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District 21, Merced

Time in office

Assembly: 2012—Present

Background

University Lecturer/Advisor

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Adam Gray has taken at least $1.1 million from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 17% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 4350
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0021; (916) 319-2021

District office(s)

690 West 16th Street, Merced, CA 95340; (209) 726-5465

1010 Tenth Street, Suite 5800, Modesto, CA 95354; (209) 521-2111

Biographical information

Birth Place

Merced, CA

Race/Ethnicity

White

Residence

Merced, CA

Gender

Male

Born

September 23, 1977

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Selected Legislator

Democratic

Republican

Independent

No longer in this office

Liberal

Conservative

This legislator was Moderate Left relative to colleagues in the state Assembly last year.

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Campaign contributions received by sector

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This is how much money Adam Gray has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Labor	$1,147,095 $1.1 M	17%
General Business	$1,038,559 $1 M	15%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$912,210 $912k	13%
Health	$614,250 $614k	9%
Agriculture	$528,082 $528k	8%
Energy & Natural Resources	$412,185 $412k	6%
Party	$367,217 $367k	5%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$356,917 $356k	5%
Communications & Electronics	$320,243 $320k	5%
Transportation	$253,144 $253k	4%
Construction	$153,730 $153k	2%
Candidate Contributions	$94,500 $94k	1%
Ideology/Single Issue	$72,400 $72k	1%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$36,650 $36k	<1%
Unitemized Contributions	$16,435 $16k	<1%
Defense	$1,000 $1,000	<1%
Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified.

Committees this legislator serves on

Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.

Accountability and Administrative Review

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Identifies efficiencies in the management of state government, reviewing and studying the implementation, operation, and effectiveness of state programs and agencies.

Agriculture

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Bills involving agricultural commissions, agricultural commodities, Department of Food and Agriculture, expositions and fairs, farmers markets, food access, food labeling, labeling of agricultural commodities, livestock and poultry, marketing orders and agreements, milk and milk products, pest management, veterinarians: agricultural issues.

Emergency Management

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Bills involving emergency declarations, homeland security and victim services programs, earthquake mitigation, seismic safety, State Fire Marshal, fire prevention and suppression programs, mutual aid systems, Statewide and local government emergency or disaster response, emergency medical services, and emergency communications and evacuations.

Revenue and Taxation

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Bills involving taxes and revenue to the state.

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.

Assembly District 21 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

44%

46%

GOP

29%

24%

No party

21%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

59%

39%

White

29%

37%

Asian

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$53,899

$75,235

Median age

31.5

36.5

Poverty rate

20%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

13%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Adam Gray (Incumbent)

Democratic

59.6%

Joel Gutierrez Campos

Republican

40.4%

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Adam Gray

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Background

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District office(s)

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Birth Place

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Accountability and Administrative Review

Agriculture

Emergency Management

Revenue and Taxation

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Assembly District 21 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

State lawmakers reject bill to curb farms’ water pumping

Can California keep lights on over Labor Day?

Does Cal State hide Black graduation rates?

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Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Adam Gray

Time in office

Background

Campaign contributions

Contact or follow this legislator

Capitol office

District office(s)

Biographical information

Birth Place

Race/Ethnicity

Residence

Gender

Born

Identifies as

How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Accountability and Administrative Review

Agriculture

Emergency Management

Revenue and Taxation

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Assembly District 21 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

State lawmakers reject bill to curb farms’ water pumping

Can California keep lights on over Labor Day?

Does Cal State hide Black graduation rates?

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