Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
Dave Min
Senate Democrat
District 37, Costa Mesa
Time in office
Senate: 2020—Present
Background
Irvine Law Professor
Campaign contributions
Senator Dave Min has taken at least $1.6 million from the Party sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 34% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 6710, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4037
District office(s)
940 South Coast Drive, Suite 185, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; (714) 662-6050
Biographical information
Birth Place
Providence, RI
Race/Ethnicity
Asian or Pacific Islander
Residence
Irvine, CA
Gender
Male
Born
March 6, 1976
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2019-2020
This legislator was not in the Legislature last session, so we don’t have enough data on how they vote yet. Check back next year!
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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 Dave Min has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $1,641,358 $1.6 M | 34% | |
| $415,500 $415k | 9% | |
| $256,413 $256k | 5% | |
| $158,316 $158k | 3% | |
| $117,812 $117k | 2% | |
| $110,509 $110k | 2% | |
| $101,000 $101k | 2% | |
| $100,596 $100k | 2% | |
| $91,455 $91k | 2% | |
| $67,654 $67k | 1% | |
| $52,391 $52k | 1% | |
| $19,700 $19k | <1% | |
| $12,150 $12k | <1% | |
| $8,725 $8k | <1% | |
| $5,000 $5k | <1% | |
| $300 $300 | <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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How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Senate District 37 demographics
Toss Up
Next election: 2024
How to read these charts
Voter registration
Race/ethnicity
Median household income
Median age
Poverty rate
Bachelor's degree or higher
Most recent election
2020 General
|
D
|
Dave Min
Democratic
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51.1% | |
|
R
|
John M. W. Moorlach (Incumbent)
Republican
|
48.9% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
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By Jeanne Kuang, August 30, 2022
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