76%
Outgoing Senator

Robert Hertzberg

Robert Hertzberg has accepted oil money. Has accepted oil money
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 2014
District: 20 (Van Nuys)
93%
Lifetime Score
76%
2022
69%
2021
95%
2020
93%
2019
94%
2018
95%
2017
94%
2016
85%
2015
94%
2002
100%
2001
100%
2000
100%
1999
100%
1998
100%
1997

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

Caroline Menjivar

Party: Democrat

District: 20

Caroline Menjivar is a Marine Corps veteran and EMT who has used her background social welfare and organizing to serve her community in San Fernando Valley. Caroline’s community is disproportionately affected by car-generated pollution, causing high asthma rates and extreme heat in the district. Caroline is committed to holding polluters accountable and creating a more equitable system for addressing climate change in Los Angeles.

Robert Hertzberg'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 1778 Stopping Freeway Expansions in Environmental Justice Communities
Vote on AB 1778 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22 NV
AB 2026 Reducing Plastic Waste from Online Shopping
Vote on AB 2026 – Senate Judiciary Committee - 6/28/22
AB 2133 Accelerated Climate Targets
Vote on AB 2133 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
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 Governance and Finance Committee - 6/29/22
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
AB 2438 Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22 NV
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 NV
SB 342 Environmental Justice Seats on the South Coast Air Quality Management Board
Vote on SB 342 – Senate Floor - 1/31/22 NV
SB 953 Ending Offshore Oil Drilling
Vote on SB 953 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee - 4/26/22 NV
Top Priority Bill SB 1137 Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling
Vote on SB 1137 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
SB 1173 Divestment from of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Judiciary Committee - 4/19/22
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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