Six California Democratic Senators voted against California SB-810 Single‑payer health care coverage. Link to SB-810 bill text at California Legislative Information. One is no longer a Senator.
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Campaign for a Healthy California is leading the effort to contact the following five California Senators and ask them to stop blocking SB-810. These California State Senators are Ron Calderon, Lou Correa, Michael Rubio*, Juan Vargas, Alex Padilla, and Rod Wright. Please call their office and tell them you support SB-810. Jump the fold for their contact information and a flyer with additional information.
UPDATE: Michael Rubio resigned a year ago for a more lucrative job as a lobbyist with Chevron - Thanks ybruti (Sorry the flyer is a little out of date)
Californians are wondering why these Democratic Senators voted against their party platform, against the interests of their constituents, against saving the state billions, and some against their previous positions. Could it be because of the generous campaign contributions of Insurance and Pharma?
Below is a summary of the flyer above in text form with the amounts given to five current Senators by insurance & pharma. Also, their state office phone numbers. Please call them and tell them what you think about them blocking California Single Payer (SB-810).
California State Senator |
Insurance |
Pharma |
State Office Phone |
Ron Calderon |
$165,000 |
$80,000 |
+1 (916) 561-4030 |
Lu Correa |
$150,000 |
$110,000 |
+1 (916) 561-4032 |
Alex Padilla |
$137,000 |
$67,000 |
+1 (916) 561-4020 |
Juan Vagas |
$115,000 |
$28,000 |
+1 (916) 561-4040 |
Rod Wright |
$87,000 |
$45,000 |
+1 (916) 561-4025 |