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District 61, Riverside

Time in office

Assembly: 2012—Present

Background

Riverside Educator/Boardmember

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Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Jose Medina has taken at least $1.6 million from the Party sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 30% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 6210
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0061; (916) 319-2061

District office(s)

1223 University Avenue, Suite 230, Riverside, CA 92507; (951) 369-6644

Biographical information

Birth Place

San Jose, CA

Race/Ethnicity

Latino

Residence

Riverside, CA

Gender

Male

Born

March 29, 1953

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 Left 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 Jose Medina has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Party	$1,589,673 $1.6 M	30%
Labor	$1,343,481 $1.3 M	26%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$336,500 $336k	6%
Candidate Contributions	$281,335 $281k	5%
Health	$279,350 $279k	5%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$246,683 $246k	5%
General Business	$228,391 $228k	4%
Energy & Natural Resources	$172,459 $172k	3%
Communications & Electronics	$116,350 $116k	2%
Agriculture	$96,310 $96k	2%
Ideology/Single Issue	$84,337 $84k	2%
Transportation	$82,100 $82k	2%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$42,070 $42k	<1%
Unitemized Contributions	$40,863 $40k	<1%
Construction	$39,500 $39k	<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

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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.

Business and Professions

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Bills involving new regulatory entities within the Department of Consumer Affairs; elimination of regulatory entities within the DCA; health care professional licensing; Veterinarian licensing; Occupational licensing; Vocational education; Department of General Services; Product labeling

Higher Education (Chair)

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Bills involving higher education.

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.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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45%

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.

100%

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.

82%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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

92%

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.

82%

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.

31%

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 61 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

48%

46%

GOP

24%

No party

22%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

57%

39%

White

22%

37%

Asian

14%

Black or African American

11%

Multi-race

Median household income

$67,292

$75,235

Median age

30.8

36.5

Poverty rate

15%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

20%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Jose Medina (Incumbent)

Democratic

65.9%

Ali Mazarei

Republican

34.1%

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Jose Medina

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Accountability and Administrative Review

Budget

Business and Professions

Higher Education (Chair)

Transportation

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 61 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

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Jose Medina

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Background

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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

Budget

Business and Professions

Higher Education (Chair)

Transportation

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 61 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Campus advocates provide key support to sexual assault survivors — but 'superheroes' are in short supply

How much student housing does $1.4 billion buy?

Will California make up for UC Riverside being less popular with out-of-state students?

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