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Republicans still won statewide contests in the state until the late 2000s, with Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor as part of a recall effort. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of California: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; Treasurer; Controller; Insurance ...
California's government consists of three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The California State Legislature is bicameral. The lower house, the California State Assembly, has 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, has 40 members. [2] The executive branch is led by the Governor of California. [3]
In 1979, then-Governor Jerry Brown requested a report on the State's personnel system from the Little Hoover Commission, an independent government oversight agency, which resulted in several recommendations of which some were implemented, including the creation of the Department of Personnel Administration but other recommendations such as the dissolution of the California State Personnel ...
The secretary of state of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. state of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The secretary of state is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers; the officeholder is restricted by term limits to two terms.
Elected to finish Lipscomb's term. Re-elected later in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 26th district. 1973–1983 Los Angeles: Henry Waxman (Los Angeles) Democratic: January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd: Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re ...
Members elected to the Assembly 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.
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.
Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Died. Vacant: October 11, 1941 – August 25, 1942 77th: Cecil R. King (Los Angeles) Democratic: August 25, 1942 – January 3, 1969 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th: Elected to finish Geyer's term. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in ...