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The president pro tempore of the California State Senate (President Pro Tem) is the chief executive and highest-ranking member the California State Senate and serves as chair of the Senate Rules Committee. The Pro Tem is chosen at the beginning of each two-year session, via election by all the other senators-elect. [1] The current President pro ...
The Big Five is an informal institution of California state government, consisting of the governor, the Assembly speaker, the Assembly minority leader, the Senate president pro tempore, and the Senate minority leader. Historically, members of the Big Five met in private to negotiate California's state government budget.
Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe (D-76) Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee (D-12) Majority Leader Wilma Chan (D-16) Majority Floor Leader Marco Antonio Firebaugh (D-50) Minority Floor Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-32) from January 5, 2004 Dave Cox (R-5) to January 5, 2004; Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson; Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane; Analysis ...
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 ...
Steven Bradford was elected in a 2009 special election, following the resignation of Curren Price, who had recently won election to the California State Senate. He was elected to his first outright term in 2010. Following the 2010 Census, California's legislative districts were redrawn. Bradford ran for the newly drawn 62nd district, which ...
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 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 .
2018 California State Senate election; Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Jim Nielsen () : 118,756 60.3 Democratic: Phillip Kim 42,661 21.7