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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
December 3, 2020
2:30 P.M.
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Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
Agenda
Items:
Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference
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1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this
agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
3. RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the September 14, 2020
meeting of the Legislation Committee, with any necessary corrections.
4. RECEIVE reports on the November 3, 2020 general election and provide direction
to staff and advocates, as needed.
5. REVIEW the Draft 2021-22 State Legislative Platform, provide direction to staff,
and recommend the adoption of a Proposed 2021-22 State Legislative Platform by
the Board of Supervisors.
6. REVIEW the Draft 2021-22 Federal Legislative Platform, provide direction to
staff, and recommend the adoption of a Proposed 2021-22 Federal Legislative
Platform by the Board of Supervisors.
7.The next meeting is not currently scheduled. The schedule will be set in January 2021.
8.Adjourn
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For Additional Information Contact:
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lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 3.
Meeting Date:12/03/2020
Subject:Record of Action for Legislation Committee Meeting
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2020-20
Referral Name: Record of Action
Presenter: L. DeLaney Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
County Ordinance requires that each County body keep a record of its meetings. Though the
record need not be verbatim, it must accurately reflect the agenda and the decisions made in the
meeting.
Referral Update:
Attached is the draft Record of Action for the September 14, 2020 meeting of the Committee.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the September 14, 2020 meeting.
Attachments
DRAFT Record of Action
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D R A F T
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
RECORD OF ACTION FOR
September 14, 2020
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
Present: Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
Staff Present:Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator, staff to Committee; Robin
Lipetzky, Public Defender; Donte Blue, Acting Director, Office of Reentry & Justice;
Anne O, Chief of Staff, District IV; Ellen McDonnell, Assistant Public Defender; Chris
Wickler, Field Representative, District IV; Jill Ray, District Representative, District II
Attendees:James Gross, Michelle Rubalcava; Doug Leich; Hannah Robbins; Mariana Moore;
unidentified phone caller
1.Introductions
Chair Mitchoff convened the meeting at 1:00 with introductions of herself and
Vice Chair Burgis.
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on
this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
No public comment was offered.
3.RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the July 13, 2020 meeting.
The Record of Action was approved as presented.
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff
Vice Chair Diane Burgis
4.CONSIDER the ballot measures Prop. 20, Prop. 21, and Prop. 23 and make
recommendations, if any, to the Board of Supervisors on those measures.
Regarding Proposition 20, Restricts Parole for Non-Violent Offenders.
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Regarding Proposition 20, Restricts Parole for Non-Violent Offenders.
Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as
Misdemeanors. Initiative Statute: Public Defender Robin Lipetzky urged a
position of "Oppose" on Proposition 20. Mariana Moore from the Ensuring
Opportunity Campaign also strongly encouraged an "Oppose" position on Prop.
20. Doug Leich, from the Multi-Faith Action Coalition, also opposed Prop. 20.
Supervisor Burgis indicated she preferred "No position" on Prop. 20. Supervisor
Mitchoff indicated she personally supports Prop. 20. The Committee directed
staff to send Proposition 20 to the full Board of Supervisors for discussion at
their September 22 meeting with no recommendation from the Committee.
Regarding Proposition 21, Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent
Control on Residential Property. Initiative Statute: Mariana Moore from Ensuring
Opportunity indicated her strong support. The Committee directed staff to send
the measure to the full Board of Supervisors on Sept. 22 for discussion with no
recommendation from the Committee.
Regarding Proposition 23, Authorizes State Regulation of Kidney Dialysis
Clinics, Initiative Statute: The Committee directed staff to not move this forward
to the Board of Supervisors for further consideration.
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff
Vice Chair Diane Burgis
5.Receive the report on the 2020 End-of-Session. Provide direction to staff on the
development of the 2021-22 State Legislative Platform.
The Committee received the 2020 End of Session Report and provided no
further direction to staff.
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff
Vice Chair Diane Burgis
6.The next meeting is currently scheduled for October 12, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
The October 12, 2020 and November 9, 2020 scheduled meetings were
subsequently cancelled.
7.Adjourn
For Additional Information Contact:
Lara DeLaney, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1097, Fax (925) 646-1353
lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 4.
Meeting Date:12/03/2020
Subject:2020 General Election Summary
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2020-22
Referral Name: General Election Summary
Presenter: L. DeLaney, Nielsen Merksamer, Alcalde
& Fay
Contact: L. DeLaney,
925-655-2057
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee periodically reviews and discusses the results of general elections.
Referral Update:
Election summaries are attached from the following agencies, including the County's state and
federal advocates, Nielsen Merksamer and Alcalde & Fay:
1. Nielsen Merksamer -- Attachment A
2. Alcalde & Fay -- Attachment B
3. National Association of Counties (NACo) -- Attachment C
4. CaliforniaCityFinance.com -- Attachment D
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE the reports on the November 3, 2020 General Election.
Attachments
Attachment A: Nielsen Merksamer
Attachment B: Alcalde & Fay
Attachment C: NACo
Attachment D: CaliforniaCityFinance.com
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2020 California General Election Summary UPDATE
*results as of 9:06 pm on November 18th
Federal Races
It has been almost two weeks since state election results show former Vice President Biden has been
elected the next President of the United States. President Trump has yet to concede and has not
granted the President-Elect and his team access to transition information and funds. The Trump
campaign continues to pursue legal challenges in the states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Wisconsin
All eyes are now focused on Georgia as its two Senate seats will determine control of that house. A
runoff election has been scheduled for January 5th. Going into the next congressional session, the
count is 48 Republican and 48 Democrat Senators.
The House will remain under the control of the Democrats.
Note: Highlighted races indicate open seats, green text denotes when the challengers are from the
same party and the red highlights the close races. Bolded text indicates the updates
CA CONGRESSIONAL RACES
4 McClintock (R)/Kennedy (D) 55.8 to 44.21 McClintock
21 Cox (D)/Valadao (R) 50.6 to 49.4 Valadao
25 Garcia (R)/Smith (D) 50.1 to 49.9, Garcia leads by
422
Garcia
48 Rouda (D)/Steel (R) 51.1 to 48.9 Steel
50 Campa-Najjar (D)/Issa (R) 53.9 to 46.1 Issa
US SENATE RACES
AK Sullivan (R)/Gross (D/I) Sullivan
AL Jones (D)/Tuberville (R) Tuberville
AZ McSally (R)/Kelly (D) Kelly
CO Gardner (R)/Hickenlooper (D) Hickenlooper
GA Two Seats
1. Perdue (R)/Ossoff (D)
2. Loeffler (R)/Warnock (D)/
Note: this is a special “jungle”
election
1. Perdue 49.7% - Ossoff 47.9%
2. Loeffler 25.9%, Warnock
32.9%
1. January Runoff
2. January Runoff
IA Ernst (R)/Greenfeld (D) Ernst
KS Marshall (R)/Bollier (D) Marshall
ME Collins (R)/Gideon (D) Collins
MT Daines (R)/Bullock (D) Daines
NC Tillis (R)/Cunningham (D) Tillis
SC Graham (R)/Harrison (D) Graham
Attachment A
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OUTSTANDING CALIFORNIA BALLOTS: The Secretary of State’s office reports that as of 5:00 PM on
November 18th, there are roughly 330,000 unprocessed ballots that need to be counted.
Ballot Measures
The following initiatives appear to have been approved by voters:
• Prop 14 - CIRM Stem Cell Research (leading by a slim margin)
• Prop 17 - Restoration of felons’ voting rights
• Prop 19 - Property tax assessment transfers & inheritance rules (leading by a slim margin)
• Prop 22 - App based drivers
• Prop 24 - CA Privacy Rights Act of 2020
The following measures have been rejected by voters:
• Prop 15 - Commercial properties taxes (failing by a slim margin)
• Prop 16 - Reinstatement of Affirmative Action
• Prop 18 - 17-year-olds primary voting rights
• Prop 20 - Changes to criminal sentencing
• Prop 21 - Rent control
• Prop 23 - Additional requirements on dialysis clinics
• Prop 25 - Referendum on legislative elimination of cash bail
The failure of Proposition 15, which sought to increase properties taxes on commercial properties, will
loom large over the next legislative session. To prevent cuts to many state programs, proponents of
the measure will seek new ways to make up for the billions of dollars in new revenue this measure
would have generated. There will likely be increased demands and pressure placed on legislators to
increase taxes.
Of note, five propositions on the ballot were directly tied to legislative action:
• Prop 16 (Affirmative Action) – Placed on the ballot by the Legislature
• Prop 17 (Felon Voting Rights) – Placed on the ballot by the Legislature
• Prop 18 (17-year-old Voting) - Placed on the ballot by the Legislature
• Prop 22 (App-based Drivers) – Run in response to AB 5
• Prop 25 (Cash Bail) – Referendum on legislative passage of SB 10
Of those five, the Legislature lost all but one (Prop 17). Whether there are lessons to be gleaned from
this, and whether it will have an impact on legislative actions in the future, remains to be seen.
Issue Percentages Outcome/Winner
PROPOSITIONS
Prop 14: CIRM Stem Cell Research 51.1 to 48.9 PASS
Prop 15: Property taxes: Split Roll 48 to 52 FAIL
Prop 16: Affirmative Action – Prop 209
Repeal
42.8 to 57.2 FAIL
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Prop 17: Voting Rights Reinstatement
for Felons on Parole
58.6 to 41.4 PASS
Prop 18: Voting Age (17 YOs vote in the
primary if 18 by the general election)
44 to 46 FAIL
Prop 19: Changes tax assessment
transfers and inheritance rules
51.1 to 48.9 PASS
Prop 20: Makes changes to policies
related to criminal sentencing charges,
prison release, and DNA collection
38.2 to 61.8 FAIL
Prop 21: Rent Control 40.1 to 59.9 FAIL
Prop 22: Considers app-based drivers
to be independent contractors and
enacts several labor policies related to
app-based companies
58.7 to 41.3 PASS
Prop 23: Requires physician on-site at
dialysis clinics and consent from the
state for a clinic to close
36.5 to 63.5 FAIL
Prop 24: CA Privacy Rights Act of 2020 56.2 to 43.8 PASS
Prop 25: Cash Bail Referendum 43.6 to 56.4 FAIL
Legislature
This election did not have significant impacts on the balance of power or leadership in either the
Senate or Assembly, as the Democrats continue to hold (and in the Senate’s case build on)
supermajorities in both houses.
Senate. Senate Democrats will pick up two seats – SD 29 Chang and SD 37 Moorlach. In SD 21,
Senator Wilk remains ahead of Kipp Mueller in a race that is still too close to call. SD 23 will remain in
Republican hands as Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh is the clear winner to replace Senator Morrell.
Assembly. Carlos Villapudua has come from behind to beat Kathy Miller for the seat vacated by
Assemblymember Eggman in AD 13. This was a dem-on-dem race so it will not impact the balance of
power in the house although Villapudua is the more moderate candidate. In AD 74, Assemblymember
Petrie Norris (D) continues to lead Diane Dixon (R) but by 131 votes fewer than she did at the time of
the last update. If the incumbent loses the seat, the Assembly will consist of 59 Democrats, 20
Republicans and one independent.
Attachment A
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Note: Highlighted races indicate open seats, green text denotes when the challengers are from the
same party and the red highlights the close races. Bolded text indicates the updates
STATE SENATE
1 Dahle (R)/Schwart (D) 56.9 to 43.1 Dahle
3 Dodd (D)/Santamaria (R) 70.4 to 29.6 Dodd
5 Eggman (D)/Ridenour (R) 57.1 to 42.9 Eggman
7 Glazer (D)/Mobley 69.1 to 30.9 Glazer
9 Skinner (D)/Dluzak (L) 89.3 to 10.7 Skinner
11 Wiener (D)/Fielder (D) 59.1 to 40.9 Wiener
13 Becker (D)/Glew (R) 77.3 to 22.7 Becker
15 Cortese (D)/Ravel (D) 53.8 to 46.2 Cortese
17 Laird (D)/Nohrden (R) 68 to 32 Laird
19 Limon (D)/Michaels (R) 65.8 to 34.2 Limon
21 Wilk (R)/Mueller (D) 50.8 to 49.2, Wilk leads by 6306 Wilk
23 Medina (D)/Ochoa Bough (R) 52.6 to 47.4 Ochoa Bogh
25 Portantino (D)/Hazelton (R) 65.5 to 34.5 Portantino
27 Stern (D)/Salem (R) 61.5 to 38.5 Stern
29 Chang (R)/Newman (D) 51.3 to 48.7, Newman up 10628 Newman
31 Roth (D)/Taylor (R) 59.5 to 40.5 Roth
33 Gonzalez (D)/Castillo (D) 62.6 to 37.4 Gonzalez
35 Bradford (D)/Perry (AI) 73.4 to 26.6 Bradford
37 Moorlach (R)/Min (D) 51.1 to 48.9 Min up 12062 Min
39 Atkins (D)/Blankenship (R) 67.5 to 32.5 Atkins
STATE ASSEMBLY
1 Dahle (R)/Bettencourt (D) 57.6 to 42.4 Dahle
2 Wood (D)/Svolos (R) 71.7 to 28.3 Wood
3 Gallagher (R)/Henson (D) 60.5 to 39.5 Gallagher
4 Aguiar-Curry (D)/Nelson (R) 70.4 to 29.6 Aquiar-Curry
5 Bigelow (R) 100 Bigelow
6 Kiley (R)/Smith (D) 54.2 to 45.8 Kiley
7 McCarty (D)/Just (I) 76.5 to 23.5 McCarty
8 Cooley (D)/Cook (R) 59.7 to 40.3 Cooley
9 Cooper (D)/Rigard (R) 68.5 to 31.5 Cooper
10 Levine (D)/Jacobi (D) 67.9 to 32.1 Levine
11 Frazier (D)/Schwab (R) 65.8 to 34.2 Frazier
12 Flora (R)/Akinjo (D) 57.2 to 42.8 Flora
13 Miller(D)/Villapudua (D) 51.2 to 48.8 Villapudua
14 Grayson (D)/Proctor (R) 72.5 to 27.5 Grayson
15 Wicks (D)/Brink (I) 85.9 to 14.1 Wicks
16 Bauer Kahan (D)/Rubay (R) 70.4 to 29.6 Bauer Kahan
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17 Chiu (D)/Starchild (L) 89.9 to 10.1 Chiu
18 Bonta (D)/Slauson (R) 88.1 to 11.9 Bonta
19 Ting (D)/McDonnell (R) 78.6 to 21.4 Ting
20 Quirk (D)/Villalobos (D) 59.5 to 40.5 Quirk
21 Gray (D)/Campos (R) 62.7 to 37.3 Gray
22 Mullin (D)/Gilham (R) 77.2 to 22.8 Mullin
23 Patterson (R) 100 Patterson
24 Berman (D)/Ohtaki (R) 75.8 to 24.2 Berman
25 Lee (D)/Brunton (R) 73.1 to 26.8 Lee
26 Mathis (R)/Phelps (D) 53.9 to 46.1 Mathis
27 Kalra (D)/Lancaster (R) 74.5 to 25.5 Kalra
28 Low (D)/Rafael Cruz (R) 74.4 to 25.6 Low
29 Stone (D)/Banerjee (R) 75.4 to 24.6 Stone
30 R.Rivas (D)/Swett (R) 70.8 to 29.2 R.Rivas
31 Arambula (D)/Banuelos (R) 62.2 to 37.8 Arambula
32 Salas (D)/Cotta (R) 56.1 to 43.9 Salas
33 Herrick (R)/Smith (R) 54.1 to 45.9 Smith
34 Fong (R)/Solis (D) 64.1 to 35.9 Fong
35 Cunningham (R)/Addis(D) 52 to 48 Cunningham
36 Lackey (R)/Fox (D) 54.9 to 46.1 Lackey
37 Bennett (D)/Cole (R) 69.3 to 30.7 Bennett
38 Volotzsky (R)/Valladares (R) 75.9 to 24.1 Valladares
39 L.Rivas (D)/Benitez (R) 73.5 to 26.5 L. Rivas
40 Ramos(D)/Tullius (R) 60.9 to 39.1 Ramos
41 Holden (D)/Hvidston (R) 67.6 to 32.4 Holden
42 Mayes (I)/Kotyuk (R) 58.9 to 41.1 Mayes
43 Friedman (D)/Graves (R) 71.3 to 28.7 Friedman
44 Irwin (D)/Pedrow (R) 61.6 to 38.4 Irwin
45 Gabriel (D)/Girgenti (R) 67.1 to 32.9 Gabriel
46 Nazarian (D)/ Murphy (D) 64.9 to 35.1 Nazarian
47 Reyes (D)/Gordon (D) 70.1 to 29.9 Reyes
48 Rubio (D) 100 Rubio
49 Chau (D)/Brink (R) 68.1 to 31.9 Chau
50 Bloom (D)/Hess (D) 81.4 to 18.6 Bloom
51 Carrillo (D)) 100 Carrillo
52 Rodriguez (D)/Holle (R) 70.1 to 29.9 Rodriguez
53 Santiago (D)/Plata (D) 56.7 to 43.3 Santiago
54 Kamlager (D)/Jones (D) 65.4 to 34.6 Kamlager
55 Chen (R)/Rodriguez (D) 54.6 to 45.4 Chen
56 E. Garcia (D)/Figueroa (R) 65 to 35 E.Garcia
57 Calderon (D)/Martinez (R) 60.5 to 39.5 Calderon
58 C. Garcia (D)/Villa (G) 74.8 to 25.2 C.Garcia
59 Jones-Sawyer (D)/Martinez (D) 58.7 to 41.3 Jones-Sawyer
60 Cervantes (D)/Raahauge (R) 56.8 to 43.2 Cervantes
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61 Medina (D)/Mazarai (R) 56.5 to 43.5 Medina
62 Burke (D)/Steele (R) 81.2 to 18.8 Burke
63 Rendon (D)/Estrada (D) 55.3 to 44.7 Rendon
64 Gipson (D)/Iqbal-Zubair (D) 61.8 to 38.2 Gipson
65 Quirk-Silva (D)/Thacker (R) 58 to 42 Quirk-Silva
66 Muratsuchi (D)/Schaper (R) 63.7 to 36.3 Muratsuchi
67 Carlos (D)/Seyarto (R) 57.8 to 42.2 Seyarto
68 Choi (R)/Fox (D) 52.2 to 47.8 Choi
69 Daly (D)/White (R) 72.3 to 27.7 Daly
70 O’Donnell (D)/Thomas (R) 71.8 to 28.2 O’Donnell
71 Voepel (R)/Lavertu (D) 57.9 to 42.1 Voepel
72 Nguyen (D)/Nguyen (R) 53.6 to 46.4 Janet Nguyen
73 Rhinehart (D)/Davies (R) 57.3 to 42.7 Davies
74 Petrie Norris (D)/Dixon (R) 50.5 to 49.5, CPN leads by 2573 Petrie Norris
75 Waldron (R)/Schwartz(D) 52.6 to 47.4 Waldron
76 Boerner Horvath (D)/Burkholder (R) 57.5 to 42.5 Boerner Horvath
77 Maienschein (D)/Yang Cutter (R) 57.8 to 42.2 Maienschein
78 Davis (D)/Ward (D) 57.5 to 42.5 Ward
79 Weber (D)/Moore (R) 66.4 to 33.6 Weber
80 Gonzalez (D)/Vogel (R) 71.6 to 28.4 Gonzalez
LOCAL GOVERNMENT RACES
LA County Supervisor District #2
Mitchell (D)/Wesson (D)
60.79 to 39.22 Mitchell
Mayor of San Diego
Gloria (D)/Bry (D)
56.14 to 43.86 Gloria
San Diego County Supervisor District
#1 Hueso (D)/Vargas (D)
56.34 to 43.66 Vargas
Attachment A
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ELECTION 2020: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
PRESIDENT
With many votes still being counted as several states continue processing record-level amounts of mail-
in and/or absentee ballots, the Presidential election between President Donald J. Trump and former-
Vice President Joseph R. Biden remains undecided at this time. At this time, there is currently a path to
the White House for both candidates, with President Trump having secured 214 electoral votes and
former-Vice President Biden having accumulated 253 as of Thursday morning (there is some discrepancy
between various news outlets about whether to call Arizona and its 11 electoral votes for Biden, but for these
purposes we have it in the undecided column).
Of the handful of battleground states that were decided on Tuesday night, almost all voted the same
way they did in 2016, in many cases defying polling predictions. The President was able to secure
victories in Florida, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas, all states he had previously won in 2016. Vice President
Biden, on the other hand, was able to secure victories in New Hampshire and Minnesota; Hillary
Clinton won both of these states in 2016 but the Vice-President secured larger margins of victory in
both races, particularly in Minnesota. The Vice President was able to secure a key victory late
Wednesday afternoon with all outlets projecting him as winning Michigan, edging out President
Trump by a little over 100,000 votes. President Trump won Michigan in 2016, beating candidate Hillary
Clinton by a razor thin margin of just over 10,000 votes. The Vice President also flipped Wisconsin back
to the Democrats, securing a narrow victory by approximately 21,000 votes (nearly identical to
President Trump’s margin of victory in 2016). The Trump campaign has already said they will request
a formal recount, which they are entitled to since the candidates are within 1 percentage point of each
other.
As of Thursday morning, the race remains too close to call in several key battleground and/or toss-up
states, including Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Much of the remaining
uncertainty regarding the results in these states surround the issue of mail-in ballots, which a record
number of voters utilized this election due to the current state of the coronavirus pandemic. While
many of these states only began processing the millions of mail-in absentee ballots on election day, they
appear to be making steady progress and may have final counts completed in the coming hours,
although for some it may take several days. The race remains extremely tight in several of the remaining
states, including in Arizona and Georgia where the candidates are within a few thousand votes of each
other at this time, which again increases the likelihood for recounts and/or further litigation over the
counting of ballots. Of particular note, the Trump campaign has already filed lawsuits in Georgia,
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Michigan and Pennsylvania (with plans for similar efforts in other states) which vary from challenging
the legality of some votes to demanding increased access by the campaign to locations where votes are
processed.
U.S. SENATE
Although votes in several key races are still being finalized, Republicans are now slight favorites to
maintain their majority control of the Senate in the 117th Congress, although control of the Senate will
likely come down to upcoming runoff races to determine control of the two Senate seats in Georgia.
Despite consistent polling indicating that Democrats were poised to win several Senate races and flip
control of the Senate, Republicans vastly outperformed expectations across a number of key toss-up
races, even securing wins in races where Republican incumbents were projected to lose. At this time,
Republicans are currently projected to control 49 seats in the 117th Congress, leaving Democrats with
49 (this total includes two independent senators, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine, who both
caucus with Senate Democrats), and the two Georgia seats left to be decided.
Of particular note, Republicans are projected to hold on to several Senate seats previously considered
toss-ups or even leaning to Democrats, including in Maine where Susan Collins (R-ME) overcame a
strong challenge from Maine’s Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, as well as in South Carolina where
Judiciary Chairman Lindsay Graham (R-SC) won a convincing victory over Jamie Harrison, South
Carolina’s former Democratic Party Chair. We are still awaiting a final vote count in Alaska, although
that race appear likely to be held by the Republican incumbent, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK).
Several Senate races remain uncalled at this time, including in North Carolina where votes are still
being counted in the race between incumbent Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Democratic challenger Cal
Cunningham, although Tillis currently holds a seemingly insurmountable lead of nearly 100,000 votes
with more than 90 percent of the vote counted. In Georgia, while Senator David Perdue (R) holds a lead
of approximately 100,000 votes (or 50 percent of the vote) over Democrat Jon Ossoff, it remains unclear
if Perdue can retain the 50 percent margin needed to avoid a runoff. In the state’s special Senate election,
however, no candidate was able to garner 50 percent of the vote, so a state-wide runoff will be held on
January 5, 2021, between the top two vote-getters: incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler (R) and Raphael
Warnock (D). The special election will determine who will serve the remaining two years of former
Senator Johnny Isaakson’s term. The latest projections suggest Republican voters in the state, split
between Senator Loeffler and Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA 9th) in Tuesday’s election, will likely
unite behind Loeffler in the runoff, making it likely that Republicans retain the seat.
