State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson

Lifetime Score:

96%

Current Year Score:

N/A

What's this mean?

Party:

Democrat

Position:

Years in Office:

Assembly (AD 11): 1996-2000; Senate (SD 7): 2000-2008; Assembly (AD 11) 2008-2010; State Superintendent of Public Instruction: 2010-present

Website:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/

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Feb 10, 2011

CLCV releases 2010 Scorecard

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson's Voting Record

Bill #	Description	Issue(s)	Vote	Result	Year
SB 5	Flood protection plan	Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning Global Warming	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2007
SB 719	A better Valley air board	Air Quality Good Government	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2007
SB 974	Cleaner ports (2007)	Air Quality Environmental Justice Global Warming Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Inactive File; 2-year bill	2007
AB 1012	Clean vehicles for California	Clean & Renewable Energy Oil & Gas Transportation	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2006
AB 1020	Better planning = Better air quality	Air Quality	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2006
AB 1953	Get the lead out (permanently)	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
AB 2021	Getting the most out of our utilities	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
AB 2444	A cleaner coast: pollution fee	Water Quality & Supply	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2006
AB 2485	Saving the sea otters	Wildlife & Habitat Conservation	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
AB 2490	Protecting California from Bush rollbacks (Toxics release inventory)	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2006
AB 2838	A cleaner coast: pollution fee with opt-in	Water Quality & Supply	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2006
AB 2865	Protecting our kids at day care	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
AB 289	Finding the chemicals in our environment	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
AB 32	California makes history: caps greenhouse gas emissions	Air Quality Global Warming	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
SB 107	Clean energy -- sooner	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
SB 1205	Cutting the risk of asthma	Air Quality	Good	Fail Died on Assembly floor	2006
SB 1252	Protecting California from Bush rollbacks (particulates and dust)	Air Quality	Good	Fail Died on Assembly floor	2006
SB 1368	Clean Electricity	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
SB 1379	Monitoring chemicals in our bodies	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2006
SB 1478	Protecting California from Bush rollbacks (California TRI)	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Fail Died on Assembly floor	2006

For Assembly and Senate:

Pro-Environmental Action (a Yes vote on a good bill or No/Not voting on a bad bill)
Anti-Environmental Action (a No vote on a good bill or a Yes vote on a bad bill)
Not Voting (did not cast a vote on a good bill, counted negatively)
Excused (for health or family reasons)

For Governor:

Pro-Environmental Action (Signed a good bill or vetoed a bad bill)
Anti-Environmental Action (Vetoed a good bill or signed a bad bill)
Bill did not reach the Governor's desk

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