candidates. Ro s t e r s...... Inside Back Cover The League is also a legi s l a t i ve wat c h d o g. Each yea r , we track scores of envi r o n m e n t a l bills and votes in Sacramento and work to make sure legislators hear from environmental © 1995 California League of voters. At session’s end, we publish the Ca l i f ornia Envi r onmental Scorec a r d to help voters dis- Co n s e r vation Vot e r s tinguish between the rhetoric and reality of a lawm a ke r ’ s record.

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“We ’ ve been down a wild river, but we didn’t drown .” be l o w) both stalled after citizens targeted the Capitol with — Si e r ra Club lobbyi s t / calls and letters. CLCV Board member V. John Wh i t e , Some good bills made it through unscathed. ’s San Diego Union-Tri bu n e , Sept. 22 SB 901 is a landmark in water policy: For the first time, local officials must make sure water supplies are avai l a bl e o call 1995 a year of turmoil in the Legislature is before approving new devel o p m e n t . li k e calling a hurricane a stiff breeze. The ongoing But the bills that reached Gov. Wilson found the deck Tbattle over control of the As s e m b ly produced a yea r st a c k ed. Of six pro-environment bills sent to him, he vet o e d with three Speakers, three politically- m o t i vated recall elec- half. Of eight anti-environmental bills, he signed them all. tions, debates dominated by name-calling, and low produc- The oddest thing about 1995 may be that envi r o n m e n - tal scores are up: For both houses and both parties, the tiv i t y . The uncertainty means just about ever ything about aver ge floor score rose by 3 to 12 points over 1994. Per f e c t 1995 should be marked with a footnote: Wait ‘til next yea r . scores rose from 6 to 19, and zeros dropped from 6 to 1. Fueled by contributions from Big Oil and other pollut- Se veral factors contribut e d , including the strong bipar- ing industries, anti-environmentalists mounted swee p i n g tisan support for several conservation bills, and the fact that attacks on Californi a ’ s public health and natural resources ma n y of the worst bills had no floor votes because of the – with Gov. Wilson launching his own anti-envi r o n m e n t a l di s o r ganization. Also welcome were an emerging group of broadsides in a bid to boost his presidential campaign. Th e m o d e r a t e ly green-leaning Republicans, unfort u n a t e ly same special interests working in the guise of “regu l a t o r y accompanied by the sharp anti-environmental turn of sev- re f o r m” to roll back federal environmental laws brought eral Democrats. their agenda to California and produced a flood of bad In both parties, the polarization now is between true bi l l s . be l i e vers in the myth of “jobs vs. the environment” and The good news: For the most part, envi r o n m e n t a l i s t s those who realize protecting the environment is about pro- held the line. The chaos helped, as environmentalists wer e tecting the public health of 33 million Californians. Unless ab le to block many of the worst bills in sympathetic com- more lawm a k ers listen to the people instead of special mittees. But the environmental community also flexed its interests, 1996 promises more of the same. grassroots muscle. The two worst bills of the year (see

THE WORST OF ‘95 – SB 1180, SB 1307

he two worst bills of the session never made it to a Grassroots pressure forced a delay of the vote, and as final vote – and one was never voted on at all. Both the anti-1180 campaign gained momentum, Calderon with- Twere by Sen. Charles Calderon: SB 1180 wou l d dr e w the provisions gutting CEQA. Another assault on ha ve gutted the California Environmental Quality Ac t CEQA is expected in 1996. (CEQA), and SB 1307 attacked the state’s Safe Drinking SB 1307 was backed by the major oil companies, who Water Ac t . spent $1.8 million pushing it. It would lower state drinking SB 1180, written by the Wilson Administration, was the water standards for the pesticide DBCP and other contam- most serious attack ever mounted against CEQA – an envi - inants, jeopardizing the health of the most vulnerable pop- ronmental Bill of Rights that guarantees citizens a voice in ulations. It would prohibit the state from setting stricter decisions about envi r o n m e n t a l l y harmful development pro- standards than the federal gover nment – a shorts i g h t e d jects. Under current law, developers must prove that their projects will not harm the environment. SB 1180 wou l d mo ve when Congress is considering lowering federal stan- ha ve reversed the burden of proof, so that citizens who da r d s . wish to challenge a project would first have to prove it Ag ain, environmentalists mounted a grassroots and would be harmful. media campaign against the bill. With three days left in the After SB 1180 passed the Senate in innocuous form, session, Calderon agreed to postpone its hearing in the Wilson and Calderon “hijacked” it. But before a cruc i a l Senate Toxics Committee until the beginning of the 1996 vote in the As s e m b ly Natural Resources Committee, envi - session. Environmentalists remain firm l y opposed to this ronmentalists mobilized voters to contact their legi s l a t o r s attack on public health, and have set the highest priority on in protest. stopping SB 1307.