Across all Senate races on Tuesday, only a handful of seats changed party control. In Michigan,
incumbent Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security
Committee was able to hold onto his seat after a tight race against challenger John James (R). Democrats,
however, were only able to flip two Republican-held seats, including in Colorado where former-
Governor John Hickenlooper soundly defeated incumbent Republican Cory Gardner, and in Arizona
where Mark Kelly soundly defeated incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally. McSally
previously ran for Senate in Arizona in 2018, losing to current Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ),
but was appointed to the Senate by Republican Governor Doug Ducey following the passing of the late
John McCain. In Alabama, Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Senator Doug
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Jones (D-AL) in a lopsided victory, although Jones was long viewed as the most vulnerable Democratic
incumbent.
Party Current # of Seats
Projected # of Seats in
the 117th Congress
(pending two Georgia races)
Projected
Net Gain/Loss
(pending runoffs)
Republicans 53 49 -1
Democrats 47* 49 +1
*Includes two Independents who caucus with the Democrats.
Senate Leadership is expected to remain largely unchanged, with Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Chuck
Schumer (D-NY) expected to retain their respective roles of Majority and Minority Leader (pending the
results of the runoffs in Georgia).
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As expected, Democrats will retain their majority in the House, but in perhaps the most surprising
result of Tuesday’s elections, Democrats are currently projected to suffer a net loss of seats once all races
are finalized. As of Thursday morning there are still several House races across the country that remain
uncalled, including several in California, Michigan and Pennsylvania where votes still being and it may
take days to finalize the results.
Notably, and as charted below, the current vote tally would reflect a net gain of 5 seats for House
Republicans, slightly reducing their current 35 seat disadvantage in the House and largely
outperforming expectations which had Democrats gaining as many as 15 to 20 seats. Instead, Democrats
have so far failed to defeat a single incumbent Republican, and expansion efforts in many states have
come up short, including in Texas where Democrats failed to win any of the 10 seats targeted by the
party. At this time, and as reflected in the below chart, several projections for the 117th Congress
predict that Democrats will ultimately hold 227 seats, which would reflect net loss of 5 seats. In
Louisiana, the one outstanding race will be decided by a district-level runoff election scheduled for
December 5, 2020; however, two Republicans will vie for the state’s 5th district, ensuring Republicans
retain that seat.
Party
Current # of Seats
(currently 5 vacancies)
Projected # of Seats
in the 117th Congress
(pending runoff and final
counts with 36 races pending)
Projected
Net Gain/Loss
(pending runoff, final counts)
Democrats 232 209 -5
Republicans 197 190 +6
Independent* 1 0 -1
*Justin Amash (I-MI) is not seeking reelection, and his open seat was won by a Republican.
House Leadership in both parties is expected to remain mostly unchanged in the 117th Congress,
although it remains to be seen if the significant underperformance by House Democrats in Tuesday’s
elections could galvanize members of the caucus to challenge any members of the current leadership.
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At this time, the top three Democrats in the House – Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Majority Leader
Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) – are currently running uncontested for another
two-year term in their respective roles. Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) indicated she would limit her leadership
in the House to only four years if selected as Speaker following the 2018 elections, and recent reports
indicate the Speaker could face a similar challenge to the one she overcame in 2018. Of particular note,
the Number 4 position of Assistant Speaker is expected to be a hotly contested race between Democratic
Caucus Vice Chairwoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), Democratic Policy and Communication Committee
Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC Chairman Tony
Cárdenas (D-CA). On the Republican side, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Minority Whip
Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) are all running unopposed and
all expected to retain their positions.
Democratic Caucus Leadership elections are currently scheduled for November 18th & 19th, while the
Republican Steering Committee will meet on the 17th for their own leadership elections.
EXPECTED COMMITTEE CHAIRS & RANKING MEMBERS
When the 117th Congress convenes on January 3, 2021, Democrats will maintain control of the House,
despite suffering a projected net loss of five seats, with several races across the country still pending.
Majority control of the Senate, however, currently appears to hinge on the results of runoff races for
both of the Georgia Senate seats. Despite some incumbent losses among House Democrats and a
handful of incumbent Senators losing reelection, the vast majority of those races impacted more junior
members of Congress and as such will not have much, if any, impact on Committee leadership. Instead,
term limits and retirements will serve as the predominant sources of changes to Committee leadership
in both Chambers.
EXPECTED SENATE LEADERSHIP OF KEY COMMITTEES
Appropriations
Chairman: Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Budget
Chairman: Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) is retiring and his successor is likely to be Senator Lindsey
Graham (R-SC) who plans to relinquish the Chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee to
Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA).
Ranking Member: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Commerce
Chairman: Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Environment and Public Works (EPW)
Chairman: Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
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Finance
Chairman: Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) is term limited as Chairman and as noted above is
expected to return to fulfill the remaining two years of his term as Chairman of the Senate
Judiciary Committee. With Senator Grassley’s likely departure, Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID)
is expected to take over as Chair of the Finance Committee, foregoing another term as Chair of
the Banking Committee.
Ranking Member: Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
Chairman: Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is retiring after serving three terms as HELP
Committee Chairman. Although Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) is next in line in seniority, his
status remains unclear as he recently stepped down as Chairman of Intelligence Committee
amidst an FBI investigation into his personal finances. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is next in line
in seniority, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has also expressed interest in leading the
Committee.
Ranking Member: Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Chairman: Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Veterans Affairs:
Chairman: Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
EXPECTED HOUSE LEADERSHIP OF KEY COMMITTEES
Appropriations
Chairman: Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY) is retiring, and Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-
OH), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) are all vying for the top seat
on the Committee. While initially the frontrunner and heir apparently to Lowey,
Congresswoman DeLauro is facing a strong challenge from Congresswoman Wasserman
Schultz who has been working to shore up support among her allies and across the House
Democratic caucus.
Ranking Member: Representative Kay Granger (R-TX) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Budget
Chairman: Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Representative Steve Womack (R-AR) is expected to remain as Ranking
Member.
Education and Labor
Chairman: Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) is expected to remain as Chair.
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Ranking Member: Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is expected to remain as Ranking
Member.
Energy and Commerce
Chairman: Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) is retiring. Next in line in seniority is Fred
Upton (R-MI) who is term limited having previously chaired the Committee for six years,
leaving Representatives Michael Burgess (R-TX), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob
Latta (R-OH) as potential replacements.
Homeland Security
Chairman: Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) is expected to remain as Ranking Member.
Transportation and Infrastructure
Chairman: Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Representative Sam Graves (R-MO) is expected to remain as Chair.
Veterans Affairs
Chairman: Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) is expected to remain as Chair.
Ranking Member: Representative Phil Roe (R-TN) is retiring and his likely successors include
Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), or Representative
Mike Bost (R-IL).
Ways and Means
Chairman: Representative Richard Neal (D-MA) is likely to remain Chair.
Ranking Member: Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) is likely to remain as Ranking Member.
LAME-DUCK CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST
The House and Senate will return to Washington this month to begin the final weeks of the 116th
Congress. With the Presidential race still undecided and majority control of the Senate likely dependent
on the outcome of two runoff races in Georgia scheduled for early January, the full impact of the
elections on the upcoming lame duck session remains unclear at this time. Of particular note, Congress
will have only a few short weeks to act in order to avoid a government shutdown when the current
Continuing Resolution (CR) expires on December 11th. While the House has passed 10 of its 12
spending bills via two minibus spending packages (leaving only the Legislative Branch and Homeland
Security spending bills left to be considered), the appropriations process stalled in the Senate at the
Committee level, making it more than likely that Congress will once again need to rely on a massive
Omnibus spending bill. With limited time before the current CR expires, Congress will likely need to
pass another short-term CR to provide negotiators enough time to draft the spending package and
advance it through both chambers. There also remains the possibility that Congress ultimately opts to
pass a longer-term CR and push the negotiations over the FY 2021 spending bills into the next session
of Congress.
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Negotiations on a comprehensive coronavirus relief package are also expected to resume during the
lame duck, after the White House and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) failed to reach an agreement on a
final package before the elections. While the two sides seemed to get closer to an agreement on a topline
number for the package, several key policy and funding issues remained unresolved, including on the
issue of stabilization funding for state and local governments. Senate Republicans have strongly
opposed the higher funding levels discussed by Pelosi and Mnuchin and have also pushed back against
providing additional relief funding to state and local governments. While it is unclear what, if any,
impact the election results could have on the prospects of Congress and the White House reaching an
agreement on a relief package during the lame duck, all sides seem far from a reaching a consensus on
the numerous outstanding policy and funding components at this time.
While the prospects for passing both of these massive spending packages during the lame duck session
remain unclear, there is a more positive outlook for completing negotiations on several bipartisan bills
that could of being approved by Congress during the lame duck session. While Congressional
leadership has not necessarily committed to a specific list of bills to be considered in either chamber,
we expect congressional negotiations to be completed on several pending bills in time for them to be
considered this Congress, including but not limited to the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA), legislation extending a number of expiring tax provisions (commonly referred to as ‘tax
extenders’), and the biennial reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) which
authorizes most Army Corps of Engineers and water infrastructure projects.
Given the potential impact that the elections could have on these legislative items, we will provide an
update on the lame duck in the coming days.
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INSIGHTS FOR COUNTIES FROM THE 2020 ELECTIONS
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9COUNTY CONNECTIONS IN THE 117TH CONGRESS
5ELECTION OVERVIEW AND HISTORICAL TRENDS
22U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30STATE LEGISLATURES
38LOOKING AHEAD: COUNTY PRIORITIES IN LAME DUCK AND THE 117TH CONGRESS
3INTRODUCTION
13U.S. SENATE
27GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTSCLICK SECTION TO JUMP AHEAD
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INTRODUCTION: 2020 ELECTIONS RESULT IN NEW PRESIDENT, DIVIDED 117TH CONGRESS
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
Presidential election: President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the
46th President of the United States, following a close, contested and
highly contentious race against incumbent President Donald Trump.
The historic race that flipped the White House for the next four years
saw not only the first woman vice president, but also the first female
vice president of color. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-
elect Kamala Harris prepare to assume their respective roles on January
20, 2021. Despite the many obstacles created by COVID-19 and the
increasingly tense political environment that has loomed over 2020, this
year’s elections had among the largest voter turnout in American history,
with a projected rate of just over 66.5 percent of eligible, voting-aged U.S.
citizens casting their ballots – the highest participation percentage in over
one hundred years. Many attribute this record number to increased access
to early voting and mail-in ballots, with many states changing their laws to
allow for more flexible voting options as a result of the coronavirus.
Congress: Further outcomes of the 2020 elections resulted in – for now –
the continuation of a divided Legislative Branch that will resume when new
members are sworn into the 117th Congress in January. In the U.S. Senate,
Democrats were successful in picking up a net gain of one seat, increasing
their count to 48. However, in Georgia, both U.S. Senate seats will head to
a runoff in January after none of the multiple candidates on the ballot were
able to garner 50 percent of the vote, as is required by state law. Until then,
Senators David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) will continue to
serve – allowing Republicans to keep control of the upper chamber with a
52-48 edge. If Democrats, who picked up two seats in Arizona and Colorado,
win both races in Georgia, the Senate will be split 50-50 with Democrats
controlling the chamber with the vote of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats retained their majority,
though – despite projections of a larger victory – Republicans narrowed the
margin between the two parties, picking up a net 9 seats as of November 17.
While better positioned than before with a Democratic president, the impact
of the party’s majority in the lower chamber will continue to be tempered by
their now even slimmer majority and continued Republican control of the
Senate if the Georgia runoffs do not flip both Senate seats.
Governorships: At the state level, the political makeup of governorships
saw little change, with only one state – Montana – flipping from blue to red.
Of the eleven races, incumbents ran for reelection in all but two, with each
incumbent who ran retaining office. Heading into 2020, Republicans held
the edge in governorships at 26-24. As a result of the recent elections, the
GOP was able to slightly increase their majority to 27-23.
State Legislatures: State legislatures followed mostly the same trend as
the gubernatorial elections, with little change occurring in terms of parties
in control. Following the 2020 election, the GOP now holds supermajorities
in 23 states, compared to Democrats’ 15. In twelve states, one party holds
a position of executive or legislative authority within a state, while the
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other party holds the remaining two. Minnesota is the only state legislative
chamber that is divided, where its state senate chamber is ruled by one party
and state house by another. The Republican hold on state legislatures is sure
to continue once 2020 Census data is released next year and redistricting
begins, with the state majority party in control of the process. Unless
successfully contested in the courts, these new districts will remain in place
until the next census in 2030.
Looking Ahead: Following his reelection this month, Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signaled optimism around a fifth COVID-19 relief
package that could be completed before the end of the year. It is unclear
what Senate Republicans are willing to include, however, with state and
local funding continuing to be among the many sticking points holding
up negotiations between the two parties. Regardless of these issues,
Congress will have to deal with the current Continuing Resolution (CR)
when it expires on December 11 by enacting another CR, or reaching a
deal on appropriations that would fund the government through FY 2021.
For context, it took lawmakers nearly three months to reach a final deal on
FY 2020 appropriations. In addition to appropriations, lawmakers in the
last days of the 116th Congress could address funding for water resource
projects and policies to prevent surprise medical billing, among a limited
number of other legislative priorities.
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& HISTORICAL TRENDS
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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NOVEMBER 2020 | WWW.NACo.ORG | PAGE 6FEDERALSTATETHE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION:
DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN REDUCED HOUSE CONTROL, GOP
HOLDS SLIM SENATE MAJORITY PENDING GEORGIA RUNOFFS
WHAT WAS AT STAKE:
DEMOCRATS SEEK TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE
U.S. HOUSE, GOP ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN
U.S. SENATE MAJORITY
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
ALL 435 HOUSE SEATS
197 REPUBLICAN 232 DEMOCRATIC
1 LIBERTARIAN
*FOUR HOUSE SEATS WERE VACANT HEADING INTO THE ELECTIONS.
35 U.S. SENATE SEATS
10 DEMOCRATIC 25 REPUBLICAN
*TWO INDEPENDENTS CAUCUS WITH DEMOCRATS.
86 STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS*
59 REPUBLICAN 39 DEMOCRATIC 61 REPUBLICAN 37 DEMOCRATIC (-2)
STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS
11 GOVERNORSHIPS
8 REPUBLICAN 3 DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER
MAJORITY OF GOVERNORSHIPS AT 27-23
DEMOCRATS RETAIN CONTROL OF THE
U.S. HOUSE AT 219-207*,
DESPITE A NET GAIN OF 9 SEATS BY REPUBLICANS
*NINE RACES REMAIN UNCALLED AS OF 11/17/20.
REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE
SENATE AT 50-48*
*ULTIMATE CONTROL OF THE SENATE WILL BE DECIDED BY GEORGIA’S TWO RUNOFFS IN
JANUARY 2021. SENATOR HARRIS WILL BE SWORN IN AS VICE PRESIDENT ON JANUARY 20TH,
LEAVING HER SEAT VACANT UNTIL FILLED BY THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.
*86 OF 98 PARTISAN STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS WERE UP FOR
REELECTION IN 5,876 RACES.
*NEBRASKA HAS A NON-PARTISAN, UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE.
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POST-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: HISTORIC TURNOUT RATES
TURNOUT = PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTING AGE POPULATION WHO ACTUALLY VOTED
THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION SAW A
HISTORIC TURNOUT
AMONG ELIGIBLE,
VOTING-AGED
CITIZENS AT OVER
66 PERCENT, ROUGHLY
12 PERCENTAGE POINTS
HIGHER THAN THE 2016
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
AND THE HIGHEST
TURNOUT IN OVER ONE
HUNDRED YEARS.
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
40
50
60
70
80
19201924192819321936194019441948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020**Projected
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HISTORIC CONTROL OF U.S. HOUSE AFTER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Enthusiasm for President-elect Biden did not carry over to the House where, though Democrats were able to maintain their majority,
Republicans had a net gain of nine seats as of November 17, 2020, with just under a dozen races still waiting to be called. This year’s
U.S. House general elections are projected to have one of the weakest coattail effects since JFK in 1960.
ELECTION HISTORY
Year Sitting President President’s
Party
Net Gain/Loss of
President’s Party
House Senate
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic
(+) 90 (+) 9
1936 (+) 12 (+) 7
1940 (+) 7 (-) 3
1944 (+) 24 (-) 2
1948 Harry S. Truman Democratic (+) 75 (+) 9
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican (+) 22 (+) 1
1956 (-) 2 (-) 1
1960 John F. Kennedy Democratic (-) 22 (+) 2
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic (+) 37 (+) 1
1968 Richard Nixon Republican (+) 5 (+) 6
1972 (+) 12 (-) 2
1976 Jimmy Carter Democratic (+) 1 0
1980 Ronald Reagan Republican (+) 34 (-) 2
1984 (+) 14 0
1988 George H. W. Bush Republican (-) 2 0
1992 Bill Clinton Democratic (-) 10 0
1996 (-) 9 (-) 2
Year Sitting President President’s
Party
Net Gain/Loss of
President’s Party
House Senate
2000 George W. Bush Republican (-) 3 (-) 4
2004 (+) 3 (+) 4
2008 Barack Obama Democratic (+) 23 (+) 8
2012 (+) 8 (+) 1
2016 Donald Trump Republican (-) 6 (-) 2
2020 Joe Biden Democratic (-) 9*(+) 1
*AS OF 11/17/20, NINE RACES REMAIN UNCALLED
(Source: American Presidency Project, November 2020)
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COUNTY
CONNECTIONS IN THE
117TH CONGRESS
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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COUNTY OFFICIALS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
COUNTY CONNECTIONS
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
FORMER COUNTY OFFICIALS
President-elect Joe Biden
New Castle, DE; Councilmember
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
San Francisco, CA; District Attorney
On January 20, 2021, President-elect
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th
President of the United States, alongside
his running mate, Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris. Both the incoming
President and Vice President formerly
served as county elected officials.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS IN THE U.S. SENATE
COUNTY CONNECTIONS
Name State County County Connection
Dianne Feinstein (D)CA San Francisco Supervisor
Chris Coons (D)DE New Castle Council President/County Executive
Joni Ernst (R)IA Montgomery Auditor
James E. Risch (R)ID Ada County Prosecutor
Todd Young (R)IN Orange Deputy County Prosecutor
Mitch McConnell (R)KY Jefferson County Judge-Executive
Debbie Stabenow (D)MI Ingham Commissioner Chair
Amy Klobuchar (D)MN Hennepin County Attorney
Roy Blunt (R)MO Greene Clerk
Roger Wicker (R)MS Lee County Public Defender
Catherine Cortez Masto (D)NV Clark Assistant County Manager
Lindsey Graham (R)SC Oconee County Assistant Attorney
Tim Scott (R)SC Charleston Council Chairman
Patrick J. Leahy (D)VT Chittenden County Attorney
Tammy Baldwin (D)WI Dane Supervisor
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COUNTY OFFICIALS IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COUNTY CONNECTIONS
Name State County County Connection
Jerry Carl (R)AL Mobile Council President
Mike Rogers (R)AL Calhoun Commissioner
Mo Brooks (R)AL Madison District Attorney
David Schweikert (R)AZ Maricopa Treasurer
Mark DeSaulnier (D)CA Contra Costa Supervisor
Jackie Speier (D)CA San Mateo Supervisor
Eric Swalwell (D)CA Alameda Deputy District Attorney
Anna G. Eshoo (D)CA San Mateo Supervisor
Zoe Lofgren (D)CA Santa Clara Supervisor
Jimmy Panetta (D)CA Alameda County Prosecutor
Salud Carbajal (D)CA Santa Barbara Supervisor
Lou Correa (D)CA Orange Supervisor
Ken Buck (R)CO Weld District Attorney
John Rutherford (R)FL Jacksonville-
Duval Sheriff
Kathy Castor (D)FL Hillsborough Commissioner
Alcee L. Hastings (D)FL Broward County Circuit Court
Judge
Carlos Gimenez (R)FL Miami-Dade Mayor
Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr. (D)GA DeKalb Commissioner
Kaiali’I Kahele (D)HI Honolulu Council Member
Name State County County Connection
Randy Feenstra (R)IA Sioux Treasurer
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D)IL Cook Commissioner
Mike Quigley (D)IL Cook Commissioner
Danny K. Davis (D)IL Cook Commissioner
Mike Bost (R)IL Jackson Commissioner
Lauren Underwood (D)IL DuPage County Board Member
Mary Miller (R)IL Madison Treasurer
Adam Kinzinger (R)IL McLean County Board Member
Jim Banks (R)IN Whitley Councilmember
Jim Baird (R)IN Putnam Commissioner
André Carson (D)IN Indianapolis-
Marion City- County Council
Thomas Massie (R)KY Lewis Judge Executive
Harold Rogers (R)KY Pulaski-
Rockcastle Commonwealth Attorney
William R. Keating (D)MA Norfolk County District Attorney
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)MD Baltimore County Executive
Pete Stauber (R)MN St. Louis Commissioner
Michael Guest (R)MS Madison County Prosecutor
Donald M. Payne Jr. (D)NJ Essex Freeholder
Thomas Suozzi (D)NY Nassau County Executive
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COUNTY OFFICIALS IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COUNTY CONNECTIONS
Name State County County Connection
Gregory W. Meeks (D)NY Queens Assistant County District
Attorney
Ritchie Torres (D)NY New York City Councilmember
Paul Tonko (D)NY Montgomery Supervisor Chairman
Brian Higgins (D)NY Erie Buffalo Common Council
Chris Jacobs (R)NY Erie County Clerk
Steve Chabot (R)OH Hamilton Commissioner
Joyce Beatty (D)OH Montgomery Director of Health and
Human Services
Robert E. Latta (R)OH Wood Commissioner
David P. Joyce (R)OH Geauga County Prosecutor
Earl Blumenauer (D)OR Multnomah Commissioner
Peter A. DeFazio (D)OR Lane Commissioner
Kurt Schrader (D)OR Clackamas Planning Commissioner
Tom Rice (R)SC Horry Council Chairman
Tim Burchett (R)TN Knox Mayor
Steve Cohen (D)TN Shelby Commissioner
Louie Gohmert (R)TX Smith County District Court Judge
Ron Wright (R)TX Tarrant Tax Assessor
Al Green (D)TX Harris Justice of the Peace
Veronica Escobar (D)TX El Paso Judge Executive
Name State County County Connection
Troy Nehls (R)TX Fort Bend Sheriff
John R. Carter (R)TX Williamson District Court Judge
Robert J. Wittman (R)VA Westmoreland Supervisor
Bob Good (R)VA Campbell Supervisor
Gerald E. Connolly (D)VA Fairfax Supervisor
Rick Larsen (D)WA Snohomish Council Member
Mark Pocan (D)WI Dane Supervisor
Ron Kind (D)WI La Crosse Assistant State Prosecutor
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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New members are shown in bold.
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SENATE RACES
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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REPUBLICANS RETAIN CONTROL OVER THE SENATE
U.S. SENATE RACES
117TH CONGRESS: 2021 - 2022U.S. SENATE116TH CONGRESS: 2019 - 2020U.S. SENATE
• Republicans held a 53-47 majority.• Republicans hold a 50-48* majority.
TWO INDEPENDENTS CAUCUS WITH DEMOCRATS
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
*ULTIMATE CONTROL OF THE SENATE WILL BE DECIDED BY GEORGIA’S
TWO RUNOFFS IN JANUARY 2021. SENATOR HARRIS WILL BE SWORN
IN AS VICE PRESIDENT ON JANUARY 20TH, LEAVING HER SEAT VACANT
UNTIL FILLED BY THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.
