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The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. The Assembly has 80 members, each representing one district. In accordance with the Article XXI of the California Constitution, assembly district boundaries are redrawn every ten years based on data from the United States Census.
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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 ...
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.
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The speaker of the California State Assembly presides over the State Assembly. The lieutenant governor is the ex officio president of the Senate and may break a tied vote, and the president pro tempore of the California State Senate is elected by the majority party caucus. The Legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
2020 California State Assembly election; Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Richard Bloom 89,797 78.7% Democratic: Will Hess 16,482 14.5% Democratic: Jim King 7,750 6.8% Total votes 114,029 : 100.0% : General election Democratic: Richard Bloom : 166,503 : 80.4% : Democratic: Will Hess 40,709 19.6% Total votes 207,212 : 100.0%
First African American to be elected to the California State Legislature. Augustus Hawkins: Democratic: January 7, 1935 - January 3, 1963 Elected to the 21st Congressional district. Tom Waite: January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1965 Newton Russell: Republican: January 4, 1965 - November 30, 1974 William H. Lancaster: December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1992