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{{short description|Lower house of the California State Legislature}} |
{{short description|Lower house of the California State Legislature}} |
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{{Infobox legislature |
{{Infobox legislature |
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| session_room = California State Assembly room p1080879.jpg |
| session_room = California State Assembly room p1080879.jpg |
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| house_type = Lower house |
| house_type = Lower house |
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| body = |
| body = |
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| term_limits = 6 terms (12 years) |
| term_limits = 6 terms (12 years) |
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| new_session = December 5, 2022 |
| new_session = December 5, 2022 |
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| leader1_type = [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]] |
| leader1_type = [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]] |
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| leader1 = [[Robert |
| leader1 = [[Robert A. Rivas|Robert Rivas]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |
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| election1 = June 30, 2023 |
| election1 = June 30, 2023 |
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| leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore |
| leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore |
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| leader2 = [[ |
| leader2 = [[Jim Wood (California politician)|Jim Wood]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |
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| election2 = |
| election2 = November 22, 2023 |
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| leader3_type = Majority Leader |
| leader3_type = Majority Leader |
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| leader3 = [[ |
| leader3 = [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |
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| election3 = |
| election3 = November 22, 2023 |
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| leader4_type = Minority Leader |
| leader4_type = Minority Leader |
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| leader4 = [[James Gallagher (California politician)|James Gallagher]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) |
| leader4 = [[James Gallagher (California politician)|James Gallagher]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) |
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| next_election1 =[[2024 California State Assembly election|November 5, 2024]] |
| next_election1 =[[2024 California State Assembly election|November 5, 2024]] |
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| redistricting = [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]] |
| redistricting = [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]] |
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| political_groups1 = '''Majority:'''<br/>{{legend|#33F|[[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] (62)}}'''Minority:'''<br/>{{legend|#F33|[[California Republican Party|Republican]] (17)}}'''Vacant:'''<br/>{{legend|#808080|(1)}} |
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'''Majority''' |
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'''Minority''' |
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{{legend|#F33|[[California Republican Party|Republican]] (18)}} |
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| motto = ''Legislatorum est justas leges condere''<br>("It is the duty of legislators to enact just laws.") |
| motto = ''Legislatorum est justas leges condere''<br>("It is the duty of legislators to enact just laws.") |
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| meeting_place = State Assembly Chamber<br>[[California State Capitol]]<br>[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[California]] |
| meeting_place = State Assembly Chamber<br>[[California State Capitol]]<br>[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[California]] |
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| website = [ |
| website = [https://assembly.ca.gov California State Assembly] |
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|rules=[https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/20230HR2_99.pdf Standing Rules of the Assembly]}} |
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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, California|Sacramento]]. |
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, California|Sacramento]]. |
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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 a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the [[California Constitution|1879 Constitution]],<ref name="Article IV, Section 5">{{cite web|title=California Constitution of 1879, prior to any amendments|url=https://www.cpp.edu/~jlkorey/calcon1879.pdf|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref> 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 [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. |
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 a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the [[California Constitution|1879 Constitution]],<ref name="Article IV, Section 5">{{cite web|title=California Constitution of 1879, prior to any amendments|url=https://www.cpp.edu/~jlkorey/calcon1879.pdf|publisher=California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref> 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 [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. |
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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, [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]] have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while [[California Republican Party|Republicans]] control a minority of |
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, [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]] have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while [[California Republican Party|Republicans]] control a minority of 17 seats. |
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== Leadership == |
== Leadership == |
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The [[Speaker of the California State Assembly| |
The [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|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 leader|majority]] and [[minority leader]]s, are elected by their respective [[party caucus]]es according to each party's strength in the chamber. |
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The current [[Speaker of the California State Assembly| |