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DEM GAIN
DEM HOLD
GOP GAIN
GOP HOLD
NO ELECTION
REPUBLICANS RETAIN SENATE MAJORITY AT 50-48, ULTIMATE CONTROL TO BE DECIDED IN JANUARY 2021
U.S. SENATE RACES
Ultimate control of the Senate in the 117th Congress will be decided by Georgia’s January runoffs. If Democrats are successful in both, they will have the edge in
the Senate due to the vote of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Additionally, Vice President-elect Harris’ departure from the U.S. Senate will create a vacancy
in January; however, this will not result in a partisan change of the seat, as California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) will be in charge of appointing her successor.
SPECIAL ELECTION
WILL GO TO A RUNOFF IN JANUARY 2021
GA
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2020 SENATE ELECTION RESULTS
U.S. SENATE RACES
State Incumbent Challenger(s)Result
AL Sen. Doug Jones (D)Tommy Tuberville (R)Tommy Tuberville (R)
AK Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)Al Gross (D)Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)
AZ Sen. Martha McSally (R)Mark Kelly (D)Mark Kelly (D)
AR Sen. Tom Cotton (R)Ricky Harrington (I)Sen. Tom Cotton (R)
CO Sen. Cory Gardner (R)(Former) Gov. John Hickenlooper (D)(Former) Gov. John Hickenlooper (D)
DE Sen. Chris Coons (D)Lauren Witzke (R)Sen. Chris Coons (D)
GA*Sen. David Perdue (R)John Ossoff (D)Sen. David Perdue (R)
GA*Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R)Raphael Warnock (D)Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R)
ID Sen. Jim Risch (R)Paulette Jordan (D)Sen. Jim Risch (R)
IL Sen. Dick Durbin (D)Mark Curran (R)Sen. Dick Durbin (D)
IA Sen. Joni Ernst (R)Theresa Greenfield (D)Sen. Joni Ernst (R)
KS Sen. Pat Roberts (R)Barbara Bollier (D)Rep. Roger Marshall (R)Rep. Roger Marshall (R)
KY Sen. Mitch McConnell (R)Amy McGrath (D)Sen. Mitch McConnell (R)
LA Sen. Bill Cassidy (R)Adrian Perkins (D)Sen. Bill Cassidy (R)
ME Sen. Susan Collins (R)Sara Gideon (D)Sen. Susan Collins (R)
Democrat Gain
KEY
Democrat Hold
Republican Gain Republican Hold
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
*Runoff in January 2021
Retiring
Special election
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2020 SENATE ELECTION RESULTS
U.S. SENATE RACES
State Incumbent Challenger(s)Result
MA Sen. Ed Markey (D)Kevin O’Connor (R)Sen. Ed Markey (D)
MI Sen. Gary Peters (D)John James (R)Sen. Gary Peters (D)
MN Sen. Tina Smith (D)Jason Lewis (R)Sen. Tina Smith (D)
MS Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)Mike Espy (D)Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
MT Sen. Steve Daines (R)Steve Bullock (D)Sen. Steve Daines (R)
NE Sen. Ben Sasse (R)Chris Janicek (D)Sen. Ben Sasse (R)
NH Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D)Corky Messner (R)Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D)
NJ Sen. Cory Booker (D)Rik Mehta (R)Sen. Cory Booker (D)
NM Sen. Tom Udall (D)Mark Ronchetti (R)Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D)Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D)
NC Sen. Thom Tillis (R)Cal Cunningham (D)Sen. Thom Tillis (R)
OK Sen. Jim Inhofe (R)Abby Broyles (D)Sen. Jim Inhofe (R)
OR Sen. Jeff Merkley (D)Jo Rae Perkins (R)Sen. Jeff Merkley (D)
RI Sen. Jack Reed (D)Allen Waters (R)Sen. Jack Reed (D)
SC Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)Jaime Harrison (D)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)
SD Sen. Mike Rounds (R)Daniel Ahlers (D)Sen. Mike Rounds (R)
TN Sen. Lamar Alexander (R)Marquita Bradshaw (D)Amb. Bill Hagerty (R)Amb. Bill Hagerty (R)
TX Sen. John Cornyn (R)M.J. Hegar (D)Sen. John Cornyn (R)
VA Sen. Mark Warner (D)Daniel Gade (R)Sen. Mark Warner (D)
WV Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R)Paula Jean Swearengin (D)Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R)
WY Sen. Mike Enzi (R)(Former) Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R)(Former) Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R)Merav Ben David (D)
*Runoff in January 2021
Retiring
Special election
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SNAPSHOTS: NEW MEMBERS OF THE U.S. SENATE
Senator-Elect
Tommy Tuberville
(R-Ala.)
Senator-Elect Mark
Kelly (D-Ariz.)
Senator-Elect John
Hickenlooper
(D-Colo.)
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville served as
head football coach at Auburn University,
Ole Miss, Cincinnati and Texas Tech. He has
never previously held or run for public office.
He defeated incumbent Democratic Senator
Doug Jones, who was elected in a December
2017 special election to fill the remainder of
former Senator Jeff Sessions’ term after he was
confirmed as President Trump’s first Attorney
General. Tuberville is a graduate of Southern
Arkansas University. He and his wife Suzette have
two sons.
Senator-Elect Mark Kelly is a former combat
pilot, engineer and astronaut. He flew 39 combat
missions during Operation Desert Storm and
retired from the U.S. Navy in 2011 with the rank of
Captain. Kelly participated in three Space Shuttle
missions with two stints as flight commander. Kelly
defeated incumbent Republican Senator Martha
McSally, who was appointed to fill the seat upon
the death of Senator John McCain. He graduated
from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy with a
BS in marine engineering and nautical science
and the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School with an
MS in aeronautical engineering. His wife, former
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was the victim
of an unsuccessful assassination attempt in
2011. They live in Tucson. Kelly has two daughters
from a previous marriage.
Senator-Elect John Hickenlooper previously
served as Governor of Colorado (2011-
2019) and Mayor of Denver (2003-2011).
Before his time in politics, he worked as a
geologist in the petroleum industry and then
co-founded Wynkoop Brewing Company, one
of the first brewpubs in the United States. He
defeated incumbent Republican Senator Cory
Gardner, who was elected in November 2014.
Hickenlooper has a BA in English and an MS in
geology from Wesleyan University. He resides
in Denver with his wife, Robin, and has one son
from his first marriage.
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SNAPSHOTS: NEW MEMBERS OF THE U.S. SENATE
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
Senator-Elect
Roger Marshall
(R-Kan.)
Senator-Elect Ben Ray
Luján (D-N.M.)
Senator-Elect Bill
Hagerty (R-Tenn.)
Senator-Elect Roger Marshall is an OB-GYN and
a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve. He was first
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
in 2016, where he serves on the Agriculture
Committee and the Science, Space and
Technology Committee. Dr. Marshall opened his
medical practice in Great Bend, Kansas, where he
delivered more than 5,000 babies throughout his
career. Dr. Marshall is a graduate of Kansas State
University and the University of Kansas School of
Medicine. He and his wife, Laina, are the parents
of four children.
Senator-Elect Ben Ray Luján was elected to the
U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 and
previously served as a member of the New Mexico
Public Regulation Commission (2005-2009),
the state’s chief utility regulatory body. In the
U.S. House, Luján served as Chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
(2015-2019) and as Assistant Speaker of the
House since 2019. He sits on the U.S. House
Committee on Energy and Commerce. Senator-
Elect Luján holds a bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration from New Mexico Highlands
University.
Senator-Elect Bill Hagerty was appointed
by President Trump in 2017 to serve as the
30th U.S. Ambassador to Japan. He worked
at multiple private equity firms and served
as an economic advisor and White House
fellow during President George H.W. Bush’s
administration. Hagerty was appointed by
then-Governor Bill Haslam as Commissioner
of Economic and Community Development in
2011. He earned his bachelor’s degree and
juris doctor from Vanderbilt University. Hagerty
and his wife Chrissy have four children.
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SNAPSHOTS: NEW MEMBERS OF THE U.S. SENATE
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
Senator-Elect
Cynthia Lummis
(R-Wyo.)
Senator-Elect Cynthia Lummis previously served
as Wyoming’s lone U.S. House member (2009-
2017), State Treasurer (1999-2007) and in both
houses of the Wyoming State Legislature. While
in the U.S. House, she was appointed by her
colleagues to chair the Congressional Western
Caucus and in her final term was chosen as Vice
Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources.
She will be the first woman to represent Wyoming
in the U.S. Senate. Lummis has bachelor’s
degrees in animal science and biology and a juris
doctor, all from the University of Wyoming. She
has one daughter.
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MEMBERS LEAVING THE U.S. SENATE
Tom Udall (D-N.M.)Years of Service: 12
Years of Service: 18Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
Years of Service: 6
Years of Service: 24
Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)
Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)
Years of Service: 2Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)
Years of Service: 24Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Years of Service: 3Doug Jones (D-Ala.)
Years of Service: 4Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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DEMOCRATS RETAIN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, THOUGH REPUBLICANS NARROW MARGINS
116TH CONGRESS: 2019 - 2020U.S. HOUSE 117TH CONGRESS: 2021 - 2022U.S. HOUSE
232 219197 207
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
218 seats for majority 218 seats for majority
*Four vacancies *Nine races remain uncalled as of 11/17/20.
1
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*
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
U.S. HOUSE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS BY DISTRICT
DEM HOLD
DEM GAIN
GOP HOLD
GOP GAIN
OUTSTANDINGRACE
*LA-05 will go to a runoff
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MD
NJ
CT
MA
RI
*
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
U.S. HOUSE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS BY TOTAL SEATS
GOP Gain
Dem Gain
Dem Hold
Uncalled
GOP Hold
SOURCE: POLITICO.COM
*LA-05 will go to a runoff
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MEMBERS LEAVING THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Name/District Years of
Service
Rep. Mac Thornberry [TX-13]26 years
Rep. Greg Walden [OR-02]22 years
Rep. Dan Lipinski* [IL-03]21 years
Rep. Justin Amash (I) [MI-03]21 years
Rep. Scott Tipton* [CO-03]20 years
Rep. Susan Brooks [IN-05]18 years
Rep. Roger Marshall [KS-01]18 years
Rep. Rob Bishop [UT-01]18 years
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
[WI-05]
18 years
Rep. Steve King* [IA-04]18 years
Rep. Steve Watkins* [KS-02]18 years
Rep. Mike Conaway [TX-11]16 years
Rep. Kenny Marchant [TX-24]16 years
Rep. Ralph Abraham [LA-05]15 years
Rep. Phil Roe [TN-01]12 years
Rep. Pete Olson [TX-22]12 years
Rep. Bill Flores [TX-17]10 years
REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Name/District Years of
Service
Rep. Martha Roby [AL-02]10 years
Rep. Rob Woodall [GA-07]10 years
Rep. Tom Graves [GA-14]10 years
Rep. Paul Cook [CA-08]8 years
Rep. Ted Yoho [FL-03]8 years
Rep. John Shimkus [IL-15]8 years
Rep. George Holding [NC-02]8 years
Rep. Doug Collins [GA-09]8 years
Rep. Bradley Byrne [AL-01]7 years
Rep. Will Hurd [TX-23]6 years
Rep. Mark Walker [NC-06]6 years
Rep. Paul Mitchell [MI-10]4 years
Rep. Francis Rooney [FL-19]4 years
Rep. Greg Gianforte [MT-
At-large]
3.5
years
Rep. Ross Spano* [FL-15]2 years
Rep. Denver Riggleman* [VA-05]2 years
Name/District Years of
Service
Rep. Collin Peterson [MN-07]21 years
Rep. Susan Davis [CA-53]20 years
Rep. Lacy Clay* [MO-01]20 years
Rep. Pete Visclosky [IN-01]18 years
Rep. Dave Loebsack [IA-02]14 years
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan [NM-03]12 years
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [HI-02]8 years
Rep. Eliot Engel* [NY-16]8 years
Rep. Joe Kennedy [MA-04]8 years
Rep. Paul Serrano [NY-15]8 years
Rep. Nita Lowey [NY-17]8 years
Rep. Denny Heck [WA-10]8 years
Rep. Harley Rouda [CA-48]2 years
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
[FL-26]
2 years
Rep. Donna Shalala [FL-27]2 years
Rep. Abby Finkenauer [IA-01]2 years
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small
[NM-02]
2 years
*Lost primary
Retired or ran for other position
Name/District Years of
Service
Rep. Kendra Horn [OK-05]2 years
Rep. Joe Cunningham [SC-01]2 years
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GUBERNATORIAL
ELECTIONS
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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INCUMBENTS RETAIN THEIR SEATS IN 2020, REPUBLICANS FLIP ONE FOR A 27-23 EDGE
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
DEM GAIN
DEM HOLD
GOP GAIN
GOP HOLD
Heading into 2020, Republicans controlled the majority of governors’ offices at 26-24. On November 3, eleven governorships were up
for reelection. Nine incumbents ran successfully for reelection in all but two races. Republicans were successful in flipping Montana,
where the current Democratic governor was not on the ballot, resulting in a 27-23 edge entering 2021.
SOURCE: NCSL.ORG
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2020 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS
11 SEATS WERE UP FOR REELECTION
State Governor-Elect Challenger(s)Incumbent
DE Gov. John Carney, Jr. (D)Julianne Murray (R)John Carney, Jr. (D)
IN Gov. Eric Holcomb (R)Woody Meyers (D) Eric Holcomb (R)
MO Gov. Mike Parson (R)Nicole Galloway (D)Mike Parson (R)
MT Rep. Greg Gianforte (R)Mike Cooney (D)Steve Bullock (D)Greg Gianforte (R)
NH Gov. Chris Sununu (R)Dan Feltes (D)Chris Sununu (R)
NC Gov. Roy Cooper (D)Dan Forest (R)Roy Cooper (D)
ND Doug Burgum (R)Shelley Lenz (D)Doug Burgum (R)
UT Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox (R)Spencer Cox (R)Gary Herbert (R)Christopher Peterson (D)
VT Gov. Phil Scott (R)David Zuckerman (D)Phil Scott (R)
WA Gov. Jay Inslee (D)Loren Culp (R)Jay Inslee (D)
WV Gov. Jim Justice (R)Ben Salango (D)Jim Justice (R)
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
Democrat Gain
KEY
Democrat Hold
Republican Gain Republican Hold
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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STATE
LEGISLATURES
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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REPUBLICANS RETAIN MAJORITY OF STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS AT 61-37
STATE LEGISLATURES
AK
WA
ID
OR
CA
HI
IN
KY
TN
MS
ND
SD
CO
UT
NM
PA
MD
NC
SC
FL
NY
VT
MT
WY
NV
AZ
OH
WV
VA
AL
GA
MN
IA
NE
KS
OK
TX
NJ
DE
MA
NH
ME
WI
IL
MO
AR
LA
CT
SPLIT
DEMOCRAT
NONPARTISAN
REPUBLICAN
DC
RIMI
Heading into the 2020 elections, Republicans held majorities in 59 state legislative chambers versus the 39 chambers under Democratic control. On November 3,
86 chambers in 44 states were up for election, with the majority retaining their same pre-election political makeup. In fact, the 2020 election saw only a third of the change
in parties typically experienced in state legislatures during general election cycles. Following November’s general elections, Republicans added to their majority and will head
into 2021 with significant control of state legislative chambers at 61-37.
SOURCE: NCSL.ORG
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AK
WA
ID
OR
CA
HI
IN
KY
TN
MS
ND
SD
CO
UT
NM
PA
MD
NC
SC
FL
NY
VT
MT
WY
NV
AZ
OH
WV
VA
AL
GA
MN
IA
NE
KS
OK
TX
NJ
DE
MA
NH
ME
WI
IL
MO
AR
LA
CT
DEMOCRAT CONTROL
REPUBLICAN CONTROL
SPLIT
DC
RIMI
REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN THE MAJORITY OF “TRIFECTA” CONTROL AT 22-15
Heading into 2020, Democrats had “trifecta” control of 15 states versus Republicans’ 21, while 14 state governments remained split. “Trifecta” control refers to a state where one party controls both legislative chambers, as well as the governors’ office. As a result of the November elections, Democratic control remained unchanged at 15, while Republicans established trifecta control in two additional states, New Hampshire and Montana, bringing their total to 23. Twelve states are controlled by a divided state government.
SOURCE: NCSL.ORG
STATE LEGISLATURES
NONPARTISAN
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BALLOT INITIATIVES FOR COUNTIES
STATE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
AL Voting The citizenship amendment would change the constitution to reflect that “only” a citizen of the U.S. who is 18 years or older is
eligible to vote, rather than “every” of-age citizen.
AK Elections The elections initiative would create an open, nonpartisan primary where all candidates would appear on one ballot and
establish a ranked-choice voting for general elections.
AZ
Recreational
marijuana
The recreational marijuana initiative would legalize the recreational possession and use of marijuana, impose a 16 percent
tax on its sales and allow local governments to ban marijuana facilities and testing centers.
Taxes
The income tax increase for teachers and schools initiative would enact a 3.5 percent supplemental income tax on individuals
and families making above $250,000 and $500,000, respectively, and direct the additional revenue to teacher and
classroom support activities and programs.
AR
Taxes The sales tax amendment would continue the state’s .5 percent sales tax on personal property to fund surface transportation
projects.
Term limits The term limits initiative would establish a 12-year term limit for state legislators and judges with the opportunity to return
following a four-year break.
STATE LEGISLATURES
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020 A variety of topics appeared on state ballots during the 2020
elections, ranging from recreational marijuana to voting to the
expansion of Medicaid. In the table below, green indicates passage
and red indicates failure of the respective ballot initiative. Those in
black remain undecided as of 11/17/20.
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STATE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
CA
Bail reform The bail reform referendum would replace cash bail with risk assessments for pre-trial detainees.
Housing
The local rent control initiative would allow local governments to enact rent control on housing occupied at least 15 years ago
and require any local governments implementing this measure to allow landlords to increase rates by 15 percent during the
first three years following a tenant vacancy.
Taxes
The real property assessment initiative would provide increased revenues to counties and other local entities by requiring all
commercial and industrial real properties be assessed at their full market value and ensure that the supplemental revenue
resulting from these assessments be directed to local schools and/or community colleges in the same manner as other
property taxes.
Voting The voting amendment would allow an individual aged 17 years to vote in a primary as long as they will turn 18 by the time of
the general election. The parolee voting rights amendment would return the right to vote to paroled felons.
CO
Healthcare The family and medical leave initiative would establish a paid program to provide 12 weeks of paid leave funded through a
payroll tax, 50 percent to be covered by employers and 50 percent by employees.
Public lands The proposition would require the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to create a plan to reintroduce and manage gray
wolves on designated public lands by the end of 2023
Taxes
Several tax initiatives, all of which were successful, were on the ballot in Colorado, including:
• The income tax initiative would decrease the state’s income tax from 4.63 percent to 4.55 percent retroactively beginning
January 20, 2020.
• The Gallagher Amendment Repeal which would repeal the 1982 amendment that limited residential and nonresidential
property tax rates to 45 percent and 55 percent, respectively, of the total share of state property taxes.
• The tobacco tax proposition would increase the tax per pack of cigarettes to a total of 84 cents, with incremental
increases for a total of $2.64 in state taxes per pack by 2027.
Voting The citizenship amendment would change the constitution to reflect that “only” a citizen of the U.S. who is 18 years or older is
eligible to vote, rather than “every” of-age citizen.
BALLOT INITIATIVES FOR COUNTIES (CONT.)
STATE LEGISLATURES
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STATE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
FL
Voting The citizenship amendment would change the constitution to reflect that “only” a citizen of the U.S. who is 18 years or older is
eligible to vote, rather than “every” of-age citizen.
Workforce The workforce initiative would increase the state minimum wage to $10 effective September 30, 2021, with incremental
increases in the five years thereafter for a total $15 state minimum wage by 2026.
GA Legal
The amendment would allow residents to seek legal relief from state or local laws found to be in violation of the U.S.
constitution, the state constitution or state law, though the state legislature would be tasked with authorizing any awarded
judgements.
LA Taxes
The tax amendment would authorize local governments to enter into cooperative agreements with new or existing
manufacturing establishments and subsequently allow the establishments to make payments to the taxing authority in lieu of
property taxes.
ME Bonds Approved in July 2020, Maine authorized $120 million in bonds for infrastructure, including $15 million for the installation of
high-speed internet infrastructure and $105 million to carry out transportation infrastructure projects.
MD Budget The legislative amendment would authorize the Maryland General Assembly to increase, decrease or add items to the state
budget as long as such measures do not exceed the total proposed budget submitted by the governor.
MA Elections The elections initiative would enact a ranked-choice voting system for state and federal elections, beginning 2022.
MS Medical
marijuana
The medical marijuana initiative would the use of marijuana by individuals with certain qualifying medical conditions and
subject the sale of marijuana to the state’s 7 percent sales tax. The initiative would restrict the use of marijuana to terminally
ill patients and require the state legislature to set tax rates and legal possession amounts.
MO Medicaid Passed in August 2020, the amendment to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) was successful.
BALLOT INITIATIVES FOR COUNTIES (CONT.)
STATE LEGISLATURES
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STATE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
MT
Preemption The measure would remove the authority of local governments to regulate the carrying of a legally concealed weapon.
Recreational
marijuana
The recreational marijuana amendment would establish 21 years as the minimum legal age for possessing, using and
purchasing marijuana. The initiative would subsequently legalize the use and possession of marijuana by individuals 21
years and older, impose a 20 percent tax on marijuana sales and provide new options for expungement or resentencing for
individuals with marijuana-related convictions.
NJ Recreational
marijuana
The recreational marijuana initiative would legalize the recreational use, possession and sale of marijuana by individuals
21 years or older, authorize state regulation of the industry and apply the state’s 6.625 percent sales tax to recreational
marijuana sales. It would also authorize local governments to enact an additional 2 percent sales tax on recreational
marijuana.
NM Elections The elections amendment would allow the state legislature to pass laws adjusting the elections of state and county
officeholders, as well as the terms for those individuals based on the date changes.
OK Medicaid Passed in June 2020, voters in Oklahoma expanded Medicaid to cover certain low-income adults with incomes below 133
percent of the poverty level.
OR
Elections The elections amendment would authorize both states and local governments to enact laws limiting campaign contributions;
require disclosures of contributions and expenditures; and require that political advertisements identify their financial source.
Taxes This referral would increase the state cigarette tax from $1.33 per pack to $3.33 per pack and imposes a tax on e-cigarettes
at 65 percent of the wholesale price.
SD Marijuana Two marijuana provisions were on the ballot in South Dakota this year, both of which were successful, including a measure to
provide for a medical marijuana program in the state and an amendment to legalize the use of recreational marijuana.
BALLOT INITIATIVES FOR COUNTIES (CONT.)
STATE LEGISLATURES
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STATE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
UT
Public works A public works referendum would allow a municipality to designate the boundaries of its water service and define both its
terms of service and rate of charges, among other increased flexibilities.
Hunting and
Fishing
The referendum would create a state constitutional right in Utah to hunt and fish.
WY Public works The amendment would remove a provision from the state constitution specifying a limit on the amount of debt a municipality
can create to carry out sewer projects and allow the state legislature to prescribe by law a debt limit for such projects.
BALLOT INITIATIVES FOR COUNTIES (CONT.)
