Senator Pat Bates has taken at least
$723,000
from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents
18%
of her total campaign contributions.
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Pat Bates has taken from the various sectors since she was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector
Amount
Percent
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$723,468
$723k
18%
Health
$527,777
$527k
13%
General Business
$441,940
$441k
11%
Energy & Natural Resources
$234,702
$234k
6%
Communications & Electronics
$212,328
$212k
5%
Construction
$193,665
$193k
5%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$168,614
$168k
4%
Transportation
$148,975
$148k
4%
Agriculture
$123,636
$123k
3%
Labor
$99,400
$99k
3%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$75,913
$75k
2%
Ideology/Single Issue
$44,337
$44k
1%
Unitemized Contributions
$41,499
$41k
1%
Defense
$4,400
$4k
<1%
Party
$700
$700
<1%
Candidate Contributions
$-26,315
$-26,315
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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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Bills relating to environmental quality, air quality, water quality, climate change, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), waste management, pesticides, and hazardous materials.
Bills relating to housing, including those that affect funding for low- and moderate-income families, homelessness, housing elements and land use approvals for housing developments, building codes and standards and other issues.
Bills related to life, disability, automobile, residential, commercial, and other types of insurance. Also, the State Compensation Insurance Fund and the Department of Insurance.
Bills relating to vehicles, aircraft, and vessels; to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles; to waterways, harbors, highways, public transportation systems, and airports.
How special interest groups rate this legislator
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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.
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.
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.
Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.
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.
