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Liz Ortega

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Assembly Democrat

District 20, Hayward

Time in office

Assembly: 2022—Present

Background

Labor Council Executive

Campaign contributions

Assemblymember Liz Ortega has taken at least $744,000 from the Labor sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents 58% of her total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 5120
P.O. Box 942849-0020; (916) 319-2020

District office(s)

22320 Foothill Boulevard, Suite 540, Hayward, CA 94541; (510) 583-8818

Biographical information

Birth Place

Mexico

Race/Ethnicity

Latina

Residence

San Leandro, CA

Gender

Female

Born

August 26, 1977

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2021-2022

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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 Liz Ortega has taken from the various sectors since she was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector Amount Percent
Labor
$744,265 $744k 58%
Candidate Contributions
$84,100 $84k 6%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$66,075 $66k 5%
Ideology/Single Issue
$44,000 $44k 3%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$39,000 $39k 3%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$21,300 $21k 2%
Health
$5,750 $5k <1%
General Business
$5,500 $5k <1%
Communications & Electronics
$5,000 $5k <1%
Unitemized Contributions
$4,755 $4k <1%
Energy & Natural Resources
$4,250 $4k <1%
Transportation
$2,750 $2k <1%
Construction
$1,000 $1,000 <1%
Party
$300 $300 <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.

Higher Education
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Bills involving higher education.
Insurance
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Bills including insurance (excluding health insurance), workers compensation, and unemployment compensation.
Labor and Employment (Chair)
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Primary jurisdictions are wages, hours, employment discrimination, Cal-OSHA, employment development, and public job programs.
Public Safety
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Bills involving the California Penal Code.
Rules
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Responsible for matters relating to the business of the Legislature; assigning bills to committees.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

Special interest groups are organizations that advocate on behalf of shared interests, such as protecting the environment. Many interest groups rate politicians on how well their voting records agree with each group's goals. See a selection of these ratings for this legislator. Methodology →

0%
2023
California Chamber of Commerce
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The California Chamber of Commerce includes an advocacy arm for employers. It says it has more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce, and it issues an annual “job killer” list of bills.
92%
2023
California Teachers Association
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The California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing teachers and other employees at K-12 schools and community colleges. With 310,000 members, it is the largest affiliate of the National Education Association.
100%
2023
Sierra Club
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The Sierra Club has 13 chapters with more than 400,000 members in California and advocates on environmental and climate change issues.

Sponsored travel in 2022

Gifts reported in 2022

Assembly District 20 demographics

Assembly District 20 map
D

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District
State

Voter registration

Dem
57%
47%
GOP
13%
24%
No party
25%
23%

Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.

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Most recent election

2022 General
D

Liz Ortega

Democratic
62.2%
D

Shawn Kumagai

Democratic
37.8%

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Q&A: Assembly’s Labor committee chair prioritizes women, senior workers

By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, December 5, 2023

Though critical to the economy, California’s young workers toil in low-wage work

By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, November 9, 2023

That’s a wrap for California Legislature

By Lynn La, September 15, 2023

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