STATE LEGISLATURES
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LOOKING AHEAD: COUNTY PRIORITIES IN LAME DUCK AND THE 117TH CONGRESS
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
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LOOKING AHEAD: TIMELINE
Lame duck session
November 2020 -
January 20, 2021
House reconvenes
November 16
U.S. Senate runoffs
in Georgia
January 5
Senate back in
session
November 30
State of the Union
Late January
Senate reconvenes
November 9
117th Congress
swearing in
January 4
Congressional deadline
for White House FY
2022 budget request
February 1
Congress recesses
for Thanksgiving
November 23 - 27
46th President of the
United States takes
office
January 20
2020
2021
U.S. ELECTION ANALYSIS 2020
House back in
session
December 1
Continuing
Resolution expires
December 11
FY 2022 appropriations
deadlines vary
throughout Congress
March - April
Debt ceiling
suspension expires
August 1
116th Congress
ends
December 18
FY 2021 ends
September 30
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AFTER THE ELECTION: 116TH CONGRESS IN THE LAME DUCK
Following the November 3 elections, the current Congress will reconvene for roughly a month’s worth of business days before handing the gavel over
to the 117th Congress. Between now and January 20, the Congress will head into a lame duck session during which Members will need to address
the Continuing Resolution (CR) for FY 2021 spending that expires on December 11. Additionally, leadership in both chambers have acknowledged
the need for another COVID relief package, but what that would look like, as well as the path to an agreement, remains uncertain. Beyond these two
issues, however, lawmakers will likely punt any meaningful progress on other matters to the next Congress.
LOOKING AHEAD
COVID-19 RELIEF
After unsuccessful attempts to reach a deal on COVID-19 stimulus aid before the election, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled that she hopes to pass additional aid during
the lame duck session in Congress. Similarly, Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that passage of a new coronavirus relief bill was a top priority for the lame duck
session. This is a change in direction for the Majority Leader who previously mentioned a coronavirus stimulus bill would have to wait until the beginning of 2021.
As counties continue to play a significant role in mitigating the spread of COVID-19, NACo research estimates that the pandemic could have a $202 billion budgetary impact
on counties of all sizes through fiscal year 2021, including $172 billion in lost revenue and an additional $30 billion in COVID-19 response costs. Heading into the lame duck
session, lawmakers will now pick up where negotiations they left off prior to Election Day to try to determine a path forward on the next response package.
Additional action around coronavirus relief may extend the deadline for Coronavirus Relief Fund recipients by one year to December 30, 2021. The Leveraging Options for
Counties and Localities (LOCAL) Act (H.R. 2854) would prevent the U.S. Treasury from automatically rescinding unspent CRF funds from counties at the end of the year.
Counties continue to call on Congress and the Administration to deliver a bipartisan relief package that will provide direct and flexible assistance to counties of all sizes.
FY 2021 APPROPRIATIONS
Another high priority for lawmakers this lame duck session is reaching a deal to extend government funding past the expiration of the current CR on December 11, 2020.
Lawmakers must decide whether to negotiate with the current administration to enact long-term spending legislation through FY 2021 or enact another stopgap spending
measure that would allow the time for the presidential transition to occur, at which time Congress could negotiate appropriations with the Biden Administration.
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How Congress addresses challenges of funding the government will have a direct impact on many county priorities that rely on federal discretionary spending, including:
COVID-19 pandemic relief, unemployment insurance, Payments in Lieu of Taxes program and the Community Development Block Grant program. Ultimately, Congress must
decide whether to negotiate or face the risk of a government shutdown when the CR expires.
Prior to the election, Congress was unable to enact into law any of the twelve appropriations bills needed to fund the federal government. While the U.S. House of
Representatives was successful in passing ten spending bills (appropriations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as well as the Legislative Branch, have yet to be
passed) through the lower chamber in July 2020, the U.S. Senate did not release the text of their companion bills until November.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT (WRDA) AUTHORIZATION
While both the House and Senate produced bipartisan water resources bills well before WRDA 2018’s expiration on September 30, a final agreement on the package did
not come to fruition, with many speculating it could come during a lame duck session. Although an incoming administration may encourage Congress to hold off on passing
substantive policy legislation, WRDA is a potential item for the 116th Congress’ remaining legislative days. Negotiations between the chambers have been ongoing since the
summer. While both bills reauthorize U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water resource projects for two years, the Senate bill includes funding for drinking water and wastewater
programs while the House’s fully unlocks the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Because the House and Senate bills differ, an informal conference committee has been working
to reconcile policy differences between the two. Should the informal conference committee reach an agreement between the chambers and the Trump Administration,
Congress may be able to act quickly and pass WRDA during lame duck.
HEALTHCARE
Extensions
Congressional leaders have indicated a plan to reauthorize several key health care extenders of importance to counties, which are set to expire on December 11. These
extenders include funding for community health centers, a delay of disproportionate share hospital payment reductions and funding for health workforce programs.
AFTER THE ELECTION: 116TH CONGRESS IN THE LAME DUCK
LOOKING AHEAD
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LOOKING AHEAD
Maternal Fatality
With the COVID-19 pandemic drawing attention to existing racial and ethnic disparities in health care, lawmakers’ focus has turned to addressing maternal and infant
mortality. Currently, there are dozens of proposed bipartisan bills in both the House and Senate that focus on maternal health and health disparities. Prior to the election, two
bipartisan bills had advanced out of the House: the Helping MOMS Act (H.R. 4996) would extend postpartum coverage under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance
Program from 60 days to one year and the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) would expand initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas
and promote innovation in the field. Both bills would benefit local health care access and outcomes by expanding Medicaid services as well as address underlying causes of
maternal mortality with new funding. The Senate plans to consider both bills during the lame duck session, with the potential to be included in a legislative package with other
similar maternal health bills.
Surprise Medical Billing
Prior to the election, both Congress and the Administration signaled interest in reconciling differences on surprise medical billing. To address this issue, current legislation
focuses on ensuring cost transparency for out-of-network services and limiting patient cost-sharing rates. Despite disagreements in the approach for addressing this issue, it
has been a largely bipartisan effort and may see movement during the lame duck session. Surprise billing legislation is of key importance to counties, as it has tbe potential to
impact reimbursement rates for local EMS providers and rural hospitals.
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COUNTY PRIORITIES IN THE 117TH CONGRESS (2021 - 2022)
PROVIDE DIRECT, FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS OF ALL SIZES
Background: Prior to adjourning for the August recess, congressional leaders and the administration failed to reach an agreement on a fifth COVID-19 relief package. Four
relief packages had previously been enacted since the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the latest relief package signed into law on April 23. Talks for a fifth
relief package fell short when negotiators were unable to reach a compromise between House Democrats’ HEROES Act and the Senate Republicans’ HEALS Act. Throughout
negotiations, counties urged federal leaders to work together and provide county governments with direct, flexible funding, regardless of size, to further mitigate the virus,
protect the public’s health and restore the economy. For more information, visit NACo’s COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Policy News & Resources webpage.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to support legislation that provides direct, flexible funding to counties of all sizes.
AMEND THE FEDERAL MEDICAID EXCLUSION POLICY
Background: Current federal law prohibits the use of federal funds and services, such as Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), for health care
provided to inmates of a public institution – a category that includes our local jails. The policy, known as the Medicaid inmate exclusion policy (MIEP), was originally enacted
in 1965 under the Social Security Act (P.L. 97-89) and intended to prevent state governments from shifting inmate care costs to federal programs. However, this practice has
had an unintended consequence of cutting off federal health benefits to local jail inmates who are awaiting trial and presumed innocent. Click here for more information.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to amend the Medicaid inmate exclusion policy.
PROMOTE COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES
Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Congress is working towards a long-term surface transportation reauthorization, as the current law – the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94) –
expired on September 30, 2020. The CR extended the FAST Act through FY 2021, which means the 117th Congress will have to either extend the law again or enact a new,
long-term reauthorization within the year. This historically bipartisan bill includes significant policy and funding provisions to improve and enhance the nation’s transportation
systems, including highway and bridge construction and maintenance, highway and motor vehicle safety, public transportation, rail, hazardous materials safety and research,
technology and statistics program. To learn more about county transportation infrastructure priorities, click here.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to support county priorities in a surface transportation reauthorization bill.
LOOKING AHEAD
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Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization
Background: Congress is working towards a two-year WRDA reauthorization bill, as the current law – the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270) – expired
on September 30, 2020. WRDA bills authorize water resources studies and projects and set policies for navigation, flood control, hydropower, recreation, water supply and
emergency management for the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. This legislation is usually passed on a biennial basis and addresses county interests related to ports, inland
waterways, levees, dams, wetlands, watersheds and coastal restoration. Counties often partner with the Army Corps to strengthen local infrastructure. To learn more about
county water infrastructure priorities, click here.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to support county priorities in the Water Resources Development Act.
Broadband Deployment and Accessibility
Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever, Americans are relying on dependable, high-speed internet to perform their job or attend school in a
virtual setting. Counties are strongly committed to advancing broadband deployment and accessibility while preserving local decision-making. However, there are federal and
state efforts to prevent local governments from serving as effective stewards of public property, safety, and welfare.
In 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed regulations restricting local authority in the deployment of 5G wireless networks, putting public health and
safety at risk. Specifically, the FCC order constrains local governments to a narrow application approval timeline – effectively preventing local governments from conducting
necessary procedures such as providing open public comment periods as well as historical preservation and environmental reviews.
Concurrently, county governments in 22 states are restricted from making critical investments in local broadband networks due to state-imposed bans and restrictions. These
barriers are preventing local governments from effectively and efficiently addressing the challenges of this public health pandemic and looming economic crisis. NACo supports
the Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 (H.R. 530 / S. 2012) and the Community Broadband Act (H.R. 2785 / S. 3649)
which would remove these barriers and empower communities to provide connectivity solutions during this critical time. For more information, click here.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to support legislation to advance broadband deployment and accessibility while preserving local authority.
COUNTY PRIORITIES IN THE 117TH CONGRESS
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SUPPORT FULL MANDATORY FUNDING FOR PAYMENTS IN-LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)
AND THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS (SRS) PROGRAM
Background: NACo supports restoring full mandatory funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which compensates public lands counties for untaxable federal
land. NACo also supports extending the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program as a transitional funding mechanism until the federal government implements a sustainable,
long-term forest management program with adequate revenue sharing for forest counties and schools. For more information on PILT click here, and for more information on
SRS click here.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to support full mandatory funding for PILT and SRS.
RESTORE THE BALANCE OF FEDERALISM AND OPTIMIZE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS
Background: NACo supports efforts that recognize and respect the unique roles and responsibilities of counties as essential partners — not just stakeholders — in our nation’s
intergovernmental system of federal, state, local and tribal government officials. Consistent and meaningful engagement and consultation between intergovernmental partners
is vital in the development and implementation of effective policies, programs and regulations. NACo urges Congress to pass the Restore the Partnership Act (H.R. 3883 /
S. 2967) and the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 300 / S. 3689) to increase transparency to reduce regulatory burden, foster intergovernmental
dialogue and unite all levels of government in supporting our unparalleled system of federalism. For more information, click here.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to support the Restore the Partnership Act (H.R. 3883).
STRENGTHEN ELECTION INTEGRITY AND SAFETY
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the landscape of the 2020 election cycle. America’s counties traditionally administer and fund elections
at the local level, overseeing more than 109,000 polling places and coordinating more than 694,000 poll workers every two years. Beyond these traditional requirements,
counties are now grappling with even more costly election-related challenges, from providing additional voting options to keeping polling locations clean to complying with
social distancing mandates.
COUNTY PRIORITIES IN THE 117TH CONGRESS
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NACo supports federal policies that provide flexibility for local decision making and increased federal investments in the nation’s elections system. Furthermore, NACo supports
a consistent, predictable and dedicated federal funding stream to assist counties with meeting the significant federal requirements already imposed on local governments
administering elections, as well as additional federal resources to meet current challenges local elections officials face due to COVID-19. We also support efforts by Congress
and the administration to combat cybersecurity threats in a way that is inclusive of county election and technology officials. For more information, click here.
Take Action: Urge your member of Congress to support legislation that that provides consistent, predictable and dedicated federal resources to help counties administer fair
and secure elections.
View NACo’s comprehensive online advocacy toolkit here.
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CaliforniaCityFinance.Com
Local Revenue Measure Results
November 2020
There were over 400 measures on local
ballots in California for the November 3, 2020
election including 260 local tax and bond
measures.
Over half of these measures (146) were
proposed by or for cities. There were also 16
county, 25 special district and 73 school tax
or bond measures. In prior elections, typically
about one-third of measures were majority
vote general taxes, one-third were special
taxes, and one third 55 percent school bonds.
But in this election there was a notably higher
proportion of majority vote general tax
measures and most are passing. These
include a record 71 measures to increase
local sales taxes, 20 lodging occupancy tax
increases and 26 taxes on cannabis.
There were five city, county and special
district general obligation bond measures
seeking a total of $1.9 billion in facility
improvements for affordable housing,
community pool improvements, a
hospital, and fire stations. There were 30
city, county and special district parcel
taxes, including 20 for fire /emergency
medical response.
Among the school measures were 60
bond measures seeking a total of $13.4
billion in school facility improvement
funding, substantially fewer than in
November 2018 (112) or November 2016
(184). There were 13 measures to
increase or extend (renew) school parcel
taxes compared to 14 in 2018 and 22 in
2016.
Overall Passage Rates
Updated tallies through November 11 have 195 of the 260 tax and bond measures passing with
about 1.5 million mail in and provisional votes still to be processed and a record 16.2 million counted so
far. Local tax measures passed in similar proportions to prior general presidential and gubernatorial
elections in California. A few measures could flip from pass to fail or fail to pass once all votes are
tallied.
Schools
Special Districts
Counties
Cities
Schools
Cities, counties, special districts
November 11, 2020 Preliminary
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Local Revenue Measure Results November 2020 – 2 – Preliminary November 11, 2020
CaliforniaCityFinance.com
The proportion of passing 55 percent school bond measures from this election appears to be
similar to prior years.
More non-school majority vote general tax measures appear to be passing than in prior years.
Of the 140 majority vote tax measures, 115 (82%) appear to have passed. Most general purpose
cannabis, sales, business license, property transfer and hotel occupancy taxes passed. The few utility
user taxes did not fare as well. Among the two-thirds vote city, county and special district special tax
and bond measures, about half appear to have passed, similar to historic patterns.
Preliminary
results
as of 11/11/20
Preliminary
results
as of 11/11/20
Preliminary
results
as of 11/11/20
Local Revenue Measures November 2020
Total Pass Passing%
City General Tax (Majority Vote) 132 108 82%
County General Tax (Majority Vote) 8 7 88%
City SpecialTax or G.O.bond (2/3 Vote) 14 6 43%
County Spec.Tax, G.O.bond (2/3 Vote) 8 5 63%
Special District 25 13 52%
School ParcelTax 2/3 13 9 69%
School Bond 55% 60 47 78%
Total 260 195 75%
City / County / Special District Tax & Bond Measures November 2020
51% (24/47)
82% (115/140)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Special Tax 2/3
Voter Measures
General Tax
Majority Vote
Measures
Percent Passing
Since 2001
73%
Since 2001 48%
69% (9/13)
78% (47/60)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
2/3 Vote
Parcel Tax,
Bond
55% Vote
Bond
Percent Passing
School Tax & Bond Measures November 2020
Since 2001 84%
Since 2001 62%
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Local Revenue Measure Results November 2020 – 3 – Preliminary November 11, 2020
CaliforniaCityFinance.com
Measure Outcome by Category
The common tax measure in this election was a majority vote general purpose transactions and
use tax (sales tax) and there were more sales taxes approved than any other type. It appears that 59 of
the 71 general sales tax measures passed and this number could rise when the county is complete.
Passing and Failing Measures by Type November 2020
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Local Revenue Measure Results November 2020 – 4 – Preliminary November 11, 2020
CaliforniaCityFinance.com
Local Add-On Sales Taxes (Transaction and Use Taxes)
Voters in 68 cities and three counties considered general purpose majority vote add-on sales tax
rates ranging from 1/4 percent to 1 ½ percent. It appears fifty-nine were approved including all those
that extended without increase an existing sun-setting tax.
Transactions and Use Tax (Add-on Sales Tax) - General Tax - Majority Approval
City County Measure Rate incr/ext Sunset YES%NO%
San Pablo Contra Costa Measure S
1/2c for 5yrs,
then 5yrs at 1/4c extend 10yrs 78.9%21.2%PASS
Wheatland Yuba Measure O 1/2 cent
extend 10yrs 78.3%21.7%PASS
Cotati Sonoma Measure S 1 cent
extend none 75.1%24.9%PASS
Beverly Hills Los Angeles Measure RP 3/4 cent*
increase none 74.1%25.9%PASS
Trinidad Humboldt Measure E 3/4 cent
extend 4yrs 73.8%26.2%PASS
West Hollywood Los Angeles Measure E 3/4 cent
increase none 73.6%26.4%PASS
Santa Rosa Sonoma Measure Q 1/2 cent
extend 10yrs 72.6%27.5%PASS
Daly City San Mateo Measure Q 1/2 cent
increase none 72.3%27.7%PASS
Bishop Inyo Measure P 1 cent
increase none 72.3%27.7%PASS
Sonoma Sonoma Measure V 1/2 cent
extend none 70.9%29.1%PASS
Guadalupe Santa Barbara Measure N b y 3/4 to 1 cent increase/none 70.9%29.1%PASS
Exeter Tulare Measure P 1 cent
increase none 70.7%29.4%PASS
South El Monte Los Angeles Measure ES 1/4 cent
increase none 70.6%29.4%PASS
Imperial Beach San Diego Measure I 1 cent
increase none 70.1%29.9%PASS
Montclair San Bernardino Measure L 1 cent increase none 69.7%30.3%PASS
Fortuna Humboldt Measure G 3/4 cent
extend 8yrs 69.7%30.3%PASS
Commerce Los Angeles Measure VS 1/4 cent
increase none 69.5%30.5%PASS
San Jacinto Riverside Measure V 1 cent
increase none 69.2%30.8%PASS
Willits Mendocino Measure K 3/4 cent increase 10yrs 68.1%31.9%PASS
Eureka Humboldt Measure H 1 1/4 cent
extend none 67.3%32.7%PASS
Bellflowe r Los Angeles Measure M 3/4 cent
increase none 66.9%33.1%PASS
Isleton Sacramento Measure L 1/2 cent increase 5yrs 66.7%33.3%PASS
Crescent City Del Norte Measure S 1 cent
increase none 66.2%33.8%PASS
Woodland Yolo Measure R 1/4 cent
extend 10yrs 65.4%34.6%PASS
Lake Elsinor Riverside Measure Z 1 cent
increase none 64.9%35.1%PASS
South Lake Tahoe El Dorado Measure S 1 cent
increase none 64.4%35.6%PASS
Bell Gardens Los Angeles Measure A 3/4 cent
increase none 64.3%35.7%PASS
Rio Vista Solano Measure O 3/4 cent
increase 5yrs 62.8%37.2%PASS
San Rafael Marin Measure R 1/4 cent
increase 9yrs 62.2%37.8%PASS
Pacific Grove Monterey Measure L by 1/2c to 1 1/2c increase none 62.1%37.9%PASS
Healdsburg Sonoma Measure T 1/2 cent
extend none 62.0%38.0%PASS
Petaluma Sonoma Measure U 1 cent
increase none 61.6%38.4%PASS
Lomita Los Angeles Measure L 3/4 cent increase none 61.3%38.7%PASS
Greenfield Monterey Measure T 3/4 cent
extend 6yrs 61.2%38.8%PASS
Milpitas Santa Clara Measure F 1/4 cent
increase 8yrs 60.9%39.1%PASS
Atascadero San Luis ObispoMeasure D 1 cent
increase none 60.6%39.4%PASS
Soledad Monterey Measure S 1/2 cent
increase none 60.3%39.7%PASS
Orinda Contra Costa Measure R by 1/2 cent to 1 c increase
20yrs 60.1%39.9%PASS
Morro Bay San Luis ObispoMeasure E 1 cent
increase none 59.9%40.1%PASS
San Luis Obispo San Luis ObispoMeasure G b y 1c to 1 1/2 c increase none 59.6%40.4%PASS
County of Contra CContra Costa Measure X 1/2 cent
increase 20yrs 58.7%41.3%PASS
Palmdale Los Angeles Measure AV 3/4 cent
increase none 58.5%41.5%PASS
San Fernando Los Angeles Measure SF b y 1/4c to 3/4c increase none 58.0%42.0%PASS
Redlands San Bernardino Measure T 1 cent
increase none 58.0%42.0%PASS
El Paso de Robles San Luis Obisp oMeasure J 1 cent
increase 12yrs 57.9%42.1%PASS
Turlock Stanislaus Measure A 3/4 cent
increase none 57.6%42.4%PASS
di di /i PASS
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CaliforniaCityFinance.com
*The city of Beverly Hills ¾ rate may only take effect “if another local governmental entity seeks to increase the transaction and use
tax (sales tax) in Beverly Hills.”
There were eight add-on sales tax measures earmarked for specific purposes including two
extensions of previously approved rates three countywide measures for transportation improvements.
Voters in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties approved a 1/8 percent tax for CalTrain.
Four measures, all in more rural locations, could not achieve the two-thirds vote threshold required for
special tax increases.
Transactions and Use Tax (Add-on Sales Tax) - Special Tax - Two-Thirds Approval
Agency Name County Rate Sunset Use YES%NO%
Nevada City Nevada Measure M 1/2 cent extend none streets 86.3%13.8%PASS
Sonoma County
Trans portation Sonoma Measure DD 1/4 cent extend 20yrs transportation 72.0%28.0%PASS
Peninsula Corridor
Joint Powers
San Francisco
/ San Mateo / Measure RR 1/8 cent increase 30 yr rail 70.4%29.6%PASS
County of Sonoma Sonoma Measure O 1/4 cent increase 10yrs aff housing / homeless 69.0%31.0%PASS
County of Mariposa Mariposa Measure 1 cent increase none hospital/ems 64.4%35.6%FAIL
Willows Glenn Measure H 3/4 cent increase none fire/ems 57.7%42.3%FAIL
County of Trinity Trinity Measure K 1/2 cent increase Sherriff/DA/Probation 51.2%48.8%FAIL
Lemoore Kings Measure K 1 cent increase 7yrs police/fire 47.7%52.3%FAIL
Transactions and Use Tax (Add-on Sales Tax) - General Tax - Majority Approval
City County Measure Rate sunset YES%
Too
close
to
call
San Bernardino San Bernardino Measure S 3/4 cent
increase none 57.4%42.6%PASS
Rancho Cordova Sacramento Measure R 1/2 cent
increase none 54.1%45.9%PASS
Gonzales Monterey Measure X by 1/2c to 1 cent increase 20yrs 54.6%45.4%PASS
Grover Beach San Luis ObispoMeasure F 1 cent
increase none 54.2%45.9%PASS
Carson Los Angeles Measure K 3/4 cent
increase none 54.0%46.0%PASS
Oxnard Ventura Measure E 1 1/2 cents
increase none 53.5%46.5%PASS
Lancaste r Los Angeles Measure LC 3/4 cent
increase none 53.2%46.8%PASS
Signal Hill Los Angeles Measure R 3/4 cent
increase none 53.2%46.9%PASS
Los Alamitos Orange Measure Y 1 1/2 cent
increase none 50.7%49.3%PASS
Corona Riverside Measure X 1 cent
increase none 50.7%49.3%PASS
County of Del No r Del Norte Measure R 1 cent
increase none 50.2%49.8%PASS
Concord Contra Costa Measure V by 1/2 cent to 1 c increase
none 50.2%49.8%PASS
Victorville San Bernardino Measure P 1 cent
increase none 50.0%50.0%PASS
County of Alame d Alameda Measure W 1/2 cent
increase 10yrs 49.9%50.1%FAIL
Weed Siskiyou Measure M 1/4 cent
increase none 49.3%50.8%FAIL
Vallejo Solano Measure G 3/4 cent
increase none 49.2%50.8%FAIL
Manteca San Joaquin Measure Z 1 cent
increase none 48.8%51.2%FAIL
Citrus Heights Sacramento Measure M 1 cent
increase none 48.4%51.6%FAIL
Williams Colusa Measure B by 1/2 cent to 1 c increase
none 47.5%52.5%FAIL
Auburn Placer Measure S 1 cent
increase 7yrs 47.4%52.6%FAIL
Sand City Monterey Measure U by 1/2c to 1 1/2c increase none 45.2%54.8%FAIL
Fullerton Orange Measure S 1 1/4 cent
increase none 43.8%56.2%FAIL
Dunsmuir Siskiyou Measure H 1 1/2 cents
increase none 39.8%60.2%FAIL
Apple Valley San Bernardino Measure O 1 cent
increase none 33.9%66.1%FAIL
Diamond Bar Los Angeles Measure DB 3/4 cent
increase none 33.5%66.5%FAIL
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Transactions and Use Tax Measures – General Purpose
Transactions and Use Tax Measures – Special Purpose
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Local Revenue Measure Results November 2020 – 7 – Preliminary November 11, 2020
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Transient Occupancy (lodging) Taxes
There were 22 measures to increase Transient Occupancy (lodging) Taxes, including 20 for general
purposes (majority approval) and two two-thirds vote special taxes. The small towns of Farmersville
and Tulelake, among the few cities in California not to have a TOT, proposed TOT rates. Farmersville’s
10 percent appears just short of passage.
