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McClintock and Strickland - Too Extreme for California: The Record
By Janice Rocco
Board of Directors
CA National Organization for Women Political Action Committee
Two of the candidates for statewide office this year have an alarming record of opposing women’s rights throughout their legislative careers. Tom McClintock and Tony Strickland have among the worst voting histories on record when it comes to women’s rights. Tom McClintock and Tony Strickland’s legislative records have received little attention during their statewide campaigns for Lt. Governor and Controller. This is of particular concern to those of us who advocate for women’s rights.
When it comes to reproductive rights, violence against women, family medical leave, women’s health care and gender discrimination, McClintock and Strickland have opposed the fundamental rights of women year after year. The question is - will the voters find out before Election Day just how extreme McClintock and Strickland are? Tony Strickland, a candidate for State Controller, recently released polling results that showed that 72% of voters are not familiar with him. This weekend, a spokesperson for John Garamendi said of the Lt. Governor’s race “"This is neck-and-neck, the most hotly contested race on the ballot." That means that we all know California voters who need information about the voting records of Tom McClintock and Tony Strickland before they cast their votes.
Last minute independent expenditure campaigns are expected to pump millions of dollars into the candidacies of Tom McClintock and Tony Strickland. These independent expenditures committees have raised more money than any of the candidates in the Lt. Governor and Controller races and if unanswered could give McClintock and Strickland a shot at winning. Clearly, those supporting McClintock and Strickland won’t be touting either of their legislative records to California voters, as the majority of California voters won’t knowingly vote for right-wing extremists.
California voters need to know that Tom McClintock and Tony Strickland have a long history of voting against reproductive rights, pay equity, family medical leave and protections from gender discrimination and violence against women. In the Legislature, Tom McClintock and Tony Strickland were consistently on the losing end of votes when opposing women’s rights. They didn’t have the power to enact their right-wing views into law because they were in the minority, but electing them to statewide office would be a disaster.
As Kathy Kneer, CEO/President of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California explains, “There is no other candidate more extreme than Tom McClintock, bar none. Since he was elected in 1982, McClintock's voted against everything a woman has the right to, and make no mistake, McClintock would ban abortions tomorrow if he could. A vote for McClintock is a vote for South Dakota and Tony Strickland is just a Tom McClintock in training.”
Women’s groups are calling on California voters to vote for women’s rights and against these two extremists and have released information about their voting records.
Reproductive Rights
SB 1301 (Kuehl) Reproductive Privacy Act - Signed in to law in 2002
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which codifies Roe v. Wade.
SB 780 (Ortiz) California Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act – Signed in 2001
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which protects patients and health care providers from clinic violence.
AB 39 (Hertzberg)/SB 41 (Speier) Access to Contraceptives – Signed into law in 1999
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which increases access by requiring health plans to cover FDA approved contraceptives.
Comprehensive Sexual Education
SB 71 (Kuehl) Comprehensive Sex Education – Signed into law 2003
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which Consolidated, clarified and expanded the education code in the areas of sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention education.
Violence Against Women
AB 22 (Lieber) Human Trafficking – Signed into law in 2005
McClintock voted against this measure which established civil and criminal penalties for trafficking human beings and creates a task force to combat trafficking. (Tony Strickland was not in the Legislature at the time.)
AB 606 (Jackson) Domestic Violence Emergency Grants – Signed into law in 1999
McClintock voted against this measure which provides victims of domestic violence with an emergency grant from the Victim Restitution Fund to relocate in order to flee a batterer.
AB 1928 (Jackson) Violence Against Women Act (Jackson) - Signed into law in 2002
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which mirrors the civil rights provision in the federal Violence Against Women Act.
Family Medical Leave
SB 1661 (Kuehl) Paid Family Medical Leave – Signed into law in 2002
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which created a paid family leave program, which permits workers to take up to six weeks of paid leave to care for an ill family member or new child. The system is funded by employee payroll deductions.
Breast Cancer
SB 5 (Rainey) Breast Cancer Insurance Coverage - Signed into law in 1999
McClintock voted to allow health insurance providers to deny health coverage to women who are without breast cancer, but who have a family history of the disease or have had a test to screen for it.
Gender Discrimination
AB 2317 (Oropeza) Pay Equity - Vetoed in 2004
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which imposes financial penalties on employers who discriminate based upon gender in paying their employees.
AB 76 (Corbett) Sexual Harassment – Signed into law in 2003
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which protects employees from sexual harassment by clients or customers.
AB 1670 (Judiciary Committee) Fair Employment and Housing – Signed in law in 1999
McClintock and Strickland voted against this legislation which prevents workplace discrimination, including discrimination against pregnant women.
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California (PPAC), the California National Organization for Women (NOW), and NARAL track legislators’ voting records on a range of issues that impact the lives of women and girls. Their legislative report cards from past years are online at www.ppacca.org, w.canowpac.org/reports.php, and www.VoteChoiceCA.org.
Janice Rocco is a member of the Board of Directors of the California National Organization for Women Political Action Committee.
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