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Diane Papan

Democrat, State Assembly

District 21, San Mateo

Time in office:

Assembly: 2022-present

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Bio

Diane Papan’s family name has deep ties to the Assembly, though Papan herself is a relative newcomer. Her father, Lou Papan, was known as the “Dean of the Assembly” for the two decades he spent in the chamber. Papan earned a political science degree from UCLA and a law degree from the UC Hastings College of Law. Papan, 62, worked as an attorney and was mayor and city councilmember for the city of San Mateo. She chairs the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife. She and her husband have one daughter.

Leader Badges

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

Of 22 bills:

4 Passed

6 Failed

12 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 22 bills: 4 passed, 6 failed, and 12 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Party

Transportation

Uncoded

Unitemized Contributions

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total

$1.0M

112.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total

$37.6K

58.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.0M

85.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.

Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver	Value	Date	Description
Women in CA Leadership	$46	Dec 5, 2022	plant/pin
Senator Bill Dodd	$45	Dec 6, 2022	gift basket

Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating

#102/120

This legislator is ranked 102nd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Diane Papan

AB 1931

Insurance: home protection companies.

In Progress

Insurance: home protection companies.

AB 1849

Decarbonized gaseous fuels.

In Progress

Decarbonized gaseous fuels.

AB 1772

Fish and wildlife: aquatic invasive species: golden mussels.

In Progress

Fish and wildlife: aquatic invasive species: golden mussels.

AB 1557

Vehicles: electric bicycles.

In Progress

Vehicles: electric bicycles.

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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Standing