Assemblymember Jim Wood has taken at least
$980,000
from the Labor
sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents
26%
of his total campaign contributions.
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Jim Wood has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector
Amount
Percent
Labor
$980,800
$980k
26%
Health
$852,229
$852k
22%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$501,940
$501k
13%
General Business
$287,412
$287k
8%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$142,070
$142k
4%
Agriculture
$141,504
$141k
4%
Communications & Electronics
$130,705
$130k
3%
Energy & Natural Resources
$129,879
$129k
3%
Ideology/Single Issue
$81,750
$81k
2%
Transportation
$52,300
$52k
1%
Construction
$48,940
$48k
1%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$25,900
$25k
<1%
Unitemized Contributions
$15,833
$15k
<1%
Candidate Contributions
$6,250
$6k
<1%
Defense
$250
$250
<1%
Party
$191
$191
<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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Bills involving agricultural commissions, agricultural commodities, Department of Food and Agriculture, expositions and fairs, farmers markets, food access, food labeling, labeling of agricultural commodities, livestock and poultry, marketing orders and agreements, milk and milk products, pest management, veterinarians: agricultural issues.
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.
Bills involving air quality, climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), coastal protection, forestry, land conservation, oil spills, solid waste and recycling.
How special interest groups rate this legislator
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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.
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.
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.
Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.
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.