1995 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD 1 1995 VOTING SUMMARY

AS S E M B L Y Average Republican As s e m b ly floor score: 21 In 1994: 9 Average Democratic As s e m b ly floor score: 85 In 1994: 77 Percentage of As s e m b ly Republicans scoring lower than 20: 61 In 1994: 94 Percentage of As s e m b ly Democrats scoring higher than 80: 72 In 1994: 45 GOP As s e m b ly members with scores of 50+: Cunneen (67), Firestone (56), McPherson (54) Perfect 100s: Bates, V. Brown, Burton, B. Campbell, Escutia, Friedman, Isenberg, Katz, Knox, Lee, Mazzoni, Sher, Speier, Swee n e y, Vasconcellos, Vil l a r a i g o s a Zeros: none SE N AT E Average Republican Senate floor score: 14 In 1994: 11 Average Democratic Senate floor score: 76 In 1994: 71 Percentage of Senate Republicans scoring lower than 20: 76 In 1994: 80 Percentage of Senate Democrats scoring higher than 80: 48 In 1994: 40 Re p u b lican Senators with scores of 50+: T. Campbell (53) Perfect 100s: Dills, Rosenthal, Solis Zeros: Roge r s THE GOVERNOR Pr o - e n vironmental bills signed: 3 Pr o - e n vironmental bills vetoed: 3 An t i - e n vironmental bills signed: 8 An t i - e n vironmental bills vetoed: 0 Bill Score: 21 In 1994: 33 MOST IMPROVE D WORST DECLINES Alquist +42 M. Thompson -33 Vasconcellos +32 Calderon -28 Escutia +29 Cannella -24 Napolitano +27 Baca -19 Allen +24 Co r tese -19 Ayala +23 Hauser -19 T. Campbell +21 Be ver l y -11 Is e n b e r g, O’Connell +20 Boatwright -11

NOTES ON THE SCORES The Scorecard evaluates votes by the 1995 Californ i a tal votes by ✘. Members who did not vote are marked NV, and Le gislature. Bills listed are not all the environmental legislation of those not eligible for a vote as NE. Final scores are the percentage the session, but those judged most important by the envi r o n m e n t a l of pro-environment votes cast, not counting absences. co m m u n i t y . The votes used for scoring may not be the final roll- Le gislators who voted in committee on at least three Scorecard call. The Scorecard panel decided which votes were most indica- bills also received committee scores, shown on the floor chart. ti ve for each bill. Ch a r ts detailing committee votes are avai l a b le on the Interne t , Pr o - e n vironment votes are designated by ✔; anti-envi r o n m e n - through EcoVote Online at ht t p : / / w w w. e c o vot e. o rg / e c o vot e .

2 1995 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD THE AGENDA: BILLS THAT MAKE UP THE SCORES

WATER QUAL I T Y ✔ PRO-ENVIRONMENTALBILL ✗ ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALBILL 6. DUMPING OIL ✗ [C]

C PRO-ENVIRONMENTALACTION BYGOVERNOR SB 649 (C OS T A) would take the teeth out of a 123-year old law D ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALACTION BYGOVERNOR st r i c t l y prohibiting dumping oil into streams, lakes or the ocean. It would make dumping a crime only if authorities could pr ove it [C] SCORING ON COMMITTEE VOTES ONLY ha r med a fish, bird or plant.

Held in As s e m b ly Wat e r , Parks & Wil d l i f e . AIR QUAL I T Y 7. LOWER DRINKING WATER STAN D ARDS ✗ 1. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (ZEVS) ✔ [C] SB 1307 (C AL D E RO N ) would water down the California Safe State law requires that by 1998, two percent of vehicles offe r e d Drinking Water Act by relaxing controls on the banned pesticide for sale in California must not emit air pollutants, increasing to 10 DB C P , as well as other wat e r- b o r ne contaminants. The state could percent by 2003. AB 1318 (K UE H L ) would boost the market for not set any standards stricter than the federal govern m e n t ’s . ZEVs by exempting them from state sales tax for five years. Held in Senate Toxi c s . Held in As s e m b ly Appropriations Committee.

