Nancy Skinner
| Nancy Skinner | |
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| California State Assembly District 15 | |
| Incumbent | |
| In office | |
| 2008-Present | |
| Term ends | |
| December 1, 2014 | |
| Years in position | 5 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Compensation | |
| Base salary | $95,291/year |
| Per diem | $141.86/day |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 6, 2012 |
| First elected | 2008 |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 |
| Term limits | 3 terms (6 years) |
| Prior offices | |
| Berkeley City Council | |
| 1984-1992 | |
| Personal | |
| Profession | Legislator |
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Contents |
Biography
Skinner's professional experience includes serving on the Berkeley City Council from 1984-1992. She is the founder of Cities for Climate Protection, member of the Community Conservation Centers Incorporated Board, David Brower Center Board, and founder of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives--Local Governments for Sustainability.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Skinner served on the following committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Business, Professions and Consumer Protection | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Public Safety | ||||
| • Rules, Chair | ||||
| • Utilities and Commerce | ||||
| • Joint Rules, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Skinner served on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Public Safety | ||||
| • Rules, Chair | ||||
| • Rules, Chair | ||||
| • Utilities and Commerce | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Skinner served on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Fisheries and Aquaculture | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Natural Resources, Chair | ||||
| • Public Safety | ||||
| • Utilities and Commerce | ||||
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Skinner's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 259 - Health care coverage: certified nurse-midwive
- AB 643 - Public aid programs: eligibility
- AB 664 - Workers' compensation: hospital employees
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Political Courage test
Skinner provided 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. When asked her legislative priorities she replied:
- "Preventing education funding cuts and keeping our young people out of the juvenile justice system. Ensuring educational opportunity and education that is meaningful to all students is essential."
- "Universal, single-payer health care, current system is wasteful and leaves millions of Californians without health coverage."
- "Environmental protection. We need a tax on carbon emissions, and stricter regulation and enforcement mechanisms on polluters. A green economy for the 21st century will create high-paying jobs and ways to utilize renewable resources, creating a sustainable livelihood for us all."[2]
Legislative scorecard
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. [3],[4]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Skinner ranked as a 100, along with eight other Democratic members of the state assembly.[5]
Elections
2012
Skinner won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 15. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She ran unopposed in the primary on June 5, 2012, and won election unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012, as well.[6][7]
| California State Assembly, District 15, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nancy Skinner Incumbent |
86.8% | 164,929 | |
| Peace and Freedom Party | Eugene Ruyle | 13.2% | 25,167 | |
| Total Votes | 190,096 | |||
2010
Skinner won re-election to the 14th District Seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the June 8 primary. She defeated Republican Ryan Hatcher in the November 2 general election.[8]
| California State Assembly, District 14 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Nancy Skinner (D)
|
127,940 | |||
| Ryan Hatcher (R) | 28,055 | |||
2008
In 2008 Skinner was elected to the California State Assembly District 14. Skinner (D) ran unopposed and finished with 162,432 votes.[9] Skinner raised $617,407 for her campaign fund.[10]
| California State Assembly District 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Nancy Skinner (D)
|
162,432 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Skinner raised $860,336 in contributions. [11]
Her four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Electrical Workers Local 302 | $15,600 |
| California State Council Of Service Employees | $15,000 |
| AT&T | $13,800 |
| State Building & Construction Trades Council Of California | $11,800 |
2008
Below are Skinner's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[12]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| CA Medical Assoc | $10,800 |
| Northern CA Carpenters Regional Council | $10,800 |
| Electrical Workers Local 595 | $9,700 |
| California Federation of Teachers | $8,200 |
| Electrical Workers Local 302 | $7,200 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Nancy + Skinner + California + Legislature
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Nancy Skinner News Feed
- Nancy Skinner: State must increase its capacity to inspect refineries - Contra Costa Times
- California legislature eliminates conditions for UC funding - Daily Californian
- CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-California lawmakers pass budget, set aside rainy day ... - Reuters
- California judiciary scrambles for dollars - Capitol Weekly
- California lawmakers pass budget, set aside rainy day funds - Chicago Tribune
- State Legislators Seek $3M To Help Relieve Veteran Claims Backlog - California Healthline
- California budget set to include refinery fees - Vallejo Times-Herald
- Berkeley legislators play key role in state budget process - Berkeleyside
- California lawmakers finalize $96.3-billion budget - Los Angeles Times
- Calif. Legislature Passes State Budget Bill - Capital Public Radio News
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External links
- Legislative profile of Nancy Skinner on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Nancy Skinner on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Skinner
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Skinner Issue Positions
- ↑ 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 Secretary of State, 2012 official candidate list
- ↑ California Secretary of State "Primary Results" June 5, 2012
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, California Assembly General election results
- ↑ California State Assembly election results
- ↑ Campaign funds
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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