Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
John Laird
Senate Democrat
District 17, Monterey
Time in office
Assembly: 2002-2008
Senate: 2020—Present
Campaign contributions
Senator John Laird has taken at least $1 million from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 30% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 8720, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4017
District office(s)
1026 Palm Street, Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401; (805) 549-3784
99 Pacific Street, Suite 575 F, Monterey, CA 93940; (831) 657-6315
701 Ocean Street, Suite 318A, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; (831) 425-0401
Biographical information
Birth Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Race/Ethnicity
White
Residence
Santa Cruz, CA
Gender
Male
Born
March 29, 1950
Identifies as
LGBQ/Other
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 John Laird has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $1,016,324 $1 M | 30% | |
| $315,496 $315k | 9% | |
| $231,896 $231k | 7% | |
| $220,905 $220k | 6% | |
| $192,700 $192k | 6% | |
| $126,259 $126k | 4% | |
| $122,615 $122k | 4% | |
| $100,186 $100k | 3% | |
| $84,681 $84k | 2% | |
| $67,327 $67k | 2% | |
| $64,339 $64k | 2% | |
| $59,010 $59k | 2% | |
| $50,350 $50k | 1% | |
| $47,534 $47k | 1% | |
| $10,194 $10k | <1% | |
| $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
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How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Senate District 17 demographics
Safe Democratic district
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
|
John Laird
Democratic
|
64.7% | |
|
R
|
Vicki Nohrden
Republican
|
35.3% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
Diablo Canyon: Nuke plant a step closer to staying open longer
By Nadia Lopez, September 1, 2022
California approves big climate change steps — but one ambitious one fails
By Nadia Lopez, September 1, 2022
Goodbye, gas-powered cars
By Emily Hoeven, August 26, 2022