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{{short description|Lower house of the California State Legislature}}
{{short description|Lower house of the California State Legislature}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = blue
| background_color = blue
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| session_room = California State Assembly room p1080879.jpg
| session_room = California State Assembly room p1080879.jpg
| house_type = Lower house
| house_type = Lower house
| body = California State Legislature
| body =
| term_limits = 6 terms (12 years)
| term_limits = 6 terms (12 years)
| new_session = December 5, 2022
| new_session = December 5, 2022
| leader1_type = [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]
| leader1_type = [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]
| leader1 = [[Robert Rivas (politician)|Robert Rivas]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader1 = [[Robert A. Rivas|Robert Rivas]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| election1 = June 30, 2023
| election1 = June 30, 2023
| leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore
| leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore
| leader2 = [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader2 = [[Jim Wood (California politician)|Jim Wood]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| election2 = July 3, 2023
| election2 = November 22, 2023
| leader3_type = Majority Leader
| leader3_type = Majority Leader
| leader3 = [[Isaac Bryan]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader3 = [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| election3 = July 3, 2023
| election3 = November 22, 2023
| leader4_type = Minority Leader
| leader4_type = Minority Leader
| 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]]
| redistricting = [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]]
| redistricting = [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]]
| 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)}}
| political_groups1 =
'''Majority'''
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{{legend|#33F|[[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] (62)}}
'''Minority'''
{{legend|#F33|[[California Republican Party|Republican]] (18)}}
| 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.")
| 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]]
| website = [http://www.assembly.ca.gov/ California State Assembly]
| website = [https://assembly.ca.gov California State Assembly]
|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]].


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 18 seats.
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.


== Leadership ==
== Leadership ==
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.
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.


The current [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]] is [[California Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Robert Rivas (politician)|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 [[Isaac Bryan]] ([[California's 55th State Assembly district|55th]]–[[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]), 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>
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>


== Terms of office ==
== Terms of office ==


As a result of Proposition 140 in 1990 and Proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by [[term limits in the United States|term limits]] to three two-year terms (six years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year [[California State Senate|State Senate]] or two-year State Assembly terms.<ref name="Article 4">{{cite web
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.
|title = California Constitution Article IV; Legislative
|url = http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CONS&division=&title=&part=&chapter=&article=IV
|work= [[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]
|access-date = February 23, 2019
|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
|archive-date = February 23, 2019
|url-status = live
}}</ref>


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 ==
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 may not have served three terms in the State Assembly since November 6, 1990. According to [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CONS&sectionNum=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&sectionNum=SEC.%202.&article=IV|title=California Constitution Article IV § 2|work=[[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>
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&sectionNum=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&sectionNum=SEC.%202.&article=IV|title=California Constitution Article IV § 2|work=[[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>


