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Ira Ruskin
Ira Ruskin is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 21 from 2004 to 2010. He served as mayor of Redwood City from 1999 to 2001 and on the Redwood City Council from 1995 to 2003.
Biography
Ruskin's professional experience includes owning Ruskin Communications and MRP.
He is a member of the Committee for Green Foothills, Democratic Activists for Women Now, Organization of Chinese Americans Advisory Board - San Mateo County, Redwood City Education Foundation, and the Sierra Club.[1]
Committee assignments
Ruskin served on the following committees:
- Banking and Finance Committee, California General Assembly
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Business and Professions Committee, California General Assembly
- Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California General Assembly
- Higher Education Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Procurement
- Select Committee on Wine
Issues
Political Courage test
Ruskin did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Sponsored legislation
Ruskin's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 19 - Greenhouse gas emissions: consumer product
- AB 226 - Coastal resources: California Coastal Act
- AB 1023 - Renewable energy resources
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
Ruskin was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the California State Assembly.
2008
In 2008, Ruskin was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 21. Ruskin (D) finished with 133,856 votes while his opponent Ann Marie Temple (R) finished with 54,849 votes.
| California State Assembly District 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Ira Ruskin (D)
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133,856 | |||
| Ann Marie Temple (R) | 54,849 | |||
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.[3][4]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Hill ranked as a 94.[5]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Ira + Ruskin + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Official state assembly website of Ira Ruskin
- Legislative profile of Ira Ruskin on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Ira Ruskin on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 10, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue positions," accessed December 10, 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," accessed October 23, 2023
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California State Assembly District 21 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Rich Gordon |