2. RESTRICT CLEAN-TR A N S P O R T ATION RESEARCH ✗ TOX I C S

By imposing cumbersome bureaucratic revi e w processes on air- 8. HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS ✗ quality agencies, SB 199 (K EL L E Y ) will make it harder for the state Air Resources Board and other agencies to conduct research By preventing local agencies from regulating the deliver y, trans- on or development of clean fuels and veh i c l e s . fer or handling of the most hazardous materials – leaving respon- sibility in the hands of industry – AB 42 (B ACA ) would signifi- D Signed into law. ca n t l y increase the possibility of a disastrous toxics spill.

3. WEAKER POLLUT I O N - CONTROL TECHNOLOG Y ✗ Held in Senate Toxi c s .

SB 456 (K EL L E Y ) will virtu a l l y eliminate ability of the South 9. HAZARDOUS PESTICIDES ✗ Coast air district to require new technologies to improve air qual- it y . It will effe c t i vel y prevent adoption of any control technology By state law, certain pesticides will be banned unless health stud- standards stricter than federal standards. ies on their effects are completed by March 1996. SB 808 (M ON T E I T H ) would have extended the deadline for methyl bro- D Signed into law. mide, an ozone destroyer , and pentachlorophenol, a known car- ci n og e n . 4. AIRBORNE PAR T I C U L A TES STUDY ✔ Died in Senate Health & Human Servi c e s . SB 490 (S OL I S ) would have authorized a study on the health ef fects of airborne particles from sand, gra vel and rock quarri e s . This so-called PM-10 pollution may already have reduced aver - WILDLIFE & ENDANGERED SPECIES age life exp e c t a n c y in Los Angeles by three yea r s . 10. GUT U. S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT ✗ Died in As s e m b ly Natural Resources. AJR 16 (S ET E N C I C H ) is a legi s l a t i ve resolution urging Congress to 5. VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE VS. ZEVS ✗ [C] adopt a law – pushed by the so-called “Wise Use” movement – se ver e l y wea k ening the federal Endangered Species Act. The law Getting old, high-polluting cars off the road is a good idea, but SB would force the gover nment to pay owners of endangered species 501 (C AL D E RO N ) was not. The bill undercuts ZEV goals by letting habitat and restrict citizens’ pa r ticipation in ESA decisions. industries earn pollution credits through junking old vehicles. Th e original bill would have funded scrappage by letting motorists Held in Senate Natural Resources & Wil d l i f e . pa y a fee in lieu of having their cars smog- c h e c k ed. (Opposition wi t h d r a wn after amendment in Senate Tra n s p o rt a t i o n . )

Signed into law.

1995 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD 3 BILL DESCRIPTIONS, CONTINUED CO N S E R V ATI O N

18. MARIN OPEN SPACE ✔ 11, 12, 13. GUT CALIFORNIA ENDAN G E R E D SPECIES ACT ✗ AB 1830 (M AZ Z O N I ) would have allowed Marin County to call a referendum on creating a special tax assessment district to Three bills aimed at gutting the state Endangered Species Ac t . acquire and preserve open space and agricultural land. AB 137 (O LB E R G ) would allow protection for an endangered species only by act of the Legislature – not scientific decisions by D Vet o e d . wildlife exp e r ts. AB 350 (B US TA M A N T E ) would establish an insur- mo u n t a b le set of barriers to the process of listing a species as 19. AGRICULTURAL LAND ✔ endangered. And SB 131 (M AD D Y), ba c k ed by the Wil s o n Administration, would repeal any protection for endangered SB 275 (C OS T A) es t a b lishes the Ag ricultural Land Stewar d s h i p species habitat – ignoring the fact that if you wipe out a species’ Fund to buy agricultural easements – contracts with far mers who habitat, it can’t survi ve. (SB 131: [C ] ) promise to keep their land in crops rather than sell to a devel o p e r .