Admissions Tax
Voters in the island city of Avalon approved a $2 per passenger surcharge on visitors with the
proceeds to go to their hospital.
Transient Occupancy Tax Tax Measures - Majority Vote General Us e
Agency Name County Rate YES%NO%
Truckee Nevada Measure K by 2% to 12%86.8%13.2%PASS
Pismo Beach San Luis Obispo Measure B by1%to11%82.7%17.3%PASS
Novato Marin Measure Q by 2% to 12%77.1%22.9%PASS
San Mateo San Mateo Measure W by 2% to 14%76.1%23.9%PASS
Santa Clara Santa Clara Measure E by 4% to 13.5%75.1%24.9%PASS
Half Moon Bay San Mateo Measure U by 3%to 15%74.0%26.0%PASS
Monterey Monterey Measure Y by 2% to 12%73.2%26.8%PASS
Hayward Alameda Measure NN by5.5%to14%73.1%26.9%PASS
San Bruno San Mateo Measure X by 2% to 14%72.6%27.4%PASS
Chino Hills San Bernardino Measure M by 2% to 12%66.6%33.4%PASS
Malibu Los Angeles Measure T by3%to15%59.2%40.8%PASS
Sutter Creek Amador Measure B by 2%to12%58.4%41.6%PASS
Sonora Tuolumne Measure T by 2% to 12%57.6%42.4%PASS
County of Tuolumne Measure U by 2% to 12%54.2%45.8%PASS
Farmersville Tulare Measure Q 10% new 49.1%50.9%FAIL
Porterville Tulare Measure S by 4% to 12%47.4%52.7%FAIL
Pico Rivera Los Angeles Measure TT by5%to15%42.8%57.2%FAIL
Tulelake Siskiyou Measure O 8% new 34.5%65.5%FAIL
Transient Occupancy Tax Tax Measures: Two-thirds Vote Special Purpose
City County Measure Rate Sunse t Use YES%NO%Pass/F
County of Sierra Sierra Measure E by3.5%to12.5% none fire/ems 74.4%25.6%PASS
East Palo Alto San Mateo Measure V by 2% to 14% none affd housing 63.0%37.0%FAIL
Admissions Tax - Special - Two-thirds Approval
Agency County Rate Sunset Use YES%NO%
Avalon Los Angeles Measure H $2/passenger none Hospital 72.1%27.9%PASS
Too close
to call
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Cannabis – Local Excise Taxes
There were 27 measures taxing cannabis, all majority general purpose except in San Joaquin
County where the tax increase was earmarked for “early childhood education and youth programs,
including literacy, gang reduction, after-school programs, and drug prevention, with emphasis on children
facing the greatest disparities, and promoting public health, homeless mitigation, and enforcing cannabis
laws.” That measure is failing narrowly.
*An initiative measure legalizing cannabis businesses in Solana Beach would have “authorized” a 1.5 percent “sales
tax.” As structured in the initiative, the tax would have been illegal and could not have been implemented. It is not
included here. The measure failed.
Cannabis Taxes - Majority Vote General Purpose
Agency Name County Rate YES%NO%
Sonoma Sonoma Measure X 4%grossRc p ts 79.3%20.7%PASS increase
San Buenaventura Ventura Measure I 8%grossRc p ts 72.6%27.4%PASS increase
Lemon Grove San DiegoMeasure J 8%grossRc p ts 72.6%27.4%PASS revise
Count y of Trinit y INIT Measure G 2.5%g rossRcpts 72.0%28.0%PASS increase
Kin g City Monterey Measure P 5%grossRc p ts 71.4%28.6%PASS increase
La Habra Orang eMeasure Wto6%grossRc pts 70.5%29.5%PASS increase
Ojai Ventura Measure G 3%grossRc p ts 69.9%30.2%PASS increase
Banning Riverside Measure L 10%g rossRcpts 69.0%31.0%PASS increase
Artesia Los Angeles Measure Q 15%g rossRcpts 67.5%32.5%PASS increase
Madera Madera Measure R 6%grossRc p ts 67.0%33.0%PASS increase
Fairfield Solano Measure C 6%grossRc p ts 66.6%33.4%PASS increase
Costa Mesa Orang eMeasure Q 4%to7%grossRc p ts 66.0%34.0%PASS increase
Tracy San Joa quin Measure W 6%grossRc p ts 65.9%34.1%PASS increase
Vacaville Solano Measure V 6%grossRc p ts 65.6%34.4%PASS increase
Count y of Calaveras Measure G 4%to7%grossRc p ts 64.6%35.4%PASS increase
San Bruno San Mateo Measure S 10%g rossRcpts 64.1%35.9%PASS increase
Hawthorne Los An geles Measure CC 5%grossRc p ts 63.7%36.3%PASS increase
Oceanside San Die goMeasure M 6%grossRc p ts 63.4%36.6%PASS increase
Marysville Yuba Measure N 6%grossRc p ts 63.4%36.6%PASS increase
Grass Valle y Nevada Measure N 8%grossRc p ts 63.2%36.8%PASS increase
Calabasas Los An geles Measure C 10%g rossRcpts 63.0%37.0%PASS increase
Waterford Stanislaus Measure S 15%g rossRcpts 59.9%40.1%PASS increase
Porterville Tulare Measure R 10%g rossRcpts 58.8%41.2%PASS increase
Count y of Ventura Ventura Measure O 4%grossRc p ts 57.1%43.0%PASS increase
Juru pa Valley INIT Riverside Measure U 6%grossRc p ts 48.4%51.6%FAIL increase
Yountville NapaMeasure T3%grossRc p ts 32.8%67.2%FAIL increase
Cannabis Taxes - Two-Thirds Vote Special Purpose
Agency Name County Rate YES%NO%
County of San Joaquin Uninc Measure X 3.5to8%grossRcpts 65.4%34.6%FAIL Too close
to call
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Business Operations Taxes
There were seven business operations tax measures other than the cannabis tax measures, all
majority vote. All but Lynwood’s unusual “for-profit hospital” tax passed.
Business Operations Tax Measures (other than on cannabis) - Majority Vote, General Use
Agency County YES%NO%
San Jose Santa Clara Measure H
73.5%26.5%PASS
Richmond Contra Cost aMeasure U 73.0%27.0%PASS
San Francisco Proposition F 68.3%31.7%PASS
San Francisco Proposition L 65.2%34.8%PASS
Berkeley Alameda Measure GG 60.5%39.5%PASS
Long Beach Los Angeles Measure US 58.5%41.5%PASS
Lynwood Los Angeles Measure LH 46.2%53.8%FAIL
To protect, maintain and enhance vital public safety services, infrastructure needs including streets, utility maintenance, park
and recreation services including programs for youth and seniors, and other essential services, shall the City of Lynwood
impose a three percent (3%) privilege tax on the gross receipts of for-profit hospitals operating within the City of
Lynwood? All funds to be deposited in Lynwood general fund.
To fund general San José services, including fire protection, disaster preparedness, 911 emergency response, street repair, youth programs,
addressing homelessness, and supporting vulnerable residents, shall an ordinance be adopted increasing the cardroom tax rate from 15%
to 16.5%, applying the tax to third party providers at these rates: up to $25,000,000 at 5%; $25,000,001 to $30,000,000 at 7.5%; and
over $30,000,000 at 10%, increasing card tables by 30, generating approximately $15,000,000 annually, until repealed?
To maintain quality of life in Richmond by continuing certain City services, including 911 emergency response, pothole/street repair,
homeless/youth services and other general services, shall an ordinance amending the City’s business tax to charge businesses 0.06%
to 5.00% of gross receipts, and other rates as stated, with the highest rates on cannabis, firearm and the biggest businesses, providing
approximately $9.5 million annually until ended by voters, be adopted?
Shall the City eliminate the payroll expense tax; permanently increase the registration fee for some businesses by $230-460, decreasing
it for others; permanently increase gross receipts tax rates to 0.105-1.040%, exempting more small businesses; permanently
increase the administrative office tax rate to 1.61%; if the City loses certain lawsuits, increase gross receipts tax rates on some
businesses by 0.175-0.690% and the administrative office tax rate by 1.5%, and place a new 1% or 3.5% tax on gross receipts from
commercial leases, for 20 years; and make other business tax changes; for estimated annual revenue of $97 million?
Shall the City place an additional tax permanently on some businesses in San Francisco when their highest-paid managerial
employee earns more than 100 times the median compensation paid to their employees in San Francisco, where the
additional tax rate would be between 0.1%-0.6% of gross receipts or between 0.4%-2.4% of payroll expense for those
businesses in San Francisco, for an estimated revenue of between $60-140 million a year?
Shall an ordinance enacting a tax on users of Transportation Network Companies for prearranged trips originating in
Berkeley, at a rate of 50 cents per trip for private trips and 25 cents per trip for pooled trips, regardless of the number of
passengers on the trip, which is estimated to generate $910,000 annually for general municipal services in the City of Berkeley
until January 1, 2041, be adopted?
To provide funding for community healthcare services; air/water quality and climate change programs; increase childhood
education/ youth programs; expand job training opportunities; and maintain other general fund programs, shall a measure be
adopted increasing Long Beach’s general oil production tax from 15¢ to maximum 30¢ per barrel, subject to annual
adjustments, generating approximately $1,600,000 annually, until ended by voters, requiring audits/ local control of funds?
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Property Transfer Taxes
Voters in six charter cities considered increasing their taxes on transfers of real estate. Voters in
the wealthy enclave turned down their Measure TT.
Utility User Taxes
Voters in ten cities and one county unincorporated area considered measures to increase or
continue utility user taxes for general purposes.
Utility Transfers
Voters in Pasadena authorized the continued transfer from their electric utility to support general
fund services such as police, fire, paramedics and parks.
Property Transfer Taxes
City County Measure Na Rate YES%NO%
Santa Monica Los Angeles Measure SM
by $3 to $6/$1k AV if <$5m
A V 73.1%26.9%PASS
San Francisco San Francisco Proposition I
by 2.75%to5.5% for $10m-
$25mAV, b y3%to6% for 58.0%42.0%PASS
Albany Alameda Measure CC by$3.50 to $15/$1000AV 57.9%42.1%PASS
San Leandro Alameda Measure VV by$5to $11/$1000AV 54.2%45.8%PASS
Culver City Los Angeles Measure RE
1.5% on $1.5m+, 3% on
$3m+, 4% $10m+53.3%46.7%PASS
Piedmont Alameda Measure TT by$4.50 to $17.50/$1000AV 47.8%52.3%FAIL
Utility User Taxes
City County Rate Sunset YES%NO%
South Pasadena Los Angeles Measure U 7.5% tele,electr,gas,video,w extend none 77.3%22.7%PASS
Newark Alameda Measure PP
3.25% tele,electr,gas,video extend 9yrs 72.8%27.2%PASS
County of Alameda UNINC Measure V 6.5% tele, electr, gas extend
to 6/30/2033 70.4%29.6%PASS
Albany Alameda Measure DD
by 2.5%to9.5% electr, gas,
7.5% on water increase
none 58.3%41.7%PASS
Union City Alameda Measure W W 5% tele,electr,gas,video increase 8yrs 57.8%42.2%PASS
Cloverdale Sonoma Measure R 3% tele, electr, gas, video extend none 53.9%46.1%PASS
Hawthorne Los Angeles Measure UU
by 2.5%to7.5%
tele,electr,gas,video,water increase
none 47.8%52.2%FAIL
Berkeley Alameda Measure HH by 2.5%to10% electr,gas increase none 47.0%53.0%FAIL
Brawley Imperial Measure R 4% to video* expand 28.6%71.4%FAIL
Calipatria Imperial Measure T
5% tele, electr, gas, water,
trash, sewer, catv increase
none 24.8%75.2%FAIL
Pomona INIT Los Angeles Measure PA
by 0.75%to 9.75%
tele,elect,gas,video,water increase 14.6%85.5%FAIL
Utility Transfer Taxes
City County Rate YES%NO%
Pasadena Los Angeles Measure P 12% of gross electric revenue extend 84.6%15.4%PASS
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General Obligation Bonds
There were eleven non-school general obligation bond measures totaling $1.9 billion. Five passed.
In all, $1.3 billion in local non-school general obligation bonds were approved. The largest, San Diego’s
$900 million measure for affordable and homeless housing failed.
Parcel Taxes – Non-School
There were 30 parcel tax measures for a variety of public services. Fourteen appear to have
passed and several others are too close to call. The Beyers Lane tax received one “yes” among six
votes counted on election eve.
City, County and Special District General Obligation Bond Measures (2/3 vote
Agency Name County Amount Rate YES%NO%
San Francisco Proposition A $487.5m $14/$100k 71.1%28.9%PASS
Piedmont Alameda Measure UU $19.5m $26/$100k 68.7%31.3%PASS
Alameda County Fire A u Alameda Measure X $90m $16/$100k 68.3%31.7%PASS
Washington Township
Health Care District Alameda Measure XX $425m $10/$100k 67.1%32.9%PASS
San Diego San Diego Measure A $900m $21/$100k 57.4%42.6%FAIL
Too
close to
call
City, County and Special District Parcel Taxes (2/3 vote)
Agency Name County Amount Purpose sunset YES%NO%
Mountains Recreation and Conservatio Los Angeles Measure HH $68/pa rcel fire 10yrs 83.1%16.9%PASS
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authorit Santa Clara Measure T $24/parcel parks/open space none 81.8%18.2%PASS
Arcata Humboldt Measure A $37/parcel park/wildlands none 78.4%21.6%PASS
Arcata Fire Protection District Humboldt Measure F ???fire 6/30/2030 77.1%22.9%PASS
Timber Cove Fire Protection District Sonoma Measure AA $185/parcel fire/ems 15yrs 76.5%23.5%PASS
Sierra City Fire District Sierra Measure H $60/p arcel fire/ems none 75.9%24.1%PASS
Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Clara Measure S $.006/sf water none 75.7%24.3%PASS
Berkeley Alameda Measure FF $0.1047/sf fire/ems none 75.6%24.4%PASS
Altadena Library District Los Angeles Measure Z $0.10/sf library none 73.3%26.7%PASS
Woodbridge Rural Fire Protection DistriSan Joaquin Measure U 8c/sf fire none 72.9%27.1%PASS
Trinity Life Support Community Service Trinity Measure I $45/p arcel ems none 72.9%27.1%PASS
Lake Shastina Community Services Dis t Siskiyou Measure J $80/parcel fire/ems none 70.7%29.3%PASS
Downieville Fire Protection District Sierra Measure G $60/parcel fire/ems none 70.1%29.9%PASS
Happy Camp Fire Protection District Siskiyou Measure D $39/p arcel fire/ems none 67.1%32.9%PASS
Parlier Fresno Measure G $120/parcel*police none 66.3%33.7%FAIL
Adelanto San Bernardin Measure R $50+ to $600+/acre v acant property 20yrs 65.4%34.6%FAIL
Greater McCloud Fire and Emergency re Siskiyou Measure G $94/p arcel fire/ems none 65.1%34.9%FAIL
Cameron Park Airport District El Dorado Measure P b y $900 to $1200/parce l airport none 62.7%37.3%FAIL
Albany Alameda Measure EE by$44.34to$68 fire/ems none 60.7%39.3%FAIL
Hughson Fire Protection District Stanislaus Measure W $39.75/rdu fire 12yrs 60.5%39.5%FAIL
Rincon Ranch Community Services Dist San Diego Measure Z $170/p arcel+$6/acre fire 59.8%40.2%FAIL
Orland Fire Protection District Glenn Measure G $45+/parcel fire none 57.4%42.6%FAIL
Valley Center Fire Protection District San Diego Measure AA 6c/sf fire none 57.0%43.0%FAIL
Hickok Road Community Services DistriEl Dorado Measure N by $200to$400/parcel streets/roads none 52.2%47.8%FAIL
Burbank-Paradise Fire Protection DistricStanislaus Measure Z $250/parcel fire none 51.7%48.3%FAIL
El Medio Fire District Butte Measure D $60+/parcel fire/ems none 50.8%49.2%FAIL
Lakeside Fire Protection District San Diego Measure Y by $15 to $25+/parcel fire none 40.2%59.8%FAIL
Mortara Circle Community Services Dis tEl Dorado Measure Q by $600 to $950/parcel streets/roads none 26.1%73.9%FAIL
Tulelake Siskiyou Measure N $60+/parcel police none 24.9%75.1%FAIL
Beyers Lane Community Service Distric Nevada Measure O $300/parcel streets/roads 16.7%83.3%FAIL
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School Parcel Taxes
As in the past, school parcel taxes fared better than non-school parcel taxes. Nine of the 13 parcel
tax measures for schools passed with the Fort Ross measure just a few votes short and too close to
call.
School Parcel Taxes (2/3 voter approval)
Agency Name County Rate Sunset YES%NO%
Shoreline Unified School District Marin /
Sonoma Measure L $212+/parcel 8yrs 79.4% 20.6%PASS
Palo Alto Unified School District Santa Clara Measure O $836+/parcel 6yrs 78.5% 21.5%PASS
Sebastopol Union School District Sonoma Measure N $76/parcel 8yrs 75.1% 24.9%PASS
San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco Proposition J
from $320 per parcel
to $288 per parcel 17.5 yrs 75.0% 25.0%PASS
Fremont Union High School District Santa Clara Measure M $98/parcel 8yrs 74.3% 25.7%PASS
Tamalpais Union High School District Marin Measure M $469+/parcel 9yrs 73.6% 26.4%PASS
Mammoth Unified School District Mono Measure G $59/parcel 5yrs 73.6%26.4%PASS
Ventura Unified School District Ventura Measure H $59/parcel 4yrs 73.4% 26.6%PASS
Franklin-Mckinley School District Santa Clara Measure K $72/parcel 5yrs 70.9% 29.1%PASS
Fort Ross School District Sonoma Measure M $48/parcel 8yrs 66.2% 33.8%FAIL
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary
School District
Santa Clara /
Santa Cruz Measure N $164/parcel 7yrs 64.6% 35.4%FAIL
Campbell Union High School District Santa Clara Measure L $85/parcel none 63.6% 36.4%FAIL
San Jose - Evergreen CCD Santa Clara Measure I $18/parcel 9yrs 61.5%38.5%FAIL
Too
close
to call
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School Bonds
There were 60 school bond measures on the ballot for a total of over $13.4 billion in school
construction bonds. So far, 47 are passing totaling $12.2 billion. Among the passing measures is the $7
billion Los Angeles Unified School District measure.
School Bond Measures
School District County Measure Amount Tax Rate YES%NO%
Inglewood Unified School Dis Los Angeles Measure I $240m $60/$100k 79.9%20.1%PASS
Oakland Unified School DistricAlameda Measure Y $735m $60/$100k 77.0%23.0%PASS
Sausalito Marin City School D Marin Measure P $41.6m $30/$100k 72.8%27.3%PASS
Calexico Unified School DistricImperial Measure Q $47m $60/$100k 71.5%28.5%PASS
Goleta Union School District Santa Barbara Measure M $80m $19/$100k 71.5%28.6%PASS
Los Angeles Unified School D Los Angeles Measure RR $7billion $22/$100k 71.2%28.8%PASS
Greenfield Union School DistriKern Measure G $21m $30/$100k 68.0%32.0%PASS
Bassett Unified School Distric Los Angeles Measure BB $50m $60/$100k 66.9%33.1%PASS
Whittier Union High School D Los Angeles Measure AA $183.5m $30/$100k 66.2%33.8%PASS
River Delta Unified School
District SFID #2
Sacramento /
Solano / Yolo Measure K $14.6m $60/$100k 64.2%35.8%PASS
Mt Pleasant Elementary SchooSanta Clara Measure Q $12m $30/$100k 64.8%35.2%PASS
Vallecito Unified School Distri Calaveras Measure I $2.8m $10/$100k 64.7%35.3%PASS
Jefferson Union High School DSan Mateo Measure Z $163m $30/$100k 64.2%35.8%PASS
River Delta Unified School Dis Sacramento /
Solano Measure J $45.7m $60/$100k 64.0%36.0%PASS
San Mateo-Foster City School San Mateo Measure T $409m $30/$100k 64.0%36.0%PASS
Siskiyou Union High School DSiskiyou Measure K $3m $8/$100k 63.5%36.5%PASS
Washington Unified School D Yolo Measure Z $150m $60/$100k 63.1%36.9%PASS
Riverdale Unified School Distr Fresno / Kings Measure J $25.9m $60/$100k 63.0%37.0%PASS
La Mesa - Spring Valley SchooSan Diego Measure V $136m $24/$100k 62.9%37.1%PASS
Monterey Peninsula Communi Monterey Measure V $230m $18/$100k 62.9%37.1%PASS
Pasadena Unified School Distr Los Angeles Measure O $516.3m $45/$100k 62.9%37.1%PASS
Cambrian School District Santa Clara Measure R $88m $30/$100k 62.4%37.6%PASS
Woodland Joint Unified SchooYolo / Sutter Measure Y $44.2m $24/$100k 62.3%37.7%PASS
Sunnyside Union Elementary STulare Measure O $2m $30/$100k 62.1%37.9%PASS
Shandon Joint Unified
School District
Monterey / San
Luis Obis po Measure H $4m $40/$100k 61.9%38.1%PASS
Winters Joint Unified School DYolo / Solano Measure W $19m $49/$100k 61.6%38.4%PASS
Gonzales Unified School DistriMonterey Measure K $37m $60/$100k 61.5%38.5%PASS
Oceanside Unified School Dis tSan Diego Measure W $160m $30/$100k 61.1%38.9%PASS
Ojai Unified School District Ventura Measure K $45m $27/$100k 61.0%39.0%PASS
Stanislaus Union School Distr Stanislaus Measure Y $21.4m $30/$100k 60.8%39.2%PASS
Salinas Union High School DisMonterey Measure W $140m $30/$100k 60.7%39.3%PASS
Soledad Unified School DistricMonterey Measure N $13.75m $26/$100k 60.6%39.4%PASS
South Bay Union School Distr Humboldt Measure D $5m $30/$100k 60.3%39.7%PASS
Willits Unified School District Mendocino Measure I $17m $40/$100k 60.0%40.0%PASS
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Le Grand Union High School DMerced Measure S $6m $29/$100k 60.0%40.1%PASS
Aromas San Juan Unified
School District
Monterey / San
Benito / Santa
Cruz
Measure O $30.5m $51/$100k 59.8%40.2%PASS
Central Unified School Distric t Fresno Measure D $120m $60/$100k 59.6%40.4%PASS
Clovis Unified School District Fresno Measure A $335m $60/$100k 59.4%40.6%PASS
Newman-Crows Landing Unifi Stanislaus Measure X $25.8m $48/$100k 58.7%41.3%PASS
Gonzales Unified School DistriMonterey Measure J $24.5m $60/$100k 58.2%41.8%PASS
Washington Unified School D Fresno Measure K $46m $60/$100k 58.0%42.0%PASS
Sanger Unified School District Fresno Measure C $150m $60/$100k 57.4%42.6%PASS
Manteca Unified School Distri San Joaquin Measure A $260m $45/$100k 57.2%42.8%PASS
Citrus Community College Los Angeles Measure Y $298m $25/$100k 57.4%42.6%PASS
Duarte Unified School District Los Angeles Measure S $79m $50/$100k 57.1%42.9%PASS
Evergreen Elementary School DSanta Clara Measure P $80m $30/$100k 55.9%44.1%PASS
Salida Union School District Stanislaus Measure U $9.24m $20/$100k 55.4%44.6%PASS
Waterford Unified School Dis t Stanislaus Measure T $5.35m $30/$100k 54.6%45.5%FAIL
San Miguel Joint Union
School District
Monterey / San
Luis Obis po Measure I $6.2m $30/$100k 54.4%45.6%FAIL
Atascadero Unified School DisSan Luis Obisp o Measure C $40m $50/$100k 54.2%45.8%FAIL
Esparto Unified School Distric Yolo Measure X $19.9m $60/$100k 53.1%46.9%FAIL
Cajon Valley Union High Scho San Diego Measure T $125m $13/$100k 53.1%46.9%FAIL
Scotts Valley Unified School DSanta Cruz Measure A $49m $32/$100k 52.9%47.2%FAIL
San Jose - Evergreen CCD Santa Clara Measure J $858m $17.5/$100k 52.7%47.3%FAIL
Cold Spring Elementary Schoo Santa Barbara Measure L $7.8m $13/$100k 52.2%47.8%FAIL
Romoland School District Riverside Measure P $39m $30/$100k 51.8%48.2%FAIL
Calaveras Unified School DistrCalaveras Measure H $32.8m $10/$100k 50.3%49.7%FAIL
Wasco Union School District Kern Measure H $16m $30/$100k 48.5%51.5%FAIL
Maricopa Unified School DistrKern Measure F $14m $50/$100k 47.2%52.8%FAIL
Dehesa School District San Diego Measure U $3.1m $30/$100k 36.7%63.3%FAIL
School Bond Measures continued
School District County Measure Bond Amount Tax Rate YES%
Too
close to
call
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Some Historical Context
The volume and make-up of measures in this election is somewhat lower than the previous two
presidential and gubernatorial general elections in 2018 and 2016, but comparable to years prior. The
drop off in proposed measures is specific to certain types of measures: 1) those with higher vote
thresholds, and 2) cannabis tax measures.
