Mark Leno, Dave Jones: CPR Reader’s Choice for 2009 Legislators of Year
By Dan Aiello
With more than 2,600 individual votes cast during three weeks of voting, California Progress Report readers have chosen Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Assembly Member Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) as their 2009 Legislators of the Year.
To make the cut, Assemblymembers and Senators first had to
receive a combined average of 65 percent or higher on the 2009 scorecards of four key progressive organizations, including Equality California, California League of Conservation Voters, California Alliance for Retired Americans and Consumer Federation of California.
receive a combined average of 65 percent or higher on the 2009 scorecards of four key progressive organizations, including Equality California, California League of Conservation Voters, California Alliance for Retired Americans and Consumer Federation of California. With 470 votes, Senator Leno maintained a lead in the polling that began the first day and never waned.
“Leno has fought for consumer and LGBT rights like no other,” wrote one reader in selecting the Senator. “Principled,” wrote another.