California Wind Energy Association

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California Wind Energy Association PAC
CA Wind Energy Association PAC
California Wind Energy Association The
CALIFORNIA WIND & ENERGY ASSOCIATION
The California Wind Energy Association

Past Affiliations

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Known Affiliations

Lobbying Representations

This list shows when this lobbyist testified in a hearing, who they were representing and which bill was involved. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Date	Lobbyist	Bill	Hearing	Testimony
June 16, 2026	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2111	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 22, 2026	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2369	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
July 16, 2025	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 254	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
July 14, 2025	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 302	Revenue and Taxation	Testimony Link
April 30, 2025	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 942	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
April 29, 2025	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 254	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 2, 2025	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 1191	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
March 26, 2025	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 302	Revenue and Taxation	Testimony Link
July 3, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 3238	Environmental Quality	Testimony Link
July 2, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Environmental Quality	Testimony Link
July 2, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 867	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
July 1, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 1374	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
June 24, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2292	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
June 24, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 3238	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
June 24, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 3246	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
June 18, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 3006	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
June 4, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2779	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
May 15, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Budget #4 Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation	Testimony Link
April 17, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2661	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
April 16, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 3238	Water, Parks, and Wildlife	Testimony Link
April 16, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 1006	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 10, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 1191	Revenue and Taxation	Testimony Link
April 3, 2024	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2292	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
September 13, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 420	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
September 12, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 1373	Appropriations	Testimony Link
September 6, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 1373	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
June 29, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Infrastructure Streamlining and Workforce Equity	Testimony Link
June 8, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
June 7, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Judiciary	Testimony Link
May 10, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Budget #3 Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation	Testimony Link
April 26, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 538	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
April 26, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 914	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
April 26, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 1373	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
April 24, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 420	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 24, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 1008	Water, Parks, and Wildlife	Testimony Link
March 23, 2023	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Budget #2 Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy	Testimony Link
August 27, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2787	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
August 27, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 901	Joint Conference Committee	Testimony Link
August 24, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 901	Joint Conference Committee	Testimony Link
July 25, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 901	Joint Conference Committee	Testimony Link
July 3, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 100	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
June 27, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 893	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
June 26, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2627	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
June 19, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 813	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 25, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 1399	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
April 24, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2627	Water, Parks, and Wildlife	Testimony Link
April 23, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2208	Natural Resources	Testimony Link
April 18, 2018	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 2208	Utilities and Energy	Testimony Link
August 23, 2017	Melissa Cortez-Roth		Rules	Testimony Link
May 9, 2017	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 100	Energy, Utilities and Communications	Testimony Link
July 6, 2015	Melissa Cortez-Roth	SB 350	Utilities and Commerce	Testimony Link
April 20, 2015	Melissa Cortez-Roth	AB 197	Utilities and Commerce	Testimony Link

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Bill Alignment

Bill Alignments represents this person's position on legislation and, where it applies, the organization they were representing. These positions are captured from in-person testimony and written positions that have been submitted to committees. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.

Year:

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 254: Energy.	Self	Support
AB 2493: Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor.	Self	Support
AB 2111: Electricity: transmission planning and transmission facilities.	Self	Support
AB 550: The California Endangered Species Act: take of species proposed for listing: renewable electrical generation facilities.	Self	Support
SB 302: Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.	Self	Support
AB 2369: Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources.	Self	Support
AB 942: Electricity: climate credits.	Self	Support
AB 1417: Energy: Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program: community capacity funding activities and grants.	Self	Against
AB 854: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions.	Self	Support
AB 472: Energy: integrated energy policy report: port infrastructure for offshore wind energy development.	Self	Support
AB 1191: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: hydroelectric generation.	Self	Against