== Employees ==
== Employees ==
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| scope="row" style="background:#33F; width:75%; text-align:center; color:white" | '''62'''
| scope="row" style="background:#33F; width:75%; text-align:center; color:white" | '''62'''
| style="background:#F33; width:23.75%; text-align:center; color:white" | '''18'''
| style="background:#F33; width:23.75%; text-align:center; color:white" | '''17'''
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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 shading/Democratic}} | 62
| 18
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| 0
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! scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%" | May 24, 2024<ref>[[Vince Fong]] (R) resigned to run for U.S. House.</ref>
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| 17
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! {{percentage|62|80|0}}
! {{percentage|62|80|0}}
! {{percentage|18|80|0}}
! {{percentage|17|80|0}}
! {{percentage|0|80|0}}
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! colspan=2 |
! colspan=2 |
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| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| [[List of Speakers of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]
| [[List of Speakers of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]
| [[Robert Rivas (politician)|Robert Rivas]]
| [[Robert A. Rivas|Robert Rivas]]
| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| [[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}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| Speaker pro Tempore
| Speaker pro Tempore
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| [[Jim Wood (California politician)|Jim Wood]]
| [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]]
| Democratic
| Democratic
| [[California's 4th State Assembly district|4th–Winters]]
| [[California's 2nd State Assembly district|2nd–]][[Healdsburg, California|Healsburg]]
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
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| [[Stephanie Nguyen (politician)|Stephanie Nguyen]]
| [[Stephanie Nguyen (politician)|Stephanie Nguyen]]
| Democratic
| Democratic
| [[California's 10th State Assembly district|10th–Elk Grove]]
| [[California's 10th State Assembly district|10th–]][[Elk Grove, California|Elk Grove]]
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| Majority Leader
| Majority Leader
| [[Isaac Bryan]]
| [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry]]
| Democratic
| Democratic
| [[California's 55th State Assembly district|55th–Los Angeles]]
| [[California's 4th State Assembly district|4th]]–[[Winters, California|Winters]]
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| Assistant Majority Leader
| Assistant Majority Leader
| [[Gregg Hart]]
| [[Miguel Santiago]]
| Democratic
| Democratic
| [[California's 37th State Assembly district|37th–Santa Barbara]]
| [[California's 54th State Assembly district|54th–]][[Los Angeles]]
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|-
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| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| Assistant Majority Leader for <br>Policy and Research
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| [[Dawn Addis]]
| Democratic
| [[California's 30th State Assembly district|30th]]–[[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay]]
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| Majority Whip
| Majority Whip
| [[Matt Haney]]
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| [[Lori Wilson (California politician)|Lori Wilson]]
| Democratic
| Democratic
| [[California's 11th State Assembly district|11th–Suisun City]]
| [[California's 17th State Assembly district|17th]]–[[San Francisco]]
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| rowspan="2" | Assistant Majority Whips
| rowspan="2" | Assistant Majority Whips
| [[Eloise Reyes|Eloise Gomez Reyes]]
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| [[Matt Haney]]
| Democratic
| Democratic
| [[California's 17th State Assembly district|17th–San Francisco]]
| [[California's 50th State Assembly district|50th]]–[[Colton, California|Colton]]
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
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| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| Democratic Caucus Chair
| Democratic Caucus Chair
| [[Rick Zbur]]
| [[Rick Zbur|Rick Chavez Zbur]]
| Democratic
| Democratic
| [[California's 51st State Assembly district|51st–Los Angeles]]
| [[California's 51st State Assembly district|51st–Los Angeles]]
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| 2014
| 2014
| 2026
| 2026
| Minority leader since February 8, 2022
| Minority Leader since February 8, 2022
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
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| 2016
| 2016
| 2028
| 2028
|Majority Leader since November 22, 2023
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|
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Republican Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Republican Party}}
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| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| [[California's 29th State Assembly district|29]]
| [[California's 29th State Assembly district|29]]
| {{sortname|Robert|Rivas|Robert Rivas (politician)}}
| {{sortname|Robert|Rivas|Robert A. Rivas}}
| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| [[Hollister, California|Hollister]]
| [[Hollister, California|Hollister]]
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|-
|-
|
| {{party color cell|California Republican Party}}
| [[California's 32nd State Assembly district|32]]
| [[California's 32nd State Assembly district|32]]
| ''Vacant''
| {{sortname|Vince|Fong}}
|
| [[California Republican Party|Republican]]
|
| [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]
| 2016
|
| 2028
|
| 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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|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Republican Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Republican Party}}
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| 2021{{Dagger}}
| 2021{{Dagger}}
| 2032
| 2032
| Majority leader since July 3, 2023
| Majority Leader from July 3, 2023 to November 22, 2023
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
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| 2018
| 2018
| 2030
| 2030
| 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>
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
| {{party color cell|California Democratic Party}}
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|}
*{{dagger}} elected in a special election
*{{dagger}} elected in a special election



