The National Federation of Independent Business/California unveiled its annual voting record for our 120 Senators and Assemblymembers in the State Capitol. Each year, NFIB/CA identifies and lobbies on bills which would have the most significant impact, either positive or negative, on small businesses. Based on their vote on these critical pieces of legislation, each member of the Legislature receives a percentage indicating how often he or she voted to support small business.
Every legislator claims to be a friend of small business, but our voting record puts them to the test. We are pleased to see 13 Senators and 31 Assemblymembers voting for small business at least 70 percent of the time, but these numbers still only represent a minority of each chamber’s membership. It is especially alarming to see some members of the legislature only receiving 17 or 18 percent with NFIB, while having some of the highest unemployment rates in California in their districts. We urge those who are failing small business to reflect on our voting record and strive to support small business with their votes in 2017.
As for our 100% club and NFIB friends of small business, we applaud your efforts in the State Capitol to support small businesses. Together, we understand the only way to rebuild our economy and strengthen our communities starts with supporting small businesses and protecting them from additional taxes, mandates, and complex regulation.
NFIB assessed California legislators on 12 bills vital to the health of small business in California during the 2016 half of the 2015-16 legislative session. 29 legislators had impressive 100% scores; however 62 legislators failed small business this year with scores ranging from 27% to just 8%. The complete NFIB Voting Record with the bill numbers, description, and votes can be found here.
| NFIB 100% Club | ||
| Senator | Joel Anderson (38, Alpine) | 100% |
| Senator | Patricia Bates (36, Laguna Niguel) | 100% |
| Senator | Tom Berryhill (08, Modesto) | 100% |
| Senator | Anthony Cannella (12, Ceres) | 100% |
| Senator | Jean Fuller (16, Bakersfield) | 100% |
| Senator | Ted Gaines (01, El Dorado Hills) | 100% |
| Senator | Bob Huff (29, San Dimas) | 100% |
| Senator | John Moorlach (37, Costa Mesa) | 100% |
| Senator | Mike Morrell (23, Rancho Cucamonga) | 100% |
| Senator | Janet Nguyen (34, Garden Grove) | 100% |
| Senator | Jim Nielsen (04, Gerber) | 100% |
| Senator | Jeff Stone (28, Temecula) | 100% |
| Senator | Andy Vidak (14, Hanford) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Travis Allen (72,Huntington Beach) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Frank Bigelow (05, O’Neals) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | William Brough (73, Dana Point) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Beth Gaines (06, El Dorado Hills) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | James Gallagher (03, Nicolaus) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Shannon Grove (34, Bakersfield) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Matthew Harper (74, Huntington Beach) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Brian Jones (71, Santee) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Young Kim (65, Fullerton) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Tom Lackey (36 Palmdale) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Devon Mathis (26, Visalia) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Chad Mayes (42, Yucca Valley) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Jay Obernolte (33, Big Bear Lake) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Jim Patterson (23, Fresno) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Donald Wagner (68, Irvine) | 100% |
| Assemblymember | Scott Wilk (38, San Clarita) | 100% |
| NFIB Friends of Small Business | ||
| Assemblymember | Rocky Chavez (76, Oceanside) | 92% |
| Assemblymember | Marc Steinorth (40, Rancho Cucamonga) | 92% |
| Assemblymember | Marie Waldron (75, Escondido) | 92% |
| Assemblymember | Ling-Ling Chang (55, Diamond Bar) | 91% |
| Assemblymember | Brian Dahle (01, Bieber) | 91% |
| Assemblymember | Katcho Achadjian (35, San Luis Obispo) | 83% |
| Assemblymember | Melissa Melendez (67, Lake Elsinore) | 83% |
| Assemblymember | Brian Maienschein (77, San Diego) | 82% |
| Assemblymember | Kristin Olsen (12, Modesto) | 82% |
| Assemblymember | Tom Daly (69, Anaheim) | 75% |
| Assemblymember | David Hadley (66, Manhattan Beach) | 73% |
| Assemblymember | Rudy Salas (32, Bakersfield) | 73% |
| Assemblymember | Adam Gray (21, Merced) | 71% |