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 1374: Net energy metering.	Self	Against
Jul 1, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Against
SB 1006: Electricity: transmission capacity: reconductoring and grid-enhancing technologies.	Self	Support
Apr 16, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
AB 2292: Electrical transmission facilities: certificates of public convenience and necessity.	Self	Support
Jun 25, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Apr 3, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
SB 867: Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024.	Self	Support
Jul 2, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 3238: California Environmental Quality Act: electrical infrastructure projects.	Self	Support
Jul 3, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		Support
Jun 24, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Apr 16, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		NA
AB 3246: Electricity: permit to construct: advanced reconductoring: exemption.	Self	Support
Jun 25, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
AB 3006: Energy: offshore wind generation.	Self	Support
Jun 18, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
AB 2779: Independent System Operator: transmission planning.	Self	Support
Jun 4, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
SB 1508: Electricity: integrated resource plans: energy storage systems: modeling.	Self	Against
AB 1999: Electricity: fixed charges.	Self	Against
AB 2256: Net energy metering.	Self	Against
AB 2619: Net energy metering.	Self	Against
AB 2661: Electricity: Westlands Water District.	Self	Against
Apr 17, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		NA
AB 2208: California Ports Development and Offshore Wind Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024.	Self	Support
SB 1191: Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.	Self	Support
Apr 10, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation		Support
SB 420: Electricity: electrical transmission facility projects.	Self	Support
Sep 13, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Apr 24, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
SB 619: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: certification of facilities: electrical transmission projects.	Self	Support
AB 1373: Energy.	Self	Support
Sep 12, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations		Support
Sep 6, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Apr 26, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
AB 1533: Electricity.	Self	Support
AB 914: Electrical infrastructure: California Environmental Quality Act: review time period.	Self	Support
Apr 26, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
AB 538: Multistate regional transmission system organization: membership.	Self	Support
Apr 26, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		NA
AB 1008: California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: personal information.	Self	Support
Apr 24, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Support

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
AB 2787: Long duration bulk energy storage: procurement.	Self	Against
Aug 27, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
Aug 27, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		NA
Aug 24, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
SB 100: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: emissions of greenhouse gases.	Self	Support
Aug 28, 2018Assembly Floor		Support
Jul 3, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		NA
Jul 13, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Jul 11, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Jul 11, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
May 27, 2017Senate Floor		Support
May 9, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
May 8, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
SB 901: Wildfires.	Self	Support
Aug 27, 2018Joint Conference Committee		Support
Aug 24, 2018Joint Conference Committee		Support
Jul 25, 2018Joint Conference Committee		NA
AB 893: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.	Self	Against
SB 1347: Energy storage systems: procurement.	Self	Against
AB 2627: Migratory nongame birds: Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorized take.	Self	Against
Apr 24, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		NA
AB 813: Multistate regional transmission system organization: membership.	Self	Against
Jun 19, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
SB 1399: Renewable energy: shared renewable energy tariffs.	Self	Against
Apr 25, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
AB 2208: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: electrical corporations: geothermal, biogas, and biomass energy resources.	Self	Against
Apr 23, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Against
Apr 18, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Against
Apr 17, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Against
SB 618: Load-serving entities: integrated resource plans.	Self	Support
Jul 7, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Jun 20, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Support
May 22, 2017Senate Floor		Support
Apr 13, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Mar 30, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
AB 79: Electrical generation: hourly greenhouse gas emissions: electricity from unspecified sources.	Self	Support
Sep 5, 2017Senate Floor		Support
Jul 3, 2017Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		Support
Mar 30, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
AB 920: Electricity: procurement plans: integrated resource plans.	Self	Against
Apr 21, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Against
Apr 19, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Against
Apr 17, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Against
Apr 17, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy		Against
AB 594: Water supply planning: California Environmental Quality Act: photovoltaic or wind energy generation facility.	Self	Support

