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Shannon Grove

Republican, State Senate
District 12, Bakersfield
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2010-2016
  • Senate: 2018-present

Bio

Shannon Grove, 59, the CEO of a staffing company, is one of the more outspoken conservatives in the Legislature. After serving in the U.S. Army, Grove and her sister-in-law formed a company called Continental Labor and Staffing Resources. She was first elected to the Assembly in 2010. She’s a supporter of former President Donald Trump and has asserted he won a second termShe once referred to herself as a “gun-carrying, tongue-talking, spirit-filled believer.” She opposes abortion and mandatory vaccinations for schoolchildren. She’s married and has five children and ten grandchildren.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

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Of 8 bills:
 Passed
 Failed
8 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 8 bills: None passed, None failed, and 8 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).

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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
Bryan Colbrook$300May 8, 20212 tickets to crab feed
Jinni Valov$300Mar 25, 2021Trump bust
Scott Wilk for Senate 2020$199.88Feb 18, 2021Orchids
Associated Builders & ContractorsCentral Ca Chapter$151.93Jun 2, 2021flowers
Assemblymember Marie Waldron$135.94Mar 17, 2021flower
Women In California Leadership$127.64Dec 7, 2021gift bag
Lavonne Hall$109.22Dec 3, 2021Poinsetta
Tasteful Selections$93Dec 14, 2021Omaha Steaks
Re-Elect Senator Atkins 2020$87Mar 15, 2021flowers
Brad & Liz Peters$86.6Mar 19, 2021flowers
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Personal 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
#3/120

This legislator is ranked 3rd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

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.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

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Aug 31, 2024

SB 1414

Crimes: solicitation of a minor.

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Aug 15, 2024

SR 115

No Bills Identified

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Aug 15, 2024

SR 109

No Bills Identified

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Aug 7, 2024

SB 1414

Crimes: solicitation of a minor.

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Aug 7, 2024

SB 1043

Short-term residential therapeutic programs: dashboard: seclusion or behavioral restraints.

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Jul 2, 2024

SB 1414

Crimes: solicitation of a minor.

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Jun 26, 2024

SB 1270

Department of Food and Agriculture: farm products: licenses and complaints: fees.

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Jun 25, 2024

SB 1043

Short-term residential therapeutic programs: dashboard: seclusion or behavioral restraints.

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Jun 24, 2024

SB 974

Lithium Extraction Tax: fund distribution.

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Jun 19, 2024

SB 1264

Employment discrimination: cannabis use.

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Jun 10, 2024

SB 1172

Personal income tax: voluntary contributions: California Breast Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund and California Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

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May 23, 2024

SB 1414

Crimes: solicitation of a minor.

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District

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District 12 is a Safe Republican District
Republican Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election:

Shannon Grove (Incumbent)
68.7%
WON
Susanne Gundy
31.3%

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age0102030

Median age