California State Assembly

California State Assembly
California State Assembly
California State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house of the California State Legislature
Term limits	Elected before 2012:; 3 terms (6 years); Elected 2012 and after:; 6 terms (12 years)
History
New session started	December 3, 2018
Leadership
Speaker	Anthony Rendon (D) ; since March 7, 2016
Speaker pro Tempore	Kevin Mullin (D) ; since December 1, 2014
Majority Leader	Ian Calderon (D) ; since March 10, 2016
Minority Leader	Marie Waldron (R) ; since November 8, 2018
Structure
Seats	80
Political groups	Majority Democratic (61) Minority Republican (18) Independent (1)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, California Constitution
Salary	$110,459/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018
Next election	November 3, 2020
Redistricting	California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Motto
	Legislatorum est justas leges condere; ("It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws.")
Meeting place
	State Assembly Chamber; California State Capitol; Sacramento, California
Website
	California State Assembly

38°34′35″N 121°29′36″W / 38.57639°N 121.49333°W / 38.57639; -121.49333 The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

The Assembly consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people. Due to a combination of the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the Assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the United States after the federal House of Representatives.

Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman (for men), Assemblywoman (for women), or Assemblymember (gender-neutral). In the current legislative session, Democrats enjoy a three-fourths supermajority of 61 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 18 seats; there is currently 1 vacant seat.

Leadership

The Speaker presides over the State Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full Assembly. Other 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 Democrat Anthony Rendon (63rd–Lakewood). The majority leader is Democrat Ian Calderon (57th–Whittier), while the minority leader is Republican Marie Waldron (75th–Escondido).^[1]

Terms of office

As a result of Proposition 140 in 1990 and Proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to three two-year terms (six years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year State Senate or two-year State Assembly terms.^[2]

Every two years, all 80 seats in the Assembly are subject to election. This is in contrast to the State Senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.

Meeting chamber

The chamber's green tones are based on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an "E", with its central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a Latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws"). Almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber.

Candidate qualifications

To run for the Assembly, a candidate must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers are issued, and may not have served three terms in the State Assembly since November 6, 1990. According to Article 4, Section 2(c) of the California Constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and California residency for three years.^[3]

Employees

The chief clerk of the Assembly, a position that has existed since the Assembly's creation, is responsible for many administrative duties. The chief clerk is the custodian of all Assembly bills and records and publishes the Assembly Daily Journal, the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the Assembly Daily File (the Assembly agenda). The chief clerk is the Assembly's parliamentarian, and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure. The chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmitting passed legislation to the governor.^[4]

Since 2016, the chaplain and the alternate chaplain of the Assembly have been Revs. Patti Oshita and Bob Oshita, married couple and both Buddhist spiritual leaders. The chaplain from 2003 to 2016 was Father Constantine Pappademos, a Greek Orthodox priest.^[5]

The position of sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly has existed since 1849; Samuel N. Houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy. The sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role. Today, some fifty employees are part of the Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Office.^[6]

Current session

Composition

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61	1	18
Democratic	Independent	Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
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	Democratic	Republican	Independent		Vacant
End of previous legislature	55	25	0	80	0

Begin	60	20	0	80	0
January 24, 2019	61	19	0	80	0
June 12, 2019	61	18	0	79	1
November 12, 2019	61	19	0	80	0
December 5, 2019	61	18	1	80	0
Latest voting share	76.3%	22.5%	1.3%

Officers

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Position		Name	Party
Speaker	Anthony Rendon	Democratic	63rd–Lakewood
Speaker pro tempore	Kevin Mullin	Democratic	22nd–South San Francisco
Assistant speaker pro tempore	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan	Democratic	16th–Orinda
Majority leader	Ian Calderon	Democratic	57th–Whittier
Assistant majority leaders	Rob Bonta	Democratic	18th–Alameda
Assistant majority leaders	Al Muratsuchi	Democratic	66th–Rolling Hills Estates
Majority whip	Todd Gloria	Democratic	78th–San Diego
Assistant majority whips	Tasha Boerner Horvath	Democratic	76th–Encinitas
Assistant majority whips	Jesse Gabriel	Democratic	45th–Encino
Democratic caucus chair	Mike Gipson	Democratic	64th–Carson
Republican leader	Marie Waldron	Republican	75th–Escondido
Republican floor leader	Heath Flora	Republican	12th–Ripon
Republican caucus chair	Jay Obernolte	Republican	33rd–Big Bear Lake
Republican chief whip	Phillip Chen	Republican	55th–Yorba Linda
Republican whip	Devon Mathis	Republican	26th–Visalia
Acting Chief Clerk		Sue Parker
Acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms		Alisa Buckley
Chaplain		Reverend Patti Oshita

The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature.

