Joel Anderson
| Joel Anderson | ||
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| California State Senate District 36 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| December 6, 2010-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 16, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,291/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| California State Assembly | ||
| 2006-2010 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Small Business Owner | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Contents |
Biography
Anderson's professional experience includes working as a small business owner.
He is the President of the Board of Directors of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District, and a member of the Adam Smith Institute, East County Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club of Alpine, Lincoln Club of San Diego, and Citizens' Advisory Board of Miramar College.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Budget and Fiscal Review | ||||
| • Elections and Constitutional Amendments, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Health, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Public Safety, Vice-chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Anderson serves on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Budget and Fiscal Review | ||||
| • Governmental Organization, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Audit | ||||
| • Public Safety, Vice-chair | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Anderson served on these committees while a member of the California State Assembly:
| California Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Governmental Organization | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife | ||||
Issues
Political positions
Political Courage test
Anderson did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Redistricting
In August 2011, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission completed the new Congressional and state legislative maps for the 2012-2020 elections. A referendum began in August 2011 to repeal the Senate map. Supporters have until November 13, 2011 to collect the 504,760 signatures that are required to qualify the measure for the ballot. Among the drive supporters are former Governor Pete Wilson and State Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton.[3] Four other GOP senators immediately contributed more than $5,000 to the referendum group FAIR:[4]
- Tony Strickland: $25,000
- Mimi Walters: $25,000
- Joel Anderson: $10,000
- Doug La Malfa: $5,000
Sponsored legislation
Anderson's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 101 - Elections: vote by mail ballots
- AB 255 - Internet security: virtual globe technology
- AB 294 - Income and corporation taxes: deductions
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Legislative scorecards
Capitol Weekly
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. [5],[6]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Anderson ranked as a 6.[7]
Elections
2010
Anderson was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010. He instead sought election to the California State Senate, District 36. He defeated Kenneth C. Dickson, Greg Stephens, and Jeff Stone in the June 8 primary. He then defeated Democrat Paul Clay and Libertarian Michael S. Metti in the November 2 general election.[8][9]
| California State Senate, District 36 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Joel Anderson (R)
|
193,573 | |||
| Paul Clay (D) | 101,112 | |||
| Michael S. Metti (L) | 11,737 | |||
| California State Senate, District 36 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joel Anderson (R)
|
39,558 | |||
| Jeff Stone (R) | 27,258 | |||
| Kenneth C. Dickson (R) | 17,971 | |||
| Greg Stephens (R) | 8,794 | |||
2008
In 2008 Anderson was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 77. Anderson (R) finished with 92,621 votes and was followed by Raymond Lutz (D) with 64,949 votes and Richard Belitz (L) with 9,503 votes.[10]
| California State Assembly District 77 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joel Anderson (R)
|
92,621 | |||
| Raymond Lutz (D) | 64,949 | |||
| Richard Belitz (L) | 9,503 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Anderson raised $731,937 in contributions. [11]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| AT&T | $23,400 |
| California Dental Association | $10,800 |
| California Medical Association | $10,300 |
| Farmers Insurance Group | $9,700 |
2008
Below are Anderson's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[12]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| CA Medical Assoc | $11,559 |
| Peace Officers Research Assoc of CA | $8,500 |
| CA Taxpayer Protection Cmte | $7,200 |
| CA Assoc of Realtors | $7,200 |
| Intuit | $7,200 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Joel + Anderson + California + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Joel Anderson News Feed
- COMMITTEE REJECTS BILL BY SENATOR JOEL ANDERSON TO BRING ... - East County Magazine
- Anderson moves to speed death penalty cases - U-T San Diego
- California lawmakers add PPACA coverage rules to state law - LifeHealthPro
- California bill gives parents control of networking sites - Reno Gazette Journal
- Ottawa Senators' Paul MacLean up for NHL's coach of the year award - Sarnia Observer
- Insurance industry in California receives new approval - Live Insurance News
- Statewide Soda Tax Gaining Momentum in Calif. Legislature - California Healthline
- Breaking Bad: Death Penalty Desperation - Huffington Post (blog)
- Democrats at odds over California budget surplus - Beaumont Enterprise
- NHL notes: Edler suspended for rest of worlds - CANOE
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External links
- Senate website
- Legislative profile of Joel Anderson on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Joel Anderson on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 1998
- Assemblyman Joel Anderson on Vimeo
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Anderson
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Anderson Issue Positions
- ↑ Los Angeles Times "Former Gov. Pete Wilson joins effort to upset redistricting plan," August 24, 2011
- ↑ Sacramento Bee "Drive to repeal Senate maps gets boost from four GOP senators," August 26, 2011
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard", December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene", December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly", Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
- ↑ California Senate primary results
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, California State Senate election results
- ↑ California State Assembly election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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| Preceded by Dennis Hollingsworth |
California State Senate District 36 2010–present |
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California State Assembly District 77 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Brian Jones |
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