California State Assembly

California State Assembly
California State Assembly
	California State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house of the California State Legislature
Term limits	Elected before 2012:; 3 terms (6 years); Elected 2012 and after:; 6 terms (12 years)
History
New session started	December 5, 2016
Leadership
Speaker	Anthony Rendon (D) ; Since March 7, 2016
Speaker pro Tempore	Kevin Mullin (D) ; Since December 1, 2014
Majority Leader	Ian Calderon (D) ; Since March 10, 2016
Minority Leader	Brian Dahle (R) ; Since September 16, 2017
Structure
Seats	80
Political groups	Majority Democratic (55) Minority Republican (25)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, California Constitution
Salary	$104,118/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016
Next election	November 6, 2018
Redistricting	California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Motto
	Legislatorum est justas leges condere; ("It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws.")
Meeting place
	State Assembly Chamber; California State Capitol; Sacramento, California
Website
	California State Assembly

Coordinates: 38°34′35″N 121°29′36″W / 38.57639°N 121.49333°W / 38.57639; -121.49333The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. It consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people. Due to the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the State 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. 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 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 state senate or two-year state assembly terms.^[1]

Members of the assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman (for men), assemblywoman (for women), or assemblymember (for all genders).

The State Assembly convenes at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

In the current session, the Democrats control 55 seats, one seat more than needed to hold a supermajority of the chamber. Republicans control 25 seats.

Leadership

The Speaker presides over the State 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. 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 Anthony Rendon (63rd–Lakewood). The majority leader is Democrat Ian Calderon (57th–Whittier), while the minority leader is Republican Brian Dahle (1st–Bieber).^[2]

Meeting chamber

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

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 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

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 transmitting passed legislation to the governor.^[4]

Since 2016, the chaplain of the Assembly has been Bob Oshita, a Buddhist cleric. The chaplain from 2003 to 2016 was Father Constantine Pappademos, a Greek Orthodox priest.^[5]

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.^[6]

Current session

Composition

Composition of the California State Assembly

Democratic Party

Republican Party


55	25
Democratic	Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	52	28	80	0

Begin	55	25	80	0
July 10, 2017^[7]	54		79	1
November 27, 2017^[8]	53		78	2
December 16, 2017^[9]	54		79	1
December 31, 2017^[10]	53		78	2
January 2, 2018^[11]	52		77	3
April 16, 2018^[12]	53		78	2
June 5, 2018^[13]	55		80	0
Latest voting share	7001688000000000000♠68.8%	7001313000000000000♠31.3%

Officers

Position		Name	Party	District
	Speaker	Anthony Rendon	Democratic	63rd–Lakewood
	Speaker pro tempore	Kevin Mullin	Democratic	22nd–South San Francisco
	Assistant speaker pro tempore	Laura Friedman	Democratic	43rd–Glendale
	Majority leader	Ian Calderon	Democratic	57th–Whittier
	Assistant majority leader	Rob Bonta	Democratic	18th–Alameda
	Majority whip	Todd Gloria	Democratic	78th–San Diego
	Assistant majority whip	Jesse Gabriel	Democratic	45th- Encino
	Majority caucus chair	Mike Gipson	Democratic	64th–Carson
	Minority leader	Brian Dahle	Republican	1st–Bieber
	Deputy Republican leaders	Frank Bigelow	Republican	5th–O'Neals
	Deputy Republican leaders	Rocky Chávez	Republican	76th–Oceanside
	Assistant Republican leaders	Phillip Chen	Republican	55th–Diamond Bar
		Heath Flora	Republican	12th–Ripon
		Chad Mayes	Republican	42nd–Yucca Valley
	Republican caucus chair	Jay Obernolte	Republican	33rd–Big Bear Lake
	Republican floor leader	Marie Waldron	Republican	75th–Escondido
Chief Clerk		E. Dotson Wilson
Chief Sergeant-at-Arms		Bryon G. Gustafson, Ph.D
Chaplain		Reverend Bob Oshita
Alternate Chaplain		Reverend Patti Oshita

The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature.