The current [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|speaker]] is [[California Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Robert A. Rivas|Robert Rivas]] ([[California's 29th State Assembly district|29th–]][[Hollister, California|Hollister]]). The [[List of majority leaders of the California State Assembly|majority leader]] is Democrat [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]] ([[California's 4th State Assembly district|4th]]–[[Winters, California|Winters]]), while the minority leader is [[California Republican Party|Republican]] [[James Gallagher (California politician)|James Gallagher]] ([[California's 3rd State Assembly district|3rd]]–[[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assembly.ca.gov/leadership|title=Officers of the California State Assembly {{!}} Assembly Internet|website=assembly.ca.gov|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> |
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== Terms of office == |
== Terms of office == |
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Members are allowed, by [[term limits in the United States|current term limits]], to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year [[California State Senate|State Senate]] or two-year State Assembly terms. However, members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years), few if any legislators remain from this era, though it could affect future candidates running after a hiatus from office. |
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|title = California Constitution Article IV; Legislative |
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|url = http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CONS&division=&title=&part=&chapter=&article=IV |
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|work= [[California Office of Legislative Counsel]] |
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|access-date = February 23, 2019 |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190223190401/http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CONS&division=&title=&part=&chapter=&article=IV |
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|archive-date = February 23, 2019 |
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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. |
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. |
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== Candidate qualifications == |
== Candidate qualifications == |
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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 |
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 meet the criteria of the term limits described above. According to [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CONS§ionNum=SEC.%202.&article=IV Article 4, Section 2(c)] of the [[Constitution of California|California Constitution]], the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and California residency for three years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CONS§ionNum=SEC.%202.&article=IV|title=California Constitution Article IV § 2|work=[[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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== Employees == |
== Employees == |
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| scope="row" style="text-align:center; color:#33F" | '''Democratic''' |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; color:#33F" | '''Democratic''' |
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| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}} |
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}} |
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| [[List of Speakers of the California State Assembly|Speaker]] |
| [[List of Speakers of the California State Assembly|Speaker]] |
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| [[Robert |
| [[Robert A. Rivas|Robert Rivas]] |
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| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| [[California's 29th State Assembly district|29th–]][[Hollister, California|Hollister]] |
| [[California's 29th State Assembly district|29th–]][[Hollister, California|Hollister]] |
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| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}} |
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| Speaker pro Tempore |
| Speaker pro Tempore |
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| [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]] |
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| Democratic |
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| [[California's |
| [[California's 2nd State Assembly district|2nd–]][[Healdsburg, California|Healsburg]] |
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| [[Stephanie Nguyen (politician)|Stephanie Nguyen]] |
| [[Stephanie Nguyen (politician)|Stephanie Nguyen]] |
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| Democratic |
| Democratic |
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| [[California's 10th State Assembly district| |
| [[California's 10th State Assembly district|10th–]][[Elk Grove, California|Elk Grove]] |
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| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}} |
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| Majority Leader |
| Majority Leader |
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| [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]] |
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| Democratic |
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| [[California's 4th State Assembly district|4th]]–[[Winters, California|Winters]] |
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| Assistant Majority Leader |
| Assistant Majority Leader |
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| [[Miguel Santiago]] |
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| Democratic |
| Democratic |
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| [[California's |
| [[California's 54th State Assembly district|54th–]][[Los Angeles]] |
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| Assistant Majority Leader for <br>Policy and Research |
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| Democratic |
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| [[California's 30th State Assembly district|30th]]–[[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay]] |
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| Majority Whip |
| Majority Whip |
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| [[Matt Haney]] |
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| Democratic |
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| [[California's |
| [[California's 17th State Assembly district|17th]]–[[San Francisco]] |
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| rowspan="2" | Assistant Majority Whips |
| rowspan="2" | Assistant Majority Whips |
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| [[Eloise Reyes|Eloise Gomez Reyes]] |
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| Democratic |
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| [[California's |
| [[California's 50th State Assembly district|50th]]–[[Colton, California|Colton]] |
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| Democratic Caucus Chair |
| Democratic Caucus Chair |
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| [[Rick Zbur]] |
| [[Rick Zbur|Rick Chavez Zbur]] |
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| Democratic |
