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District 5, Placerville

Time in office

Assembly: 2012—Present

Background

Rancher/Businessman

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Capitol office

Capitol Office, Room 4158
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0005; (916) 319-2005

District office(s)

730 North I Street, Suite 102, Madera, CA 93637; (559) 673-0501

2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA 95667; (530) 295-5505

460 Sutter Hill Road, Suite C, Sutter Creek, CA 95685; (209) 267-0500

Biographical information

Birth Place

Fresno, CA

Race/Ethnicity

White

Residence

O'Neals, CA

Gender

Male

Born

July 22, 1954

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 Right relative to colleagues in the state Assembly last year.

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CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Is California’s last youth fire camp worth saving?

By Elizabeth Castillo, June 8, 2020

Disaster days legislation + New effort to curb health care costs + Unions make gains

By Dan Morain, January 24, 2020

California soon may be first state to require public universities to offer abortion pills

By Elizabeth Castillo, July 24, 2018

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Committees this legislator serves on

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Appropriations (Vice Chair)

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Fiscal bills, including bonds and alternative public financing.

Governmental Organization (Vice Chair)

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Bills involving alcohol, Indian gaming, horseracing, gambling, tobacco, public records, open meetings laws, state holidays, outdoor advertising and emergency services/natural disasters.

Health

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Bills involving health care, health insurance, Medi-Cal and other public health care programs, mental health licensing of health and health-related professionals, and long-term health care facilities.

Insurance

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Bills including insurance (excluding health insurance), workers compensation, and unemployment compensation.

Water, Parks, and Wildlife

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Bills involving water resources, flood management, fish and game, parks and recreation, and wildlife.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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91%

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.

18%

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.

17%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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

46%

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.

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.

88%

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.

Assembly District 5 demographics

Safe Republican district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

31%

46%

GOP

42%

24%

No party

20%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

28%

39%

White

64%

37%

Asian

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$62,804

$75,235

Median age

43.3

36.5

Poverty rate

14%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

22%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Frank Bigelow (Incumbent)

Republican

100%

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Is California’s last youth fire camp worth saving?

Disaster days legislation + New effort to curb health care costs + Unions make gains

California soon may be first state to require public universities to offer abortion pills

Committees this legislator serves on

Appropriations (Vice Chair)

Governmental Organization (Vice Chair)

Health

Insurance

Water, Parks, and Wildlife

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 5 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

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