Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Josh Becker
Senate Democrat
District 13, San Mateo
Time in office
Senate: 2020—Present
Background
Educator / Non-Profit Director
Campaign contributions
Senator Josh Becker has taken at least $37,900 from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 10% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 7250, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4013
District office(s)
1528 South El Camino Real, Suite 303, San Mateo, CA 94402; (650) 212-3313
Biographical information
Birth Place
New York
Race/Ethnicity
White
Residence
Menlo Park, CA
Gender
Male
Born
April 13, 1969
Identifies as
Straight
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 Josh Becker has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
---|---|---|
$37,900 $37k | 10% | |
$36,116 $36k | 10% | |
$35,599 $35k | 9% | |
$24,400 $24k | 6% | |
$14,952 $14k | 4% | |
$14,700 $14k | 4% | |
$14,550 $14k | 4% | |
$14,500 $14k | 4% | |
$11,200 $11k | 3% | |
$7,400 $7k | 2% | |
$6,550 $6k | 2% | |
$3,900 $3k | 1% | |
$2,273 $2k | <1% | |
$2,100 $2k | <1% | |
$150 $150 | <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
Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.
How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Senate District 13 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
|
Josh Becker
Democratic
|
75.4% | |
R
|
Alexander Glew
Republican
|
24.6% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
Closer to becoming California law: bills to limit concealed guns and decriminalize psychedelics
By Lynn La, May 26, 2023
California Democrats sideline Gavin Newsom's plan to build big things faster
By Marisa Kendall and Julie Cart, May 25, 2023
Legislative Survivor: Which big California bills were shelved in ‘suspense file?’
By Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal, May 18, 2023
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