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District 23, Fresno

Time in office

Assembly: 2012—Present

Background

Businessman/Broadcast Executive

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Jim Patterson has taken at least $389,000 from the Agriculture sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 12% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 4310
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0023; (916) 319-2023

District office(s)

6245 North Fresno Street, Suite 106, Fresno, CA 93710; (559) 446-2029

Biographical information

Birth Place

San Mateo, CA

Race/Ethnicity

White

Residence

Fresno, CA

Gender

Male

Born

February 18, 1948

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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Campaign contributions received by sector

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

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Agriculture	$389,684 $389k	12%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$309,649 $309k	9%
Energy & Natural Resources	$287,149 $287k	9%
Health	$264,765 $264k	8%
General Business	$252,475 $252k	8%
Communications & Electronics	$163,725 $163k	5%
Labor	$141,750 $141k	4%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$134,040 $134k	4%
Construction	$94,300 $94k	3%
Transportation	$59,050 $59k	2%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$16,700 $16k	<1%
Candidate Contributions	$14,290 $14k	<1%
Ideology/Single Issue	$12,500 $12k	<1%
Unitemized Contributions	$2,962 $2k	<1%
Party	$403 $403	<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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Accountability and Administrative Review (Vice Chair)

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Identifies efficiencies in the management of state government, reviewing and studying the implementation, operation, and effectiveness of state programs and agencies.

Budget

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Oversees Assembly consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.

Communications and Conveyance (Vice Chair)

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Bills including emergency communication networks, broadband, telecommunications, electronic privacy, electric vehicles

Utilities and Energy (Vice Chair)

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Bills involving the California Energy Commission; California Independent System Operator; California Public Utilities Commission; Electric generation; Electric grid; Energy providers; utility rates; water utilities.

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.

13%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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

50%

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.

94%

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 23 demographics

Safe Republican district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

35%

46%

GOP

38%

24%

No party

20%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

36%

39%

White

43%

37%

Asian

12%

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$66,777

$75,235

Median age

34.4

36.5

Poverty rate

15%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

30%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Jim Patterson (Incumbent)

Republican

100%

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Accountability and Administrative Review (Vice Chair)

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California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Assembly District 23 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

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Jim Patterson

Time in office

Background

Campaign contributions

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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

Accountability and Administrative Review (Vice Chair)

Budget

Communications and Conveyance (Vice Chair)

Utilities and Energy (Vice Chair)

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 23 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

With Roe in limbo, California vows to protect abortion rights

Cal State sexual harassment scandal: Your questions answered

Dem leaders seem on board as Newsom proposes gas money for Californians

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