Held in Senate Natural Resources & Wil d l i f e . C Signed into law. ✔ 14. MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING / RAID HABITAT FUND ✗ 20. WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

The National Rifle Association sponsored SB 28 (L ES L I E ), whi c h A landmark in California water policy, SB 901 (C OS T A) for the calls a March 1996 referendum to resume sport hunting of moun- first time requires local gover nments to consider the avai l a b i l i t y tain lions. It would also allow the state to deplete a fund that puts of water supplies before building new suburban devel o p m e n t s . $30 million a year into protection of wildlife habitat. C Signed into law. D Signed into law. 21 . CALIFORNIA LAND AND WATER CO N S E R V ATION ACT ✔ FO R E S T R Y SB 1280 (O ’ C ON N E L L ) would give property owners a tax credit 15. ‘SUSTAINED YIELD’ LOGGING ✗ for donating land for environmental protection and agri c u l t u r a l pr e s e r vat i o n . AB 1937 (O LB E R G ) will let timber companies file ‘sustained y i e l d ’l ogging plans that not only allow the companies themselves Held in As s e m b ly Wat e r , Parks & Wil d l i f e . to determine how many trees they cut, but permit this virtu a l l y unrestricted logging to continue for up to 10 yea r s . MI N I N G D Signed into law. 22. PIT MINES ✗ 16. PUBLIC REVIEW ✔ SB 273 (L ES L I E ) exempts shallow pit mines dug during road- SB 1104 ( HAY D E N) would have given the state Fo r e s t ry building – even those bigger than an acre – from all envi r o n m e n - De p a r tment more time to revi e w and gather public input on log- tal provisions of the State Mining and Reclamation Ac t . ging plans. It would also have given citizens the right to appeal an ap p r o ved logging plan to the state Board of For e s t r y. D Signed into law.

Died in As s e m b ly Natural Resources. TR A N S P O R T ATI O N ✗ 17. RESTRICT MITIGATION & PUBLIC INPUT 23. TRANSIT VILLAGES ✔

SB 1283 (L ES L I E ) will make it harder for state foresters to miti- Last year the Legislature enacted a law promoting envi r o n m e n t - gate harmful impacts of logging plans, by forcing them to cite al l y sound mixed-use development near rail transit stations. AB st a t u t o r y authority for requested mitigation measures. It will also 1338 (S WE E N E Y ) would have boosted those effo r ts, with a mech- ha ve a chilling effect on public input by requiring state agencies anism to fund local planning for these transit villages. to report any inquiries from citizens concerned about a logg i n g pl a n . D Vet o e d . D Signed into law.

4 1995 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD BILL DESCRIPTIONS, CONTINUED CONSUMER PROTECTION

30. REPEAL TRUTH IN ADVERTISING ✗ 24. ELIMINATE INTER-CITY RAIL FUNDS ✗ Ca l i f o rn i a ’ s envi r o n m e n t a l - a d ve r tising law was the nation’s best, SB 160 (K OP P ) would have eliminated the only ongoing source of setting clear standards for products labeled “recy c l e d,” state funding for improvements to rail transportation betwee n “b i o d e gra d a b le” or “ozone-friendly.” SB 426 (L ES L I E ) repeals the cities. Rail development – along with a number of other progra m s la w, making it harder for consumers to know what they’ re buy i n g . for envi r o n m e n t a l ly - f r i e n d l y transit – must now compete head-to- head for funding with highway projects. D Signed into law.

Died on Senate floor. 31. ‘LIBEL’ OF FOOD PRODUCTS ✗ [C]

25. PROHIBIT TRIP-REDUCTION PROGRAMS ✗ SB 492 (C OS T A) would stifle debate on food safety by allowi n g ag ricultural producers to bring libel suits against wat c h d o g SB 437 (L EW I S ) is a setback for effo r ts to reduce traffic and smog. groups who issue war nings about food pesticide-tained food It prohibits public agencies from requiring businesses to devel o p pr o d u c t s . ride-sharing or other programs to reduce the number of employ- ees who drive alone to wor k . Held in Senate Judiciary. D Signed into law. CA M P AIGN REFORM

