Is Your Legislator Part of California’s Rigged System? – CA Climate Accountability Project

Is Your Legislator Part of California’s Rigged System?

The oil and gas industry is spending millions to influence California policymakers. Many state legislators accept contributions from oil and gas companies even as these industries contribute to soaring oil and gas prices, floods, and wildfires. Not every legislator who accepts oil and gas money has allowed it to influence their vote, but it is clear that these industries are trying to buy power. It’s time for our elected leaders to reject fossil fuel dollars and vote as climate champions.

Did You Know?

79% of legislators take oil and gas money.

The majority of legislators accept oil and gas industry contributions.
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77% of Democrats take oil and gas money.

Many Democrats accept oil and gas industry contributions.
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Learn more about the Oil and Gas Industry’s agenda in California.

Legislators who accept oil and gas money often fail to support climate policy.
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Addis, Dawn (D)
State Assembly, District 30
2021-Now
$
Total: $1,500
Total: $0
Total: $1,500
Climate Score
N/A
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia (D)
State Assembly, District 4
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $22,800
Total: $0
Total: $22,800
Climate Score

D

Alanis, Juan (R)
State Assembly, District 22
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $18,800
Total: $10,400
Total: $8,400
Climate Score
N/A
Allen, Ben (D)
State Senate, District 24
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $4,900
Total: $0
Total: $4,900
Climate Score

A

Alvarado-Gil, Marie (D)
State Senate, District 4
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $8,500
Total: $0
Total: $8,500
Climate Score

F

Alvarez, David (D)
State Assembly, District 80
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $55,678
Total: $44,400
Total: $11,278
Climate Score

C

Arambula, Joaquin (D)
State Assembly, District 31
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $18,700
Total: $10,800
Total: $7,900
Climate Score

D

Archuleta, Bob (D)
State Senate, District 30
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $21,800
Total: $10,700
Total: $11,100
Climate Score

D

Ashby, Angelique (D)
State Senate, District 8
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

B

Atkins, Toni (D)
State Senate, District 39
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $5,000
Total: $0
Total: $5,000
Climate Score

A

Bains, Jasmeet (D)
State Assembly, District 35
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
Total: $15,500
Total: $10,500
Total: $5,000
Climate Score
N/A
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (D)
State Assembly, District 16
2021-Now
$
Total: $2,000
Total: $0
Total: $2,000
Climate Score

A

Becker, Josh (D)
State Senate, District 13
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $3,000
Total: $0
Total: $3,000
Climate Score

A

Bennett, Stephen (D)
State Assembly, District 38
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $21,000
Total: $0
Total: $21,000
Climate Score

A

Berman, Marc (D)
State Assembly, District 23
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $6,000
Total: $0
Total: $6,000
Climate Score

A

Blakespear, Catherine (D)
State Senate, District 38
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Boerner, Tasha (D)
State Assembly , District 77
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $3,500
Total: $0
Total: $3,500
Climate Score

A

Bogh, Rosilicie Ochoa (R)
State Senate, District 23
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $19,900
Total: $12,400
Total: $7,500
Climate Score

F

Bonta, Mia (D)
State Assembly, District 18
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $3,000
Total: $0
Total: $3,000
Climate Score

A

Bradford, Steven (D)
State Senate, District 35
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $21,900
Total: $11,900
Total: $10,000
Climate Score

D

Bryan, Isaac (D)
State Assembly, District 55
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $8,100
Total: $0
Total: $8,100
Climate Score

A

Caballero, Anna (D)
State Senate, District 14
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $13,100
Total: $4,000
Total: $9,100
Climate Score

D

Calderon, Lisa (D)
State Assembly, District 56
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $12,400
Total: $0
Total: $12,400
Climate Score

C

Carrillo, Wendy (D)
State Assembly, District 52
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $21,700
Total: $1,000
Total: $20,700
Climate Score

A

Carrillo, Juan (D)
State Assembly, District 39
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $17,700
Total: $7,900
Total: $9,800
Climate Score
N/A
Cervantes, Sabrina (D)
State Assembly, District 58
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $33,000
Total: $26,600
Total: $6,400
Climate Score

D

Chen, Phillip (R)
State Assembly, District 59
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $38,000
Total: $15,200
Total: $22,800
Climate Score

