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District 3, Napa

Time in office

Assembly: 2014-2016

Senate: 2016—Present

Background

Napa County Supervisor/Businessman

Campaign contributions

Senator Bill Dodd has taken at least $878,000 from the General Business sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 14% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 6620, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4003

District office(s)

2721 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Building 4, 2nd Floor, Napa, CA 94558; (707) 224-1990

555 Mason Street, Suite 275, Vacaville, CA 95688; (707) 454-3808

420 Virginia Street, Suite 1-C, Vallejo, CA 94590; (707) 551-2389

50 D Street, Suite 300, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; (707) 576-2093

Biographical information

Birth Place

Napa, CA

Race/Ethnicity

White

Residence

Napa, CA

Gender

Male

Born

June 10, 1956

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 Senate last year.

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Campaign contributions received by sector

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

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
General Business	$878,092 $878k	14%
Labor	$846,599 $846k	13%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$679,930 $679k	11%
Health	$445,052 $445k	7%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$257,674 $257k	4%
Agriculture	$218,998 $218k	3%
Communications & Electronics	$203,584 $203k	3%
Energy & Natural Resources	$190,181 $190k	3%
Construction	$172,259 $172k	3%
Transportation	$125,350 $125k	2%
Ideology/Single Issue	$106,670 $106k	2%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$62,962 $62k	<1%
Candidate Contributions	$51,602 $51k	<1%
Unitemized Contributions	$40,941 $40k	<1%
Party	$8,947 $8k	<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

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Business, Professions and Economic Development

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Bills relating to most business and professional practices and regulations.

Energy, Utilities and Communications

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Bills relating to utilities, energy companies, alternative energy development and conservation, and communications development and technology.

Governmental Organization (Chair)

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Bills relating to state government organization, horseracing, public gaming, the National Guard, alcoholic beverages, and management of public safety emergencies and disaster response, and legislation permitting the use of state-controlled lands.

Insurance

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Bills related to life, disability, automobile, residential, commercial, and other types of insurance. Also, the State Compensation Insurance Fund and the Department of Insurance.

Transportation

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Bills relating to vehicles, aircraft, and vessels; to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles; to waterways, harbors, highways, public transportation systems, and airports.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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60%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.

65%

2020

California Labor Federation

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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.

99%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.

91%

2020

California Teachers Association

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California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.

42%

2020

Courage California

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Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.

31%

2020

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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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.

Senate District 3 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

50%

46%

GOP

21%

24%

No party

23%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

27%

39%

White

48%

37%

Asian

12%

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$83,017

$75,235

Median age

38.1

36.5

Poverty rate

11%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Bill Dodd (Incumbent)

Democratic

68.4%

Carlos Santamaria

Republican

31.6%

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Bill Dodd

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Business, Professions and Economic Development

Energy, Utilities and Communications

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Insurance

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California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Senate District 3 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

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Bill Dodd

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Background

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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

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Governmental Organization (Chair)

Insurance

Transportation

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

Senate District 3 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Diablo Canyon: Nuke plant a step closer to staying open longer

Help paying water bills may be on way for low-income Californians

California Legislature: Slouching towards end of session

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