Members

	Name	Party	Residence	First elected	Term limited	Notes
1	Brian Dahle	Republican	Bieber	2012	2024	Minority leader
2	Jim Wood	Democratic	Healdsburg	2014	2026
3	James Gallagher	Republican	Nicolaus	2014	2026
4	Cecilia Aguiar-Curry	Democratic	Winters	2016	2028
5	Frank Bigelow	Republican	O'Neals	2012	2024
6	Kevin Kiley	Republican	Rocklin	2016	2028
7	Kevin McCarty	Democratic	Sacramento	2014	2026
8	Ken Cooley	Democratic	Rancho Cordova	2012	2024
9	Jim Cooper	Democratic	Elk Grove	2014	2026
10	Marc Levine	Democratic	Greenbrae	2012	2024
11	Jim Frazier	Democratic	Oakley	2012	2024
12	Heath Flora	Republican	Ripon	2016	2028
13	Susan Eggman	Democratic	Stockton	2012	2024
14	Tim Grayson	Democratic	Concord	2016	2028
15	Tony Thurmond	Democratic	Richmond	2014	2026
16	Catharine Baker	Republican	Dublin	2014	2026
17	David Chiu	Democratic	San Francisco	2014	2026
18	Rob Bonta	Democratic	Alameda	2012	2024
19	Phil Ting	Democratic	San Francisco	2012	2024
20	Bill Quirk	Democratic	Hayward	2012	2024
21	Adam Gray	Democratic	Merced	2012	2024
22	Kevin Mullin	Democratic	South San Francisco	2012	2024
23	Jim Patterson	Republican	Fresno	2012	2024
24	Marc Berman	Democratic	Palo Alto	2016	2028
25	Kansen Chu	Democratic	San Jose	2014	2026
26	Devon Mathis	Republican	Visalia	2014	2026
27	Ash Kalra	Democratic	San Jose	2016	2028
28	Evan Low	Democratic	Campbell	2014	2026
29	Mark Stone	Democratic	Scotts Valley	2012	2024
30	Anna Caballero	Democratic	Salinas	2016	2018	Previously served from 2006 to 2010.
31	Joaquin Arambula	Democratic	Kingsburg	2016	2028
32	Rudy Salas	Democratic	Bakersfield	2012	2024
33	Jay Obernolte	Republican	Big Bear Lake	2014	2026
34	Vince Fong	Republican	Bakersfield	2016	2028
35	Jordan Cunningham	Republican	Templeton	2016	2028
36	Tom Lackey	Republican	Palmdale	2014	2026
37	Monique Limón	Democratic	Santa Barbara	2016	2028
38	Dante Acosta	Republican	Santa Clarita	2016	2028
39	Luz Rivas	Democratic	North Hollywood	2018	2030
40	Marc Steinorth	Republican	Rancho Cucamonga	2014	2026
41	Chris Holden	Democratic	Pasadena	2012	2024
42	Chad Mayes	Republican	Yucca Valley	2014	2026
43	Laura Friedman	Democratic	Glendale	2016	2028
44	Jacqui Irwin	Democratic	Thousand Oaks	2014	2026
45	Jesse Gabriel	Democratic	Encino	2018	2030
46	Adrin Nazarian	Democratic	Sherman Oaks	2012	2024
47	Eloise Reyes	Democratic	Grand Terrace	2016	2028
48	Blanca Rubio	Democratic	Baldwin Park	2016	2028
49	Ed Chau	Democratic	Monterey Park	2012	2024
50	Richard Bloom	Democratic	Santa Monica	2012	2024
51	Wendy Carrillo	Democratic	Boyle Heights	2017	2030
52	Freddie Rodriguez	Democratic	Pomona	2013	2024
53	Miguel Santiago	Democratic	Los Angeles	2014	2026
54	Sydney Kamlager	Democratic	Los Angeles	2018	2030
55	Phillip Chen	Republican	Diamond Bar	2016	2028
56	Eduardo Garcia	Democratic	Coachella	2014	2026
57	Ian Calderon	Democratic	Whittier	2012	2024
58	Cristina Garcia	Democratic	Bell Gardens	2012	2024
59	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	Democratic	Los Angeles	2012	2024
60	Sabrina Cervantes	Democratic	Riverside	2016	2028
61	Jose Medina	Democratic	Riverside	2012	2024
62	Autumn Burke	Democratic	Marina del Rey	2014	2026
63	Anthony Rendon	Democratic	Lakewood	2012	2024	Speaker
64	Mike Gipson	Democratic	Carson	2014	2026
65	Sharon Quirk-Silva	Democratic	Fullerton	2016	2026	Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
66	Al Muratsuchi	Democratic	Rolling Hills Estates	2016	2026	Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
67	Melissa Melendez	Republican	Lake Elsinore	2012	2024
68	Steven Choi	Republican	Irvine	2016	2028
69	Tom Daly	Democratic	Anaheim	2012	2024
70	Patrick O'Donnell	Democratic	Long Beach	2014	2026
71	Randy Voepel	Republican	Santee	2016	2028
72	Travis Allen	Republican	Huntington Beach	2012	2024
73	Bill Brough	Republican	Dana Point	2014	2026
74	Matthew Harper	Republican	Huntington Beach	2014	2026
75	Marie Waldron	Republican	Escondido	2012	2024
76	Rocky Chávez	Republican	Oceanside	2012	2024
77	Brian Maienschein	Republican	San Diego	2012	2024
78	Todd Gloria	Democratic	San Diego	2016	2028
79	Shirley Weber	Democratic	San Diego	2012	2024
80	Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher	Democratic	San Diego	2013	2024

elected in a special election

Seating chart

Past composition of the Assembly

Committees

Current committees include:^[14]

