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District 35, San Pedro

Time in office

Assembly: 2009-2014

Senate: 2016—Present

Background

Small Business Owner

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Campaign contributions

Senator Steven Bradford has taken at least $1.1 million from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 22% of his total campaign contributions.

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Capitol office

1021 O Street, Suite 7210, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4035

District office(s)

One Manchester Blvd., Suite 600, Inglewood, CA 90301; (310) 412-6120

302 W. 5th Street, Suite 203, San Pedro, CA 90731. (310) 514-8573

Biographical information

Birth Place

San Antonio, TX

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

Residence

Gardena, CA

Gender

Male

Born

January 12, 1960

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 Senate last year.

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Campaign contributions received by sector

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This is how much money Steven Bradford has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Labor	$1,061,629 $1.1 M	22%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$545,897 $545k	11%
Energy & Natural Resources	$508,854 $508k	10%
General Business	$421,300 $421k	9%
Communications & Electronics	$403,432 $403k	8%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$271,819 $271k	6%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$188,984 $188k	4%
Health	$162,849 $162k	3%
Agriculture	$150,225 $150k	3%
Candidate Contributions	$112,092 $112k	2%
Transportation	$98,350 $98k	2%
Ideology/Single Issue	$84,338 $84k	2%
Construction	$48,150 $48k	<1%
Non-Contributions	$14,231 $14k	<1%
Unitemized Contributions	$8,769 $8k	<1%
Defense	$5,500 $5k	<1%
Party	$850 $850	<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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Appropriations

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Bills that appropriate money, result in substantial expenditure of state money, or result in a substantial loss of revenue to the state.

Banking and Financial Institutions

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Bills related to financial institutions, secured and unsecured lending and servicing, and corporations.

Energy, Utilities and Communications

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Bills relating to utilities, energy companies, alternative energy development and conservation, and communications development and technology.

Governmental Organization

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Bills relating to state government organization, horseracing, public gaming, the National Guard, alcoholic beverages, and management of public safety emergencies and disaster response, and legislation permitting the use of state-controlled lands.

Public Safety (Chair)

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Bills related to criminal procedure; the Penal Code and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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50%

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.

94%

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.

93%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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

90%

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.

67%

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.

Senate District 35 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2024

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

58%

46%

GOP

13%

24%

No party

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

55%

39%

White

10%

37%

Asian

12%

14%

Black or African American

19%

Multi-race

Median household income

$59,772

$75,235

Median age

35.1

36.5

Poverty rate

17%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

22%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Steven Craig Bradford (Incumbent)

Democratic

72.5%

Anthony Perry

American Independent

27.5%

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California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Senate District 35 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

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Steven Bradford

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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

Appropriations

Banking and Financial Institutions

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Governmental Organization

Public Safety (Chair)

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

Senate District 35 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

California on track for worst COVID surge yet

How will diverse voters be represented in California’s new election districts?

'What real reparations can look like'

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