77%
Outgoing Senator

Ben Hueso

Ben Hueso has accepted oil money. Has accepted oil money
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 2013
District: 18 (San Diego)
84%
Lifetime Score
77%
2022
72%
2021
88%
2020
72%
2019
94%
2018
90%
2017
69%
2016
92%
2015
88%
2014
88%
2013
88%
2012
94%
2011

Notice: As of December 2022, this legislator is no longer in office. The district will now be represented by:

Steve Padilla

Party: Democrat

District: 18

Steve Padilla is a former Police Detective, City Councilman and first Latino and first openly LGBTQ+ Mayor of Chula Vista. Steve’s priorities for SD 40 include carbon neutrality by 2045, protecting his community’s access to safe and reliable water, and investing in jobs for a clean energy economy.

Ben Hueso's 2022 Environmental Votes

Legend Key

  • Pro-Environmental Action
  • Anti-Environmental Action
  • Excused Absence
  • NV
    Did Not Vote
  • Top Priority Bill
    Top Priority Bill
Bill Climate Bill Vote
Top Priority Bill AB 1279 Committing to Carbon Neutrality
Vote on AB 1279 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
AB 1757 Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets
Vote on AB 1757 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
AB 2133 Accelerated Climate Targets
Vote on AB 2133 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22 NV
AB 2201 Community Drinking Water Protection Act
Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee - 6/14/22
Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
AB 2316 Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians
Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee - 6/27/22
Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
Top Priority Bill AB 2419 The California Justice40 Act
Vote on AB 2419 – Senate Governmental Organization Committee - 6/28/22
AB 2438 Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
AB 2550 Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley
Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Floor - 8/25/22
Top Priority Bill SB 54 Plastic Pollution Reduction Act
Vote on SB 54 – Senate Floor - 6/30/22
Top Priority Bill SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act
Vote on SB 260 – Senate Floor - 1/26/22
SB 342 Environmental Justice Seats on the South Coast Air Quality Management Board
Vote on SB 342 – Senate Floor - 1/31/22
SB 953 Ending Offshore Oil Drilling
Vote on SB 953 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee - 4/26/22
Top Priority Bill SB 1137 Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling
Vote on SB 1137 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22 NV
SB 1173 Divestment from of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22
Top Priority Bill SB 1314 Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing
Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee - 4/26/22
Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22

How We Calculated the Weighted Score

Legislator Score Weights

Extra Credit

+1%
for being a main author of an environmental bill included in the California Score
+1%
for endorsing Prop 30, the Clean Cars Clean Air initiative
-1%
for not being a main author of any environmental bill included in the California Score
-5%
for accepting oil money

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