California State Legislature, 2015–16 session
The 2015–16 session is the current session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 1, 2014.
Major events
Vacancies and special elections
- September 22, 2014: Democratic senator Rod Wright (35th–Inglewood) resigned to serve a jail sentence after conviction for perjury and voter fraud.[1]
- December 10, 2014: Former Democratic assemblyman Isadore Hall, III of Compton is sworn into office after winning the December 9 special election for the 35th State Senate district to replace Wright.[2]
- January 2, 2015: Democratic senator Mark DeSaulnier (7th–Concord) resigned to take a seat in Congress.[3]
- January 3, 2015: Republican senator Mimi Walters (37th–Irvine) resigned to take a seat in Congress.[3]
- January 5, 2015: Republican senator Steve Knight (21st–Palmdale) resigned to take a seat in Congress.[3]
- March 19, 2015: Former Republican senator Sharon Runner of Lancaster is sworn into office after winning the March 17 special election for the 21st State Senate district to replace Knight.[4]
- March 22, 2015: Former Republican county supervisor John Moorlach of Costa Mesa is sworn into office after winning the March 17 special election for the 37th State Senate district to replace Walters.[5]
- May 28, 2015: Former Orinda mayor Steve Glazer is sworn into office after winning the May 19 special election for the 7th State Senate district to replace DeSaulnier.[6]
- December 31, 2015: Democratic assemblymember Henry Perea resigned to become senior director of state advocacy for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.[7][8]
Leadership changes
Senate
Composition of the California State Senate
Democratic Party
Republican Party
|
26 |
14 |
Democratic |
Republican |
Affiliation |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total |
|
|
|
|
Democratic |
Republican |
Vacant |
Suspended |
End of previous legislature |
25 |
12 |
37 |
1 |
2 |
|
Begin |
25 |
14 |
39 |
1 |
0 |
December 10, 2014 |
26 |
40 |
0 |
January 2, 2015 |
25 |
39 |
1 |
January 3, 2015 |
13 |
38 |
2 |
January 5, 2015 |
12 |
37 |
3 |
March 19, 2015 |
13 |
38 |
2 |
March 22, 2015 |
14 |
39 |
1 |
March 22, 2015 |
26 |
40 |
0 |
Latest voting share |
7001650000000000000♠65% |
7001350000000000000♠35% |
|
Officers
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members
District |
Name |
Party |
Residence |
Term-limited? |
Notes |
|
1 |
Ted Gaines |
Republican |
El Dorado Hills |
|
|
|
2 |
Mike McGuire |
Democratic |
Healdsburg |
|
|
|
3 |
Lois Wolk |
Democratic |
Davis |
Yes |
|
|
4 |
Jim Nielsen |
Republican |
Gerber |
|
|
|
5 |
Cathleen Galgiani |
Democratic |
Stockton |
|
|
|
6 |
Richard Pan |
Democratic |
Sacramento |
|
|
|
7 |
Mark DeSaulnier |
Democratic |
Concord |
Yes |
Resigned on January 2, 2015[3] |
|
Vacant from January 2, 2015, to May 28, 2015 |
|
Steve Glazer |
Democratic |
Orinda |
|
Sworn into office on May 28, 2015[6] |
|
8 |
Tom Berryhill |
Republican |
Twain Harte |
|
|
|
9 |
Loni Hancock |
Democratic |
Berkeley |
Yes |
|
|
10 |
Bob Wieckowski |
Democratic |
Fremont |
|
|
|
11 |
Mark Leno |
Democratic |
San Francisco |
Yes |
|
|
12 |
Anthony Cannella |
Republican |
Ceres |
|
|
|
13 |
Jerry Hill |
Democratic |
San Mateo |
|
|
|
14 |
Andy Vidak |
Republican |
Hanford |
|
|
|
15 |
Jim Beall |
Democratic |
San Jose |
|
|
|
16 |
Jean Fuller |
Republican |
Bakersfield |
|
Minority leader since August 27, 2015 |
|
17 |
Bill Monning |
Democratic |
Carmel |
|
|
|
18 |
Robert Hertzberg |
Democratic |
Van Nuys |
|
|
|
19 |
Hannah-Beth Jackson |
Democratic |
Santa Barbara |
|
|
|
20 |
Connie Leyva |
Democratic |
Chino |
|
|
|
21 |
Steve Knight |
Republican |
Palmdale |
|
Resigned on January 5, 2015[3] |
|
Vacant from January 5, 2015, to March 19, 2015 |
|
Sharon Runner |
Republican |
Lancaster |
|
Sworn into office on March 19, 2015[4] |
|
22 |
Ed Hernandez |
Democratic |
West Covina |
