Kern County Water Agency

Past Affiliations

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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 10, 2026	Kendra Daijogo	AB 2180	Local Government	Testimony Link
May 7, 2026	Daniel Merkley		Budget No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy	Testimony Link
April 27, 2026	Daniel Merkley	SB 872	Appropriations	Testimony Link
April 7, 2026	Daniel Merkley	SB 872	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
May 21, 2025	Kendra Daijogo		Budget No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy	Testimony Link
June 11, 2024	Kendra Daijogo	AB 460	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
April 23, 2024	Kendra Daijogo	AB 2079	Water, Parks, and Wildlife	Testimony Link
January 18, 2024	Daniel Merkley	AB 828	Appropriations	Testimony Link
April 26, 2023	Robert Gore		Budget #3 Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation	Testimony Link
April 26, 2023	Daniel Merkley	SB 687	Environmental Quality	Testimony Link
April 25, 2023	Daniel Merkley	AB 460	Judiciary	Testimony Link
March 28, 2023	Kendra Daijogo	AB 560	Water, Parks, and Wildlife	Testimony Link
April 24, 2018	Kendra Daijogo	AB 2697	Water, Parks, and Wildlife	Testimony Link
April 24, 2018	Kendra Daijogo	AB 1876	Water, Parks, and Wildlife	Testimony Link
September 11, 2017	Kendra Daijogo	SB 606	Appropriations	Testimony Link
July 14, 2015	Jackson Gualco	AB 1095	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
July 14, 2015	Jackson Gualco	AB 617	Natural Resources and Water	Testimony Link
April 15, 2015	Kathleen Cole	BUD 3885	Resources and Transportation	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.

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 872: Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund.	Self	Support
AB 2215: Water rights: permits: State Water Project.	Self	Support
AB 35: Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.	Self	Support
SB 952: State Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.	Self	Support

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
AB 828: Sustainable groundwater management: managed wetlands.	Self	Against
Jan 18, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations		Against
AB 460: State Water Resources Control Board: water rights and usage: civil penalties.	Self	NA
Jun 13, 2024Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		NA
Apr 25, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary		Against
AB 2079: Groundwater extraction: large-diameter, high-capacity water wells: permits.	Self	Against
Apr 23, 2024Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		NA
SB 389: State Water Resources Control Board: investigation of water right.	Self	Against
Apr 25, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Against
AB 1563: Groundwater sustainability agency: groundwater extraction permit: verification.	Self	Against
AB 1337: State Water Resources Control Board: water diversion curtailment.	Self	Against
SB 687: Water Quality Control Plan: Delta Conveyance Project.	Self	Against
Apr 26, 2023Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality		Against
AB 560: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater adjudication.	Self	Against
Mar 28, 2023Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Against

Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 606: Water management planning.	Self	Against
May 17, 2018Senate Floor		Against
Sep 11, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations		Against
AB 3045: Natural Resources Agency: State Water Project Commission.	Self	Against
May 16, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations		Against
BUD 3940: State Water Resources Control Board	Self	Against
May 16, 2018Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation		Against
May 16, 2018Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation		NA
AB 2697: Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program: idled agricultural lands.	Self	Against
Apr 24, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Against
AB 1876: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Delta Plan: administration.	Self	Against
Apr 24, 2018Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Against
SB 252: Water wells.	Self	Against
SB 623: Water quality: Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund.	Self	Against
AB 472: Employer liability: small business and microbusiness.	Self	Against
AB 732: Delta levee maintenance.	Self	Against
Apr 25, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Against
AB 791: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project: new conveyance facility.	Self	Against
Apr 21, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Against
AB 1654: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: construction industry.	Self	Support
Apr 21, 2017Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Support

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Bill	Representing	Last Recorded Position
SB 974: Local government: omnibus.	Self	Support
Aug 4, 2016Assembly Floor		Support
AB 2583: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.	Self	Against
Apr 19, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Against
AB 1713: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: peripheral canal.	Self	Support
Apr 19, 2016Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife		Support
AB 1095: Salton Sea: restoration projects.	Self	NA
Jul 14, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		NA
AB 617: Groundwater.	Self	NA
Jul 14, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		NA
AB 453: Extraction of groundwater: Semitropic Water Storage District.	Self	Support
Jul 14, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
AB 1201: Fish and wildlife: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: predation by nonnative species.	Self	Support
Jul 14, 2015Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water		Support
BUD 3885: Delta Stewardship Council	Self	Support
Apr 15, 2015Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation		Support

Financials

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