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The 'California State Assembly' is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members to the Assembly, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies, with each district having a population of at least 420,000 citizens. Due to the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the Assembly has the largest population per representative ratio of any lower house legislature in the United States; only the federal U.S. House of Representatives has a larger ratio. Since a referendum in 1990, members to the Assembly are limited by term limits, limiting members to three two-year terms (six years).
The Assembly convenes at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Leadership of the Assembly
The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a floor vote. Other Assembly leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.
The current Speaker is Fabian Núñez of the 46th District (D-Los Angeles). The Majority Leader is Karen Bass of the 47th District (D-Los Angeles). The Minority Leader is Michael Villines of the 29th District (R-Fresno).
State Assembly Members, 2007-2008 Session
| 'Affiliation' | 'Members' | |
| Democratic Party | 48 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | |
| 'Total' | '80' | |
| 'Majority' | '16' | |
Officers
★ Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46)
★ Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22)
★ Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Laura Richardson (D-55)
★ Majority Floor Leader Karen Bass (D-47)
★ Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29)
★ Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
★ Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane
''Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature''
Full List of Members, 2007-2008
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2006 elections
Main articles: California State Assembly elections, 2006
The last Assembly elections occurred on November 7, 2006. The Democratic Party retained their majority, with no loss or gain of seats for any party.[1]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Loss/Gain | Share of Vote (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 4,449,698 | 48 | 0 | 55.2 | |
| Republican | 3,448,781 | 32 | 0 | 42.8 | |
| Libertarian | 93,588 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | |
| Green | 35,283 | 0 | 0 | .44 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 29,384 | 0 | 0 | .36 | |
| Total | 8,056,734 | 80 | 0 | 100.0% | |
State Assembly Members, 2005-2006 Session
| 'Affiliation' | 'Members' | |
| Democratic Party | 48 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | |
| 'Total' | '80' | |
| 'Majority' | '17' | |
Officers
★ Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46)
★ Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee, Ph.D. (D-12)
★ Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22)
★ Majority Floor Leader Dario Frommer (D-43)
★ Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29) from November 10 2006
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★ George A. Plescia (R-75) from April 17 2006 to November 10 2006
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★ Kevin McCarthy (R-32) to April 17 2006
★ Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
★ Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane
''Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature''
Full List of Members, 2005-2006
| District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patty Berg | Dem |
| 2nd | Doug La Malfa | Rep |
| 3rd | Rick Keene | Rep |
| 4th | Tim Leslie Term limited | Rep |
| 5th | Roger Niello | Rep |
| 6th | Joe Nation Term limited | Dem |
| 7th | Noreen Evans | Dem |
| 8th | Lois Wolk | Dem |
| 9th | Dave Jones | Dem |
| 10th | Alan Nakanishi | Rep |
| 11th | Joseph Canciamilla Term limited | Dem |
| 12th | Leland Yee Elected to State Senate, 8th District | Dem |
| 13th | Mark Leno | Dem |
| 14th | Loni Hancock | Dem |
| 15th | Guy S. Houston | Rep |
| 16th | Wilma Chan Term limited | Dem |
| 17th | Barbara S. Matthews Term limited | Dem |