ENFORCEMENT & REGULATION 32. INITIATIVE FUNDING DISCLOSURE ✔

26. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ✔ SB 198 (K OP P ) would have required that ads for ballot-measure campaigns disclose the campaign’s top two funders. Voters should AB 1174 (C UN N E E N ) es t a b lishes a five- y ear period to bring a civi l be able to evaluate campaign ads based on who paid for them. suit against industrial water polluters. The five years begins whe n of ficials discover the violation, not when it is committed. D Vet o e d . C Signed into law. ED U C AT I O N 27. ‘COST EFFECTIVENESS’ / ‘RISK ANALYSIS’ ✗ 33. ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUCTION ✔ Another “Wise Use” bill: AB 1659 (W OO D S ) would set up a red-tape bur e a u c r a c y to stymie environmental enforcement. SB 1235 (H AYD E N ) would direct the state to develop a publi c - Re gulations would be subject to complicated analyses of their school curriculum for education on environmental stewar d s h i p , “cost effe c t i veness” and the health and safety risks they address. natural resources and threats to environmental quality.

Held in Senate Gover nment Operations. Held in As s e m b ly Ap p r o p r i a t i o n s .

28. CITIZEN WATCHDOGS ✔

SB 6 (H AYD E N ) would allow citizens to bring suit in state courts ag ainst polluters of the ocean, coastal waters, bays and estuaries. Federal courts allow these suits, but because some state laws are more strict than federal law, they can’t be enforced by federal su i t s .

Left in Senate Inactive Fil e .

29. LOCAL EXEMPTIONS FROM EN V I R O N M E N T AL LAWS ✗

SB 19 (J OH A N N E S S E N ) would let some local gover nments ignore ma n y state environmental laws. It says that, unless fully funded by the Legislature, certain state-mandated programs don’t apply to cities under 25,000 or counties under 50,000 population.

Held in As s e m b ly Gover nment Operations.

1995 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD 5

FIVE-YEAR AVE R A G E S

AS S E M B L Y 100

91 93 80

85 60 72 77

40

15 20 12 5 21 0 9 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Republicans Democrats

SE N AT E 100

80 83 81

60 71 76 58 40 34 27

20 12 11 0 14 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Republicans Democrats

GO V. PETE WILSON

70

60 65 50

40

30 36 33 20 33

10

21 0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

12 1995 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD 1996 ASSEMBLY ROSTER Address correspondence to: The Hon. (Member’s Name), State Capitol, Sacramento 95814. If you don’t know your Assembly member’s name, call the League at (800) 755-3224, ext. 125. District, Member,Party Office Phone (Area Code 916) District, Member,Party Office Phone (Area Code 916) 1. Dan Hauser (D) 445-8360 40. Barbara Friedman (D) 445-7644 2. Tom Woods (R) 445-7266 41. Sheila James Kuehl (D) 445-4956 3. Bernie Richter (R) 445-7298 42. Wally Knox (D) 445-7440 4. David Knowles (R) 445-8343 43. James E. Rogan (R) 445-8364 5. Barbara Alby (R) 445-4445 45. (D) 445-0703 6. Kerry Mazzoni (D) 445-7783 46. Louis Caldera (D) 445-4843 7. Valerie K. Brown (D) 445-8492 47. Kevin Murray (D) 445-8800 8. Thomas M. Hannigan (D) 445-8368 48. Marguerita Archie-Hudson (D) 445-2363 9. Phillip Isenberg (D) 445-1611 49. Diane Martinez (D) 445-7852 10. Larry Bowler (R) 445-7402 50. Martha M. Escutia (D) 445-8188 11. Robert J. Campbell 445-7890 51. Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. (D) 445-7533 12. John Burton (D) 445-8253 52. Willard Murray (D) 445-7486 13. VACANT (Special Election 3/26) 53. Debra Bowen (D) 445-8528 14. Tom Bates (D) 445-7554 54. Steven T. Kuykendall (R) 445-9234 15. Richard K. Rainey (R) 445-6161 55. Juanita M. McDonald (D) 445-3134 16. Barbara Lee (D) 445-7442 56. Phil Hawkins (R) 445-6047 17. Mike Machado (D) 445-7931 57. Martin Gallegos (D) 445-7610 18. Michael Sweeney (D) 445-8160 58. Grace Napolitano (D) 445-0965 19. Jackie Speier (D) 445-8020 59. Bob Margett (R) 445-7234 20. Liz Figueroa (D) 445-7874 60. Gary Miller (R) 445-7550 61. Fred Aguiar (R) 445-1670 21. Byron D. Sher (D) 445-7632 62. Joe Baca (D) 445-7454 22. John Vasconcellos (D) 445-4253 63. James Brulte (R) 445-8490 23. Dominic Cortese (Reform) 445-8243 64. Ted Weggeland (R) 445-0854 24. Jim Cunneen (R) 445-8305 65. Brett Granlund (R) 445-7552 25. George House (R) 445-7906 66. Bruce Thompson (R) 445-1676 26. Sal Cannella (D) 445-8570 67. Scott Baugh (R) 445-6233 27. Bruce McPherson (R) 445-8496 68. (R) 445-8377 28. Peter Frusetta (R) 445-7380 69. Jim Morrissey (R) 445-7333 29. Charles S. Poochigian (R) 445-2931 70. Marilyn C. Brewer (R) 445-7222 30. Brian Setencich (R) 445-7558 71. Mickey Conroy (R) 445-2778 31. Cruz M. Bustamante (D) 445-8514 72. Richard Ackerman (R) 445-7448 32. Trice Harvey (R) 445-8498 73. Bill Morrow (R) 445-7676 33. Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. (R) 445-7795 74. Howard Kaloogian (R) 445-2390 34. Keith Olberg (R) 445-8102 75. Jan Goldsmith (R) 445-2484 35. Brooks Firestone (R) 445-8292 76. Susan A. Davis (D) 445-7210 36. William J. Knight (R) 445-7498 77. Steve Baldwin (R) 445-3266 37. Nao Takasugi (R) 445-7827 78. Dede Alpert (D) 445-2112 38. Paula Boland (R) 445-8366 79. Denise Moreno Ducheny 445-7556 39. Richard Katz (D) 445-1616 80. Jim Battin (R) 445-5416