| Assemblymember | Catharine Baker (16, Dublin) | 70% |
| Assemblymember | Eric Linder (60, Corona) | 70% |
| Needs Improvement | ||
| Assemblymember | Jim Cooper (09, Elk Grove) | 64% |
| Assemblymember | Jim Frazier (11, Oakley) | 64% |
| Senator | Steven Glazer (07, Orinda) | 55% |
| Assemblymember | Cheryl Brown (47, San Bernardino) | 50% |
| Assemblymember | Nora Campos (27, San Jose) | 45% |
| Assemblymember | Ken Cooley (08, Rancho Cordova) | 42% |
| Assemblymember | Matthew Dababneh (45, Encino) | 42% |
| Assemblymember | Bill Dodd (04, Napa) | 42% |
| Assemblymember | Mike Gipson (64, Carson) | 38% |
| Assemblymember | Jose Medina (61, Riverside) | 36% |
| Senator | Richard Roth (31, Riverside) | 33% |
| Assemblymember | Chris Holden (41, Pasadena) | 30% |
| Assemblymember | Jacqui Irwin (44, Thousand Oaks) | 30% |
| Failing Small Business | ||
| Assemblymember | Joaquin Arambula (31, Fresno) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Ian Calderon (57, Whittier) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Ed Chau (49, Arcadia) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Kansen Chu (25, San Jose) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Marc Levine (10, San Rafael) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (54, Los Angeles) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Freddie Rodriquez (52, Pomona) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Shirley Weber (79, Santa Clarita) | 27% |
| Assemblymember | Susan Bonilla (14, Concord) | 25% |
| Assemblymember | Mike Gatto (43, Glendale) | 25% |
| Assemblymember | Jimmy Gomez (51, Los Angeles) | 25% |
| Assemblymember | Susan Talamantes Eggman (13, Stockton) | 22% |
| Assemblymember | Eduardo Garcia (56, Coachella) | 22% |
| Assemblymember | Autumn Burke (62, Inglewood) | 20% |
| Assemblymember | Cristina Garcia (58, Bell Gardens) | 20% |
| Assemblymember | Roger Hernandez (48, West Covina) | 20% |
| Assemblymember | Kevin Mullin (22, South San Francisco) | 20% |
| Assemblymember | Bill Quirk (20, Hayward) | 20% |
| Senator | Cathleen Galgiani (05, Stockton) | 20% |
| Senator | Ben Hueso (40, San Diego) | 20% |
| Senator | Richard Pan (06, Sacramento) | 20% |
| Assemblymember | Richard Bloom (50,Santa Monica) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Rob Bonta (18, Alameda) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Lorena Gonzalez (80, San Diego) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Richard Gordon (24, Menlo Park) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Reginald Jones-Sawyer (59, Los Angeles) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Evan Low (28, Campbell) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Adrin Nazarian (46, Sherman Oaks) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Miguel Santiago (53, Los Angeles) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Tony Thurmond (15, Richmond) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Jim Wood (02, Healdsburg) | 18% |
| Senator | Ed Hernandez (22, Azusa) | 18% |
| Senator | Connie Leyva (20, Chino) | 18% |
| Senator | Mike McGuire (02, Healdsburg) | 18% |
| Senator | Holly Mitchell (30, Los Angeles) | 18% |
| Assemblymember | Toni Atkins (78, San Diego) | 17% |
| Assemblymember | David Chiu (17, San Francisco) | 17% |
| Assemblymember | Patty Lopez (39, San Fernando) | 17% |
| Assemblymember | Kevin McCarty (61, Sacramento) | 17% |
| Assemblymember | Anthony Rendon (63, Lakewood) | 17% |
| Assemblymember | Mark Stone (29, Scotts Valley) | 17% |
| Assemblymember | Philip Ting (19, San Francisco) | 17% |
| Senator | Ben Allen (26, Santa Monica) | 17% |
| Senator | Jim Beall (15, San Jose) | 17% |
| Senator | Marty Block (39, San Diego) | 17% |
| Senator | Kevin De Leon (24, Los Angeles) | 17% |
| Senator | Isadore Hall (35, Compton) | 17% |
| Senator | Loni Hancock (09, Berkeley) | 17% |
| Senator | Robert Hertzberg (18, Van Nuys) | 17% |
| Senator | Jerry Hill (13, San Mateo) | 17% |
| Senator | Hannah-Beth Jackson (19, Santa Barbara) | 17% |
| Senator | Ricardo Lara (33, Bell Gardens) | 17% |
| Senator | Mark Leno (11, San Francisco) | 17% |
| Senator | Carol Liu (25, La Canada Flintridge) | 17% |
| Senator | Tony Mendoza (32, Artesia) | 17% |
| Senator | William Monning (17, Carmel) | 17% |
| Senator | Fran Pavley (27, Agoura Hills) | 17% |
| Senator | Bob Wieckowski (10, Fremont) | 17% |
| Senator | Lois Wolk (03, Davis) | 17% |
| Assemblymember | Luis Alejo (30, Watsonville) | 13% |
| Assemblymember | Patrick O’Donnell (70, Long Beach) | 13% |
| Assemblymember | Das Williams (37, Santa Barbara) | 8% |