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Lois Wolk
Lois Wolk (b. 1946) is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing District 3 from 2008 to 2016.
Wolk did not seek re-election to the California State Senate in 2016.
Wolk served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2008.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wolk served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Budget and Fiscal Review |
| • Energy, Utilities and Communications |
| • Health |
| • Natural Resources and Water |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wolk served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Energy, Utilities and Communications |
| • Governance and Finance, Chair |
| • Health |
| • Natural Resources and Water |
| • Fairs, Allocation, and Classification |
| • Legislative Budget |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wolk served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Budget and Fiscal Review |
| • Elections and Constitutional Amendments |
| • Fairs, Allocation, and Classification |
| • Governance and Finance, Chair |
| • Health |
| • Audit |
| • Natural Resources and Water |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wolk served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Revenue and Taxation, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Health |
| • Natural Resources and Water |
| • Transportation and Housing |
| • Local Government |
| • Joint Legislative Budget |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[1] Incumbent Lois Wolk (D) did not seek re-election.
Bill Dodd defeated Mariko Yamada in the California State Senate District 3 general election.[2][3]
| California State Senate, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bill Dodd |
58.14% | 207,927 | |
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada | 41.86% | 149,701 | |
| Total Votes | 357,628 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Bill Dodd and Mariko Yamada defeated Greg Coppes and Gabe Griess in the California State Senate District 3 Blanket primary.[4][5]
| California State Senate, District 3 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Dodd |
37.40% | 90,396 | |
| Democratic | Mariko Yamada |
29.89% | 72,243 | |
| Republican | Greg Coppes | 22.56% | 54,525 | |
| Democratic | Gabe Griess | 10.15% | 24,540 | |
| Total Votes | 241,704 | |||
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Wolk won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 3. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She was unopposed in the primary on June 5, 2012, and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012, as well.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lois Wolk Incumbent |
66.2% | 233,406 | |
| Republican | Frank Miranda | 33.8% | 119,033 | |
| Total Votes | 352,439 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Lois Wolk Incumbent |
96.9% | 116,403 | |
| Republican | Frank Miranda |
2% | 2,402 | |
| Republican | Gary Clift | 1.1% | 1,341 | |
| Total Votes | 120,146 | |||
2008
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2008
In 2008 Wolk was elected to the California State Senate, District 5. She finished with 78,171 votes while her opponent John Gould finished with 40,238 votes.[9] Wolk raised $498,987 for her campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lois Wolk (D)
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78,171 | |||
| John Gould (R) | 40,238 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the California State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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2014
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In 2014, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 30.
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2013
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In 2013, the California State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2012, to September 13, 2013
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2012
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In 2012, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 to August 31.
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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.[10][11]
On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Wolk ranked as a 94.[12]
Noteworthy events
Fined over gift disclosure
In February 2010 Wolk agreed to pay a fine of $400 for failing to disclose gifts from interest groups. Thirty other California lawmakers agreed to pay fines as well.[13]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Lois + Wolk + California + Senate
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California State Senate District 3
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile of Lois Wolk on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Lois Wolk on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Lois Wolk page on the Davis, California wiki
- Lois Wolk on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 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, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "California lawmakers agree to pay fines over gift disclosure," February 2, 2010
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mark Leno (D) |
California State Senate District 3 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Bill Dodd (D) |
