Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates
From Ballotpedia
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates (FMMA) is a for-profit political consulting firm in California that has worked for a number of government agencies and ballot campaign committees in favor of California school district bond issues both statewide and local. It was organized in 1981. The firm primarily does work for Democratic candidates and for city, county and school district tax increases.
John Fairbank is a principal of the firm. He is also a pollster for the League of California Cities.[1]
Local campaigns
November 2008
According to FMMA's website, it was hired to conduct campaigns on behalf of more than 70 measures in the November 2008 elections, including:
- Arvin Measure L, 2008
- Capitola Sales Tax, Measure D, 2008
- Galt Anti-Gang Tax, Measure R, 2008
- La Habra Sales Tax, Measure T, 2008
- La Mesa Sales Tax, Proposition L, 2008
- Oxnard sales tax, Measure O, 2008
Statewide campaigns
- Yes on California Proposition 55 (2004), $12.3 billion K-12 bond issue.
- Yes on California Proposition 39 (2000), lowering the vote threshold for education bonds to 55%.
- No on California Proposition 38 (2000), school vouchers.
- Yes on California Proposition 1A (1998), $9.2 billion K-12 bond issue.
- No on California Proposition 8 (1998), Governor Pete Wilson's education finance initiative.
- Yes on California Proposition 152 (1992), $1.9 billion school faculty bond.
- Yes on California Proposition 153 (1992), $900 million higher education bond.
- Yes on California Proposition 155 (1992), $900 million higher education bond.
- Yes on California Proposition 121 (1990), $450 million school faculty bond.
- Yes on California Proposition 98 (1988), state funding for schools and community colleges.