The 79 proposed sales tax measures is comparable to November 2018 (69) and November 2016 (89)
and the 71 majority vote sales taxes is actually the highest of this type of tax proposal at any election,
ever. Cannabis taxation has been hot for the last several years since legalization and the drop-off in
those measures is essentially a function of this area of taxation and regulation running its course.
Other than cannabis tax measures, the most precipitous drop off in proposed measures from November
2016 and November 2018 is in school bonds. There are just 60 school bond measures this election, all
55 percent (i.e. no two-thirds vote school bond measures). This is about half as many as in 2018 and a
third of the 184 proposed in 2016. It appears that school boards are anticipating that this election is a
more difficult one for the more difficult to pass higher vote threshold measures.
Likewise, here are just 25 non-school parcel taxes and general obligation bonds on local ballots
compared to 52 in November 2018 and 51 in November 2016.
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26 26 25
33
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30
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Attachment D
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Local Revenue Measure Results November 2020 – 21 – Preliminary November 11, 2020
CaliforniaCityFinance.com
Other measures of Note
There were twelve measures to convert elected city clerk or treasurer positions to appointed (by city council or
manager) and one initiative (in Dixon) to revert to an elected city clerk. Seven appear to have passed.
Voters in Sacramento turned down a proposal to move to a “strong mayor” form of governance from their
current “council-manager” form, common in all but the largest cities in California.
Oxnard voters rejected an initiative measure to cede major new powers to that city’s elected city treasurer,
even as they re-elected him. Oxnard voters appear to have narrowly approved a measure dictating that a
previously approved general purpose sales tax be used for streets and roads or repealed.
Dixon voters approved an initiative repeal of a water rate increase.
Menifee voters appear to have rejected an initiative to repeal a recently approved sales tax increases. Voters
in the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District appear to have turned down an initiative to repeal a
recently enacted (two-thirds voter approved) parcel tax.
Albany and Eureka approved ranked choice voting.
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For more information: Michael Coleman 530-758-3952. coleman@muniwest.com
mjgc rev 11Nov 18:15
Appointed City Clerk / City Treasurer / etc.
City County YES%NO%
Sierra Madre Los Angeles Measure AC appoint city clerk 67.5%32.5%PASS
Nevada City Nevada Measure L
appoint city clerk and
city treasurer 65.6%34.4%PASS
Placerville El Dorado Measure R appoint city treasurer 63.5%36.5%PASS
Coalinga Fresno Measure B appoint city clerk 57.4%42.7%PASS
Yreka Siskiyou Measure E appoint city clerk 55.6%44.4%PASS
Sonora Tuolumne Measure R appoint city clerk 52.3%47.7%PASS
Sonora Tuolumne Measure S appoint city treasurer 50.3%49.7%PASS
Suisun City Solano Measure R appoint city clerk 47.1%52.9%FAIL
Plymouth Amador Measure D appoint city treasurer 45.4%54.6%FAIL
Plymouth Amador Measure C appoint city clerk 45.3%54.7%FAIL
Pittsburg Contra Costa Measure Q appoint city clerk 36.9%63.1%FAIL
Brawley Imperial Measure S appoint city clerk 34.7%65.3%FAIL
Tax and Fee Initiative to Repeal or Revise
Agency Name County Rate YES%NO%
Dixon INIT Solano Measure S repeal water rate increase 72.8%27.2%PASS
Oxnard INIT Ventura Measure N use TrUT for streets or end 50.8%49.2%PASS
San Bernardino County Fire Protection DSan Bernardino Measure U repeal tax 49.0%51.0%FAIL
Menifee INIT Riverside Measure M repeal TrUT 36.5%63.5%FAIL
Attachment D
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 5.
Meeting Date:12/03/2020
Subject:Draft 2021-22 State Legislative Platform
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2020-23
Referral Name: 2021-22 State Legislative Platform
Presenter: L. DeLaney and Nielsen Merksamer
Team
Contact: L. DeLaney,
925-655-2057
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee annually reviews and considers the draft State and Federal Legislative
Platforms prior to their proposal to the Board of Supervisors. The adopted Platforms of the Board
of Supervisors are available here: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2859/Legislation
Referral Update:
Each year in January, the Board of Supervisors adopts a State Legislative Platform that
establishes priorities and policy positions with regard to potential State legislation and regulation.
The State Legislative Platform includes County-sponsored bill proposals, legislative or regulatory
advocacy priorities, and policies that provide direction and guidance for identification of and
advocacy on bills which would affect the services, programs or finances of Contra Costa County.
Every January, the Board of Supervisors also adopts a Federal Legislative Platform that
establishes federal funding needs and policy positions with regard to potential federal legislation
and regulation. These documents are utilized by the County's state and federal advocates, elected
officials, and staff as the basis for advocacy efforts.
The State and Federal Legislative Platforms are prepared each year by staff of the County
Administrator's Office in collaboration with County department heads, other key staff, the County
state and federal advocates, and with input from the Board's commissions/committees and the
public. CAO staff generally conducts outreach in the fall of year year regarding the Platform
process and invites input so that draft documents can be considered by the Legislation Committee
in November and/or December of each year. Elements of the Platforms related to the subject
matter of the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee are also reviewed by that
committee prior to the Proposed Platforms being presented to the Board of Supervisors in January
for adoption.
With direction from the Board of Supervisors for the Platforms to be more streamlined, concise
and provide greater prioritization for the two-year legislative cycle, staff of the CAO's office has
conducted Platform input meetings on multiple occasions, convening conference calls and Zoom
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meetings with staff, community members, and the County's federal advocates from Alcalde &
Fay (Mr. Paul Schlesinger and Mr. Perrin Badini) and state advocates from Nielsen Merksamer
(Mr. Jim Gross and Ms. Michelle Rubalcava).
SUMMARY OF
PROPOSED STATE PLATFORM CHANGES
Additions to the Draft 2021-22 State Platform:
Demographic Highlights include race/ethnicity and education attainment graphs
To Advocacy Priorities: Added COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery
Re-framed the Priority related to Health to include Mental Health
Sponsored Bill proposals: Two new proposals have been included; one budget request has
been carried over.
Bill Proposal #1 relates to legislation to permit the establishment through subcontract of a
partnership/alliance with a private emergency ambulance service provider for the provision of
emergency ambulance services, as requested by Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fire
Chief.
Bill Proposal #2 is request from the Department of Conservation and Development for a bill to
provide alternative management standards for the Treated Wood program at the Department of
Toxic Substance Control so treated wood could be processed at Class II landfills and transfer
stations with a composite line.
Budget Proposal #1 is a carry-over from the 2020 State Platform related to the Contra Costa
CARES program, seeking state budget support to provide primary care services to undocumented
adults in Contra Costa County.
Included all Department and advisory body input on text changes, when provided.
Revisions to the 2020 Platform:
Photos and graphics additions
Agriculture and Weights & Measures (adding principles related to weights and measures)
Child Support Services
Climate Change
Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
Flood Control
Health Care
Homeless Services
Human Services
Justice Systems
Land Use/Community Development (added "Natural Resources")
Transportation
Waste Management
Workforce Development
The Draft 2021-22 State Legislative Platform is included in Attachment A.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
PROVIDE direction to staff on the development of the 2021-22 Proposed State Platform and
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PROVIDE direction to staff on the development of the 2021-22 Proposed State Platform and
recommend its adoption by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting on January 19, 2021.
Attachments
Attachment A: Draft 2021-22 State Legislative Platform
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2021-22 Draft State
Legislative
Platform
Contra Costa County
Website: www.contracosta.ca.gov
Drafted for Legislation Committee 12.03.20
Attachment A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 3
County Profile ____________________________________________________________________ 3
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 3
Governance _____________________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________________ 6
Mission, Vision, and Values __________________________________________________________ 6
Sponsored bills and legislative priorities ____________________________________ 7
Advocacy Priorities ________________________________________________________________ 7
Principles and Policy Statements ___________________________________________ 8
Agriculture and Weights & Measures __________________________________________________ 8
Animal Services ___________________________________________________________________ 8
Child Support Services _____________________________________________________________ 9
Climate Change __________________________________________________________________ 9
The Delta ______________________________________________________________________ 11
Economic Development ____________________________________________________________ 11
Elections _______________________________________________________________________ 12
Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response ________________________________________ 12
Flood Control and Clean Water _____________________________________________________ 12
General Revenues/Finance ________________________________________________________ 13
Health Care ____________________________________________________________________ 14
Homeless Services ________________________________________________________________ 17
Human Services __________________________________________________________________ 18
Justice Systems __________________________________________________________________ 22
Land Use/Community Development/Natural Resources ___________________________________ 23
Library ________________________________________________________________________ 24
Telecommunications and Broadband _________________________________________________ 24
Transportation __________________________________________________________________ 24
Veterans _______________________________________________________________________ 26
Waste Management ______________________________________________________________ 26
Workforce Development __________________________________________________________ 28
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INTRODUCTION
County Profile
One of the original 27 counties
established in California in 1850, Contra
Costa County is home to more than one
million people, making it the ninth most
populous county in the state. Physically,
Contra Costa is over 733 square miles and
extends from the northeastern shore of the
San Francisco Bay easterly about 50 miles to
San Joaquin County. The County is bordered
on the south and west by Alameda County
and on the north by the Suisun and San Pablo Bays. The western and northern shorelines are industrialized,
while the interior sections are suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial.
About 40 percent of the county is under the jurisdiction of 19 incorporated cities and towns, and
large portions of the remaining unincorporated area are part of public park systems and a habitat
conservancy. Contra Costa County is very diverse,
with communities that range from small agricultural
towns like Byron, with a density of about 200
people per square mile, to urban population
centers like Contra Costa Centre, a bustling transit
village with a density of 8,400 people per square
mile.
With its strategic location as The Capital of
The Northern California Mega-RegionTM and
easy access to suppliers and customers, Contra
Costa County is a business destination full of opportunity.
Demographic Highlights
Approximately 1.1 million people live in Contra Costa County; only 15%, or about 172,080
people, reside in the unincorporated areas of the county. The median age of County residents is 39 years
old. Our population of seniors age 60 or older is expected to grow by approximately 47% between
2020 and 2050, making this age group our fastest-growing population.
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The majority (57%) of County residents are white, with significant proportions of Asian (17%) and
African American (8%) people. The Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in
total, the Hispanic/Latino population makes up approximately one-quarter of the total population.
Governance
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the legislative
body of the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected are the County Assessor,
Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The
County Administrator, David Twa, is appointed by the Board and is responsible for running the day-to-
day business of the County.
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Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Karen Mitchoff
District V: Federal D. Glover
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Legislative Platform Purpose
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the Contra
Costa County Board of Supervisors and creates the basis for its advocacy efforts, alerting our
legislative partners of the greatest needs of our residents and where we need additional help. The
Platform provides general direction to County departments and agencies, legislative advocates,
delegation members, and the public on our positions on key policy matters that would impact the way
the County does business. The Platform also includes new bill requests for which legislation is sought from
Contra Costa County.
Throughout the legislative session, the County will review and take positions on various policy
and State Budget items. When a recommended position is consistent with existing County policy, as
adopted in the Platform, the CAO’s office or department staff will prepare a County position letter for
signature by the Board Chair.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform to identify and promote activities
and policy positions that support the creation of a healthy Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Contra Costa
County uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy regarding the future of the
Delta.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
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SPONSORED BILLS AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Sponsored Bill #1: Legislation to permit the establishment through subcontract of a
partnership/alliance with a private emergency ambulance service provider for the
provision of emergency ambulance services.
Sponsored Bill #2: Legislation to provide alternative management standards for the
Treated Wood program at the Department of Toxic Substance Control so treated wood
could be processed at Class II landfills and transfer stations with a composite line.
Budget Proposal #1 : Budget request related to Contra Costa CARES to provide
primary care services to undocumented adults in Contra Costa County.
Advocacy Priorities
COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery
Climate Change
Heath Care, including Mental Health, Behavioral Health and
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services
Housing and Homelessness
Justice Reform
The Delta/Water and Levees
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PRINCIPLES AND POLICY STATEMENTS
Agriculture and Weights & Measures
• SUPPORT actions to ensure sufficient state funding for pest and disease control and eradication
efforts to protect both agriculture and the native environment.
• SUPPORT funding for agricultural land conservation programs and agricultural enterprise programs,
and support revisions to State school siting policies to protect and enhance the viability of local
agriculture.
• SUPPORT legislation to facilitate the efforts by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
and the Department of Boating and Waterways to survey and treat all infestations in the Delta of
invasive aquatic species through integrated pest management.
• SUPPORT legislative changes that preserve the integrity of the Williamson Act, eliminate abuses
resulting in unjustified and premature conversions of contracted land for development, and to fully
restore Williamson Act subventions.
• SUPPORT legislation that would preserve or enhance protections now afforded to consumers for
commercial transactions involving commercial weighing or measuring devices (scales, meters and
scanners) or computed by point-of-sale systems.
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure sufficient funding for weights and measures programs that protect
consumers and promote fair competition in the marketplace.
Animal Services
• SUPPORT actions to protect local revenue sources
designated for use by the Animal Services Department; i.e.,
animal licensing, fines and fees.
• SUPPORT actions to protect or increase local control and
flexibility over the scope and level of animal services.
SUPPORT efforts to protect and/or increase County
flexibility to provide animal services consistent with local
needs and priorities.
• SUPPORT actions to protect against unfunded mandates in
animal services or mandates that are not accompanied by specific revenue sources which completely
offset the costs of the new mandates, both when adopted and in future years. SUPPORT efforts to
ensure full funding of State animal services mandates.
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• SUPPORT efforts to preserve the integrity of existing County policy relating to Animal Services (e.g.,
the Animal Control Ordinance and land use requirements).
Child Support Services
• SUPPORT recognition, promotion and enhancement of the child support program as a safety net
program.
• SUPPORT efforts that create new child support collection tools and methods or enhance existing
child support collection tools and methods. OPPOSE efforts that eliminate or limit existing child
support collection tools and methods.
• SUPPORT efforts to increase funding for the child support program. OPPOSE efforts to reduce
funding for the child support program.
• SUPPORT efforts that enhance or create new data collection tools and methods. OPPOSE efforts
that eliminate or limit existing data collection tools and methods.
Climate Change
• ENSURE that the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic supports the following:
Technologies that support the County’s climate goals, including battery energy storage and
microgrids, solar and wind energy, electric vehicles,
and electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
Energy efficiency programs that encourage whole
house retrofits and address asthma triggers in the
built environment;
Planning work for adapting to rising sea levels;
Planning and implementation of microgrids;
Active transportation and green infrastructure
programs;
Job training for careers in clean energy, clean
transportation, and green infrastructure.
• SUPPORT actions that: address the impacts of climate change; support climate adaptation and
resilience efforts; support the Green Business program; address the disproportionate impacts that
some communities bear because they are located near large industrial facilities; reduce exposure to
toxic air pollutants and greenhouse gases; study and recognize the health impacts of global and
regional climate change; and study the economic, workforce and social impacts of transitioning
away from fossil fuels.
• ENSURE that the implementation of AB 32 and successor bills results in harmony between the
greenhouse gas reduction target created by the Air Resources Board for each regional/local
agency, the housing needs numbers provided by the state Department of Housing and Community
Development pursuant to housing element law, and the Sustainable Communities Strategy
developed through the Regional Transportation Plan processes.
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• SUPPORT efforts that favor allocation of funding and infrastructure from the California Climate
Investments Program to jurisdictions within whose boundaries are the largest emitters of greenhouse
gas, have vulnerable and/or disadvantaged communities that are disproportionately affected by
climate change and environmental pollution, have Natural Community Conservation Plans or similar
land conservation efforts that will address climate change and have demonstrated a local
commitment to climate protection.
• SUPPORT revisions to the Public Resources Code and the Air Resources Board’s Investment Plans to
provide California Climate Investments funding for the conservation of natural lands, parks and
open space through fee title acquisition as well as easements.
• SUPPORT efforts to expand eligible expenditures of the Climate Investments to investments in
accessible transit/transportation systems (serving seniors, disabled, and veterans) which result in
more efficient service and corresponding reductions in greenhouse gas production, and in
investments in infrastructure and programs to promote active transportation, particularly bicycling
and walking.
• OPPOSE changes to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s protocols for designating
disadvantaged communities which result in a reduction in the number or size of disadvantaged
communities in Contra Costa County prioritized for receipt of California Climate Investment funds.
• SUPPORT actions to ensure life-cycle costs are considered when planning new projects in the state.
• SUPPORT the autonomy of community choice aggregators (CCAs) in policymaking and decision-
making. OPPOSE legislation and regulatory policies that unfairly disadvantage CCAs or CCA
customers or reduce or undermine local decision-making autonomy by the CCA.
• SUPPORT continuing development of local renewable energy resources and supply, including
protection of local autonomy to administer energy efficiency programs and install and utilize
integrated distributed energy resources, and SUPPORT effective leveraging of energy efficiency
programs tailored to address local needs and concerns.
• SUPPORT complete transparency of all energy procurement practices, stranded costs, and
departing load charges; fair competition in statewide energy markets for community choice
aggregators (CCAs) and municipal or other publicly owned utilities; legislation and regulatory
policies that protect CCA customers from improper cost allocation; and OPPOSE legislation that
conflicts with or diminishes CCA procurement autonomy.
• SUPPORT requirements for investor-owned and public energy utilities to provide local governments
with energy usage data for all facilities in their jurisdictions for purposes of developing inventories
of greenhouse gas emissions within their boundaries.
• SUPPORT resources for local governments to use in addressing impacts of rising water levels caused
by a warming climate.
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The Delta
• PROTECTION and RESTORATION of a healthy sustainable Delta ecosystem including adequate
water quality, inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife and habitat in
perpetuity and managing or eradicating invasive species.
• RESPECT and SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land use, water resources,
flood management, tax revenues, public health and safety, economic development, agricultural
stability, recreation, and environmental protection in any projects, policies, or operations.
• SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of levees throughout the Delta.
• SUPPORT the Delta pool concept, in which the common resource provides quality freshwater supply
to all Delta users, requiring mutual responsibility to maintain, restore, and protect the common
resource.
• REPRESENT and include local government in any governance structures for the Delta.
• OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
Economic Development
• ADVOCATE for jobs-oriented incentive programs for jurisdictions that have met their Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) numbers. State legislators will continue to advance bills that
make it easier to build housing, but it would also benefit the county to have those streamlining
measures apply to jobs-oriented development like office and advanced manufacturing as well.
• SUPPORT an amendment to the California Competes Tax Credit program guidelines to consider
qualifying low-income census tracts within unincorporated areas of a county in the enhanced scoring
category.
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Elections
• SUPPORT full state reimbursement for state mandates imposed upon local registrars by the
Secretary of State, including special state elections.
Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
• ADVOCATE for disaster recovery funding that addresses tax backfills, debris removal, resiliency,
forest health, and economic assistance. SUPPORT legislation that will improve forest management
and emergency communications systems.
• SUPPORT more authority to train volunteers, provide funding for Community Emergency Response
Training (CERT), and help clean-up oil spills without taking on additional legal liability.
• SUPPORT funding for defensible space inspections, community wildfire risk mitigation, and for
hardening of existing homes from wildfire exposure.
• SUPPORT a sales tax exemption for public safety related apparatus and/or equipment over a
certain value (e.g., $250,000).
• SUPPORT exemptions from CEQA for wildfire risk mitigation projects and Essential Services Facilities
(ESF) such as fire stations, and exemptions from fees and air quality limitations for emergency
generators at fire stations.
• SUPPORT changes to EMS regulations that hinder the transport of patients to alternate destinations,
provide community paramedicine programs, and engage in other programs that alter or enhance
the delivery of 911 emergency ambulance transport.
• SUPPORT a permanent resolution to the reimbursement for air ambulance providers.
• ENSURE that development impact fees provide adequate funding for public safety facilities and
ongoing operations.
• SUPPORT legislation to improve telephone (cellular and voice over internet protocol) access or back-
up during emergencies.
• SUPPORT actions that increase the safety of the shipment of hazardous materials by pipeline
through better monitoring, technical seismic vulnerability studies, leak detection, operational
practices, and equipment.
Flood Control and Clean Water
• SUPPORT legislation that would improve integration of planning between member agencies of an
Integrated Regional Water Management Planning group, thereby increasing multi-benefit projects.
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• SUPPORT legislation that would require Metropolitan Planning Organizations to integrate local and
regional stormwater needs into their regional transportation planning process.
General Revenues/Finance
• SUPPORT the State's effort to balance its budget
through actions that do not adversely affect County
revenues, services or ability to carry out its
governmental responsibilities.
• OPPOSE any state-imposed redistribution,
reduction or use restriction on general purpose
revenue, sales taxes or property taxes unless
financially beneficial to the County.
• OPPOSE actions to limit local authority over transient occupancy taxes (TOT).
• OPPOSE any efforts to increase the County's share-of-cost, maintenance-of-effort requirements or
other financing responsibility for state-mandated programs, absent new revenues sufficient to meet
current and future program needs.
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure that Contra Costa County receives its fair share of state allocations.
• SUPPORT efforts to receive reimbursement for local tax revenues lost pursuant to sales and
property tax exemptions approved by the Legislature and the State Board of Equalization.
