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California Correctional Peace Officers Association
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| California Correctional Peace Officers Association | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Type: | 501(c)(5) |
| Top official: | Chuck Alexander, President |
| Year founded: | 1957 |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) was a government sector lobbying association in California.
Background
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association began in 1957 as the California Correctional Officers Association. It was formed in response to the suicide of a corrections officer. In 1982, after collective bargaining was allowed for all state employees in California, the CCOA won the right to represent corrections officers throughout the state, and the group was renamed the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. According to its website, some of the first actions taken by the CCPOA concerned staffing levels at the state's prison facilities. Their website stated, "In the late 1980′s, CCPOA concentrated on the expansion of the number of prisons throughout the state, attempting to see that new staff members were adequately trained and equipped, and sought an increase in the pay scale for members." In the 1990s, the organization focused on maintaining staffing levels and increasing pay rates for its members.[1]
Political activity
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association contributes to campaigns through its connected PAC, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association Truth in American Government Fund. This type of PAC is called a separate segregated fund, and it is restricted to collecting money only from members of the CCPOA. Prior to 2016, the organization would distribute the funds among a number of PACs, but in early 2016, the group put all contributions into one PAc, the Truth in American Government Fund, disclosing $8.2 million in contributions in a 11,459 page document.[2]
Ballot measure activity
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details California Correctional Peace Officers Association’s ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for California Correctional Peace Officers Association | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| California Proposition 63, Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban | 2016 | Opposed[3] |  Approved
|
| California Proposition 11, Creation of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission | 2008 | Opposed[4] | Approved
|
| California Proposition 93, Amendment to Term Limits Law | 2008 | Opposed[5] |  Defeated
|
| California Proposition 9, Marsy's Law | 2008 | Supported[6] | Approved
|
| California Proposition 5, Non-Violent Drug Offenders | 2008 | Opposed[7] | Defeated
|
| California Proposition 222, Sentencing Mandate for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers | 1998 | Supported | Approved
|
| California Proposition 4, Prohibition on Trapping Fur-Bearing Mammals | 1998 | Opposed | Approved
|
Leadership
The following individuals were listed as the elected leadership of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association on the group's website as of 2016:[8]
- Chuck Alexander, State president
- Kurt Stoetzl, Executive vice president
- Chuck Helton, Vice president
- Daryl Lee, Vice president
- Keith Bennett, Supervisory vice president
- Jim Martin, Treasurer
- Perry Speth, Secretary
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association's revenues and expenses as submitted to the IRS for the 2012 to 2014 fiscal years:
| Annual revenue and expenses for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, 2012–2014 | ||
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2014[9] | $28,664,834 | $25,978,278 |
| 2013[10] | $28,768,900 | $25,624,403 |
| 2012[11] | $29,489,910 | $29,621,726 |
See also
External links
- California Correctional Peace Officers Association official website
- California Correctional Peace Officers Association on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ California Correctional Peace Officers Association, "Our History," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Prison officers’ union PAC collects $8.2 million from members," February 2, 2016
- ↑ The Daily Caller, "Largest California Police Union Joins Opposition To Gun Restriction Bill," May 9, 2016
- ↑ Follow the Money, Donors to 'No on Proposition 11,'" accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Donors to No on 93," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Donors to Yes on Proposition 9," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Donors to Yes on Proposition 5," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ California Correctional Peace Officers Association, "Leadership," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Guidestar, "California Correctional Peace Officers Association IRS Form 990 (2014)," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Guidestar, "California Correctional Peace Officers Association IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ Guidestar, "California Correctional Peace Officers Association IRS Form 990 (2012)," accessed August 26, 2016
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