| Democratic |
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| [[California's 51st State Assembly district|51st–Los Angeles]] |
| [[California's 51st State Assembly district|51st–Los Angeles]] |
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| 2014 |
| 2014 |
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| 2026 |
| 2026 |
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| Minority |
| Minority Leader since February 8, 2022 |
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| 2016 |
| 2016 |
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| 2028 |
| 2028 |
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|Majority Leader since November 22, 2023 |
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| [[California's 29th State Assembly district|29]] |
| [[California's 29th State Assembly district|29]] |
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| {{sortname|Robert|Rivas|Robert |
| {{sortname|Robert|Rivas|Robert A. Rivas}} |
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| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| [[Hollister, California|Hollister]] |
| [[Hollister, California|Hollister]] |
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| [[California's 32nd State Assembly district|32]] |
| [[California's 32nd State Assembly district|32]] |
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| ''Vacant'' |
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| {{sortname|Vince|Fong}} |
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| [[California Republican Party|Republican]] |
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| [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] |
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| Incumbent [[California Republican Party|Republican]] [[Vince Fong]] resigned May 24, 2024, after winning a [[2024 California's 20th congressional district special election|special election]] to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish ousted House Speaker McCarthy's term |url=https://apnews.com/article/house-california-kevin-mccarthy-republicans-vince-fong-f6d82faba1a853c354d597c5bcd5c85f |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=[[The Associated Press]] |author=Blood, Michael |language=en}}</ref> |
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| 2021{{Dagger}} |
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| 2032 |
| 2032 |
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| Majority |
| Majority Leader from July 3, 2023 to November 22, 2023 |
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| 2018 |
| 2018 |
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| 2030 |
| 2030 |
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| Changed her surname to Boerner after divorcing her husband in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Representing the 77th California Assembly District |url=https://a77.asmdc.org/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=a77.asmdc.org}}</ref> |
| Changed her surname back to Boerner after divorcing her husband in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Representing the 77th California Assembly District |url=https://a77.asmdc.org/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=a77.asmdc.org}}</ref> |
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*{{dagger}} elected in a special election |
*{{dagger}} elected in a special election |
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=== Seating chart === |
=== Seating chart === |
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|   |
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| colspan="3" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]<br/>[[Robert |
| colspan="3" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]<br/>[[Robert A. Rivas|R. Rivas]] |
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| width="80" {{party shading/Republican}} | '''[[James Gallagher (California politician)|Gallagher]]''' |
| width="80" {{party shading/Republican}} | '''[[James Gallagher (California politician)|Gallagher]]''' |
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| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[ |
| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Isaac Bryan|Bryan]] |
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| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Liz Ortega|Ortega]] |
| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Liz Ortega|Ortega]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Al Muratsuchi|Muratsuchi]] |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Al Muratsuchi|Muratsuchi]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Corey Jackson (politician)|Jackson]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Luz Rivas|L. Rivas]] |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Luz Rivas|L. Rivas]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Eloise Reyes|Reyes]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Akilah Weber|Weber]] |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Akilah Weber|Weber]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jesse Gabriel|Gabriel]] |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jesse Gabriel|Gabriel]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Matt Haney|Haney]] |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Matt Haney|Haney]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''[[Robert Rivas (politician)|R. Rivas]]''' |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''[[Robert Rivas (politician)|R. Rivas]]''' |
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== Standing Committees == |
== Standing Committees == |
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Current committees, chairs and vice chairs include:<ref> |
Current committees, chairs and vice chairs include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Committees {{!}} California State Assembly |url=https://www.assembly.ca.gov/committees |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=www.assembly.ca.gov}}</ref> |
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{{cite web |url= https://www.assembly.ca.gov/committees |title=Committees |
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! Accountability and Administrative Review |
! Accountability and Administrative Review |
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||[[Cottie Petrie-Norris]] (D)|| [[Diane Dixon (politician)|Diane Dixon]] (R) |
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! Aging and Long-Term Care |
! Aging and Long-Term Care |
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|[[Jasmeet Bains]] (D) || [[ |
|[[Jasmeet Bains]] (D) || [[Devon Mathis]] (R) |
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! Agriculture |
! Agriculture |
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|[[Esmeralda Soria]] (D) || [[ |
|[[Esmeralda Soria]] (D) || [[Juan Alanis (politician)|Juan Alanis]] (R) |
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! Appropriations |
! Appropriations |
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|[[Buffy Wicks]] (D)|| [[Kate Sanchez]] (R) |
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! Arts, Entertainment, Sports |
