California State Assembly

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California State Assembly
Type
Type Lower house
Leadership
Speaker Karen Bass, (D)
since May 13, 2008
Speaker pro Tempore Lori Saldaña, (D)
since December 1, 2008
Minority Leader Michael Villines, (R)
since November 10, 2006
Structure
Members 80
Political groups Democratic Party
Republican Party
Election
Last election November 4, 2008
Meeting place
Assembly Chamber,
California State Capitol, Sacramento, CA, US
Web site
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000. 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 of the Assembly are restricted by term limits, confining them to three two-year terms (six years).

The Assembly convenes at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

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[edit] 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 Karen Bass of the 47th district (D-Los Angeles). The Majority Leader is Alberto Torrico of the 20th district (D-Newark). The Minority Leader is Michael Villines of the 29th district (R-Fresno).

[edit] Assembly chamber

The chamber's green tones are based on the British House of Commons. 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 quotation from him in Latin: legislatorum est iustas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws"). Almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber.

[edit] Assembly

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 48 32 80 0
Begin 51 29 80 0
Latest voting share 63.7% 36.3%

[edit] Officers

Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature

[edit] Full list of members, 2009-2010

District Name Party Term-
Limited?
1 Wesley Chesbro Dem
2 Jim Nielsen Rep
3 Daniel Logue Rep
4 Ted Gaines Rep
5 Roger Niello Rep
Yes
6 Jared Huffman Dem
7 Noreen Evans Dem
Yes
8 Mariko Yamada Dem
9 Dave Jones Dem
Yes
10 Alyson Huber Dem
11 Tom Torlakson Dem
Yes
12 Fiona Ma Dem
13 Tom Ammiano Dem
14 Nancy Skinner Dem
15 Joan Buchanan Dem
16 Sandré Swanson Dem
17 Cathleen Galgiani Dem
18 Mary Hayashi Dem
19 Jerry Hill Dem
20 Alberto Torrico Dem
Yes
21 Ira Ruskin Dem
Yes
22 Paul Fong Dem
23 Joe Coto Dem
Yes
24 Jim Beall Jr. Dem
25 Tom Berryhill Rep
26 Bill Berryhill Rep
27 Bill Monning Dem
28 Anna M. Caballero Dem
29 Michael Villines Rep
30 Danny Gilmore Rep
31 Juan Arambula Dem
Yes
32 Jean Fuller Rep
33 Sam Blakeslee Rep
Yes
34 Connie Conway Rep
35 Pedro Nava Dem
Yes
36 Steve Knight Rep
37 Audra Strickland Rep
Yes
38 Cameron Smyth Rep
39 Felipe Fuentes Dem
40 Bob Blumenfield Dem
41 Julia Brownley Dem
42 Mike Feuer Dem
43 Paul Krekorian Dem
44 Anthony J. Portantino Dem
45 Kevin de León Dem
46 John Pérez Dem
47 Karen Bass Dem
Yes
48 Mike Davis Dem
49 Mike Eng Dem
50 Hector De La Torre Dem
Yes
51 Curren D. Price Jr. Dem
52 Isadore Hall Dem
53 Ted Lieu Dem
54 Bonnie Lowenthal Dem
55 Warren Furutani Dem
56 Tony Mendoza Dem
57 Edward P. Hernandez Dem
58 Charles M. Calderon Dem
59 Anthony Adams Rep
60 Curt Hagman Rep
61 Norma Torres Dem
62 Wilmer Carter Dem
63 Bill Emmerson Rep
Yes
64 Brian Nestande Rep
65 Paul Cook Rep
66 Kevin Jeffries Rep
67 Jim Silva Rep
68 Van Tran Rep
Yes
69 Jose Solorio Dem
70 Chuck DeVore Rep
Yes
71 Jeff Miller Rep
72 Michael D. Duvall Rep
73 Diane Harkey Rep
74 Martin Garrick Rep
75 Nathan Fletcher Rep
76 Lori Saldaña Dem
Yes
77 Joel Anderson Rep
78 Marty Block Dem
79 Mary Salas Dem
80 Manuel Perez Dem

[edit] Candidate qualifications

To run for Member of the Assembly, the 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 IV, 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, even though it is the legal opinion of the California Secretary of State's office that these provisions violate the United States Constitution.[citation needed]

[edit] State Assembly Members

See:

[edit] Officers information

The Office of the 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

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