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
AB 893: Beer: labels.	Self	Against
Jun 27, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against
AB 2627: Department of General Services: report: contracting activity.	Self	Against
Jun 26, 2018Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Against
SB 32: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: emissions limit.	Self	Support
Aug 24, 2016Senate Floor		Support
Jun 27, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Jul 13, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Jun 3, 2015Senate Floor		Support
Apr 29, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		Support
Apr 29, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		NA
AB 197: State Air Resources Board: greenhouse gases: regulations.	Self	Support
Aug 24, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 20, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		NA
SB 1299: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: renewable energy credits.	Self	Support
Apr 19, 2016Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Apr 19, 2016Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
SB 350: Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015.	Self	Support
Jul 13, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Jul 13, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		NA
Jul 6, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		Support
Apr 29, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		NA
AB 645: Electricity: California Renewables Portfolio Standard.	Self	Support
Jul 7, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Support
Jul 7, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		NA
Apr 27, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources		Support
Apr 20, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		Support
Apr 20, 2015Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce		Support
AB 1144: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: renewable energy credits.	Self	Against
Jul 7, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications		Against

Financials

Below is a list of financial exchanges between this organization and receivers including campaign donations, gifts, independent expenditures or travel expenses.

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Total org contributions to all receivers from All

$146,500

Giver	Given By	Receiver	Transaction Type	Date	Amount
California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Kevin De Leon	Candidate Donations	May 24, 2017	$3,700
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Henry Stern	Candidate Donations	Sep 14, 2016	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Ben Hueso	Candidate Donations	Mar 28, 2016	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Robert Hertzberg	Candidate Donations	Mar 21, 2016	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Sharon Quirk-Silva	Candidate Donations	Sep 26, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Susan Talamantes Eggman	Candidate Donations	Sep 25, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Rudy Salas	Candidate Donations	Sep 25, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Brian Dahle	Candidate Donations	Sep 25, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Anthony Rendon	Candidate Donations	May 14, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Al Muratsuchi	Candidate Donations	May 13, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Cristina Garcia	Candidate Donations	May 13, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Jean Fuller	Candidate Donations	May 13, 2014	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Wesley Chesbro	Candidate Donations	Aug 14, 2013	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Cristina Garcia	Candidate Donations	Aug 6, 2013	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Henry Perea	Candidate Donations	Aug 1, 2013	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Cathleen Galgiani	Candidate Donations	Jun 5, 2013	$500
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Anthony Rendon	Candidate Donations	May 30, 2013	$500
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Jerry Hill	Candidate Donations	May 29, 2013	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Fran Pavley	Candidate Donations	Oct 18, 2012	$500
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Nancy Skinner	Candidate Donations	Sep 26, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Cathleen Galgiani	Candidate Donations	Aug 30, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Darrell Steinberg	Candidate Donations	Aug 30, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Adam Gray	Candidate Donations	Aug 30, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Steven Bradford	Candidate Donations	Aug 30, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Joan Buchanan	Candidate Donations	Aug 29, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Roger Hernandez	Candidate Donations	Jun 25, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Fran Pavley	Candidate Donations	May 19, 2012	$500
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Wesley Chesbro	Candidate Donations	May 8, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Henry Perea	Candidate Donations	May 7, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Jean Fuller	Candidate Donations	Mar 1, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Nancy Skinner	Candidate Donations	Feb 29, 2012	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Tony Strickland	Candidate Donations	May 24, 2011	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Nancy Skinner	Candidate Donations	May 19, 2011	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	John Perez	Candidate Donations	May 19, 2011	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Nancy Skinner	Candidate Donations	Oct 11, 2010	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Wesley Chesbro	Candidate Donations	Sep 30, 2008	$500
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Wesley Chesbro	Candidate Donations	Apr 8, 2008	$500
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Mark Leno	Candidate Donations	Feb 27, 2008	$500
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California Wind Energy Association	CA Wind Energy Association PAC	Fran Pavley	Candidate Donations	Feb 22, 2008	$1,000
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California Wind Energy Association	California Wind Energy Association PAC	Jean Fuller	Candidate Donations	Aug 10, 2006	$500
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