1996 SENATE ROSTER Address correspondence to: The Hon. (Senator’s Name), State Capitol, Sacramento 95814. If you don’t know your senator’s name, call the League at (800) 755-3224, ext. 125. District, Senator,Party Office Phone (Area Code 916) District, Senator,Party Office Phone (Area Code 916) 1. Tim Leslie (R) 445-5788 21. Newton R. Russell (R) 445-5976 2. Mike Thompson (D) 445-3375 22. Richard Polanco (D) 445-3456 3. Milton Marks (D) 445-1412 23. Tom Hayden (D) 445-1353 4. Marice Johannessen (R) 445-3353 24. Hilda Solis (D) 445-1418 5. Patrick Johnston (D) 445-2407 25. Teresa P. Hughes (D) 445-2104 6. Leroy Greene (D) 445-7807 26. Diane E. Watson (D) 445-5215 7. Daniel E. Boatwright (D) 445-6083 27. Robert G. Beverly (R) 445-6447 8. Quentin Kopp (Ind.) 445-0503 28. Ralph C. Dills (D) 445-5953 9. Nicholas C. Petris (D) 445-6577 29. Richard Mountjoy (R) 445-2848 10. Bill Lockyer (D) 445-6671 30. Charles Calderon (D) 327-8315 11. VACANT (Special Election 3/26) 31. Bill Leonard (R) 445-3688 12. Dick Monteith (R) 445-1392 32. Ruben S. Ayala (D) 445-6868 13. Alfred E. Alquist (D) 445-9740 33. John R. Lewis (R) 445-4264 14. Ken Maddy (R) 445-9600 34. Rob Hurtt (R) 445-5831 15. Henry Mello (D) 445-5843 35. Ross Johnson (R) 445-4961 16. Jim Costa (D) 445-4641 36. Raymond N. Haynes (R) 445-9781 17. Don Rogers (R) 445-6637 37. David G. Kelley (R) 445-5581 18. Jack O’Connell (D) 445-5405 38. William A. Craven (R) 445-3731 19. Cathie Wright (R) 445-8873 39. Lucy Killea (Ind.) 445-3952 20. Herschel Rosenthal (D) 445-7928 40. Steve Peace (D) 445-6767 ECOVOTE ONLINE: THE ELECTRONIC SCORECARD

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You ’ ll find all the bills and votes – including key committee votes – from the 1995 scorecard online now, with archives of prior years coming soon. EcoVote Online also includes the League’s cu r rent press releases, Action Al e r ts, endorsements and more.

The site will be updated regu l a r l y to track the most significant environmental bills of the 1996 session. Just point your Web browser to: ht t p : / / w w w. e c o vot e. o rg / e c o vot e .

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