| 18th | Johan Klehs Term limited. Lost primary for State Senate, 10th District | Dem |
| 19th | Gene Mullin | Dem |
| 20th | Alberto Torrico | Dem |
| 21st | Ira Ruskin | Dem |
| 22nd | Sally J. Lieber | Dem |
| 23rd | Joe Coto | Dem |
| 24th | Rebecca Cohn Term limited | Dem |
| 25th | Dave Cogdill Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 14th District | Rep |
| 26th | Greg Aghazarian | Rep |
| 27th | John Laird | Dem |
| 28th | Simon Salinas Term limited | Dem |
| 29th | Michael Villines | Rep |
| 30th | Nicole Parra | Dem |
| 31st | Juan Arambula | Dem |
| 32nd | Kevin McCarthy Elected to U.S. Congress, 22nd District | Rep |
| 33rd | Sam Blakeslee | Rep |
| 34th | Bill Maze | Rep |
| 35th | Pedro Nava | Dem |
| 36th | Sharon Runner | Rep |
| 37th | Audra Strickland | Rep |
| 38th | Keith Richman Term limited. Lost primary for State Treasurer | Rep |
| 39th | Cindy Montañez Lost primary for State Senate, 20th District | Dem |
| 40th | Lloyd E. Levine | Dem |
| 41st | Fran Pavley Term limited | Dem |
| 42nd | Paul Koretz Term limited | Dem |
| 43rd | Dario Frommer Term limited | Dem |
| 44th | Carol Liu Term limited | Dem |
| 45th | Jackie Goldberg Term limited | Dem |
| 46th | Fabian Nuñez | Dem |
| 47th | Karen Bass | Dem |
| 48th | Mark Ridley-Thomas Elected to State Senate, 26th District | Dem |
| 49th | Judy Chu Term limited. Elected to Board of Equalization, 4th District | Dem |
| 50th | Hector De La Torre | Dem |
| 51st | Jerome Horton Term limited. Lost primary for Board of Equalization, 4th District | Dem |
| 52nd | Mervyn M. Dymally | Dem |
| 53rd | Mike Gordon ★ Ted Lieu ★ | Dem |
| 54th | Betty Karnette | Dem |
| 55th | Jenny Oropeza Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 28th District | Dem |
| 56th | Rudy Bermúdez Lost primary for State Senate, 30th District | Dem |
| 57th | Ed Chavez Term limited | Dem |
| 58th | Ronald S. Calderon Elected to State Senate, 30th District | Dem |
| 59th | Dennis Mountjoy Term limited | Rep |
| 60th | Bob Huff | Rep |
| 61st | Gloria Negrete McLeod Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 32nd District | Dem |
| 62nd | Joe Baca, Jr. Lost primary for State Senate, 32nd District Elected to Rialto City Council | Dem |
| 63rd | Bill Emmerson | Rep |
| 64th | John J. Benoit | Rep |
| 65th | Russ Bogh Term limited | Rep |
| 66th | Ray Haynes Term limited. Lost primary for Board of Equalization, 3rd District | Rep |
| 67th | Tom Harman ★ Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 35th District | Rep |
| 68th | Van Tran | Rep |
| 69th | Tom Umberg Term limited. Lost primary for State Senate, 34th District | Dem |
| 70th | Chuck DeVore | Rep |
| 71st | Todd Spitzer | Rep |
| 72nd | Lynn Daucher Term limited. Lost general election for State Senate, 34th District | Rep |
| 73rd | Mimi Walters | Rep |
| 74th | Mark Wyland Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 38th District | Rep |
| 75th | George A. Plescia | Rep |
| 76th | Lori Saldaña | Dem |
| 77th | Jay La Suer Term limited | Rep |
| 78th | Shirley Horton | Rep |
| 79th | Juan Vargas | Dem |
| 80th | Bonnie Garcia | Rep |
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State Assembly Members, 2003-2004 Session
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★ | Democrats: 48 |
★ | Republicans: 32 |
Officers
★ Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46) from February 9 2004
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★ Herb J. Wesson, Jr. (D-47) to February 9 2004
★ Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe (D-76)
★ Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee (D-12)
★ Majority Leader Wilma Chan (D-16)
★ Majority Floor Leader Marco Antonio Firebaugh (D-50)
★ Minority Floor Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-32) from January 5 2004
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★ Dave Cox (R-5) to January 5 2004
★ Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
★ Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane
Analysis of Bills
Full List of Members, 2003-2004
The party affiliation and district numbers of Assembly members are listed after their names in this list.
