California State Legislature, 2015–16 session

2015–16 session of the
California State Legislature
2013–14 2017–18

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Legislative body California State Legislature
Jurisdiction California
Term December 1, 2014 
Senate
Members 40
President of the Senate Gavin Newsom (D)
Dec. 1, 2014 – present
President pro tempore Kevin de León (D24th)
Dec. 1, 2014 – present
Minority Leader
Party control Democratic
Assembly
Members 80
Speaker
Minority Leader
Party control Democratic

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

Leadership changes

Senate

Composition of the California State Senate
  Democratic Party
  Republican Party
Midpoint
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 65% 35%

Officers

Position Name Party District
  Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom Democratic
  President pro tempore Kevin de León Democratic 24th–Los Angeles
  Majority leader Bill Monning Democratic 17th–Carmel
  Majority whip Lois Wolk Democratic 3rd–Davis
  Majority caucus chair Connie Leyva Democratic 20th–Chino
  Majority caucus vice chair Mike McGuire Democratic 2nd–Healdsburg
  Minority leader Jean Fuller Republican 16th–Bakersfield
  Minority caucus chair Tom Berryhill Republican 8th–Twain Harte
  Minority caucus whip Ted Gaines Republican 1st–El Dorado Hills
  Minority caucus assistant whip Patricia Bates Republican 36th–Laguna Niguel
Secretary Daniel Alvarez
Sergeant-at-Arms Debbie Manning
Chaplain Sister Michelle Gorman

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
Midpoint
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 64.6% 35.4%

Officers

Position Name Party District
  Speaker Anthony Rendon Democratic 63rd–Lakewood
  Speaker emeritus Toni Atkins Democratic 78th–San Diego
  Speaker pro tempore Kevin Mullin Democratic 22nd–South San Francisco
  Assistant speaker pro tempore Autumn Burke Democratic 62nd–Marina del Rey
  Majority floor leader Ian Calderon Democratic 57th–Whittier
  Assistant majority floor leader Jim Cooper Democratic 9th–Elk Grove
  Majority whip Miguel Santiago Democratic 53rd–Los Angeles
  Democratic whip Nora Campos Democratic 27th–San Jose
  Assistant majority whip Evan Low Democratic 28th–Campbell
  Majority caucus chair Mike Gipson Democratic 64th–Carson
  Minority leader Chad Mayes Republican 42nd–Yucca Valley
  Assistant minority leaders Frank Bigelow Republican 5th–O'Neals
  Jay Obernolte Republican 33rd–Big Bear Lake
  Kristin Olsen Republican 12th–Modesto
  Minority caucus chair Brian Jones Republican 71st–Santee
  Minority floor leader Marie Waldron Republican 75th–Escondido
  Deputy minority floor leader Bill Brough Republican 73rd–Dana Point
  Chief minority whip James Gallagher Republican 3rd–Nicolaus
  Minority whips Ling Ling Chang Republican 55th–Diamond Bar
  Beth Gaines Republican 6th–Roseville
Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
Sergeant-at-Arms Ronald Pane
Chaplain Father Constantine Papademos

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. 1 2 "Wednesday, September 17, 2014" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 5029. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Monday, December 15, 2014" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 19. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 "Thursday, March 19, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 353. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Monday, March 23, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 369. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Thursday, May 28, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 1115. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  7. White, Jeremy (December 22, 2015). "Henry T. Perea takes job with pharmaceutical industry group". Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. "Thursday, August 27, 2015" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 2198. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  10. "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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