F

Connolly, Damon (D)
State Assembly, District 12
2021-Now
$
Total: $3,000
Total: $0
Total: $3,000
Climate Score
N/A
Cortese, David (D)
State Senate, District 15
2021-Now
$
Total: $1,000
Total: $0
Total: $1,000
Climate Score

C

Dahle, Brian (R)
State Senate, District 1
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

F

Dahle, Megan (R)
State Assembly, District 1
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $38,100
Total: $19,800
Total: $18,300
Climate Score

F

Davies, Laurie (R)
State Assembly, District 74
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $32,000
Total: $20,200
Total: $11,800
Climate Score

F

Dixon, Diane (R)
State Assembly, District 72
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $16,400
Total: $5,500
Total: $10,900
Climate Score
N/A
Dodd, Bill (D)
State Senate, District 3
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $12,000
Total: $6,000
Total: $6,000
Climate Score

D

Durazo, María Elena (D)
State Senate, District 26
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $6,300
Total: $0
Total: $6,300
Climate Score

B

Eggman, Susan (D)
State Senate, District 5
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $7,500
Total: $1,500
Total: $6,000
Climate Score

A

Essayli, Bill (R)
State Assembly, District 63
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $19,900
Total: $10,500
Total: $9,400
Climate Score
N/A
Flora, Heath (R)
State Assembly, District 9
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $57,500
Total: $35,700
Total: $21,800
Climate Score

F

Fong, Michael (D)
State Assembly, District 49
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $15,400
Total: $0
Total: $15,400
Climate Score

A

Fong, Vincent (R)
State Assembly, District 32
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $58,400
Total: $34,700
Total: $23,700
Climate Score

F

Friedman, Laura (D)
State Assembly, District 44
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $15,800
Total: $0
Total: $15,800
Climate Score

A

Gabriel, Jesse (D)
State Assembly, District 46
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Gallagher, James (R)
State Assembly, District 3
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $59,200
Total: $32,500
Total: $26,700
Climate Score

F

Garcia, Eduardo (D)
State Assembly, District 36
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $45,400
Total: $15,800
Total: $29,600
Climate Score

A

Gipson, Mike (D)
State Assembly, District 65
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $39,200
Total: $22,000
Total: $17,200
Climate Score

C

Glazer, Steven (D)
State Senate, District 7
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $52,000
Total: $32,800
Total: $19,200
Climate Score

D

Gonzalez, Lena (D)
State Senate, District 33
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $10,900
Total: $0
Total: $10,900
Climate Score

A

Grayson, Tim (D)
State Assembly, District 15
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $43,400
Total: $23,200
Total: $20,200
Climate Score

D

Grove, Shannon (R)
State Senate, District 12
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
Total: $6,400
Total: $400
Total: $6,000
Climate Score

F

Haney, Matt (D)
State Assembly, District 17
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Hart, Gregg (D)
State Assembly, District 37
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $6,000
Total: $0
Total: $6,000
Climate Score
N/A
Holden, Chris (D)
State Assembly, District 41
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $26,500
Total: $6,900
Total: $19,600
Climate Score

A

Hoover, Josh (R)
State Assembly, District 7
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $9,000
Total: $5,500
Total: $3,500
Climate Score
N/A
Hurtado, Melissa (D)
State Senate, District 16
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $18,500
Total: $8,100
Total: $10,400
Climate Score

D

Irwin, Jacqui (D)
State Assembly, District 42
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $14,300
Total: $0
Total: $14,300
Climate Score

B

Jackson, Dr. Corey (D)
State Assembly , District 60
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score
N/A
Jones-Sawyer, Reggie (D)
State Assembly, District 57
2021-Now
$
Total: $4,900
Total: $0
Total: $4,900
Climate Score

A

Jones, Brian (R)
State Senate, District 40
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $38,700
Total: $27,100
Total: $11,600
Climate Score

F

Kalra, Ash (D)
State Assembly, District 25
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Lackey, Tom (R)
State Assembly, District 34
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $21,600
Total: $11,800
Total: $9,800
Climate Score

F

Laird, John (D)
State Senate, District 17
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $4,600
Total: $0
Total: $4,600
Climate Score

A

Lee, Alex (D)
State Assembly, District 24
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Limón, Monique (D)
State Senate, District 19
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $7,900
Total: $0
Total: $7,900
Climate Score