=== Seating chart ===
=== Seating chart ===
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| &ensp;
| colspan="3" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]<br/>[[Robert Rivas (politician)|R. Rivas]]
| colspan="3" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Speaker of the California State Assembly|Speaker]]<br/>[[Robert A. Rivas|R. Rivas]]
|- border=1
|- border=1
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| width="80" {{party shading/Republican}} | '''[[James Gallagher (California politician)|Gallagher]]'''
| width="80" {{party shading/Republican}} | '''[[James Gallagher (California politician)|Gallagher]]'''
| &ensp;
| &ensp;
| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Eloise Reyes|Reyes]]
| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Isaac Bryan|Bryan]]

| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Liz Ortega|Ortega]]
| width="80" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Liz Ortega|Ortega]]
| &ensp;
| &ensp;
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| &ensp;
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Al Muratsuchi|Muratsuchi]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Al Muratsuchi|Muratsuchi]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''[[Isaac Bryan|Bryan]]'''
| {{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]]
| &ensp;
| &ensp;
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry|Aguiar-Curry]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Eloise Reyes|Reyes]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Akilah Weber|Weber]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Akilah Weber|Weber]]
| &ensp;
| &ensp;
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jesse Gabriel|Gabriel]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jesse Gabriel|Gabriel]]
| &ensp;
| &ensp;
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Corey Jackson (politician)|Jackson]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Matt Haney|Haney]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Matt Haney|Haney]]
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''[[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry|Aguiar-Curry]]'''
| &ensp;
| &ensp;
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''[[Robert Rivas (politician)|R. Rivas]]'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''[[Robert Rivas (politician)|R. Rivas]]'''
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== Standing Committees ==
== Standing Committees ==
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>
{{cite web |url= https://www.assembly.ca.gov/committees |title=Committees
|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=January 6, 2022}}
</ref>


