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Gregg Hart

D

Assembly Democrat

District 37, Santa Barbara

Time in office

Assembly: 2022—Present

Background

Santa Barbara County Supervisor

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Gregg Hart has taken at least $293,000 from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 27% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 6230
P.O. Box 942849-0037; (916) 319-2037

District office(s)

101 West Anapamu Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 564-1649

Biographical information

Birth Place

California

Race/Ethnicity

White

Residence

Santa Barbara, CA

Gender

Male

Born

August 24, 1959

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2021-2022

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Campaign contributions received by sector

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

Broad sector Amount Percent
Labor
$293,800 $293k 27%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$92,070 $92k 8%
Health
$73,900 $73k 7%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$61,450 $61k 6%
General Business
$35,950 $35k 3%
Energy & Natural Resources
$30,300 $30k 3%
Ideology/Single Issue
$25,432 $25k 2%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$24,550 $24k 2%
Communications & Electronics
$21,299 $21k 2%
Candidate Contributions
$14,700 $14k 1%
Transportation
$12,500 $12k 1%
Construction
$11,800 $11k 1%
Agriculture
$8,000 $8k <1%
Unitemized Contributions
$1,645 $1k <1%
Defense
$1,000 $1,000 <1%
Party
$250 $250 <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.

Appropriations
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Fiscal bills, including bonds and alternative public financing.
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media
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Bills affecting the recording, motion picture and other entertainment industries, tourism and arts programs and museums, professional and amateur sports.
Budget
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Oversees Assembly consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.
Transportation
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Bills involving high speed rail, California Highway Patrol, California Transportation Commission, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), driver’s licenses, freight, regional transportation agencies, transit authorities, intercity rail, mobile sources of air pollution, rules of the road, state highways, local streets and roads, vehicles, aircraft, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and vessels.
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

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 →

0%
2023
California Chamber of Commerce
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The California Chamber of Commerce includes an advocacy arm for employers. It says it has more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce, and it issues an annual “job killer” list of bills.
91%
2023
California Teachers Association
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The California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing teachers and other employees at K-12 schools and community colleges. With 310,000 members, it is the largest affiliate of the National Education Association.
90%
2023
Sierra Club
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The Sierra Club has 13 chapters with more than 400,000 members in California and advocates on environmental and climate change issues.

Sponsored travel in 2022

Gifts reported in 2022

Assembly District 37 demographics

Assembly District 37 map
D

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District
State

Voter registration

Dem
46%
47%
GOP
26%
24%
No party
21%
23%

Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.

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Most recent election

2022 General
D

Gregg Hart

Democratic
58%
R

Mike Stoker

Republican
42%

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