David Cogdill
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David Cogdill (b. 1950) was a Republican member of the California State Senate, representing District 14 from 2006 to 2010. He served in the California State Assembly from 2000-2006 and as a member of the Modesto City Council in the mid-1990s. He died from cancer on July 23, 2017.[1]
Cogdill was the Senate Minority leader until February 18, 2009, when he was voted out of the leadership position and replaced by Dennis Hollingsworth. Senate Republicans were unhappy over Cogdill's position on the 2009 California state budget compromise, which led to a set of six budget ballot propositions going on the May 19 special election ballot in California.[2][3]
Cogdill joined Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrat Darrell Steinberg on the campaign trail to push for the May 2009 ballot proposition package.
Biography
Cogdill's professional experience included working as a real estate appraiser and owning Cogdill and Giomi, a real-estate appraisal business.[4]
Committees
Cogdill, on left, responds to 2009 State of the State address |
Cogdill was a member of:
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
- Labor and Industrial Relations
- Natural Resources and Water
- Public Safety
- Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Rules
- Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Issues
"Sacramento Six"
Senator Cogdill, along with five other Republicans in the California State Legislature voted for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's solution to the state's $41 billion dollar funding gap. The six Republicans became known as the Sacramento Six.[5]
Elections
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Cogdill was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010.
2006
In 2006 Cogdill was elected to the California State Senate, District 14. He finished with 167,804 votes while his opponent Wesley Firch finished with 85,679 votes.[6] Cogdill raised $679,659 in campaign funds.
| California State Senate, District 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 David Cogdill (R)
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167,804 | |||
| Wesley Firch | 85,679 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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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.[7][8]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Cogdill ranked as a 6.[9]
Recent news
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See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Official website of State Senator David Cogdill
- Legislative profile of David Cogdill on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of David Cogdill on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008
- CMTA legislative database for Cogdill
- David Cogdill on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Dave Cogdill, who paid a political price for his role in ending the 2009 budget crisis, dies at 66," July 24, 2017
- ↑ PolitickerCA, "Senator Dave Cogdill Replaced as California GOP State Senate Leader Over Unhappiness With California State Budget Stalemate," February 18, 2009
- ↑ Lodi News Sentinel, "Dave Cogdill gets boot," February 19, 2009
- ↑ Record Net, "Friendship can trump partisanship in pocketbook politics," August 3, 2007
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "'Sacramento Six' face conservative backlash," March 22, 2009
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 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
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California State Senate District 14 2006-2010 |
Succeeded by Tom Berryhill |
