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The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies, with each district having a population of at least 420,000. Due to the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the Assembly has the largest population per representative ratio of any lower house legislature in the United States; only the federal U.S. House of Representatives has a larger ratio. Since a referendum in 1990, members of the Assembly are restricted by term limits, confining them to three two-year terms (six years).
The Assembly convenes at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Leadership of the Assembly
The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a floor vote. Other Assembly leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.
The current Speaker is Fabian Núñez of the 46th District (D-Los Angeles). The Majority Leader is Karen Bass of the 47th District (D-Los Angeles). The Minority Leader is Michael Villines of the 29th District (R-Fresno).
State Assembly Members, 2007-2008 Session
Officers
Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Full List of Members, 2007-2008
*Felipe Fuentes won the May 15, 2007 special election for the 39th Assembly District seat to replace Richard Alarcón, who resigned on March 16, 2007 to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council.
**Assemblywoman Laura Richardson, who represented the 55th Assembly District, won the August 21, 2007 Special Election to represent California's 37th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, replacing Juanita Millender-McDonald who died on on April 22, 2007. Warren Furutani was elected to replace Richardson in a February 5th Special Election.
2006 elections
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The last Assembly elections occurred on November 7, 2006. The Democratic Party retained their majority, with no loss or gain of seats for any party.[1]
State Assembly Members, 2005-2006 Session
Officers
Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Full List of Members, 2005-2006
| District |
Name |
Party |
| 1st |
Patty Berg |
Dem |
| 2nd |
Doug La Malfa |
Rep |
| 3rd |
Rick Keene |
Rep |
| 4th |
Tim Leslie
Term limited |
Rep |
| 5th |
Roger Niello |
Rep |
| 6th |
Joe Nation
Term limited |
Dem |
| 7th |
Noreen Evans |
Dem |
| 8th |
Lois Wolk |
Dem |
| 9th |
Dave Jones |
Dem |
| 10th |
Alan Nakanishi |
Rep |
| 11th |
Joseph Canciamilla
Term limited |
Dem |
| 12th |
Leland Yee
Elected to State Senate,
8th District |
Dem |
| 13th |
Mark Leno |
Dem |
| 14th |
Loni Hancock |
Dem |
| 15th |
Guy S. Houston |
Rep |
| 16th |
Wilma Chan
Term limited |
Dem |
| 17th |
Barbara S. Matthews
Term limited |
Dem |
| 18th |
Johan Klehs
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Senate, 10th District |
Dem |
| 19th |
Gene Mullin |
Dem |
| 20th |
Alberto Torrico |
Dem |
| 21st |
Ira Ruskin |
Dem |
| 22nd |
Sally J. Lieber |
Dem |
| 23rd |
Joe Coto |
Dem |
| 24th |
Rebecca Cohn
Term limited |
Dem |
| 25th |
Dave Cogdill
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 14th District |
Rep |
| 26th |
Greg Aghazarian |
Rep |
| 27th |
John Laird |
Dem |
| 28th |
Simon Salinas
Term limited |
Dem |
| 29th |
Michael Villines |
Rep |
| 30th |
Nicole Parra |
Dem |
| 31st |
Juan Arambula |
Dem |
| 32nd |
Kevin McCarthy
Elected to U.S. Congress,
22nd District |
Rep |
| 33rd |
Sam Blakeslee |
Rep |
| 34th |
Bill Maze |
Rep |
| 35th |
Pedro Nava |
Dem |
| 36th |
Sharon Runner |
Rep |
| 37th |
Audra Strickland |
Rep |
| 38th |
Keith Richman
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Treasurer |
Rep |
| 39th |
Cindy Montañez
Lost primary for State Senate,
20th District |
Dem |
| 40th |
Lloyd E. Levine |
Dem |
| 41st |
Fran Pavley
Term limited |
Dem |
| 42nd |
Paul Koretz
Term limited |
Dem |
