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The California State Senate has never been expanded since the enactment of the 1879 constitution. In 1962, voters were asked via initiative California Proposition 23 whether to expand the state senate by 10 seats, thereby increasing the size of the body to 50 seats, and to abandon the little federal model. [ 9 ]
The California State Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the California State Assembly (lower house with 80 members) and the California State Senate (upper house with 40 members). [1] Both houses of the Legislature convene at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Brian Dwain Dahle [1] (born September 20, 1965) is an American politician and farmer who served as a member of the California State Senate from the 1st district from 2019 to 2024. [2] A member of the Republican Party , Dahle served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district from 2012 to 2019, and as Assembly minority ...
Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) [1] is an American politician who has served in the California State Senate since 2016. A Democrat, he represents the 11th district, encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County.
Josh Becker (April 13, 1969) is an American politician currently in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 13th Senate District, which encompasses most of San Mateo County and part of Santa Clara County. Prior to being elected to the State Senate in November 2020, he was initiator of the Full Circle community ...
The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Neither house has been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution , [ 1 ] and each of the 80 members represent at least 465,000 people, more than any other state lower house, [ citation needed ] and second largest of any lower house ...
He represented the 22nd state senate district from 2010 to 2014, and the 24th state senate district from 2014 to 2018. He was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from October 15, 2014 to March 21, 2018. He was elected to the city council in 2020, and defeated in 2024 by Ysabel Jurado.
The 2024 California State Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election being held on March 5, 2024. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate will elect their representatives.