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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
|-
! Accountability and Administrative Review
! Accountability and Administrative Review
||Inactive|| Inactive
||[[Cottie Petrie-Norris]] (D)|| [[Diane Dixon (politician)|Diane Dixon]] (R)
|-
|-
! Aging and Long-Term Care
! Aging and Long-Term Care
|[[Jasmeet Bains]] (D) || [[Tri Ta]] (R)
|[[Jasmeet Bains]] (D) || [[Devon Mathis]] (R)
|-
|-
! Agriculture
! Agriculture
|[[Esmeralda Soria]] (D) || [[Devon Mathis]] (R)
|[[Esmeralda Soria]] (D) || [[Juan Alanis (politician)|Juan Alanis]] (R)
|-
|-
! Appropriations
! Appropriations
|[[Chris Holden]] (D)|| [[Megan Dahle]] (R)
|[[Buffy Wicks]] (D)|| [[Kate Sanchez]] (R)
|-
|-
! Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, & Internet Media
! Arts, Entertainment, Sports, & Tourism
|[[Sharon Quirk-Silva]] (D) || [[Greg Wallis]] (R)
|[[Mike Gipson]] (D) || [[Greg Wallis]] (R)
|-
|-
! Banking and Finance
! Banking and Finance
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|-
|-
! Budget
! Budget
|[[Phil Ting]] (D)||[[Vince Fong]] (R)
|[[Jesse Gabriel]] (D)||[[Heath Flora]] (R)
|-
|-
! Business and Professions
! Business and Professions
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|-
|-
! Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
! Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
|[[Alex Lee (politician)|Alex Lee]] (D)||[[Josh Hoover]] (R)
|[[Eduardo Garcia (politician)|Eduardo Garcia]] (D)||[[Josh Hoover]] (R)
|-
|-
! Governmental Organization
! Governmental Organization
|[[Miguel Santiago]] (D)|| [[Tom Lackey]] (R)
|[[Blanca Rubio]] (D)|| [[Tom Lackey]] (R)
|-
|-
! Health
! Health
|[[Jim Wood (California politician)|Jim Wood]] (D)|| [[Marie Waldron]] (R)
|[[Mia Bonta]] (D)|| [[Marie Waldron]] (R)
|-
|-
! Higher Education
! Higher Education
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|-
|-
! Housing and Community Development
! Housing and Community Development
|[[Buffy Wicks]] (D)||[[Joe Patterson (California politician)|Joe Patterson]] (R)
|[[Chris Ward (California politician)|Chris Ward]] (D)||[[Joe Patterson (California politician)|Joe Patterson]] (R)
|-
|-
!Human Services
!Human Services
|[[Corey Jackson (politician)|Corey Jackson]] (D)|| [[Kate Sanchez]] (R)
|[[Alex Lee (politician)|Alex Lee]] (D)|| [[Bill Essayli]] (R)
|-
|-
! Insurance
! Insurance
|[[Lisa Calderon]] (D)||[[Bill Essayli]] (R)
|[[Lisa Calderon]] (D)||[[Phillip Chen|Philip Chen]] (R)
|-
|-
! Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
! Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
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|-
|-
! Judiciary
! Judiciary
|[[Brian Maienschein]] (D)||[[Bill Essayli]] (R)
|[[Ash Kalra]] (D)||[[Diane Dixon (politician)|Diane Dixon]] (R)
|-
|-
! Labor and Employment
! Labor and Employment
|[[Ash Kalra]] (D)|| [[Heath Flora]] (R)
|[[Liz Ortega]] (D)|| [[Heath Flora]] (R)
|-
|-
! Local Government
! Local Government
|[[Juan Carrillo]] (D)||[[Diane Dixon (politician)|Diane Dixon]] (R)
|[[Juan Carrillo]] (D)||[[Marie Waldron]] (R)
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|-
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|[[Luz Rivas]] (D)||[[Heath Flora]] (R)
|[[Isaac Bryan]] (D)||[[Heath Flora]] (R)
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! Privacy and Consumer Protection
! Privacy and Consumer Protection
|[[Jesse Gabriel]] (D)|| [[Joe Patterson (California politician)|Joe Patterson]] (R)
|[[Rebecca Bauer-Kahan]] (D)|| [[Joe Patterson (California politician)|Joe Patterson]] (R)
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|[[Reggie Jones-Sawyer]] (D)|| [[Juan Alanis (politician)|Juan Alanis]] (R)
|[[Kevin McCarty]] (D)|| [[Juan Alanis (politician)|Juan Alanis]] (R)
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! Revenue and Taxation
|[[Jacqui Irwin]] (D)||[[Greg Wallis]] (R)
|[[Jacqui Irwin]] (D)||[[Tri Ta]] (R)
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|[[James Ramos]] (D)|| [[Marie Waldron]] (R)
|[[Blanca Pacheco|Blancha Pacheco]] (D)|| [[Devon Mathis]] (R)
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! Transportation
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|[[Lori Wilson (California politician)|Lori Wilson]] (D)||[[Laurie Davies (politician)|Laurie Davies]] (R)
|[[Laura Friedman]] (D)||[[Vince Fong]] (R)
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|[[Eduardo Garcia (politician)|Eduardo Garcia]] (D)|| [[Jim Patterson (California politician)|Jim Patterson]] (R)
|[[Cottie Petrie-Norris]] (D)|| [[Jim Patterson (California politician)|Jim Patterson]] (R)
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! Water, Parks, and Wildlife
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|[[Diane Papan]] (D)||[[Devon Mathis]] (R)
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 19 August 2024

California State Assembly
California State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Typ
Typ
Term limits
6 terms (12 years)
History
New session started
December 5, 2022
Leadership
Robert Rivas (D)
since June 30, 2023
Speaker pro tempore
Jim Wood (D)
since November 22, 2023
Majority Leader
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)
since November 22, 2023
Minority Leader
James Gallagher (R)
since February 8, 2022
Structure
Seats80
Composition of the California State Assembly
Political groups
Majority:
  Democratic (62)
Minority:
  Republican (17)
Vacant:
  (1)
Length of term
2 Jahre
AuthorityArticle 4, California Constitution
Salary$114,877/year + $211 per diem
Elections
Nonpartisan blanket primary
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 5, 2024
RedistrictingCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission
Motto
Legislatorum est justas leges condere
("It is the duty of legislators to enact just laws.")
Meeting place
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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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Composition

