▁Award ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁issues ▁from ▁air ▁poll ution ▁and ▁cancer ▁prevent ion ▁to ▁radiation ▁and ▁environmental ▁advoc acy . ▁She ▁long ▁supported ▁transport ation ▁improvements , ▁including ▁Proposition ▁ 4 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁gas oline ▁tax es ▁toward ▁construction . ▁ ▁California ▁State ▁Senate ▁ ▁Run ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁On ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁O ro pe za ▁won ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁against ▁former ▁Assembly ▁member ▁George ▁Nak ano . ▁ ▁O ro pe za ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁California ▁League ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁V ot ers . ▁Nak ano ▁had ▁been ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Congress w oman ▁Jane ▁Har man ▁and ▁California ▁Assembly man ▁Ted ▁Lie u . ▁O ro pe za ▁captured ▁ 5 2 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁Nak ano ' s ▁ 4 7 . 2 %. ▁ ▁Comm itte es ▁and ▁c auc uses ▁O ro pe za ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Senate ▁Re venue ▁and ▁Tax ation ▁Committee ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁App ropri ations ; ▁Transport ation ; ▁and ▁E lections , ▁Re app ort ion ment ▁and ▁Constitution al ▁Am end ments ▁Comm itte es . ▁She ▁also ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Select ▁Comm itte es ▁on ▁Integr ity ▁of ▁E lections , ▁and ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁the ▁Environment . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Select ▁Comm itte es