! Arts, Entertainment, Sports, & Tourism |
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|[[Mike Gipson]] (D) || [[Greg Wallis]] (R) |
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! Banking and Finance |
! Banking and Finance |
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! Budget |
! Budget |
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|[[Jesse Gabriel]] (D)||[[Heath Flora]] (R) |
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! Business and Professions |
! Business and Professions |
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! Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials |
! Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials |
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|[[Eduardo Garcia (politician)|Eduardo Garcia]] (D)||[[Josh Hoover]] (R) |
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! Governmental Organization |
! Governmental Organization |
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|[[Blanca Rubio]] (D)|| [[Tom Lackey]] (R) |
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! Health |
! Health |
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|[[Mia Bonta]] (D)|| [[Marie Waldron]] (R) |
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! Higher Education |
! Higher Education |
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! Housing and Community Development |
! Housing and Community Development |
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|[[Chris Ward (California politician)|Chris Ward]] (D)||[[Joe Patterson (California politician)|Joe Patterson]] (R) |
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!Human Services |
!Human Services |
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|[[Alex Lee (politician)|Alex Lee]] (D)|| [[Bill Essayli]] (R) |
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! Insurance |
! Insurance |
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|[[Lisa Calderon]] (D)||[[ |
|[[Lisa Calderon]] (D)||[[Phillip Chen|Philip Chen]] (R) |
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! Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy |
! Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy |
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! Judiciary |
! Judiciary |
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|[[Ash Kalra]] (D)||[[Diane Dixon (politician)|Diane Dixon]] (R) |
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! Labor and Employment |
! Labor and Employment |
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|[[Liz Ortega]] (D)|| [[Heath Flora]] (R) |
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! Local Government |
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 19 August 2024
California State Assembly | |
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California State Legislature | |
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Typ | |
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Term limits | 6 terms (12 years) |
History | |
New session started | December 5, 2022 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 80 |
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Political groups | Majority: Democratic (62) Minority: Republican (17) Vacant: (1) |
Length of term | 2 Jahre |
Authority | Article 4, California Constitution |
Salary | $114,877/year + $211 per diem |
Elections | |
Nonpartisan blanket primary | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2024 |
Redistricting | California Citizens Redistricting Commission |
Motto | |
Legislatorum est justas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to enact just laws.") | |
Meeting place | |
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State Assembly Chamber California State Capitol Sacramento, California | |
Website | |
California State Assembly | |
Rules | |
Standing Rules of the Assembly |
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 a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution,[1] 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 have a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 17 seats.
Leadership
[edit]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 Robert Rivas (29th–Hollister). The majority leader is Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (4th–Winters), while the minority leader is Republican James Gallagher (3rd–Yuba City).[2]
Terms of office
[edit]Members are allowed, by current term limits, to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year State Senate or two-year State Assembly terms. However, members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years), few if any legislators remain from this era, though it could affect future candidates running after a hiatus from office.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 meet the criteria of the term limits described above. 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
[edit]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 transmission of legislation to the governor.[4]
The Assembly also employs the position of chaplain, a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850. Currently, the chaplain of the Assembly is Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan, the first chaplain historically that practices Islam.
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.[5]
Current session
[edit]Composition
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62 | 17 |
Democratic | Republican |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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Democratic | Republican | Independent | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 60 | 19 | 1 | 80 | 0 |
Begin | 62 | 18 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
May 24, 2024[6] | 62 | 17 | 79 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 78% | 21% | 0% |
Past composition of the Assembly
[edit]Officers
[edit]Position | Name | Party | District | |
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Speaker | Robert Rivas | Democratic | 29th–Hollister | |
Speaker pro Tempore | Jim Wood | Democratic | 2nd–Healsburg | |
Assistant Speaker pro Tempore | Stephanie Nguyen | Democratic | 10th–Elk Grove | |
Majority Leader | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Democratic | 4th–Winters | |
Assistant Majority Leader | Miguel Santiago | Democratic | 54th–Los Angeles | |
Assistant Majority Leader for Policy and Research |
Dawn Addis | Democratic | 30th–Morro Bay | |
Majority Whip | Matt Haney | Democratic | 17th–San Francisco | |
Assistant Majority Whips | Eloise Gomez Reyes | Democratic | 50th–Colton | |
Josh Lowenthal | Democratic | 69th–Long Beach | ||
Democratic Caucus Chair | Rick Chavez Zbur | Democratic | 51st–Los Angeles | |
Republican Leader | James Gallagher | Republican | 3rd–Yuba City | |
Republican Floor Leader | Heath Flora | Republican | 9th–Ripon | |
Republican Chief Whip | Laurie Davies | Republican | 74th–Laguna Niguel | |
Republican Caucus Chair | Tom Lackey | Republican | 34th–Palmdale | |
Chief Clerk | Sue Parker | |||
Chief Sergeant-at-Arms | Alisa Buckley | |||
Chaplain | Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan (Al Misbaah) |
The Chief Clerk, the Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature.
