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Tina McKinnor

Democrat, State Assembly

District 61, Inglewood

Time in office:

Assembly: 2022-present

Official Website

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Bio

Tina McKinnor, 59, is a former legislative staffer and government affairs consultant who authored a bill that allowed Capitol staff unionize. Prior to her election to the Assembly, she served as chief of staff to several members of the Assembly. McKinnor was civic engagement director for the non-profit LAVoice and director of operations for the California Democratic Party. In the Assembly, she authored a controversial bill to stop doctors and hospital workers from being required to notify police if they suspected their patient was a victim of domestic violence. McKinnor has a bachelor’s in accounting from Cal State Dominguez Hills. McKinnor is the mother of two adult sons.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

Of 48 bills:

6 Passed

15 Failed

27 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 48 bills: 6 passed, 15 failed, and 27 are currently pending.

Money Tracker

In the last session, this legislator received 5.0% more than their colleagues and at least $358,900.0 from the 'Labor' donor group, which represented 36.37% of their contributions.

Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Party

Transportation

Uncoded

Unitemized Contributions

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total

$986.9K

12.0% lower than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity to help a candidate win office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total

$590.9K

57.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$1.6M

5.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money to help this legislator win office including direct donations to the candidate, money from Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.

Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver	Value	Date	Description
Women in CA Leadership	$162.54	Aug 30, 2022	Dinner
Personal Insurance Federation of CA	$148.39	Jul 8, 2022	Dinner
National Assoc. of Mutual Insurance Companies	$136.01	Aug 30, 2022	Dinner
Women in CA Leadership	$100	Jun 21, 2022	Flowers
California Democratic Party	$67.87	Aug 6, 2022	lunch
California Democratic Party	$61.78	Nov 9, 2022	lunch

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Personal Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating

#78/120

This legislator is ranked 78th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Tina McKinnor

AB 2833

Evidence: restorative justice communications.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

In Progress

Evidence: restorative justice communications.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

AB 2998

Opioid overdose reversal medications: pupil administration.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health

In Progress

Opioid overdose reversal medications: pupil administration.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health

AB 3206

Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale: arenas in the City of Inglewood.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization

In Progress

Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale: arenas in the City of Inglewood.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization

AB 2780

Carrier of Passengers Act of 2024.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance

In Progress

Carrier of Passengers Act of 2024.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Communications and Conveyance

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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Standing