A

Low, Evan (D)
State Assembly, District 26
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $30,500
Total: $18,700
Total: $11,800
Climate Score

C

Lowenthal, Josh (D)
State Assembly, District 69
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $16,800
Total: $0
Total: $16,800
Climate Score
N/A
Maienschein, Brian (D)
State Assembly, District 76
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $22,100
Total: $22,100
Total: $0
Climate Score

D

Mathis, Devon (R)
State Assembly, District 33
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $33,400
Total: $22,100
Total: $11,300
Climate Score

F

McCarty, Kevin (D)
State Assembly, District 6
2021-Now
$
Total: $1,500
Total: $0
Total: $1,500
Climate Score

A

McGuire, Mike (D)
State Senate, District 2
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $7,400
Total: $0
Total: $7,400
Climate Score

A

McKinnor, Tina (D)
State Assembly, District 61
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $3,000
Total: $0
Total: $3,000
Climate Score

A

Menjivar, Caroline (D)
State Senate, District 20
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Min, Dave (D)
State Senate, District 37
2021-Now
$
Total: $1,500
Total: $0
Total: $1,500
Climate Score

B

Muratsuchi, Al (D)
State Assembly, District 66
2021-Now
$
Total: $1,500
Total: $0
Total: $1,500
Climate Score

A

Newman, Josh (D)
State Senate, District 29
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $10,500
Total: $0
Total: $10,500
Climate Score

D

Nguyen, Janet (R)
State Senate, District 36
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $40,900
Total: $29,400
Total: $11,500
Climate Score

F

Nguyen, Stephanie (D)
State Assembly, District 10
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $26,300
Total: $13,400
Total: $12,900
Climate Score
N/A
Niello, Roger (R)
State Senate, District 6
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $39,000
Total: $28,100
Total: $10,900
Climate Score

F

Ortega, Liz (D)
State Assembly, District 20
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score
N/A
Pacheco, Blanca (D)
State Assembly, District 64
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $33,600
Total: $16,800
Total: $16,800
Climate Score
N/A
Padilla, Steve (D)
State Senate, District 18
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $11,900
Total: $0
Total: $11,900
Climate Score

A

Papan, Diane (D)
State Assembly, District 21
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $18,800
Total: $0
Total: $18,800
Climate Score
N/A
Patterson, Jim (R)
State Assembly , District 8
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $25,200
Total: $6,900
Total: $18,300
Climate Score

F

Patterson, Joe (R)
State Assembly, District 5
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
Total: $16,800
Total: $15,300
Total: $1,500
Climate Score
N/A
Pellerin, Gail (D)
State Assembly, District 28
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score
N/A
Petrie-Norris, Cottie (D)
State Assembly, District 73
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $14,400
Total: $0
Total: $14,400
Climate Score

B

Portantino, Anthony (D)
State Senate, District 25
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $5,000
Total: $0
Total: $5,000
Climate Score

A

Quirk-Silva, Sharon (D)
State Assembly, District 67
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $43,000
Total: $22,700
Total: $20,300
Climate Score

B

Ramos, James (D)
State Assembly, District 45
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $29,450
Total: $11,400
Total: $18,050
Climate Score

B

Rendon, Anthony (D)
State Assembly, District 62
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $18,800
Total: $4,000
Total: $14,800
Climate Score

A

Reyes, Eloise Gómez (D)
State Assembly, District 50
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $15,800
Total: $0
Total: $15,800
Climate Score

A

Rivas, Luz (D)
State Assembly, District 43
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $9,800
Total: $0
Total: $9,800
Climate Score

A

Rivas, Robert (D)
State Assembly, District 29
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $20,300
Total: $2,000
Total: $18,300
Climate Score

A

Rodriguez, Freddie (D)
State Assembly, District 53
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $31,900
Total: $22,100
Total: $9,800
Climate Score

D

Roth, Richard (D)
State Senate, District 31
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $6,000
Total: $4,500
Total: $1,500
Climate Score

D

Rubio, Blanca (D)
State Assembly, District 48
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $65,800
Total: $37,200
Total: $28,600
Climate Score

F

Rubio, Susan (D)
State Senate, District 22
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $26,900
Total: $19,000
Total: $7,900
Climate Score