• SUPPORT continued actions to reform the state/local relationship in a way that makes both fiscal
and programmatic sense for local government and conforms to the adopted 2010 CSAC
Realignment Principles, with an emphasis on maximum flexibility for counties to manage the existing
and realigned discretionary programs.
• SUPPORT a reduction in the 2/3rd vote requirement to 55% voter approval for locally-approved
special taxes that fund health, education, economic, stormwater services, library, transportation
and/or public safety programs and services.
• SUPPORT actions to authorize counties to impose forfeitures for violations of ordinances, as currently
authorized for cities.
• SUPPORT actions to redefine the circumstances under which commercial and industrial property is
reassessed to reduce the growing imbalance between the share of overall property tax paid by
residential property owners versus commercial/industrial owners.
• SUPPORT actions to reduce County costs for Workers’ Compensation, including the ability to control
excessive medical utilization and litigation.
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• SUPPORT state actions that maximize federal and state revenues for county-run services and
programs.
• SUPPORT legislative compliance with both the intent and language of Proposition 1A.
• OPPOSE actions of the state to avoid state mandate claims through the practice of repealing the
statues then re-enacting them. SUPPORT timely, full payments to counties by the state for programs
operated on their behalf or by mandate.
• SUPPORT full state participation in funding the County’s retiree and retiree health care unfunded
liability.
• OPPOSE the establishment of specific or stricter standards for the use of personal services contracts
by counties that would make contracting with community-based organizations more difficult for
counties.
Health Care
• SUPPORT legislation and administrative
policy changes that will continue into the
future the flexibilities in use of Telehealth
services that have so benefited our
community during the Public Health
Emergency.
• SUPPORT state action to increase health
care access and affordability.
• SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate increases to incentivize providers to participate in the
program.
• SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate increases through Proposition 56 funding to provide quality
reproductive health care services.
• SUPPORT reimbursement for a maximum of 2 visits taking place on the same day at one location if
the patient suffers illness/ injury requiring additional diagnosis/ treatment, or if the patient has a
medical visit and mental health or dental visit.
• SUPPORT actions that address provider shortages (including physicians, particularly specialists, and
nurses). Innovative programs, such as loan forgiveness programs, should be expanded.
• SUPPORT actions that implement comprehensive systems of care, including case management, for
frequent users of emergency care and those with chronic diseases and/or dual (or multiple)
diagnoses.
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• SUPPORT actions that provide sufficient time for detailed data gathering of current safety net
funding in the system and the impact of any redirection of funds on remaining county responsibilities.
• SUPPORT measures that maximize federal reimbursement from Medicaid and S-CHIP.
• SUPPORT state action to implement a Medi-Cal waiver in a manner that maximizes the drawdown
of federal funds for services and facilities, provides flexibility, and ensures that counties receive
their fair share of funding.
• SUPPORT actions to extend Drug Medi-Cal and Minor Consent Medi-Cal Coverage to incarcerated
youths, many of whom are in custody due to drug related crimes.
• SUPPORT coverage of medically necessary alcohol and substance use related disorder treatment at
the same level as other medical conditions.
• SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of, and
exposure to, tobacco products; and the promotion of cessation among young people and adults.
• SUPPORT actions that further align a statewide regulatory framework for the commercial cannabis
industry and that continue to authorize local jurisdictions to adopt more restrictive measures to
protect the health, safety and welfare of their residents. OPPOSE legislation and state regulation
that seeks to weaken or eliminate local control over the commercial cannabis industry.
• SUPPORT necessary County infrastructure and adequate funding related to education, regulation,
testing and enforcement functions associated with cannabis regulatory controls.
• SUPPORT restricting the sale and use of powdered alcohol and other similar products marketed to
youth; restrictions on advertising of marijuana products targeting youth and near places frequented
by youth or alcohol and other drug treatment facilities.
• SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of, and
exposure to, marijuana products in various places, including, but not limited to, places of
employment, school campuses, public buildings, day care facilities, multi-family housing, health
facilities, alcohol and other drug treatment facilities, and homeless shelters.
• SUPPORT actions to seek a state ban on electronic devices that deliver flavored e-liquids as well as
the e-juice itself.
• SUPPORT actions aimed at reducing the misuse of prescription drugs, most especially opioids, and
increase prevention and treatment of opioid disorders to eliminate overdoses and combat the
opioid epidemic.
• SUPPORT population-based chronic disease prevention efforts such as the creation and funding of a
State Wellness Trust.
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• SUPPORT developing a workforce with gerontological
expertise to manage the exponential growth in the
chronically ill aging population.
• SUPPORT efforts that would advance a Health-In-All-
Policies approach to policy work done across the County.
This implies consideration of how health is influenced by
the built environment and a connection with land use planning and development.
• SUPPORT ongoing study of the health impacts of global and regional climate change and ongoing
countywide mitigation and adaptation efforts.
• SUPPORT actions that would preserve the nature and quality and continuity of care associated with
safety net services historically provided at the local level, such as the California Children’s Services
(CCS) and Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) programs, which are being transitioned
into managed care at the state level.
• SUPPORT actions that promote aging in place through the utilization of long-term supports and
services and caregiver support services.
• SUPPORT increasing the level of funding for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and Home and
Community Based Services (HCBS) to meet the increase in cost to provide services and to meet the
tremendous increase in the aging population.
• SUPPORT funding, streamlined processes, and greater flexibility for use of state and federal
funding to respond to Public Health Emergency Preparedness initiatives including Pandemic
Influenza, emerging diseases, and continued funding for all categories related to Public Health
Preparedness.
• SUPPORT increased funding and policy changes for Tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment to
reflect the increased risk of transmission faced across the Bay Area.
• SUPPORT increased funding for the public health infrastructure, capacity and prevention services as
outlined in the public health components of the Affordable Care Act and the National Prevention
and Public Health Fund.
• SUPPORT recognition of Local Public Health Departments as an authorized provider for direct
billing reimbursement related to the provision of Immunization, Family Planning, HIV, STD and TB
services.
• SUPPORT the reversal of the pre-emption language regarding local Menu-Labeling that is included
the Affordable Care Act.
• SUPPORT enhanced funding and capacity for public health programs.
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• SUPPORT efforts to strengthen needle exchange programs as part of an overall program to combat
the spread of HIV and other diseases.
• SUPPORT legislative efforts to reduce or eliminate lead and toxic substances in consumer products,
particularly those used by infants and children.
• SUPPORT funding, policy and programs dedicated to suicide, injury and violence prevention.
• SUPPORT legislation to tax certain beverages that contain added sugars.
• SUPPORT legislation and efforts that support healthy meals, adequate mealtime, and increased
physical activity/education for school-age children.
• SUPPORT efforts to dedicate funding that sustains and expands non-infrastructure Safe Routes to
School programs that educate students, parents, and school staff about safe walking and bicycling
to school.
• SUPPORT efforts to address the underlying determinants of health and health equity, such as
housing and prevention of displacement, educational attainment and livable wage jobs, and
accessible transportation.
Homeless Services
• SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for fair and equitable affordable housing,
homelessness assistance and prevention programs, and
strategic local and regional responses to homelessness that
promote transparency, equity and data informed decision-
making and enhance access to resources that support the
County’s compliance with federal and state anti-
homelessness and anti-poverty initiatives and requirements.
• SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable housing
stock and housing stability by way of supporting funding,
policy, or regulations that promote fair and equitable housing for the most vulnerable low, very low,
and extremely low-income households, including the acquisition, production and preservation of
various housing types and the protection of stable housing for vulnerable persons experiencing
homelessness.
• SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes, regulatory frameworks, funding programs,
healthcare access, and policy to promote increased equity, innovation, transparency and data-
driven approaches to addressing homelessness and housing affordability, with the goals of
increasing affordable housing and eliminating discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals
based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, housing status, income,
or other household characteristics.
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• SUPPORT wide variety of housing types and formats, for all persons regardless of personal
characteristic or status, and actively promote the equitable distribution and access to affordable
units and holistic services, in line with evidence-based practices, to ensure the elimination of
discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals, particularly vulnerable individuals and those
from communities of color.
• SUPPORT increasing funding, policy, and regulations for disaster planning and relief efforts that
allow the County and the County’s homeless system to plan for and equitably respond to disasters
and pandemics, including for purposes of supporting the health and safety of providers and persons
experiencing homelessness, particularly the most vulnerable and those from communities of color.
Human Services
Older Adults
• SUPPORT actions that promote individual choice by easing access to In Home Supportive Services
(IHSS). SUPPORT funding to reduce the intake wait-time for eligibility and delivery of in-home care.
• SUPPORT actions to allow counties to use alternative
IHSS reassessment approaches including, but not limited
to, telephonic reassessments.
• SUPPORT programs that increase seniors’ access to
technology and internet connection.
• SUPPORT fully funding the administration of IHSS.
• SUPPORT funding to recruit, train, and retain IHSS home health care workers. SUPPORT increased
state investment in livable wages for IHSS care providers.
• SUPPORT actions to provide respite for caregivers.
• SUPPORT the creation of funding opportunities and policies which promote the development of
aging-friendly communities.
• SUPPORT actions that strengthen the capacity and funding of Adult Protective Services (APS) to
address all forms of abuse and neglect.
• SUPPORT funding to expand services for older adults and people with disabilities.
• SUPPORT actions to promote the safety of social workers and all in-home care providers.
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Safety Net Programs
• OPPOSE actions that result in reduced level of services to families, children, adults and seniors, or
that lead to preemption of local control.
• SUPPORT continuous investment in safety net programs, including the California Earned Income Tax
Credit (Cal EITC) and the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP)
Program.
• SUPPORT fully funding administrative costs for administering programs. SUPPORT continued
flexibilities and waivers in benefits program administration for the benefit of individuals and
families who are struggling.
• SUPPORT actions to improve and expand access
to food, including emergency food assistance
networks (e.g. local food banks, and food
pantries), increasing the amount and flexibility of
CalFresh and other local assistance programs.
• SUPPORT actions to streamline benefit
applications, align verifications between
programs, and have the same appointment for
multiple applications.
• SUPPORT the ease of data sharing and
coordination of care across safety net programs, including those administered by the Health
Department, such as WIC.
• SUPPORT actions to ease access to Medi-Cal and its services.
• SUPPORT actions which would expand eligibility to CalWORKS.
• SUPPORT increased access to employment training programs and subsidized work programs for
vulnerable populations, including access to community colleges.
• SUPPORT establishing a General Assistance Program with a state share of funding.
• SUPPORT actions to create whole family care through a more comprehensive safety net of services
that enable families to be stable and have economic opportunities.
• SUPPORT research that describes and assesses local service needs and gaps.
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Child Welfare Services
• SUPPORT funding for services that stabilize children and families in the foster care system.
• SUPPORT full funding of efforts to support the Continuum of Care Reform.
• SUPPORT initiatives which would expand benefits and support for reunified
families.
• SUPPORT restorative justice and healing-centered framework initiatives and
programs that seek to eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline and end the
criminalization of youth.
Early Childhood Development
• SUPPORT legislation to expand early childcare, education, mental health and
other comprehensive services and holistic approaches.
• SUPPORT increased funding and support preschool enrichment programs with
family engagement to provide quality care and parent education in early
life.
• SUPPORT policies and systems changes to foster holistic family and early
childhood development and resilience.
• SUPPORT early childhood home visitation to enhance parenting skills and
promote health child development.
• SUPPORT early childhood mental health and trauma prevention programs.
Violence Prevention
• SUPPORT actions that seek to address the impact of gun violence, domestic violence, sexual assault,
human trafficking, elder abuse and child abuse.
• SUPPORT actions that seek to prevent the underlying causes of all forms of violence and invest in
upstream strategies.
• SUPPORT actions to increase cross-agency and cross-system collaboration on cases involving
violence, including the sharing of confidential or protected information in multidisciplinary team
settings.
• SUPPORT actions to reduce the effects of toxic stress, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences.
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• SUPPORT alternatives to the criminal justice system that center community and survivor needs.
• SUPPORT actions to support successful transition from incarceration and detention to the community.
• SUPPORT increase in funding for Lethality Assessment Protocols and reallocation strategies to
support other prevention and social services.
Immigration, Equity and Inclusion
• SUPPORT the continued expansion of benefits and services for immigrants, refugees, and asylum
seekers regardless of immigration status. SUPPORT efforts to expand full scope Medi-Cal to
include Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) youth, seniors, and all remaining uninsured
residents regardless of their immigration status.
• SUPPORT increased language access and culturally responsive social services for all immigrants.
SUPPORT funding for the hiring and training of bilingual-bicultural social case workers.
• SUPPORT actions to assist immigrants who experience domestic or sexual assault to receive
resources, including services to prevent homelessness, and legal resources to help attain citizenship.
• SUPPORT funds for education and outreach to engage immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and
non-legal status communities to help them access benefits, mitigate concerns around public charge,
and address other issues related to their enrollment to safety net programs
• OPPOSE any changes that may penalize immigrants for using vital public benefits they are legally
allowed to access. OPPOSE any changes to sponsor requirements which add limiting threshold
criteria.
• SUPPORT funding and other resources for day labor programs and other workforce development
programs that serve immigrant communities and undocumented workers.
• SUPPORT actions that would eliminate systemic racism and structural inequities, including efforts to
refocus Medi-Cal and other social safety net programs toward reducing health disparities.
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Justice Systems
• SUPPORT justice reform efforts that reduce racial and ethnic
disparities.
• SUPPORT justice reform efforts that reduce barriers to success for
system-involved youth and adults. SUPPORT legislation that
encourages and increases youth engagement.
• SUPPORT justice reform legislation that recognizes adolescent brain
development and the unique needs of transition-aged youth.
• SUPPORT an ongoing commitment to investing in community based organizations and community
alternatives to incarceration and detention.
• SUPPORT legislation to restore pretrial detainee access to federal health benefits.
• SUPPORT legislation raising the maximum age limit for juvenile court jurisdiction, allowing youths to
remain on juvenile probation supervision through age 24, with an elevated focus on rehabilitation
and restorative justice.
• SUPPORT local flexibility and funding to implement justice diversion programs.
• OPPOSE legislation that would shift the responsibility of parolees from the state to the counties
without adequate notification, documentation and funding.
• SUPPORT legislation that will help counties implement 2011 Public Safety Realignment as long as
the proposal would provide for county flexibility, eliminate redundant or unnecessary reporting, and
would not transfer more responsibility without funding.
• SUPPORT legislation that will combat the negative impact that human trafficking has on victims in
our communities, including the impact that this activity has on a range of County services and
supports, and support additional tools, resources and funding to help counties address this growing
problem.
• SUPPORT legislative reform of current bail provisions that will replace reliance on money bail with a
system that incorporates evidence-based pretrial release decisions. ADVOCATE for funding for any
new or revised responsibilities for counties, including the assessment and supervision of people
charged with crimes.
SUPPORT legislation that provides a solution to addressing the problems of metal theft and
abandoned and trespassing vessels and ground tackle.
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Land Use/Community Development/Natural Resources
• ASSIST in the development and preservation of low and moderate income housing through support
of programs that: 1) provide access to federal, state and local financing, 2) ensure timely review of
residential projects, 3) provide financial and/or regulatory incentives where feasible and
appropriate to offset or reduce the costs of affordable housing development, and 4) promote the
re-use of existing publicly-owned assets.
• MAINTAIN local agency land use
authority.
• SUPPORT ways to streamline overall
compliance with State legislation, while
opposing efforts to expedite a
particular development project.
• ENSURE Contra Costa residents of all
income categories have access to
adequate housing.
• GROW more jobs countywide, particularly in those parts of the County with the longest commutes
and most acute jobs-housing imbalance.
• SUPPORT historically under-invested communities in their equitable economic growth.
• IDENTIFY new or enhanced revenue to support residents’ quality of life.
• ESTABLISH, fund and support locally-controlled resource permitting to streamline economic
development activities and conserve and recover species and the habitats upon which they depend,
natural resources, watersheds and open space.
• SUPPORT legislative actions that reduce the risk to students from the accidental release of
hazardous materials by requiring risk assessments that account for all sources of hazardous
materials as part of school siting and rebuilding decisions.
• SUPPORT legislative actions to evaluate, clean up, and redevelop contaminated sites.
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Library
• SUPPORT State funding for the operation of public
libraries, including full funding of the Public Library
Fund (PLF) and the California Research and Education
Network (CalREN).
• SUPPORT State bonds for public library construction.
• SUPPORT funding for the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program, which
provides matching funds for public library adult literacy programs that offer free, confidential, one-
on-one basic literacy instruction to English-speaking adults who want to improve their reading,
writing, and spelling skills.
Telecommunications and Broadband
• SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public rights-of-way
and ensure reasonable compensation for their use.
• SUPPORT continued funding for Public, Educational and Government Access (PEG) channels to
provide local community access and benefits, and increase flexibility in the use of PEG funds.
• ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public, Educational and Government Access Channels by
Cable System Operators.
• SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed internet service) to drive economic development
and job opportunities, support county service delivery, and improve health, education and public
safety outcomes for residents.
Transportation
• PROVIDE an integrated, multi-modal transportation system that safely and efficiently meets the
transportation needs of all economic and social segments of the County and provides for the
transport of goods and services throughout Contra Costa County.
• EMPHASIZE the efficient use of the existing transportation system and cost-effective enhancements to
this system. New and emerging policy direction includes an increase in the support for active
transportation modes, support for the development of aging-friendly communities, and a decreasing
emphasis on automotive capacity expanding projects which increase greenhouse gas production.
• SUPPORT the provision of a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible transportation system that
balances social, environmental, and economic needs of the County.
• SUPPORT increased flexibility in the use of transportation funds.
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• Increased regional coordination, while reflecting local input, is necessary for public transit
(paratransit and fixed route), roads, trails, advanced mobility technology, and greenhouse gas
reduction related projects.
• ENSURE complete life-cycle costs, including an emphasis on environmentally friendly construction
resources, are considered during state and local project development.
• SUPPORT improvements in safety throughout the transportation system, specifically for vulnerable
users of the system (children, pedestrians, cyclists, etc.).
• PROMOTE the streamlining of transportation safety projects.
• SUPPORT actions to put in place local planning coordination mechanisms and requirements for state
funded or regulated facilities such as schools, roads, courts, jails, and OPPOSE efforts to compromise
the County’s road authority and the ability to protect public health, safety, and welfare.
• SUPPORT regional, coordinated aviation transportation planning efforts to improve service delivery
and to provide options to the surface
transportation system for people and goods
movement.
• SUPPORT actions to increase waterborne
transport of goods, in particular relative to the
San Francisco to Stockton Ship Channel and with
adequate environmental review.
• SUPPORT measures to enhance the safety of
rail transportation of hazardous materials with
an emphasis on: increased state oversight of
railroad bridges; funding for first responder training; funding to improve rail safety and prevent
rail trespass fatalities; funding to improve the rail system to address the impacts of Sea Level Rise;
improved regulations for tank car safety standards for hazardous materials; funding for
enforcement; data sharing requirements between state emergency managers, local responders and
rail operators; support for improved partnerships between state and federal regulators; and
addressing the enhanced hazard from incompatible hazardous materials being stored or
transported in proximity to each other.
• OPPOSE linking transportation funding to housing production.
• OPPOSE reducing or eliminating development impact fees (without secured backfill) in an effort to
increase housing production.
• INCREASE requirements for coordination between transportation agencies and utilities.
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• SUPPORT funding increases for active transportation projects and planning with an emphasis on
facilities and investments that increase the likelihood of a mode shift away from automobiles.
• PROVIDE resources to facilitate the deployment of electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging
infrastructure, including funding for vehicles, chargers, and facility upgrades, and improvements to
the electric distribution and transmission grids to safely accommodate increased load.
• SUPPORT actions to increase and improve waterborne
transportation of goods when it increases safety.
Veterans
• SUPPORT legislation and budget actions that will continue
the state's annual local assistance for County Veterans
Service Offices at a minimum of $11 million.
• SUPPORT legislation and funding that will provide veterans
organizations with resources to operate and make necessary
repairs to, or replacement of, their meeting halls and
facilities.
• SUPPORT legislation that will improve the timeliness and quality of both VA benefits claim decisions
and VA healthcare services.
Waste Management
• MAINTAIN the County’s existing discretionary authority over matters pertaining to waste
management, recovery and disposal. ENSURE new or expanded responsibilities are not imposed on
the County, either directly or indirectly, without providing statutory authority to guarantee funding
to implement actions necessary to adequately enforce or comply.
• SUPPORT legislation that provides new or additional funding sources for local implementation of
applicable solid waste and waste diversion mandates.
• OPPOSE legislation that weakens local authority, requires burdensome changes to locally adopted
ordinances, or imposes new or expanded responsibilities on the County, either directly or indirectly,
without providing statutory authority to guarantee funding to implement actions necessary to
adequately enforce or comply.
• SUPPORT legislation that:
Protects local decision-making authority regarding solid waste facility siting;
Protects local solid waste franchising authority;
Expands local solid waste and recycling fee-setting authority;
Protects local governments’ authority to direct the flow of waste; and
Seeks to remedy lack of sufficient authority to address statutory responsibilities.
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• SUPPORT legislation promoting the diversion of recyclables and organics from landfills unless
burdensome or impractical for local governments to implement.
• SEEK more robust local regulatory and enforcement authority relative to the storage, transport,
processing, recovery and disposal of waste within our jurisdictional boundaries.
• SUPPORT statewide regulation for hauling solid waste and enforcing increased penalties for illegal
dumping.
• SUPPORT legislation that prioritizes, incentivizes, and innovates waste reduction and reuse practices
of the waste hierarchy over traditional recycling.
• SUPPORT actions to improve and diversify markets for recyclable materials and that encourages:
Solutions to global policy reforms and development of local recycling markets;
Creation of economic incentives for the use of recycled materials;
Increased use of recycled content in products manufactured or sold in California; and
Increased use of materials that are biodegradable and compostable.
• OPPOSE legislation that requires diversion of
materials for which there is not adequate markets.
• ENSURE manufacturers are held accountable for
proper end-of-life management of products and
packing materials they produce, including
pharmaceuticals, batteries, sharps, and veterinary
medicine, to create effective producer-lead reduction,
reuse and recycling programs and foster more
environmentally sustainable product/packaging design and reduce the quantity of harmful
pharmaceuticals (including veterinary medicine) that ultimately enter wastewater treatment facilities,
bodies of water, and landfills.
• SUPPORT actions that will shift the financial burden of end-of-life management of products from
individuals to producers and sellers.
• SUPPORT statewide regulation and enforcement to limit production or sale of non-recyclable single-
use items that negatively impact the environment or human health.
• SUPPORT legislation that protects human health and the environment from exposure to hazardous
materials and hazardous wastes.
• OPPOSE actions that require counties to site, fund, approve, build and/or operate organic
processing facilities, including composting operations.
• SUPPORT actions to protect and expand waste diversion credits or disposal reduction credits.
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• SUPPORT the development of conversion technologies as an alternative to land filling and provides
state funding to local jurisdictions for such projects; and, provides that all energy produced by such
projects be designated as renewable energy.
• SUPPORT new or additional funding for expanded recycling and organics processing infrastructure.
• SUPPORT funding for CalRecycle to assist in the implementation of laws focused on diverting
organic and recyclable waste from landfill.
• SUPPORT state investment in expanded clean composting, anaerobic digestion and recyclable
materials manufacturing.
• SUPPORT legislation to enable additional food rescue and recovery of edible food, including
expansion of good Samaritan laws, and support legislation that establishes funding for food
recovery programs and develops policies for safe but consistent food date labeling.
• SUPPORT legislation that provides for less burdensome recovery of Household Hazardous Waste.
Workforce Development
• SUPPORT increasing the flexibility of Workforce
Development Board spending and ability to partner with
community agencies and other county bureaus to increase
supportive services and respond to local workforce needs.
• SUPPORT establishing a higher minimum wage. SUPPORT
paid and job-protected leave policies.