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↓
62 17
Democratic Republican
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
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

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Main article: Political party strength in California

Officers

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Position Name Party District
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

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District Name Party Residence First elected Term limited Notes
1 Megan Dahle Republican Bieber 2019† 2030
2 Jim Wood Democratic Healdsburg 2014 2026
3 James Gallagher Republican Yuba City 2014 2026 Minority Leader since February 8, 2022
4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Democratic Winters 2016 2028 Majority Leader since November 22, 2023
5 Joe Patterson Republican Rocklin 2022 2034
6 Kevin McCarty Democratic Sacramento 2014 2026
7 Josh Hoover Republican Folsom 2022 2034
8 Jim Patterson Republican Fresno 2012 2024
9 Heath Flora Republican Ripon 2016 2028
10 Stephanie Nguyen Democratic Elk Grove 2022 2034
11 Lori Wilson Democratic Suisun City 2022† 2034
12 Damon Connolly Democratic San Rafael 2022 2034
13 Carlos Villapudua Democratic Stockton 2020 2032
14 Buffy Wicks Democratic Oakland 2018 2030
15 Tim Grayson Democratic Concord 2016 2028
16 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Democratic Orinda 2018 2030
17 Matt Haney Democratic San Francisco 2022† 2034
18 Mia Bonta Democratic Alameda 2021† 2032
19 Phil Ting Democratic San Francisco 2012 2024
20 Liz Ortega Democratic San Leandro 2022 2034
21 Diane Papan Democratic San Mateo 2022 2034
22 Juan Alanis Republican Modesto 2022 2034
23 Marc Berman Democratic Menlo Park 2016 2028
24 Alex Lee Democratic San Jose 2020 2032
25 Ash Kalra Democratic San Jose 2016 2028
26 Evan Low Democratic Sunnyvale 2014 2026
27 Esmeralda Soria Democratic Fresno 2022 2034
28 Gail Pellerin Democratic Santa Cruz 2022 2034
29 Robert Rivas Democratic Hollister 2018 2030 Speaker
30 Dawn Addis Democratic Morro Bay 2022 2034
31 Joaquin Arambula Democratic Fresno 2016† 2028
32 Vacant Incumbent Republican Vince Fong resigned May 24, 2024, after winning a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives.[7]
33 Devon Mathis Republican Porterville 2014 2026
34 Tom Lackey Republican Palmdale 2014 2026
35 Jasmeet Bains Democratic Bakersfield 2022 2034
36 Eduardo Garcia Democratic Coachella 2014 2026
37 Gregg Hart Democratic Santa Barbara 2022 2034
38 Steve Bennett Democratic Ventura 2020 2032
39 Juan Carrillo Democratic Palmdale 2022 2034
40 Pilar Schiavo Democratic Chatsworth 2022 2034
41 Chris Holden Democratic Pasadena 2012 2024
42 Jacqui Irwin Democratic Thousand Oaks 2014 2026
43 Luz Rivas Democratic North Hollywood 2018† 2030
44 Laura Friedman Democratic Glendale 2016 2028
45 James Ramos Democratic Highland 2018 2030
46 Jesse Gabriel Democratic Encino 2018† 2030
47 Greg Wallis Republican Bermuda Dunes 2022 2034
48 Blanca Rubio Democratic Baldwin Park 2016 2028
49 Mike Fong Democratic Alhambra 2022† 2034
50 Eloise Reyes Democratic Colton 2016 2028 Majority Leader from December 1, 2020, to July 3, 2023
51 Rick Zbur Democratic Los Angeles 2022 2034
52 Wendy Carrillo Democratic Los Angeles 2017† 2030
53 Freddie Rodriguez Democratic Pomona 2013† 2024
54 Miguel Santiago Democratic Boyle Heights 2014 2026
55 Isaac Bryan Democratic Jefferson Park 2021† 2032 Majority Leader from July 3, 2023 to November 22, 2023
56 Lisa Calderon Democratic Whittier 2020 2032
57 Reggie Jones-Sawyer Democratic Los Angeles 2012 2024
58 Sabrina Cervantes Democratic Riverside 2016 2028
59 Phillip Chen Republican Yorba Linda 2016 2028
60 Corey Jackson Democratic Perris 2022 2034
61 Tina McKinnor Democratic Hawthorne 2022† 2034
62 Anthony Rendon Democratic Lakewood 2012 2024 Speaker from March 7, 2016 to June 30, 2023
63 Bill Essayli Republican Corona 2022 2034
64 Blanca Pacheco Democratic Downey 2022 2034
65 Mike Gipson Democratic Carson 2014 2026
66 Al Muratsuchi Democratic Rolling Hills Estates 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
67 Sharon Quirk-Silva Democratic Fullerton 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
68 Avelino Valencia Democratic Anaheim 2022 2034
69 Josh Lowenthal Democratic Long Beach 2022 2034
70 Tri Ta Republican Westminster 2022 2034
71 Kate Sanchez Republican Trabuco Canyon 2022 2034
72 Diane Dixon Republican Newport Beach 2022 2034
73 Cottie Petrie-Norris Democratic Irvine 2018 2030
74 Laurie Davies Republican Laguna Niguel 2020 2032
75 Marie Waldron Republican Valley Center 2012 2024 Minority Leader from November 8, 2018, to February 8, 2022
76 Brian Maienschein Democratic San Diego 2012 2024 Changed party affiliation on January 24, 2019[8][9]
77 Tasha Boerner Democratic Encinitas 2018 2030 Changed her surname back to Boerner after divorcing her husband in 2023.[10]
78 Chris Ward Democratic San Diego 2020 2032
79 Akilah Weber Democratic La Mesa 2021† 2032
80 David Alvarez Democratic San Diego 2022† 2034
  • † elected in a special election