Standing

Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative review
Assembly Committee on Aging And Long-Term Care
Assembly Committee on Agriculture
Assembly Committee on Appropriations
Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media
Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance
Assembly Committee on Budget
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety
- Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Process Oversight and Program Evaluation
Assembly Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection
Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance
Assembly Committee on Education
Assembly Committee on Elections and Redistricting
Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization
Assembly Committee on Health
Assembly Committee on Higher Education
Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development
Assembly Committee on Human Services
Assembly Committee on Insurance
Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment
Assembly Committee on Local Government
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources
Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection
Assembly Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security
Assembly Committee on Public Safety
Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation
Assembly Committee on Rules
Assembly Committee on Transportation
Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce
Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs
Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife

Joint

Joint Committee on Arts
Joint Committee on Fairs, Allocation and Classification
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
Joint Committee on Legislative Audit
Joint Committee on Rules
Joint Legislative Budget
Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Recent sessions

References

↑ "Article 4. Legislative". California Constitution. California Legislative Counsel. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
↑ "Officers of the California State Assembly | Assembly Internet". assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
↑ "Law section". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
↑ About Us, Office of the Chief Clerk, California State Assembly.
↑ Melanie Mason, Buddhist reverend is newest chaplain for California Assembly, Los Angeles Times (December 20, 2016).
↑ History, Sergeant-at-Arms Office, California State Assembly.
↑ Jimmy Gomez (D–51st) resigned to assume a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
↑ Raul Bocanegra (D–39th) resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.
↑ Democrat Wendy Carrillo elected to replace Jimmy Gomez.
↑ Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (D–54th) resigned due to health issues.
↑ Matt Dababneh (D–45th) resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.
↑ Sydney Kamlager (D–54th) elected to replace Sebastian Ridley-Thomas.
↑ Luz Rivas (D–39th) & Jesse Gabriel (D–45th) elected to replace Raul Bocanegra and Matt Dababneh.
↑ "California Assembly Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

External links

Official website of the California State Assembly
Map of the state assembly districts
California legislative district maps from 1849 to the present
California State Assembly at Ballotpedia

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[Article_4-1] "Article 4. Legislative". California Constitution. California Legislative Counsel. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

[2] "Officers of the California State Assembly | Assembly Internet". assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-21.

[3] "Law section". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-21.

[4] About Us, Office of the Chief Clerk, California State Assembly.

[5] Melanie Mason, Buddhist reverend is newest chaplain for California Assembly, Los Angeles Times (December 20, 2016).

[6] History, Sergeant-at-Arms Office, California State Assembly.

[7] Jimmy Gomez (D–51st) resigned to assume a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

[8] Raul Bocanegra (D–39th) resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.

[9] Democrat Wendy Carrillo elected to replace Jimmy Gomez.

[10] Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (D–54th) resigned due to health issues.

[11] Matt Dababneh (D–45th) resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.

[12] Sydney Kamlager (D–54th) elected to replace Sebastian Ridley-Thomas.

[13] Luz Rivas (D–39th) & Jesse Gabriel (D–45th) elected to replace Raul Bocanegra and Matt Dababneh.

[OpenStates-14] "California Assembly Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

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Members of the California State Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly: Anthony Rendon (D) Speaker Pro Tempore: Kevin Mullin (D) Majority Leader: Ian Calderon (D) Minority Leader: Brian Dahle (R)
Brian Dahle (R) Jim Wood (D) James Gallagher (R) Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) Frank Bigelow (R) Kevin Kiley (R) Kevin McCarty (D) Ken Cooley (D) Jim Cooper (D) Marc Levine (D) Jim Frazier (D) Heath Flora (R) Susan Eggman (D) Tim Grayson (D) Tony Thurmond (D) Catharine Baker (R) David Chiu (D) Rob Bonta (D) Phil Ting (D) Bill Quirk (D) Adam Gray (D) Kevin Mullin (D) Jim Patterson (R) Marc Berman (D) Kansen Chu (D) Devon Mathis (R) Ash Kalra (D) Evan Low (D) Mark Stone (D) Anna Caballero (D) Joaquin Arambula (D) Rudy Salas (D) Jay Obernolte (R) Vince Fong (R) Jordan Cunningham (R) Tom Lackey (R) Monique Limón (D) Dante Acosta (R) Luz Rivas (D) Marc Steinorth (R) Chris Holden (D) Chad Mayes (R) Laura Friedman (D) Jacqui Irwin (D) Jesse Gabriel (D) Adrin Nazarian (D) Eloise Reyes (D) Blanca Rubio (D) Ed Chau (D) Richard Bloom (D) Wendy Carrillo (D) Freddie Rodriguez (D) Miguel Santiago (D) Sydney Kamlager (D) Phillip Chen (R) Eduardo Garcia (D) Ian Calderon (D) Cristina Garcia (D) Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) Sabrina Cervantes (D) Jose Medina (D) Autumn Burke (D) Anthony Rendon (D) Mike Gipson (D) Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) Al Muratsuchi (D) Melissa Melendez (R) Steven Choi (R) Tom Daly (D) Patrick O'Donnell (D) Randy Voepel (R) Travis Allen (R) Bill Brough (R) Matthew Harper (R) Marie Waldron (R) Rocky Chávez (R) Brian Maienschein (R) Todd Gloria (D) Shirley Weber (D) Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D)
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