President pro tempore of the California State Senate
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The President pro tempore of the California State Senate is the highest ranking leader and most powerful member of the Senate. He or she also chairs the Senate Rules Committee. At the beginning of each two-year session, all Senators elect a new President pro tempore.[1]
| Year | President Pro Tem | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1849 | E. Kirby Chamberlain | Nonpartisan |
| 1851 | Elcan Heydenfeldt | Whig |
| 1852 | Benjamin F. Keene | Democrat |
| 1853 | Benjamin F. Keene | Democrat |
| 1854 | Benjamin F. Keene | Democrat |
| 1855 | Royal T. Sprague | Democrat |
| 1856 | Delos R. Ashley | American |
| 1857 | Samuel H. Dosh | Democrat |
| 1858 | Samuel A. Merritt | Democrat |
| 1859 | W. B. Dickinson | Democrat |
| 1860 | Isaac N. Quinn | Democrat |
| 1860 | Charles J. Lansing[2] | Democrat |
| 1861 | Richard Irwin | Douglass Democrat |
| 1862 | James McMillan Shafter | Republican |
| 1863 | A. M. Crane | Union |
| 1864 | R. Burnell | Union |
| 1866 | S. P. Wright | Union |
| 1868 | Lansing B. Mizner | Union |
| 1870 | Edward J. Lewis | Democrat |
| 1872 | James T. Farley | Democrat |
| 1874 | William Irwin | Democrat |
| 1876 | Benjamin F. Tuttle | Democrat |
| 1878 | Edward J. Lewis | Democrat |
| 1880 | George F. Baker | Republican |
| 1881 | William Johnston | Republican |
| 1883 | R. F. Del Valle | Democrat |
| 1885 | Benjamin Knight, Jr. | Democrat |
| 1887 | Stephen M. White | Democrat |
| 1889 | Stephen M. White | Democrat |
| 1891 | Thomas Fraser | Republican |
| 1893 | R. B. Carpenter | Republican |
| 1895 | Thomas Flint, Jr. | Republican |
| 1897 | Thomas Flint, Jr. | Republican |
| 1899 | Thomas Flint, Jr. | Republican |
| 1901 | Thomas Flint, Jr. | Republican |
| 1903 | Thomas Flint, Jr. | Republican |
| 1905 | Edward I. Wolfe | Republican |
| 1907 | Edward I. Wolfe | Republican |
| 1909 | Edward I. Wolfe | Republican |
| 1911 | A. E. Boynton | Republican |
| 1913 | A. E. Boynton | Republican |
| 1915 | N. W. Thompson | Republican |
| 1917 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1919 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1921 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1923 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1925 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1927 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1929 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1931 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1933 | Arthur H. Breed | Republican |
| 1935 | William P. Rich | Republican |
| 1937 | William P. Rich | Republican |
| 1939 | Jerrold L. Seawell | Republican |
| 1943 | Jerrold L. Seawell | Republican |
| 1945 | Jerrold L. Seawell | Republican |
| 1947 | Harold J. Powers | Republican |
| 1948 | Harold J. Powers | Republican |
| 1949 | Harold J. Powers | Republican |
| 1950 | Harold J. Powers | Republican |
| 1951 | Harold J. Powers | Republican |
| 1952 | Harold J. Powers | Republican |
| 1953 | Harold J. Powers | Republican |
| 1954 | Clarence C. Ward | Republican |
| 1955 | Clarence C. Ward | Republican |
| 1955 | Ben Hulse | Republican |
| 1956 | Ben Hulse | Republican |
| 1957 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1958 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1959 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1960 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1961 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1962 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1963 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1964 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1965 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1966 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1967 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1968 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1969 | Hugh M. Burns | Democrat |
| 1969 | Howard Way | Republican |
| 1970 | Howard Way | Republican |
| 1970 | Jack Schrade | Republican |
| 1971 | James R. Mills | Democrat |
| 1972 | James R. Mills | Democrat |
| 1973 | James R. Mills | Democrat |
| 1975 | James R. Mills | Democrat |
| 1977 | James R. Mills | Democrat |
| 1979 | James R. Mills | Democrat |
| 1981 | David A. Roberti | Democrat |
| 1983 | David A. Roberti | Democrat |
| 1985 | David A. Roberti | Democrat |
| 1987 | David A. Roberti | Democrat |
| 1989 | David A. Roberti | Democrat |
| 1991 | David A. Roberti | Democrat |
| 1993 | David A. Roberti | Democrat |
| 1994 | Bill Lockyer | Democrat |
| 1995 | Bill Lockyer | Democrat |
| 1997 | Bill Lockyer | Democrat |
| 1998 | John L. Burton | Democrat |
| 1999 | John L. Burton | Democrat |
| 2001 | John L. Burton | Democrat |
| 2003 | John L. Burton | Democrat |
| 2004 | Don Perata | Democrat |
| 2005 | Don Perata | Democrat |
| 2007 | Don Perata | Democrat |
| 2009 | Darrell Steinberg | Democrat |
| 2011 | Darrell Steinberg | Democrat |
[edit] References
- ^ "Glossary of Legislative Terms". California Legislative Counsel. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/glossary.html. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ "Charles J. Lansing". JoinCalifornia Election Archive. http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/10332. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