Seating chart

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              Speaker
R. Rivas
 
Sanchez Chen   Davies Lackey   Ta Gallagher   Bryan Ortega   Calderon Holden   Petrie-Norris Irwin
Joe Patterson V. Fong   Jim Patterson Dixon   Essayli Flora   Zbur Gipson   Nguyen Lee   Muratsuchi Jackson
Alanis Dahle   Hoover Mathis   Wilson Grayson   Ting Connolly   Lowenthal Niedrig   McCarty Schiavo
Wallis Waldron   Bennett Hart   Bauer-Kahan Quirk-Silva   Friedman Pellerin   M. Fong Bains   Santiago Wicks
Ward Maienschein   McKinnor Jones-Sawyer   Bonta Kalra   Rubio Wood   Villapudua J. Carrillo   Arambula Rodriguez
W. Carrillo Pacheco   Addis Boerner   Papan L. Rivas   Reyes Weber   Cervantes Rendon   Ramos Valencia
      Berman Gabriel   Haney Aguiar-Curry   R. Rivas Soria   Alvarez Garcia

Standing Committees

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Current committees, chairs and vice chairs include:[11]

Committee Chair Vice Chair
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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "California Constitution of 1879, prior to any amendments" (PDF). California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Officers of the California State Assembly | Assembly Internet". assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "California Constitution Article IV § 2". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  4. ^ About Us, Office of the Chief Clerk, California State Assembly.
  5. ^ History Archived June 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Sergeant-at-Arms Office, California State Assembly.
  6. ^ Vince Fong (R) resigned to run for U.S. House.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats". The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat". KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Representing the 77th California Assembly District". a77.asmdc.org. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Committees | California State Assembly". www.assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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