• SUPPORT funding for wage stipends for COVID positive
workers and other direct cash assistance to COVID impacted families, most critically for ethnic-racial
minority front line workers in the non-benefited employment sector.
• SUPPORT increased teacher training and education, including funding to support employees to
obtain a teaching credential.
• SUPPORT policies and programs that increase economic opportunity for women and improve
gender equity.
• SUPPORT actions that promote training, capacity building and deeper understanding for students,
educators and county staff on trauma informed care, interpersonal violence, adverse childhood
experiences, and healthy workplaces and schools.
• SUPPORT expansion of education and educational materials in multiple languages related to labor
rights, wage theft, proper compensation, and other work-related issues for all workers.
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 6.
Meeting Date:12/03/2020
Subject:Draft 2021-22 Federal Legislative Platform
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2020-24
Referral Name: Draft 2021-22 Federal Legislative Platform
Presenter: L. DeLaney and Alcalde & Fay Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee annually reviews and considers the draft State and Federal Legislative
Platforms prior to their proposal to the Board of Supervisors. The adopted Platforms of the Board
of Supervisors are available here: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2859/Legislation
Referral Update:
Every January, the Board of Supervisors adopts a Federal Legislative Platform that establishes
federal funding needs and policy positions with regard to potential federal legislation and
regulation. These documents are utilized by the County's federal advocates, officials, and staff as
the basis for advocacy efforts.
The State and Federal Legislative Platforms are prepared each year by staff of the County
Administrator's Office in collaboration with County department heads, other key staff, the County
state and federal advocates, and with input from the Board's commissions/committees and the
public. CAO staff generally conducts outreach in the fall of year year regarding the Platform
process and invites input so that draft documents can be considered by the Legislation Committee
in November and/or December of each year. Elements of the Platforms related to the subject
matter of the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee are also reviewed by that
committee prior to the Proposed Platforms being presented to the Board of Supervisors in January
for adoption.
With direction from the Board of Supervisors for the 2021-22 Platforms to be more streamlined,
concise and provide greater prioritization for the two-year legislative cycle, staff of the CAO's
office has conducted Platform input meetings on multiple occasions to solicit input on Platform
content and structural/formatting changes.Conference calls and Zoom meetings with the federal
advocates from Alcalde & Fay (Mr. Paul Schlesinger and Mr. Perrin Badini) and state advocates
from Nielsen Merksamer (Mr. Jim Gross and Ms. Michelle Rubalcava) were also conducted as
part of this process.
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SUMMARY OF
PROPOSED FEDERAL PLATFORM CHANGES
Additions to the Draft 2021-22 Federal Platform:
County Profile language changes
Demographic Highlights including race/ethnic composition and educational attainment
graphs
Federal Funding Needs: Project Specific: Addition of Rail Safety text from Hazardous
Materials Commission. Addition of Flood Risk and Water Supply Forecasting from Flood
Control District.
Addition of Land Use, Pipeline Safety, and Waste Management to "Priority Policy
Statements," per the Hazardous Materials Commission recommendation.
Substantive text, graphics and photo changes were made to the sections related to:
Climate Change
Health Care
Homeless Services
Human Services
Transportation/Mobility Management and Coordination
The Draft 2021-22 Federal Legislative Platform is included in Attachment B .
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
PROVIDE direction to staff on the development of the 2021-22 Proposed Federal Platform and
recommend its adoption by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting on January 19, 2021.
Attachments
Attachment B: Draft 2021-22 Federal Legislative Platform
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2021-22 Draft Federal
Platform
Contra Costa County
Website: www.contracosta.ca.gov
Attachment B
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 3
County Profile ____________________________________________________________________ 3
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 3
Governance _____________________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________________ 6
Mission, Vision, and Values __________________________________________________________ 6
Federal Funding Needs: Project specific ____________________________________ 7
Surface Transportation Funding Needs ________________________________________________ 8
Federal Funding Needs: Program specific __________________________________ 10
Priority Policy Statements _______________________________________________ 12
Climate Change _________________________________________________________________ 12
Criminal Justice and Mental Health __________________________________________________ 12
The Delta ______________________________________________________________________ 12
Health Care ____________________________________________________________________ 13
Homeless Services ________________________________________________________________ 14
Human Services __________________________________________________________________ 15
Land Use _______________________________________________________________________ 18
Library Services _________________________________________________________________ 19
Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining _______________________________________________ 19
Pipeline Safety __________________________________________________________________ 19
Telecommunications and Broadband _________________________________________________ 19
Transportation, Mobility Management and Coordination _________________________________ 20
Veterans _______________________________________________________________________ 20
Waste Management ______________________________________________________________ 20
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INTRODUCTION
County Profile
One of the original 27 counties established in California
in 1850, Contra Costa County is home to more than one
million people, making it the ninth most populous county
in the state. Physically, Contra Costa is over 733 square
miles and extends from the northeastern shore of the San
Francisco Bay easterly about 50 miles to San Joaquin
County. The County is bordered on the south and west
by Alameda County and on the north by the Suisun and
San Pablo Bays. The western and northern shorelines are highly industrialized, while the interior sections
are suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial.
About 40 percent of the county is under the jurisdiction
of 19 incorporated cities and towns, and large portions
of the remaining unincorporated area are part of public
park systems. Most of the population is consolidated
along the major transportation corridors--Interstates 80
and 680, Highways 4 and 24, and the BART lines.
Contra Costa County is also very diverse, with
communities that range from small agricultural towns like
Byron, with a population density of about 200 people
per square mile, to urban population centers like Contra Costa Centre, a bustling transit village with a
population density of 8,400 people per square mile.
With its strategic location as The Capital of The Northern California Mega-RegionTM and easy access
to suppliers and customers, Contra Costa County is a business destination full of opportunity.
Demographic Highlights
Approximately 1.1 million people live in Contra Costa County but only 15%, or about 172,080 people,
reside in the unincorporated areas of the county. The median age of Contra Costa County residents is 39
years old. Our population of seniors age 60 or older is expected to grow by approximately 47%
between 2020 and 2050, making this age group our fastest-growing population.
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The majority (57%) of County residents are white, with significant proportions of Asian (17%) and African
American (8%) people. The Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in total, the
Hispanic/Latino population makes up approximately one-quarter of the total population.
Governance
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the legislative body of
the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected are the County Assessor, Auditor-
Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The County
Administrator, David Twa, is appointed by the Board and is responsible for running the day-to-day
business of the County.
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Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Karen Mitchoff
District V: Federal D. Glover
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Legislative Platform Purpose
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the Contra Costa
County Board of Supervisors and establishes the basis for its advocacy efforts, alerting our legislative
partners of the greatest needs of our residents and where we need additional help. The Platform also
provides general direction to County departments and agencies, legislative advocates, delegation
members, and the public on our positions on key policy matters that would impact the way the County
does business.
Throughout the legislative session, the County will review and take positions on various policy and
regulatory proposals. When a recommended position is consistent with existing County policy, as
adopted in the Platform, the CAO’s office or department staff will prepare a County position letter for
signature by the Board Chair.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform 1 to identify and promote activities and
policy positions that support the creation of a healthy Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Contra Costa
County uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy regarding the future of the
Delta.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
1 The Delta Water Platform is available at: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2273/Delta-Water-
Platform?bidId=
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FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS: PROJECT SPECIFIC
1. Secure funding for the Army Corps’ annual maintenance dredging of the federal
channels along the County’s borders
that maintain the ship channel to the
authorized depth of -35 feet.
2. Advocate for and support the San
Francisco to Stockton Navigation
Improvement Project that proposes to
deepen the ship channel to realize
transportation efficiencies.
3. Mount Diablo Mercury Mine. Support legislation in the Water Resources
Development Act that would give authority to the Army Corps of Engineers
to build remediation projects in the Remediation of Abandoned Mine Sites
program.
4. Buchanan Field and Byron Airports: Secure funding for Master Plan/Business
Plan Implementation.
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Surface Transportation Funding Needs
Vasco Road Safety Improvements: Project components (barriers, shoulders,
passing facilities) will eliminate cross median collisions, wildlife
undercrossing/overcrossing will preserve migration patterns.
North Richmond Community Supportive Transportation Improvements:
Alternate truck route/regulations, trail/school access improvements to address
community safety, public health and livability needs, and general transportation
improvements to support job growth and priority development area access.
Eastern Contra Costa Multi-use Trail Network:
Active mode access improvements for planned and
existing mass transit stations, schools, and activity
centers.
Brentwood Intermodal Transit Center: Multimodal station access improvements
and the extension of mass transit from the Antioch BART station.
Iron Horse Corridor Enhancement Program: Improvements to trail access (to/from
activity center and other regional trails), additional facilities for different active
modes, overcrossings, at grade intersection improvements.
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State Route 4 / Old River Bridge Study: The existing structure is narrow;
improvements would address safety and traffic flow.
West Contra Costa High Capacity Transit:
Implementation of the WCCTAC High
Capacity Transit Study.
Kirker Pass Truck Climbing Lane
(southbound) and Turn Channelization:
Needed for improved traffic flow and
safety.
Vasco Road – Byron Highway Connector: Connection between two major
arterials improving connectivity while removing through/truck traffic from the
Byron community.
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FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS: PROGRAM SPECIFIC
1. Housing: Support funding for economic development and affordable housing
for local agencies engaged in building
stronger, more economically viable
communities.
2. Local Cost Share. Support legislation
that would give the Army Corps of
Engineers the authority to reduce the
project cost share in disadvantaged communities to 10% local match.
3. Multimodal National Freight Network: Support increases in funding for
National Freight Strategic Plan implementation specifically to fulfill the
goals of the Northern Waterfront initiative and to address congestion in the
I-680 Corridor.
4. Rail Safety: Support measures to enhance the safety of rail transportation of
hazardous materials with an emphasis on: increased state oversight of
railroad bridges; funding for first responder training; funding to improve rail
safety and prevent rail trespass fatalities; funding to improve the rail system
to address the impacts of Sea Level Rise; improved regulations for tank car
safety standards for hazardous
materials; funding for enforcement;
data sharing requirements between
state emergency managers, local
responders and rail operators;
support for improved partnerships
between state and federal regulators;
and addressing the enhanced hazard from incompatible hazardous materials
being stored or transported in proximity to each other.
5. Rural Road Funding Program: Support the creation of a new program to
modernize rural roads consistent with emerging safety, complete streets,
active mode policies.
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6. Stormwater Program Funding: Support additional funding through the EPA to
enable compliance with the Clean Water Act.
7. Surface Transportation Program/Increases in Highway (road/rail) Bridge
Funding: Consistent with the National Association of Counties (NACo)
position, regulation changes are needed that allow for direct funding to
qualified local jurisdictions to expedite economic benefits, increase
purchasing power, and bolster travel, business and economic growth.
8. Transportation Funding for Disabled, Low-income, and Elderly Persons:
Support increased capital and operations funding, in addition to funding and
policy changes that would address local, state, and federally identified
needs for coordination improvements.
9. Flood Risk and Water Supply Forecasting: Support coordination and funding
for the Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) radar
system. https://psl.noaa.gov/aqpi/
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PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENTS
Climate Change
• SUPPORT legislative and administrative efforts that:
address the impacts of climate change; support climate
adaptation and resilience efforts; support the Green
Business program; address the disproportionate impacts
that some communities bear because they are located near
large industrial facilities; reduce exposure to toxic air
pollutants and reduce greenhouse gases; study and
recognize the health impacts of global and regional climate
change; and study the economic, workforce and social
impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
• SUPPORT the concept of establishing a national price on carbon-based fuels to address the costs to
society of emissions from those fuels.
Criminal Justice and Mental Health
• SUPPORT policies and approaches that would enhance the ability of county officials and our
partners to prevent and treat mental health and substance use disorders, both in the community and
within the confines of the criminal justice system.
• SUPPORT policies and programs that divert non-violent individuals struggling with mental illness
and/or substance use disorders from local jails into more appropriate treatment programs.
• SUPPORT legislation and regulations that would amend the federal Medicaid Inmate Exclusion
Policy (MIEP) and allow non-convicted individuals to have continued access to necessary treatment
through federal health benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP and VA health benefits.
The Delta
• SUPPORT protection and restoration of a healthy sustainable Delta ecosystem including adequate
water quality, inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife and habitat in
perpetuity and managing or eradicating invasive species.
• SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land use, water resources, flood
management, tax revenues, public health and safety, economic development, agricultural stability,
recreation, and environmental protection in any projects, policies, or operations.
• SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of levees throughout the Delta.
• SUPPORT the Delta pool concept, in which the common resource provides quality freshwater supply
to all Delta users, requiring mutual responsibility to maintain, restore, and protect the common
resource.
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• REPRESENT and include local government in any governance structures for the Delta.
• OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
Health Care
• SUPPORT full funding of the Federal Medicaid program. OPPOSE federal efforts to reduce
Medicaid funding or restrict access to Medicaid benefits and services.
• OPPOSE federal legislation and administrative efforts to privatize Medicaid and/or to impose
work requirements as a condition of Medicaid (Medi-Cal) eligibility.
• OPPOSE efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act or to replace it with any proposals that
represent significant, permanent structural alterations to current subsidized segments of the health
care system. SUPPORT efforts to strengthen the ACA and expand eligibility, regardless of
immigration status.
• OPPOSE new block-granting proposals, harsh cuts,
or proposals that will significantly and/or
permanently shift the structure of health and human
service funding and programming that would lead
to the restriction or elimination of safety-net
programs.
• OPPOSE efforts to eliminate or reduce funding for essential public health services, inclusive of
funding for immunization, HIV/Ryan White, Communicable Disease and Tuberculosis Control,
Hansen’s Disease, Teen Pregnancy, Public Health Preparedness and Maternal Child Health Funding.
• OPPOSE changes to Title X Family Planning Program, enacted in 1970, dedicated solely to
providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services.
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• OPPOSE efforts to privatize Medicaid and/or impose work requirement as a condition of Medicaid
(Medi-Cal) eligibility.
• SUPPORT Medicaid (Medi-Cal) funding for same day mental health appointments
.
• SUPPORT reauthorization of funding for HIV/Ryan White Care, Maternal Child Health Funding
including Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), and CHIP (Children’s Health
Insurance Program).
• SUPPORT legislation and administrative changes that will enhance counties’ ability to provide
comprehensive Behavioral Health Services.
• PROTECT funding for core local public health and prevention efforts.
Homeless Services
• SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for fair and equitable affordable housing,
homelessness assistance and prevention programs, and strategic local and regional responses to
homelessness that promote transparency, equity and data informed decision-making and enhance
access to resources that support the County’s compliance
with federal and state anti-homelessness and anti-poverty
initiatives and requirements.
• SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable housing
stock and housing stability by way of supporting funding,
policy, or regulations that promote fair and equitable
housing for the most vulnerable low, very low, and
extremely low-income households, including the production
and preservation of various housing types and the protection of stable housing for vulnerable
persons experiencing homelessness.
• SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes, regulatory frameworks, funding programs,
healthcare access, and policy to promote increased equity, innovation, transparency and data-
driven approaches to addressing homelessness and housing affordability, with the goals of
increasing affordable housing and eliminating discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals
based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, ability, housing status, income,
or other household characteristics.
• SUPPORT wide variety of housing types and formats, for all persons regardless of personal
characteristic or status, and actively promote the equitable distribution and access to affordable
units and holistic services, in line with evidence-based practices, to ensure the elimination of
discrimination and disparate treatment of individuals, particularly vulnerable individuals and those
from communities of color.
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• SUPPORT increasing funding, policy, and regulations for disaster planning and relief efforts that
allow the County and the County’s homeless system to plan for and equitably respond to disasters
and pandemics, including for purposes of supporting the health and safety of providers and persons
experiencing homelessness, particularly the most vulnerable and those from communities of color.
Human Services
Older Adults and Aging
• OPPOSE elimination or cuts to funding for older adult programs and services. SUPPORT funding for
programs that support older adults, veterans, disabled
individuals, the homeless, and low-income individuals,
especially the most vulnerable in racial minority
communities.
• SUPPORT funding and policies to provide older adults with
holistic (culturally appropriate) services and treatment
modalities that support well-being, health, and mental
health.
• SUPPORT health insurance programs that maintain or expand current services and protections under
Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including – but not limited to – protections
for preexisting conditions.
• SUPPORT funding to maintain or increase Social Security.
• SUPPORT funding to maintain SSI and Federal Disability programs.
Safety Net Programs
• SUPPORT funding for entitlement programs that help low-income families, especially the ethnic
minority communities, to reach self-sufficiency. This includes efforts to expand eligibility to the
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program to all tax filers regardless of immigration status.
• SUPPORT funding for retroactive and future COVID-19 related expenses at the state, and ideally,
county level, with flexibility to address county-specific needs and ensure protections and the access
to treatment modalities in the racial and ethnic communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-
19.
• SUPPORT the extension of flexibilities and waivers for benefit program administration.
• OPPOSE actions that would result in cost shifts on federal entitlement programs to state and
localities or which would result in greater dependency on county-funded programs.
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• SUPPORT efforts to increase SNAP benefit amounts to better meet recipients’ nutritional needs,
adjust SNAP eligibility requirements to include populations with significant need, and remove current
federal barriers that prevent some nutrition programs from employing EBT technology.
• OPPOSE efforts to eliminate states’ flexibility in taking high cost of living into eligibility
determinations; OPPOSE restoration of asset tests for SNAP.
• OPPOSE funding cuts or block granting benefit programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
• SUPPORT efforts that allow people to apply for benefits while incarcerated. OPPOSE efforts to
limit eligibility for individuals with certain criminal records or to impose work requirements on them
for benefit programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
• SUPPORT efforts to eliminate time limits for TANF recipients and provide families who are working
with modest cash assistance grants to supplement low earnings.
• SUPPORT reauthorization and increase the TANF Block Grant. OPPOSE changes to TANF that will
require counties to invest new funds to administer the program.
• OPPOSE efforts to restrict allowable state maintenance-of-effort expenditures and end federal
efforts to impose a national TANF error rate.
• SUPPORT federal and state financial assistance to aid county and local government efforts to meet
unfunded federal mandates.
• OPPOSE elimination and reduction in funding for programs that help low-income families pay their
heating bills and reduce energy bills by making homes more energy efficient, including LIHEAP and
WAP.
Child Welfare Services
• SUPPORT legislation that increases and protects the safety and well-being of children at risk of
abuse, neglect and exploitation.
• OPPOSE the elimination or cuts to funding streams for child welfare programs.
• SUPPORT increasing prevention dollars to help children who are victims of abuse, neglect and
exploitation remain safely in their own homes or family-based settings and provide support to their
caregivers.
• SUPPORT efforts to provide states with financial incentives, as opposed to monetary penalties, and
minimize the significant administrative burden associated with child welfare review processes.
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Early Childhood Development
• SUPPORT efforts that ensure all children have access to quality care by
expanding high quality learning opportunities for children, expanding
subsidized childcare and tax credits, increasing new childcare slots,
increasing access to home visiting programs, and making funding
available for First 5 commissions, increasing wages and supporting
infrastructure of ECE programs.
• SUPPORT policies that increase or align eligibility guidelines to ensure
more access of services for low income working families to programs
such as Head Start.
• OPPOSE actions that would reduce funding for early childhood
education, including Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Immigration, Inclusion, and Racial and Ethnic Equity
• OPPOSE actions to repeal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals) as well as legislation and administrative efforts that
negatively target immigrants.
• OPPOSE actions which discourage or prevent immigrant populations
from accessing public benefits and housing, including proposed changes to the Public Charge rule.
• OPPOSE any efforts that would restrict a full Census count from including all residents of the county
regardless of immigration status. SUPPORT efforts to fully canvas hard-to-count communities.
• SUPPORT the inclusion of historically marginalized communities in the development of housing,
workforce and health policies including COVID vaccine allocation strategies and clinical trials.
• SUPPORT legislation and administrative actions that address inequities in health, education,
economic development, reentry and criminal justice.
Violence Prevention
• SUPPORT efforts to prevent, interrupt and end gun violence, child abuse, domestic violence, sexual
assault, elder abuse and human trafficking in all its forms.
• OPPOSE any elimination and cuts to grant programs for violence prevention, human/labor
trafficking, victim services, and federal grants related to the Violence Against Women Act.
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• SUPPORT efforts that increase access to cultural responsiveness and language support for victims of
crime.
• SUPPORT efforts to protect housing access and employment rights for victims of harassment and
survivors of interpersonal violence.
• SUPPORT programs and actions that address suicide, injury and violence prevention.
• SUPPORT efforts aimed at reducing health disparities and inequities associated with violence
against women, communities of color, and the LGBTQ+ community.
• SUPPORT increased funding for Lethality Assessment Protocols (LAP) and reallocation strategies to
support other prevention programs and social services.
Workforce Development
• SUPPORT policies that meet the needs of serving businesses, workers, job seekers, and youth under
the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) that preserve local decision-making relative to
spending, direction of work, and other functions of
local workforce boards.
• SUPPORT establishing a higher minimum wage.
• SUPPORT additional funding for WIOA programs
and activities including education, training,
apprenticeships, job seeker support, and job
placements. SUPPORT additional funding for racial-
ethnic minority communities impacted by COVID job loss and displacement.
• SUPPORT policies that increase access to training and education for social workers and staff in
Aging, including programs that assist students in obtaining a social work degree.
• SUPPORT policies that drive innovation in training and apprenticeships for jobs of the future and
expansion of equitable economic opportunity.
Land Use
• SUPPORT legislative efforts to evaluate, clean up and redevelop contaminated sites.
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Library Services
• SUPPORT funding for the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for
the nation's approximately 120,000 libraries and 35,000
museums and related organizations.
• SUPPORT the reauthorization and funding for the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA) including the Museum
and Library Services Act.
Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining
• SUPPORT locally-controlled resource permitting to streamline economic development activities and
conserve and recover species and the habitats upon which they depend, natural resources,
watersheds and open space.
Pipeline Safety
• SUPPORT legislative efforts that increase the safety of the shipment of hazardous materials by
pipeline through better monitoring, technical seismic vulnerability studies, leak detection, operational
practices and equipment.
Telecommunications and Broadband
• SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed internet service) and the deployment of
emergency technologies, such as small cell 5G, to drive economic development and job
opportunities, support county service delivery, and improve health, education and public safety
outcomes for residents.
• SUPPORT the restoration of net neutrality to ensure open and nondiscriminatory access to online
information.
• SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public rights-of-way
and ensure reasonable compensation for their use.
• OPPOSE Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulemaking that would reduce franchise fee
obligations which fund community television operations and the General Fund.
• ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public, Educational and Government (PEG) channels by
cable system operators. SUPPORT continued funding for PEG channels.
• SUPPORT local decision-making and accountability of local elected officials and OPPOSE any
actions that would preempt or limit the zoning and siting authority of local governments.
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Transportation, Mobility Management and Coordination
• SUPPORT and seek opportunities to streamline the regulatory process as well as encourage the
development of regulations that are appropriate and flexible.
• SUPPORT policies, programs and funding increases that enable new technologies, practices, and
services to improve mobility to vulnerable populations.
• SUPPORT legislative efforts to increase and improve waterborne transportation of goods when it
increases safety.
Veterans
• SUPPORT legislation to increase availability, accessibility, and
utilization of Veterans Benefits.
• SUPPORT legislation to provide America’s veterans
organizations with resources to make necessary repairs to or
replacement of their meeting halls and facilities.
Waste Management
• SUPPORT legislation that protects human health and the environment from exposure to hazardous
materials and hazardous wastes.
• SUPPORT legislative efforts that establish producer responsibility for management of products at
the end of their useful life including pharmaceuticals, batteries, sharps, and veterinary medicine.
• SUPPORT legislative efforts that reduce the quantity of harmful pharmaceuticals (including
veterinary medicine) that ultimately enter wastewater treatment facilities, bodies of water, and
landfills.
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