California State Legislature, 2019–2020 session
Appearance
2019–20 session of the California State Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | California State Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | California | ||||
Term | December 3, 2018 – | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President of the Senate |
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President pro tempore | Toni Atkins (D–39th) Dec. 3, 2018 – present | ||||
Minority Leader |
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Party control | Democratic | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 80 | ||||
Speaker | Anthony Rendon (D–63rd) Dec. 3, 2018 – present | ||||
Minority Leader | Marie Waldron (R–75th) Dec. 3, 2018 – present | ||||
Party control | Democratic |
The 2019–20 session is the current session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 3, 2018.
Major events
Vacancies and special elections
- Republican Senator Ted Gaines (1st–El Dorado Hills) resigned to take his seat on the California State Board of Equalization on January 7, 2019.[1] Republican Assemblymember Brian Dahle won a special election on June 4, 2019 and succeeded Gaines on June 12, 2019.
- Democratic Senator Ricardo Lara (33rd–Bell Gardens) resigned to become the California Insurance Commissioner on January 7, 2019.[2] Democrat Lena Gonzalez won a special election on June 4, 2019 and succeeded Lara on June 12, 2019.
- Republican Megan Dahle won a special election on November 5, 2019, and succeeded Brian Dahle on November 12, 2019.
Leadership changes
- January 7, 2019: Democrat Eleni Kounalakis, a former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, is sworn in as Lieutenant Governor (and Senate President), replacing Gavin Newsom, who became Governor.
- March 1, 2019: Republican senator Shannon Grove (16th–Bakersfield) replaces senator Patricia Bates (36th–Laguna Niguel) as Senate minority leader
Party changes
- January 24, 2019: Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (77th–San Diego) changed party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.[3][4]
- December 5, 2019: Assemblymember Chad Mayes (42nd–Yucca Valley) left the Republican Party. He has not joined another party.[5]
State Senate
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29 | 1 | 10 |
Democratic | V | Republican |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
End of previous legislature | 26 | 14 | 40 | 0 | |
Begin | 29 | 11 | 40 | 0 | |
January 7, 2019 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 2 | |
June 4, 2019 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 0 | |
November 1, 2019 | 10 | 39 | 1 | ||
Latest voting share | 74.4% | 25.6% |
Officers
Position | Name | Party | District | |
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Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis | Democratic | ||
President pro tempore | Toni Atkins | Democratic | 39th–San Diego | |
Majority leader | Robert Hertzberg | Democratic | 18th–Van Nuys | |
Assistant majority leader | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 2nd–Healdsburg | |
Majority whip | Nancy Skinner | Democratic | 9th–Berkeley | |
Assistant majority whips | Maria Elena Durazo | Democratic | 24th–Los Angeles | |
Scott Wiener | Democratic | 11th–San Francisco | ||
Democratic caucus chair | Connie Leyva | Democratic | 20th–Chino | |
Minority leader | Shannon Grove | Republican | 16th–Bakersfield | |
Secretary | Erika Contreras | |||
Sergeant-at-Arms | Jodie O. Barnett III | |||
Chaplain | Sister Michelle Gorman, RSM |
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members
State Assembly
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61 | 1 | 18 |
Democratic | I | Republican |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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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
Position | Name | Party | District | |
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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 | |
Al Muratsuchi | Democratic | 66th–Rolling Hills Estates | ||
Majority whip | Todd Gloria | Democratic | 78th–San Diego | |
Assistant majority whips | Tasha Boerner Horvath | Democratic | 76th–Encinitas | |
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
See also
References
- ^ "Tuesday, January 8, 2019" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 54. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monday, January 7, 2019" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. pp. 42–43. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Gomez, Luis (January 24, 2019). "Brian Maienschein quits Republican Party, joins Democrats in surprise move". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats". The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Bryan (2019-12-05). "Another California GOP lawmaker is leaving the Republican Party. Here's why". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ "Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat". KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.