Campaign contributions from chemical+GMO companies:
$5050
Registered chemical+GMO lobbyists:
$18068
GMO+Chem Companies and Registered Lobbyist Funds only:
$23118
Trade Groups representing chemical+GMO companies:
$0
Chem+GMO Lobbyist or Industry Immediate Family Members (IMF):
$350
Total including Chem+GMO companies, Lobbyists, Trade Groups, Chem+GMO Employees & Lobbyist/Industry Immediate Family Members Funds:
$23468
Click to see itemized chem+GMO campaign contributions.
No response to BAB survey.
2012 Kanu Hawaii survey: response: http://www.kanuhawaii.org/2012/candidate/?id=7
CANDIDATE
SURVEY
Hawai`i Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Hawai`i Carpenters Union
Hawai`i Fire Fighters Association
Hawai`i Government Employees Association (HGEA)
Hawai`i Realtors PAC
Hawai`i State AFL-CIO
Hawai`i State Teachers Association (HSTA)
Hawai`i Teamsters and Allied Workers, Local 996
ILWU Local 142
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local Union 625
Maui County Paramedics Association
Operating Engineers, Local 3
Pacific Resource Partnership
Patsy T. Mink PAC
United Public Workers (UPW)
IN THE
NEWS
ENDORSEMENTS
Introducer of "Hawaii Monsanto Protection Act" SB3058 to remove the home rule rights of counties to regulate agriculture
GMO labeling bills where a Chair requested a re-referral by Senate President Kim and the referral was a) changed to move Baker's CPN committee into higher position in joint referral with more control, and b) Chair David Ige's Ways and Means (WAM) committee was added and c) the bill was not heard and/or passed:
SB2576
SB2176
HB174, HD2
GMO labeling bills which CPN Chair Baker and AGL Chair Clarence Nishihara both refused to hear together:
SB2736
SB2576
SB468
SB2176
Voted yes with reservations to GMO labeling bill SB2521, then declined to hear it as the Chair of the next referral in line. Both Ige and Baker could not agree together to hear or pass SB2521.
GMO labeling bills stopped at the Senate Consumer Protection and Commerce (CPN) committee which Chair Baker alone refused to hear:
SB615, SD1
SB1329
RECORD
THE
Supports marriage equality
Excellent on women's issues
Denied chemical+GMO lobbyist hosted fundraiser despite public record showing otherwise:
Supports creating living wages
Supports privatized prisons for profit in Hawaii
Had $500/plate fundraiser hosted by lobbyist who represents all the chemical+GMO companies in Hawaii: http://ags.hawaii.gov/campaign/files/2013/12/FundraiserBaker120913.pdf
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(D) Democrat
Rosalyn Baker
Senate District 6
Incumbent
Notable Quotes:
South and West Maui
Background (from her website) Roz Baker has represented the people of Maui County in the Hawai’i State Legislature for almost 20 years, serving in a variety of leadership positions. She currently represents residents of South and West Maui (reapportioned as Hawai’i’s new 6th District) and is Chair of the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee. She has served on the following Senate committees: Commerce and Consumer Protection, Economic Development and Technology, Health, Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs
Prior to moving to Hawai’i in 1980, Roz was a lobbyist for the National Education Association in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University at San Marcos) with a BA in political science and speech and a secondary teaching certificate and post-graduate studies at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. (now University of Louisiana Lafayette)
“It’s doubtful, I think, with that line-up that the bill would get another hearing, but one never knows.”
(regarding GMO labeling bill SB2736 which included a joint-referral to her CPN committee.)
"I, I appreciate that you're frustrated, I appreciate that you don't uh, understand how the process works."
(To constituent, upon denying the HCIA chemical+GMO lobbyist hosted fundraiser for Baker.)
"I have not taken any money from Monsanto in a number of years." (2014)
(Records show 2014 donations from Monsanto lobbyist Carol Reimann, Dow Agrosciences, a chemical+GMO company operating Mycogen on Maui, DuPont/Pioneer and 2013 donations include Monsanto Hawaii VP and lobbyist Fred Perlak, registered Monsanto lobbyists John Radcliffe and George Morris, DuPont/Pioneer and chem+GMO trade group representing Monsanto, HCIA (lobbyist Alicia Maluafiti.)