|
|
|
23 |
Mike Morrell |
Republican |
Rancho Cucamonga |
|
|
|
24 |
Kevin de León |
Democratic |
Los Angeles |
|
President pro tempore |
|
25 |
Carol Liu |
Democratic |
La Cañada Flintridge |
Yes |
|
|
26 |
Ben Allen |
Democratic |
Santa Monica |
|
|
|
27 |
Fran Pavley |
Democratic |
Agoura Hills |
Yes |
|
|
28 |
Jeff Stone |
Republican |
Temecula |
|
|
|
29 |
Bob Huff |
Republican |
San Dimas |
Yes |
Minority leader from January 5, 2012, to August 27, 2015 |
|
30 |
Holly Mitchell |
Democratic |
Los Angeles |
|
|
|
31 |
Richard Roth |
Democratic |
Riverside |
|
|
|
32 |
Tony Mendoza |
Democratic |
Artesia |
|
|
|
33 |
Ricardo Lara |
Democratic |
Bell Gardens |
|
|
|
34 |
Janet Nguyen |
Republican |
Garden Grove |
|
|
|
35 |
Vacant from September 22, 2014, to December 10, 2014[1] |
|
Isadore Hall, III |
Democratic |
Compton |
|
Sworn into office on December 10, 2014[2] |
|
36 |
Patricia Bates |
Republican |
Laguna Niguel |
|
|
|
37 |
Mimi Walters |
Republican |
Irvine |
|
Resigned on January 3, 2015[3] |
|
Vacant from January 3, 2015, to March 22, 2015 |
|
John Moorlach |
Republican |
Costa Mesa |
|
Sworn into office on March 22, 2015[5] |
|
38 |
Joel Anderson |
Republican |
Alpine |
|
|
|
39 |
Marty Block |
Democratic |
San Diego |
|
|
|
40 |
Ben Hueso |
Democratic |
San Diego |
|
|
Assembly
Composition of the California State Assembly
Democratic Party
Republican Party
|
51 |
1 |
28 |
Democratic |
V |
Republican |
Affiliation |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total |
|
|
|
|
Democratic |
Republican |
Vacant |
End of previous legislature |
55 |
24 |
79 |
1 |
|
Begin |
52 |
28 |
80 |
0 |
December 31, 2015 |
51 |
79 |
1 |
Latest voting share |
7001645999999900000♠64.6% |
7001354000000000000♠35.4% |
|
Officers
The Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members
District |
Name |
Party |
Residence |
Term-limited? |
Notes |
|
1 |
Brian Dahle |
Republican |
Bieber |
|
|
|
2 |
Jim Wood |
Democratic |
Healdsburg |
|
|
|
3 |
James Gallagher |
Republican |
Nicolaus |
|
|
|
4 |
Bill Dodd |
Democratic |
Napa |
|
|
|
5 |
Frank Bigelow |
Republican |
O'Neals |
|
|
|
6 |
Beth Gaines |
Republican |
El Dorado Hills |
Yes |
|
|
7 |
Kevin McCarty |
Democratic |
Sacramento |
|
|
|
8 |
Ken Cooley |
Democratic |
Rancho Cordova |
|
|
|
9 |
Jim Cooper |
Democratic |
Elk Grove |
|
|
|
10 |
Marc Levine |
Democratic |
San Rafael |
|
|
|
11 |
Jim Frazier |
Democratic |
Oakley |
|
|
|
12 |
Kristin Olsen |
Republican |
Modesto |
Yes |
Minority leader from December 1, 2014, to January 4, 2016 |
|
13 |
Susan Eggman |
Democratic |
Stockton |
|
|
|
14 |
Susan Bonilla |
Democratic |
Concord |
Yes |
|
|
15 |
Tony Thurmond |
Democratic |
Richmond |
|
|
|
16 |
Catharine Baker |
Republican |
Dublin |
|
|
|
17 |
David Chiu |
Democratic |
San Francisco |
|
|
|
18 |
Rob Bonta |
Democratic |
Alameda |
|
|
|
19 |
Phil Ting |
Democratic |
San Francisco |
|
|
|
20 |
Bill Quirk |
Democratic |
Hayward |
|
|
|
21 |
Adam Gray |
Democratic |
Merced |
|
|
|
22 |
Kevin Mullin |
Democratic |
South San Francisco |
|
|
|
23 |
Jim Patterson |
Republican |
Fresno |
|
|
|
24 |
Rich Gordon |
Democratic |
Menlo Park |
Yes |
|
|
25 |
Kansen Chu |
Democratic |
San Jose |
|
|
|
26 |
Devon Mathis |
Republican |
Visalia |
|
|
|
27 |
Nora Campos |
Democratic |
San Jose |
Yes |
|
|
28 |
Evan Low |
Democratic |
Campbell |
|
|
|
29 |
Mark Stone |
Democratic |
Scotts Valley |
|
|
|
30 |
Luis Alejo |
Democratic |
Salinas |
Yes |
|
|
31 |
Henry Perea |
Democratic |
Fresno |
Yes |
Resigned on December 31, 2015[8] |
|
Vacant since December 31, 2015 |
|
32 |
Rudy Salas |
Democratic |
Bakersfield |
|
|
|
33 |
Jay Obernolte |
Republican |
Big Bear Lake |
|
|
|
34 |
Shannon Grove |
Republican |
Bakersfield |
Yes |
|
|
35 |
Katcho Achadjian |
Republican |
San Luis Obispo |
Yes |
|
|
36 |
Tom Lackey |
Republican |
Palmdale |
|
|
|
37 |
Das Williams |
Democratic |
Carpinteria |
