Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

John Laird
Senate Democrat
District 17, Salinas
Time in office
Assembly: 2002-2008
Senate: 2020—Present
Background
Natural Resources Secretary
Campaign contributions
Senator John Laird has taken at least $1 million from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 29% 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 575F, Monterey, CA 93940; (831) 657-6315
701 Ocean Street, Suite 318A, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; (831) 425-0401
Biographical information
Birth Place
Vallejo, CA
Race/Ethnicity
White
Residence
Santa Cruz, CA
Gender
Male
Born
March 29, 1950
Identifies as
LGBQ/Other
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
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 |
---|---|---|
$1,021,174 $1 M | 29% | |
$322,996 $322k | 9% | |
$250,396 $250k | 7% | |
$232,905 $232k | 7% | |
$197,600 $197k | 6% | |
$139,165 $139k | 4% | |
$138,859 $138k | 4% | |
$113,936 $113k | 3% | |
$85,179 $85k | 2% | |
$69,939 $69k | 2% | |
$68,327 $68k | 2% | |
$61,010 $61k | 2% | |
$59,600 $59k | 2% | |
$49,534 $49k | 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
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2020 General
D
|
John Laird
Democratic
|
64.7% | |
R
|
Vicki Nohrden
Republican
|
35.3% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
California Senate sings the budget blues
By Ben Christopher, January 19, 2023
UC housing problem persists for graduate students
By Mikhail Zinshteyn, January 17, 2023
Inside lawmakers' climate trips to Egypt, Japan
By Emily Hoeven, November 16, 2022