D

Sanchez, Kate (R)
State Assembly, District 71
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score
N/A
Santiago, Miguel (D)
State Assembly, District 54
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $17,300
Total: $0
Total: $17,300
Climate Score

A

Schiavo, Pilar (D)
State Assembly, District 40
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score
N/A
Seyarto, Kelly (R)
State Senate, District 32
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $23,300
Total: $10,400
Total: $12,900
Climate Score

F

Skinner, Nancy (D)
State Senate, District 9
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola (D)
State Senate, District 28
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $4,400
Total: $0
Total: $4,400
Climate Score

A

Soria, Esmeralda (D)
State Assembly, District 27
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $43,600
Total: $27,300
Total: $16,300
Climate Score
N/A
Stern, Henry (D)
State Senate, District 27
2021-Now
$
$
Total: $3,000
Total: $0
Total: $3,000
Climate Score

A

Ta, Tri (R)
State Assembly, District 70
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $15,300
Total: $15,300
Total: $0
Climate Score
N/A
Ting, Phil (D)
State Assembly, District 19
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $14,700
Total: $0
Total: $14,700
Climate Score

A

Umberg, Thomas (D)
State Senate, District 34
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $19,500
Total: $12,700
Total: $6,800
Climate Score

B

Valencia, Avelino (D)
State Assembly, District 68
2021-Now
$
Total: $2,000
Total: $0
Total: $2,000
Climate Score
N/A
Villapudua, Carlos (D)
State Assembly, District 13
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $45,400
Total: $26,600
Total: $18,800
Climate Score

C

Wahab, Aisha (D)
State Senate, District 10
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Waldron, Marie (R)
State Assembly, District 75
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $22,700
Total: $11,400
Total: $11,300
Climate Score

F

Wallis, Greg (R)
State Assembly, District 47
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $33,800
Total: $18,400
Total: $15,400
Climate Score
N/A
Ward, Christopher (D)
State Assembly, District 78
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $14,400
Total: $0
Total: $14,400
Climate Score

A

Weber, Dr. Akilah (D)
State Assembly, District 79
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $24,500
Total: $9,800
Total: $14,700
Climate Score

B

Wicks, Buffy (D)
State Assembly, District 14
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Wiener, Scott (D)
State Senate, District 11
2021-Now
Total: $0
Total: $0
Total: $0
Climate Score

A

Wilk, Scott (R)
State Senate, District 21
2021-Now
$
$
$
Total: $9,700
Total: $7,200
Total: $2,500
Climate Score

F

Wilson, Lori (D)
State Assembly, District 11
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $16,300
Total: $0
Total: $16,300
Climate Score

C

Wood, Jim (D)
State Assembly, District 2
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $18,000
Total: $0
Total: $18,000
Climate Score

B

Zbur, Rick Chavez (D)
State Assembly, District 51
2021-Now
$
$
$
$
$
Total: $14,800
Total: $0
Total: $14,800
Climate Score
N/A

Finance Methodology: The data used in this tracker was pulled directly from the California Secretary of State campaign finance database (Cal-Access). Campaign finance contributions for the 2021-2022 election cycle were downloaded from the following entities: Calpine; Chevron; ExxonMobil; Phillips 66; Sempra Energy; and Valero. Personal contributions made by individuals who listed these entities as employers were removed. Additional contributions from these entities to candidates who were not seated for the 2023-2024 California Legislative Session are not included in this visualization. Contributions with a negative dollar amount signify that the contribution was returned, uncashed, or lost. We have not included Independent Expenditures.

Scoring Methodology: Understanding the influence the oil and gas industry has on legislative decision-making is essential for accountability and ensuring positive climate and energy outcomes. With this in mind, the California Climate Accountability Project developed climate scores for California legislators based on how they voted on several high-level climate proposals the oil and gas industry actively lobbied against in recent years. We included a focused set of eight  bills in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 sessions. Legislators who VOTED YES on all of the bills received an A, and legislators who VOTED NO or DID NOT VOTE (without an excused absence) on all of the bills received an F.  Scores for members who have not yet had the opportunity to vote on 8 bills are scaled, and votes used in the scores are based on each legislators’ most recent floor votes. Scores will be updated and scaled as new votes and bills are added.

* When legislators DID NOT VOTE on a bill, it is counted as VOTED NO,  unless they had an excused absence.
* Excused absences are removed from the calculation.