| 43rd |
Dario Frommer
Term limited |
Dem |
| 44th |
Carol Liu
Term limited |
Dem |
| 45th |
Jackie Goldberg
Term limited |
Dem |
| 46th |
Fabian Nuñez |
Dem |
| 47th |
Karen Bass |
Dem |
| 48th |
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Elected to State Senate,
26th District |
Dem |
| 49th |
Judy Chu
Term limited. Elected to
Board of Equalization, 4th District |
Dem |
| 50th |
Hector De La Torre |
Dem |
| 51st |
Jerome Horton
Term limited. Lost primary for
Board of Equalization, 4th District |
Dem |
| 52nd |
Mervyn M. Dymally |
Dem |
| 53rd |
Mike Gordon*
Ted Lieu* |
Dem |
| 54th |
Betty Karnette |
Dem |
| 55th |
Jenny Oropeza
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 28th District |
Dem |
| 56th |
Rudy Bermúdez
Lost primary for State Senate,
30th District |
Dem |
| 57th |
Ed Chavez
Term limited |
Dem |
| 58th |
Ronald S. Calderon
Elected to State Senate,
30th District |
Dem |
| 59th |
Dennis Mountjoy
Term limited |
Rep |
| 60th |
Bob Huff |
Rep |
| 61st |
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 32nd District |
Dem |
| 62nd |
Joe Baca, Jr.
Lost primary for
State Senate, 32nd District
Elected to Rialto City Council |
Dem |
| 63rd |
Bill Emmerson |
Rep |
| 64th |
John J. Benoit |
Rep |
| 65th |
Russ Bogh
Term limited |
Rep |
| 66th |
Ray Haynes
Term limited. Lost primary for
Board of Equalization, 3rd District |
Rep |
| 67th |
Tom Harman*
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 35th District |
Rep |
| 68th |
Van Tran |
Rep |
| 69th |
Tom Umberg
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Senate, 34th District |
Dem |
| 70th |
Chuck DeVore |
Rep |
| 71st |
Todd Spitzer |
Rep |
| 72nd |
Lynn Daucher
Term limited. Lost general election
for State Senate, 34th District |
Rep |
| 73rd |
Mimi Walters |
Rep |
| 74th |
Mark Wyland
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 38th District |
Rep |
| 75th |
George A. Plescia |
Rep |
| 76th |
Lori Saldaña |
Dem |
| 77th |
Jay La Suer
Term limited |
Rep |
| 78th |
Shirley Horton |
Rep |
| 79th |
Juan Vargas |
Dem |
| 80th |
Bonnie Garcia |
Rep |
*Ted Lieu won the September 13, 2005 special election (and was sworn in on September 21, 2005) for the 53rd Assembly District seat to replace Mike Gordon, who died on June 25, 2005, due to a brain tumor.
*Assemblyman Tom Harman won the June 6 2006 special election for the 35th District seat in the California State Senate and resigned from the Assembly (and was sworn in to the Senate) on June 12 2006. He would have been term limited at the end of 2006.
State Assembly Members, 2003-2004 Session
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Officers
Analysis of Bills
Full list of members, 2003-2004
The party affiliation and district numbers of Assembly members are listed after their names in this list.
State Assembly Members, 2001-2002 Session
Democrats: 50
Republicans: 30
Officers
Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Full list of members, 2001-2002
Analysis of Bills
State Assembly Members, 1999-2000 Session
Democrats: 50
Republicans: 29
Officers
Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Analysis of Bills
State Assembly Members, 1997-1998 Session
Democrats: 43
Republicans: 37
Officers
Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Analysis of Bills
Full list of members, 1997-1998
The party affiliation and district numbers of Assembly members are listed after their names in this list.
Officers information
Sergeant-at-Arms is the division which protects the assemblymen of the California State Assembly. The chief sergeant at arms is the head of this division. This position has existed since December 15, 1849 when Samuel N. Houston became California's first Sergeant at Arms. Official website of the Sergeant at Arms
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