Tom Lackey
- Assembly: 2014-present
News coverage of Tom Lackey
Bio
Tom Lackey, 66, spent 28 years as a member of the California Highway Patrol. He has a bachelor’s degree in special education from Utah State University and was a teacher before joining the CHP. Before joining the Assembly in 2014, Lackey was a trustee with the Palmdale Elementary School District and he was a member of the Palmdale City Council. In the Assembly, he’s been named Legislator of the Year by the police chiefs association and has an A+ rating from anti-tax groups. He has two children.
Leader Badges
Ideology
Left
Moderate
Right
Bill Activity
0
Of 36 bills:For this session year, this legislator initiated 35 bills: 5 passed, 8 failed, and 23 are currently pending.
Alignment Meter
See all-time percentage of this legislator’s alignment with any organization based on total votes.
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.
7.0% 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.
34.0% lower than the average legislators
Grand Total for Elections
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Problems Solvers Caucus Foundation | $487.51 | Oct 18, 2021 | golf |
| CA Armenian Legislative Caucus | $106.2 | May 24, 2021 | Fleece jacket |
| Assemblymember Reyes for Assembly 2022 | $47.14 | Oct 21, 2021 | dinner |
| Assemblymember Reyes for Assembly 2022 | $7.5 | Mar 4, 2021 | mask |
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 41st highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
Policy
Bills Authored by Tom Lackey
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.
Assembly Standing Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Assembly Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement
Assembly Standing Committee on Rules
Assembly Standing Committee on Budget
Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety
Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation
Interest Group Rankings
Generally Aligned
Hearings
Featured Comments
Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.
District
Previous Election (2024):
Party Registration
Key
District
State
Census Data
Median age