Mitglieder
[edit]- † elected in a special election
Seating chart
[edit]Standing Committees
[edit]Current committees, chairs and vice chairs include:[11]
Committee | Chair | Vice Chair |
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Accountability and Administrative Review | Inactive | Inactive |
Aging and Long-Term Care | Jasmeet Bains (D) | Devon Mathis (R) |
Agriculture | Esmeralda Soria (D) | Juan Alanis (R) |
Appropriations | Buffy Wicks (D) | Kate Sanchez (R) |
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, & Tourism | Mike Gipson (D) | Greg Wallis (R) |
Banking and Finance | Tim Grayson (D) | Phillip Chen (R) |
Budget | Jesse Gabriel (D) | Heath Flora (R) |
Business and Professions | Marc Berman (D) | Heath Flora (R) |
Communications and Conveyance | Tasha Boerner (D) | Jim Patterson (R) |
Bildung | Al Muratsuchi (D) | Megan Dahle (R) |
Elections | Gail Pellerin (D) | Tom Lackey (R) |
Emergency Management | Freddie Rodriguez (D) | Marie Waldron (R) |
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials | Eduardo Garcia (D) | Josh Hoover (R) |
Governmental Organization | Blanca Rubio (D) | Tom Lackey (R) |
Health | Mia Bonta (D) | Marie Waldron (R) |
Höhere Bildung | Mike Fong (D) | Tri Ta (R) |
Housing and Community Development | Chris Ward (D) | Joe Patterson (R) |
Human Services | Alex Lee (D) | Bill Essayli (R) |
Insurance | Lisa Calderon (D) | Philip Chen (R) |
Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy | Carlos Villapudua (D) | Josh Hoover (R) |
Judiciary | Ash Kalra (D) | Diane Dixon (R) |
Labor and Employment | Liz Ortega (D) | Heath Flora (R) |
Local Government | Juan Carrillo (D) | Marie Waldron (R) |
Military and Veterans Affairs | Pilar Schiavo (D) | Laurie Davies (R) |
Natural Resources | Isaac Bryan (D) | Heath Flora (R) |
Privacy and Consumer Protection | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) | Joe Patterson (R) |
Public Employment and Retirement | Tina McKinnor (D) | Tom Lackey (R) |
Public Safety | Kevin McCarty (D) | Juan Alanis (R) |
Revenue and Taxation | Jacqui Irwin (D) | Tri Ta (R) |
Rules | Blancha Pacheco (D) | Devon Mathis (R) |
Transport | Lori Wilson (D) | Laurie Davies (R) |
Utilities and Energy | Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) | Jim Patterson (R) |
Water, Parks, and Wildlife | Diane Papan (D) | Devon Mathis (R) |
Recent sessions
[edit]- California State Legislature, 1997–1998 session
- California State Legislature, 1999–2000 session
- California State Legislature, 2001–2002 session
- California State Legislature, 2003–2004 session
- California State Legislature, 2005–2006 session
- California State Legislature, 2007–2008 session
- California State Legislature, 2009–2010 session
- California State Legislature, 2011–2012 session
- California State Legislature, 2013–2014 session
- California State Legislature, 2015–2016 session
- California State Legislature, 2017–2018 session
- California State Legislature, 2019–2020 session
- California State Legislature, 2021–2022 session
See also
[edit]- Impeachment in California
- Bill (proposed law)
- California State Assembly districts
- 2018 California State Assembly election
- California State Capitol
- California State Capitol Museum
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- Districts in California
- List of California state legislatures
- List of speakers of the California State Assembly
- Members of the California State Legislature
References
[edit]- ^ "California Constitution of 1879, prior to any amendments" (PDF). California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Officers of the California State Assembly | Assembly Internet". assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "California Constitution Article IV § 2". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ About Us, Office of the Chief Clerk, California State Assembly.
- ^ History Archived June 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Sergeant-at-Arms Office, California State Assembly.
- ^ Vince Fong (R) resigned to run for U.S. House.
- ^ Blood, Michael (May 21, 2024). "California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish ousted House Speaker McCarthy's term". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Representing the 77th California Assembly District". a77.asmdc.org. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Committees | California State Assembly". www.assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the California State Assembly
- Interactive map of the state assembly districts
- California legislative district maps from 1849 to the present
- California State Assembly at Ballotpedia