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Jasmeet Bains

Democrat, State Assembly

District 35, Bakersfield

Time in office:

Assembly: 2022-present

Official Website

News coverage of Jasmeet Bains

Bio

Dr. Jasmeet Bains, 40, is a family physician who was elected to the Assembly in 2022. She’s seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao. In her first term, she generated headlines as the lone Democrat to vote against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bill to prevent price-gouging by oil companies. Bains’ district is home to many of California’s oil wells. She was the only Democrat in the Legislature to vote “no” on the bill that sent to voters the proposition that redrew congressional district maps to favor Democrats. Bains has a bachelor’s degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an M.D. from the American University of Antigua.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

Of 15 bills:

4 Passed

6 Failed

5 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 15 bills: 4 passed, 6 failed, and 5 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

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

$1.6M

241.0% 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

$230.1K

154.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.8M

227.0% 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
California Democratic Party	$61.78	Nov 9, 2022	Lunch

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

#105/120

This legislator is ranked 105th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Jasmeet Bains

AB 2112

Integrated waste management plans: annual report.

In Progress

Integrated waste management plans: annual report.

AB 1852

Kern Medical Education Authority.

In Progress

Kern Medical Education Authority.

AB 1547

University of California: branch campus of a school of medicine in the County of Kern: feasibility study.

In Progress

University of California: branch campus of a school of medicine in the County of Kern: feasibility study.

AB 1046

Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Passed

Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources

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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