Marc Berman
- Assembly: 2016-present
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Bio
Marc Berman, 45, made Californians who hate getting woken up by leaf blowers happy. He was the author of a law that bans the sale of new gas-powered small engines starting in 2024. He was the author of a bill that made California a permanent vote-by-mail state. Berman graduated from Georgetown University and received a law degree from USC. He worked for the prominent law firm Latham & Watkins and was a member of the Palo Alto City Council. Berman and his wife have a dog named Maven.
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Of 45 bills:For this session year, this legislator initiated 45 bills: 15 passed, 3 failed, and 27 are currently pending.
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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).
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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.
267.0% 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.
226.0% higher than the average legislators
Grand Total for Elections
260.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gordon | $300 | Oct 24, 2021 | 49ers Game |
| California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation | $175.48 | Jan 29, 2021 | Patagonia Jacket |
| Evan Low for Assembly 2022 | $117.65 | Jun 16, 2021 | Dinner |
| California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation | $67.43 | Jan 28, 2021 | Tzedakah Box and Engravers |
| California Democratic Party | $60.99 | Aug 24, 2021 | lunch |
| California Democratic Party | $56.93 | May 4, 2021 | lunch |
| California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation | $33.15 | Jan 28, 2021 | Food and Beverages: Solomon's Deli |
| California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation | $32.41 | Jan 28, 2021 | Yeti Mug |
| California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation | $26.6 | Jan 28, 2021 | Gift Bag |
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
This legislator is ranked 33rd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
Policy
Bills Authored by Marc Berman
Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Elections
Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education
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.
Interest Group Rankings
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Hearings
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