Representative Juan Vargas

Lifetime Score:

81%

Current Year Score:

N/A

What's this mean?

Party:

Democrat

Position:

Congress

District Number:

Years in Office:

Assembly (AD 79): 2000-2006; Senate (SD 40): 2010-2012; Congress (CD 51): January 3, 2013 - present

Website:

http://vargas.house.gov/

CLCV rates legislators on their performance in the California State Legislature in Sacramento. You can find out more about Representative Vargas's record in Congress from our national counterparts at LCV (http://www.lcv.org/).

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Representative Juan Vargas's Voting Record

Bill #	Description	Issue(s)	Vote	Result	Year
AB 1073	Solar done wrong	Clean & Renewable Energy Wildlife & Habitat Conservation	Bad	Pass Signed into law by Gov. Brown (bad bill)	2012
AB 1436	Election day voter registration	Good Government	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
AB 1478	Keeping state parks open	Open Space & Parks Wildlife & Habitat Conservation	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
AB 1532	The right way to invest cap and trade revenues	Global Warming	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
AB 1990	Solar for all	Clean & Renewable Energy Environmental Justice	Not Voting	Fail Failed Senate Floor	2012
AB 2402	Getting wildlife back in the game, Part 1	Wildlife & Habitat Conservation	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
AB 685	Safe water is a human right	Environmental Justice	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
AB 845	Dumping on thy neighbor	Good Government Recycling / Waste Reduction	Bad	Pass Signed into law by Gov. Brown (bad bill)	2012
SB 1054	Tell your neighbor if you're fracking	Clean & Renewable Energy Oil & Gas Toxics & Chemicals Water Quality & Supply	Not Voting	Fail Failed Senate Floor	2012
SB 1066	Mitigating costs for the coast from climate change	Global Warming Ocean / Coastal Protection	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
SB 1148	Getting wildlife back in the game, Part 2	Wildlife & Habitat Conservation	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
SB 1156	New options for transit-oriented development	Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning Transportation	Good	Fail Vetoed by Gov. Brown	2012
SB 1455	Fueling alternative fuels	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Fail Failed Senate floor concurrence	2012
SB 535	Compensation where it's most needed (2012)	Environmental Justice Global Warming	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
SB 594	Removing obstacles; empowering renewable energy customers	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
AB 1112	An ounce of prevention	Ocean / Coastal Protection Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 1150	Helping those who help themselves	Clean & Renewable Energy Green Jobs	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 1319	Big step in baby health	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 341	Waste not, want not	Recycling / Waste Reduction	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 359	The well will soon be dry	Water Quality & Supply	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011

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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Representative Juan Vargas's Voting Record

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