Republicans find it hard to tax the hand that feeds them
CDP Communications Coordinator Kate Folmar sent this FYI note to political reporters today, helping to put today's budget votes in context.
As you write your stories for tomorrow, you may be interested to know that the California Republican Party and current GOP members of the Senate and Assembly have accepted more than $2.7 million dollars from oil companies this decade.
Small wonder then, that Republicans were unwilling to vote for a meaningful oil extraction tax like the one charged in every other oil-producing state.
Here are the contributions Republicans have received from oil companies since 2000, according to state campaign finance documents.
Name / Amount
Assemblyman Jim Nielsen $5,750
Assemblyman Dan Logue $500
Assemblyman Ted Gaines $2,000
Assemblyman Roger Niello $24,600
Assemblyman Tom Berryhill $17,900
Assemblyman Bill Berryhill $8,800
Assemblyman Mike Villines $46,250
Assemblyman Danny Gilmore $15,100
Assemblyman Jean Fuller $21,550
Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee $55,700
Assemblywoman Connie Conway $1,250
Assemblyman Steve Knight $2,500
Assemblywoman Audra Strickland $26,900
Assemblyman Cameron Smyth $14,500
Assemblyman Anthony Adams $8,000
Assemblyman Bill Emmerson $8,850
Assemblyman Brian Nestande $3,000
Assemblyman Paul Cook $4,000
Assemblyman Jim Jeffries $7,750
Assemblyman Jim Silva $5,750
Assemblyman Van Tran $7,500
Assemblyman Chuck DeVore $24,750
Assemblyman Jeff Miller $3,500
Assemblyman Mike Duvall $9,800
Assemblywoman Diane Harkey $6,000
Assemblyman Martin Garrick $8,500
Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher $11,100
Assemblyman Joel Anderson $11,000
Senator Dave Cox $53,499
Senator Sam Aanestad $13,250
Senator Jeff Denham $52,750
Senator Dave Cogdill $42,950
Senator Abel Maldonado $6,750
Senator George Runner $30,750
Senator Roy Ashburn $13,500
Senator Tony Strickland $45,850
Senator Bob Huff $11,300
Senator Bob Dutton $4,500
Senator Mimi Walters $53,350
Senator Tom Harman $29,800
Senator Dennis Hollingsworth $7,500
Senator John Benoit $15,250
Senator Mark Wyland $22,500
California Republican Party $2,028,250
Total $2,794,549
Inola Henry, your spirit will live with the CDP family for many years to come. My first CDP meeting was in December 2000 and from the very first time I saw your beautiful African dress and heard your booming voice, I was forever connected to your brillant spirit. We will all miss you.
Posted by: Debra Broner | July 29, 2009 at 09:36 AM
Who are we going to support to take over Dennis Hollingsworth's District when he is up for re-election?
Posted by: Russell Vernon | August 07, 2009 at 04:22 PM