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California Family Farm Scorecard

How farm-friendly is your legislator?

As part of its continuing effort to protect family farms and ranches, the California Farm Bureau Federation produces its annual Family Farm Scorecard (PDF, 573 KB), listing votes on key bills before the state Legislature.

Key bills are chosen based on the Farm Bureau Plan to Protect California Family Farms, which outlines policy objectives that uphold California’s agricultural heritage.

The scorecard shows floor votes by members of the Legislature and action taken by the governor. Some key measures do not make it out of committee or to the governor’s desk, as noted on the scorecard.

As you view the Family Farm Scorecard, please remember that it is only one tool for evaluating a legislator’s performance. A voting record alone cannot tell the entire story of a legislator’s views towards issues of importance to farmers and ranchers. For example, the scorecard does not take into account the cooperation Farm Bureau received from key legislators on important committee votes, or behind-the-scenes support provided in caucus or on the floor.

Hard work by CFBF and Farm Team members allows Farm Bureau to work with supportive legislators to pass bills that protect family farms and ranches and either defeat or modify harmful legislation. This scorecard shows that active involvement in the political process at a grassroots level does make a difference.

One final note: The scorecard does not show all the bills worked on by the California Farm Bureau; it highlights only the key bills that the organization tracks.

2007 California Family Farm Scorecard (PDF, 573 KB)
2006 California Family Farm Scorecard (PDF, 118 KB)
2005 California Family Farm Scorecard (PDF, 147 KB)

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