★ Greg Aghazarian (R-26)
★ Patricia C. Bates (R-73)
★ John J. Benoit (R-64)
★ Patty Berg (D-1)
★ Rudy Bermúdez (D-56)
★ Russ Bogh (R-65)
★ Ronald S. Calderon (D-58)
★ John Campbell (R-70)
★ Joseph Canciamilla (D-11)
★ Wilma Chan (D-16)
★ Ed Chavez (D-57)
★ Judy Chu (D-49)
★ Dave Cogdill (R-25)
★ Rebecca Cohn (D-24)
★ Ellen M. Corbett (D-18)
★ Lou Correa (D-69)
★ Dave Cox (R-5)
★ Lynn Daucher (R-72)
★ Manny Diaz (D-23)
★ John A. Dutra (D-20)
★ Robert D. Dutton (R-63)
★ Mervyn M. Dymally (D-52)
★ Marco Antonio Firebaugh (D-50)
★ Dario Frommer (D-43)
★ Bonnie Garcia (R-80)
★ Jackie Goldberg (D-45)
★ Loni Hancock (D-14)
★ Tom Harman (R-67)
★ Ray Haynes (R-66)
★ Jerome Horton (D-51)
★ Shirley Horton (R-78)
★ Guy S. Houston (R-15)
★ Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-35)
★ Rick Keene (R-3)
★ Christine Kehoe (D-76)
★ Paul Koretz (D-42)
★ Jay La Suer (R-77)
★ John Laird (D-27)
★ Doug LaMalfa (R-2)
★ Mark Leno (D-13)
★ Tim Leslie (R-4)
★ Lloyd E. Levine (D-40)
★ Sally J. Lieber (D-22)
★ Carol Liu (D-44)
★ John Longville (D-62)
★ Alan Lowenthal (D-54)
★ Ken Maddox (R-68)
★ Abel Maldonado (R-33)
★ Barbara S. Matthews (D-17)
★ Bill Maze (R-34)
★ Kevin McCarthy (R-32)
★ Cindy Montañez (D-39)
★ Dennis Mountjoy (R-59)
★ Gene Mullin (D-19)
★ Alan Nakanishi (R-10)
★ George Nakano (D-53)
★ Joe Nation (D-6)
★ Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-61)
★ Fabian Núñez (D-46)
★ Jenny Oropeza (D-55)
★ Robert Pacheco (R-60)
★ Nicole Parra (D-30)
★ Fran Pavley (D-41)
★ George A. Plescia (R-75)
★ Sarah Reyes (D-31)
★ Keith Richman (R-38)
★ Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-48)
★ Sharon Runner (R-36)
★ Simon Salinas (D-28)
★ Steven N. Samuelian (R-29)
★ S. Joseph Simitian (D-21)
★ Todd Spitzer (R-71)
★ Darrell Steinberg (D-9)
★ Tony Strickland (R-37)
★ Juan Vargas (D-79)
★ Herb J. Wesson, Jr. (D-47)
★ Pat Wiggins (D-7)
★ Lois Wolk (D-8)
★ Mark Wyland (R-74)
★ Leland Yee (D-12)
State Assembly Members, 2001-2002 Session
Democrats: 50
Republicans: 30
Officers
★ Speaker Herb Wesson (D-47) from February 6 2002
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★ Robert Hertzberg (D-40) to February 6 2002
★ Speaker pro Tempore Fred Keeley (D-27)
★ Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe (D-76)
★ Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)
★ Minority Floor Leader Dave Cox (R-5) from March 26 2001
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★ Bill Campbell (R-71) to March 26 2001
★ Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
★ Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane
''Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature''
Full List of Members, 2001-2002
Analysis of Bills
State Assembly Members, 1999-2000 Session
Democrats: 50
Republicans: 29
Officers
★ Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa (D-45)
★ Speaker pro Tempore Fred Keeley (D-27)
★ Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)
★ Minority Floor Leader Scott Baugh (R-67) from April 6 1999
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★ Rod Pacheco (R-64) to April 6 1999
★ Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
★ Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane
''Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature''
Analysis of Bills
State Assembly Members, 1997-1998 Session
Democrats: 43
Republicans: 37
Officers
★ Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa (D-45) from February 26 1998
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★ Cruz Bustamante (D-31) to February 26 1998
★ Speaker pro Tempore Sheila Kuehl (D-41)
★ Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)
★ Minority Floor Leader Rod Pacheco (R-64) from November 5 1998
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★ Bill Leonard (R-63) to November 5 1998
★ Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
★ Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane
''Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature''
Analysis of Bills
Full List of Members, 1997-1998
The party affiliation and district numbers of Assembly members are listed after their names in this list.
Officers information
'Sergeant-at-Arms' is the division which protects the assemblymen of the California State Assembly. The chief sergeant at arms is the head of this division. This position has existed since December 15, 1849 when Samuel N. Houston became California's first Sergeant at Arms. Official website of the Sergeant at Arms
See also
★ Bill (proposed law)
★ California State Assembly Districts
★ California Assembly elections, 2006
★ List of Speakers of the California State Assembly
★ California State Legislature
★ Members of the California State Legislature
★ California State Senate
★ California State Capitol
★ California State Capitol Museum
★ Districts in California
External links
★ California State Assembly
★ Current Candidates for the State Assembly
★ California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
★ Map of Assembly Districts
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