Members

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District		Name	Party	Residence	First elected	Term limited
1	Megan Dahle	Republican	Bieber	2019†	2030
2	Jim Wood	Democratic	Santa Rosa	2014	2026
3	James Gallagher	Republican	Yuba City	2014	2026
4	Cecilia Aguiar-Curry	Democratic	Winters	2016	2028
5	Frank Bigelow	Republican	O'Neals	2012	2024
6	Kevin Kiley	Republican	Rocklin	2016	2028
7	Kevin McCarty	Democratic	Sacramento	2014	2026
8	Ken Cooley	Democratic	Rancho Cordova	2012	2024
9	Jim Cooper	Democratic	Elk Grove	2014	2026
10	Marc Levine	Democratic	Greenbrae	2012	2024
11	Jim Frazier	Democratic	Discovery Bay	2012	2024
12	Heath Flora	Republican	Ripon	2016	2028
13	Susan Eggman	Democratic	Stockton	2012	2024
14	Tim Grayson	Democratic	Concord	2016	2028
15	Buffy Wicks	Democratic	Oakland	2018	2030
16	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan	Democratic	Orinda	2018	2030
17	David Chiu	Democratic	San Francisco	2014	2026
18	Rob Bonta	Democratic	Alameda	2012	2024
19	Phil Ting	Democratic	San Francisco	2012	2024
20	Bill Quirk	Democratic	Hayward	2012	2024
21	Adam Gray	Democratic	Merced	2012	2024
22	Kevin Mullin	Democratic	South San Francisco	2012	2024
23	Jim Patterson	Republican	Fresno	2012	2024
24	Marc Berman	Democratic	Palo Alto	2016	2028
25	Kansen Chu	Democratic	San Jose	2014	2026
26	Devon Mathis	Republican	Visalia	2014	2026
27	Ash Kalra	Democratic	San Jose	2016	2028
28	Evan Low	Democratic	Campbell	2014	2026
29	Mark Stone	Democratic	Scotts Valley	2012	2024
30	Robert Rivas	Democratic	Hollister	2018	2030
31	Joaquin Arambula	Democratic	Fresno	2016†	2028
32	Rudy Salas	Democratic	Bakersfield	2012	2024
33	Jay Obernolte	Republican	Big Bear Lake	2014	2026
34	Vince Fong	Republican	Bakersfield	2016	2028
35	Jordan Cunningham	Republican	Paso Robles	2016	2028
36	Tom Lackey	Republican	Palmdale	2014	2026
37	Monique Limón	Democratic	Santa Barbara	2016	2028
38	Christy Smith	Democratic	Santa Clarita	2018	2030
39	Luz Rivas	Democratic	North Hollywood	2018†	2030
40	James Ramos	Democratic	Highland	2018	2030
41	Chris Holden	Democratic	Pasadena	2012	2024
42	Chad Mayes	Independent	Yucca Valley	2014	2026
43	Laura Friedman	Democratic	Glendale	2016	2028
44	Jacqui Irwin	Democratic	Thousand Oaks	2014	2026
45	Jesse Gabriel	Democratic	Encino	2018†	2030
46	Adrin Nazarian	Democratic	Sherman Oaks	2012	2024
47	Eloise Reyes	Democratic	Grand Terrace	2016	2028
48	Blanca Rubio	Democratic	Baldwin Park	2016	2028
49	Ed Chau	Democratic	Arcadia	2012	2024
50	Richard Bloom	Democratic	Santa Monica	2012	2024
51	Wendy Carrillo	Democratic	Boyle Heights	2017†	2030
52	Freddie Rodriguez	Democratic	Pomona	2013†	2024
53	Miguel Santiago	Democratic	Los Angeles	2014	2026
54	Sydney Kamlager-Dove	Democratic	Los Angeles	2018†	2030
55	Phillip Chen	Republican	Yorba Linda	2016	2028
56	Eduardo Garcia	Democratic	Coachella	2014	2026
57	Ian Calderon	Democratic	Whittier	2012	2024	Majority Leader
58	Cristina Garcia	Democratic	Bell Gardens	2012	2024
59	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	Democratic	Los Angeles	2012	2024
60	Sabrina Cervantes	Democratic	Riverside	2016	2028
61	Jose Medina	Democratic	Riverside	2012	2024
62	Autumn Burke	Democratic	Marina del Rey	2014	2026
63	Anthony Rendon	Democratic	Lakewood	2012	2024	Speaker
64	Mike Gipson	Democratic	Carson	2014	2026
65	Sharon Quirk-Silva	Democratic	Fullerton	2016	2026	Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
66	Al Muratsuchi	Democratic	Rolling Hills Estates	2016	2026	Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
67	Melissa Melendez	Republican	Lake Elsinore	2012	2024
68	Steven Choi	Republican	Irvine	2016	2028
69	Tom Daly	Democratic	Anaheim	2012	2024
70	Patrick O'Donnell	Democratic	Long Beach	2014	2026
71	Randy Voepel	Republican	Santee	2016	2028
72	Tyler Diep	Republican	Westminster	2018	2030
73	Bill Brough	Republican	Dana Point	2014	2026
74	Cottie Petrie-Norris	Democratic	Laguna Beach	2018	2030
75	Marie Waldron	Republican	Escondido	2012	2024	Minority Leader
76	Tasha Boerner Horvath	Democratic	Encinitas	2018	2030
77	Brian Maienschein	Democratic	San Diego	2012	2024	Changed party affiliation on January 24, 2019^[7]^[8]
78	Todd Gloria	Democratic	San Diego	2016	2028
79	Shirley Weber	Democratic	San Diego	2012	2024
80	Lorena Gonzalez	Democratic	San Diego	2013†	2024

