Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Bill Dodd
Senate Democrat
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 $953,000 from the General Business sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 15% of his total campaign contributions.
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Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 7610, 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
50 D Street, Suite 300, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; (707) 576-2093
420 Virginia Street, Suite 1-C, Vallejo, CA 94590; (707) 551-2389
Biographical information
Birth Place
Napa, CA
Race/Ethnicity
White
Residence
Napa, CA
Gender
Male
Born
June 10, 1956
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
Campaign contributions received by sector
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Bill Dodd has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
---|---|---|
$953,512 $953k | 15% | |
$862,549 $862k | 13% | |
$715,730 $715k | 11% | |
$470,952 $470k | 7% | |
$272,773 $272k | 4% | |
$223,498 $223k | 3% | |
$216,574 $216k | 3% | |
$203,181 $203k | 3% | |
$172,259 $172k | 3% | |
$133,850 $133k | 2% | |
$113,570 $113k | 2% | |
$74,962 $74k | 1% | |
$51,602 $51k | <1% | |
$40,950 $40k | <1% | |
$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
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.
How special interest groups rate this legislator
Special interest groups are organizations that advocate on behalf of shared interests, such as protecting the environment. Many interest groups rate politicians on how well their voting records agree with each group's goals. See a selection of these ratings for this legislator. Methodology →
Sponsored travel in 2022
Gifts reported in 2022
Senate District 3 demographics

Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2024
How to read these charts
Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2020 General
D
|
Bill Dodd (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
68.4% | |
R
|
Carlos Santamaria
Republican
|
31.6% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
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By Christina Chkarboul and Jada Portillo, November 20, 2023
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By Lynn La, September 15, 2023
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By Alexei Koseff, September 14, 2023

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