Yes |
|
|
38 |
Scott Wilk |
Republican |
Santa Clarita |
|
|
|
39 |
Patty Lopez |
Democratic |
San Fernando |
|
|
|
40 |
Marc Steinorth |
Republican |
Rancho Cucamonga |
|
|
|
41 |
Chris Holden |
Democratic |
Pasadena |
|
|
|
42 |
Chad Mayes |
Republican |
Yucca Valley |
|
Minority leader since January 4, 2016 |
|
43 |
Mike Gatto |
Democratic |
Los Angeles |
Yes |
|
|
44 |
Jacqui Irwin |
Democratic |
Thousand Oaks |
|
|
|
45 |
Matt Dababneh |
Democratic |
Encino |
|
|
|
46 |
Adrin Nazarian |
Democratic |
Sherman Oaks |
|
|
|
47 |
Cheryl Brown |
Democratic |
Rialto |
|
|
|
48 |
Roger Hernandez |
Democratic |
West Covina |
Yes |
|
|
49 |
Ed Chau |
Democratic |
Monterey Park |
|
|
|
50 |
Richard Bloom |
Democratic |
Santa Monica |
|
|
|
51 |
Jimmy Gomez |
Democratic |
Echo Park |
|
|
|
52 |
Freddie Rodriguez |
Democratic |
Pomona |
|
|
|
53 |
Miguel Santiago |
Democratic |
Los Angeles |
|
|
|
54 |
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas |
Democratic |
Los Angeles |
|
|
|
55 |
Ling Ling Chang |
Republican |
Diamond Bar |
|
|
|
56 |
Eduardo Garcia |
Democratic |
Coachella |
|
|
|
57 |
Ian Calderon |
Democratic |
Whittier |
|
|
|
58 |
Cristina Garcia |
Democratic |
Bell Gardens |
|
|
|
59 |
Reggie Jones-Sawyer |
Democratic |
Los Angeles |
|
|
|
60 |
Eric Linder |
Republican |
Corona |
|
|
|
61 |
Jose Medina |
Democratic |
Riverside |
|
|
|
62 |
Autumn Burke |
Democratic |
Marina del Rey |
|
|
|
63 |
Anthony Rendon |
Democratic |
Lakewood |
|
Speaker since March 7, 2016 |
|
64 |
Mike Gipson |
Democratic |
Carson |
|
|
|
65 |
Young Kim |
Republican |
Fullerton |
|
|
|
66 |
David Hadley |
Republican |
Manhattan Beach |
|
|
|
67 |
Melissa Melendez |
Republican |
Lake Elsinore |
|
|
|
68 |
Don Wagner |
Republican |
Irvine |
Yes |
|
|
69 |
Tom Daly |
Democratic |
Anaheim |
|
|
|
70 |
Patrick O'Donnell |
Democratic |
Long Beach |
|
|
|
71 |
Brian Jones |
Republican |
Santee |
Yes |
|
|
72 |
Travis Allen |
Republican |
Huntington Beach |
|
|
|
73 |
Bill Brough |
Republican |
Dana Point |
|
|
|
74 |
Matthew Harper |
Republican |
Huntington Beach |
|
|
|
75 |
Marie Waldron |
Republican |
Escondido |
|
|
|
76 |
Rocky Chavez |
Republican |
Oceanside |
|
|
|
77 |
Brian Maienschein |
Republican |
San Diego |
|
|
|
78 |
Toni Atkins |
Democratic |
San Diego |
Yes |
Speaker from December 1, 2014, to March 7, 2016 |
|
79 |
Shirley Weber |
Democratic |
San Diego |
|
|
|
80 |
Lorena Gonzalez |
Democratic |
San Diego |
|
|
References
- 1 2 "Wednesday, September 17, 2014" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 5029. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- 1 2 "Monday, December 15, 2014" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 19. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Monday, January 5, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 31. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "Thursday, March 19, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 353. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- 1 2 "Monday, March 23, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 369. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "Thursday, May 28, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 1115. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ↑ White, Jeremy (December 22, 2015). "Henry T. Perea takes job with pharmaceutical industry group". Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "Monday, January 4, 2016" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 3299. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Thursday, August 27, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 2198. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Monday, January 4, 2016" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 3303. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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