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Joe Patterson

Republican, State Assembly

District 5, Rocklin

Time in office:

Assembly: 2022-present

Official Website

News coverage of Joe Patterson

Bio

Joe Patterson, 43, is a former legislative staffer and gambling lobbyist who was first elected to the Assembly in 2022. He coasted to an easy victory in his first election in part due to his local political experience in Rocklin in conservative Placer County. He was elected to the Rocklin City Council in 2016 and eventually served as mayor. He has advocated for harsher penalties for domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Married with four children, in his free time, he says he enjoys trail running and coaching his kids’ little league teams.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

Of 42 bills:

3 Passed

12 Failed

27 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 42 bills: 3 passed, 12 failed, and 27 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

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

$959.7K

103.0% 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

$260.0

100.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$960.0K

70.0% 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
The American Council	$257.5	Sep 25, 2022	Discounted Gala tickets
The American Council	$200	Dec 11, 2022	Dinner, Incl. Spouse
California State University Sacramento	$180	Dec 9, 2022	football tickets, food

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

#83/120

This legislator is ranked 83rd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Joe Patterson

AB 2171

Nutrition benefits: sweetened drinks and candy.

In Progress

Nutrition benefits: sweetened drinks and candy.

AB 2037

Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.

In Progress

Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.

AB 2442

Peptides.

In Progress

Peptides.

AB 2423

Agriculture: cotton pests abatement districts: organization and establishment: authorized counties.

In Progress

Agriculture: cotton pests abatement districts: organization and establishment: authorized counties.

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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