† elected in a special election

Seating chart

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Past composition of the Assembly

Committees

Current committees include:^[9]

Standing

Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative review
Assembly Committee on Aging And Long-Term Care
Assembly Committee on Agriculture
Assembly Committee on Appropriations
Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media
Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance
Assembly Committee on Budget
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Process Oversight and Program Evaluation
Assembly Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection
Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance
Assembly Committee on Education
Assembly Committee on Elections and Redistricting
Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization
Assembly Committee on Health
Assembly Committee on Higher Education
Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development
Assembly Committee on Human Services
Assembly Committee on Insurance
Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment
Assembly Committee on Local Government
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources
Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection
Assembly Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security
Assembly Committee on Public Safety
Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation
Assembly Committee on Rules
Assembly Committee on Transportation
Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce
Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs
Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife

Joint

Joint Committee on Arts
Joint Committee on Fairs, Allocation and Classification
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
Joint Committee on Legislative Audit
Joint Committee on Rules
Joint Legislative Budget
Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Recent sessions

References

^ "Officers of the California State Assembly | Assembly Internet". assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
^ "California Constitution Article IV; Legislative". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "California Constitution Article IV § 2". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ About Us, Office of the Chief Clerk, California State Assembly.
^ Melanie Mason, Buddhist reverend is newest chaplain for California Assembly, Los Angeles Times (December 20, 2016).
^ History Archived 2018-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Sergeant-at-Arms Office, California State Assembly.
^ "California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats". The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.
^ "Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat". KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.
^ "California Assembly Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

External links

Official website of the California State Assembly
Map of the state assembly districts
California legislative district maps from 1849 to the present
California State Assembly at Ballotpedia

[1] "Officers of the California State Assembly | Assembly Internet". assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-21.

[Article_4-2] "California Constitution Article IV; Legislative". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[3] "California Constitution Article IV § 2". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[4] About Us, Office of the Chief Clerk, California State Assembly.

[5] Melanie Mason, Buddhist reverend is newest chaplain for California Assembly, Los Angeles Times (December 20, 2016).

[6] History Archived 2018-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Sergeant-at-Arms Office, California State Assembly.

[MaienscheinBee-7] "California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats". The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.

[8] "Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat". KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.

[OpenStates-9] "California Assembly Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

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▌Megan Dahle (R) ▌Jim Wood (D) ▌James Gallagher (R) ▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) ▌Joe Patterson (R) ▌Kevin McCarty (D) ▌Josh Hoover (R) ▌Jim Patterson (R) ▌Heath Flora (R) ▌Stephanie Nguyen (D) ▌Lori Wilson (D) ▌Damon Connolly (D) ▌Carlos Villapudua (D) ▌Buffy Wicks (D) ▌Tim Grayson (D) ▌Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) ▌Matt Haney (D) ▌Mia Bonta (D) ▌Phil Ting (D) ▌Liz Ortega (D) ▌Diane Papan (D) ▌Juan Alanis (R) ▌Marc Berman (D) ▌Alex Lee (D) ▌Ash Kalra (D) ▌Evan Low (D) ▌Esmeralda Soria (D) ▌Gail Pellerin (D) ▌Robert Rivas (D) ▌Dawn Addis (D) ▌Joaquin Arambula (D) ▌Vince Fong (R) ▌Devon Mathis (R) ▌Tom Lackey (R) ▌Jasmeet Bains (D) ▌Eduardo Garcia (D) ▌Gregg Hart (D) ▌Steve Bennett (D) ▌Juan Carrillo (D) ▌Pilar Schiavo (D) ▌Chris Holden (D) ▌Jacqui Irwin (D) ▌Luz Rivas (D) ▌Laura Friedman (D) ▌James Ramos (D) ▌Jesse Gabriel (D) ▌Greg Wallis (R) ▌Blanca Rubio (D) ▌Mike Fong (D) ▌Eloise Reyes (D) ▌Rick Zbur (D) ▌Wendy Carrillo (D) ▌Freddie Rodriguez (D) ▌Miguel Santiago (D) ▌Isaac Bryan (D) ▌Lisa Calderon (D) ▌Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) ▌Sabrina Cervantes (D) ▌Phillip Chen (R) ▌Corey Jackson (D) ▌Tina McKinnor (D) ▌Anthony Rendon (D) ▌Bill Essayli (R) ▌Blanca Pacheco (D) ▌Mike Gipson (D) ▌Al Muratsuchi (D) ▌Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) ▌Avelino Valencia (D) ▌Josh Lowenthal (D) ▌Tri Ta (R) ▌Kate Sanchez (R) ▌Diane Dixon (R) ▌Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) ▌Laurie Davies (R) ▌Marie Waldron (R) ▌Brian Maienschein (D) ▌Tasha Boerner (D) ▌Chris Ward (D) ▌Akilah Weber (D) ▌David Alvarez (D)
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