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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. [8]
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.
Name Term Party Richard H. McCollister [1]1957-1958 Republican William A. Munnell: 1959-1961 Democrat Jerome R. Waldie: 1962-1965 Democrat George N. Zenovich
Two Democrats are running in the November election to succeed California state Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) in Senate District 35.. Michelle Chambers and Laura Richardson emerged as the top ...
January 20, 2021: Republican senator Scott Wilk (21st–Santa Clarita) replaces senator Shannon Grove (16th–Bakersfield) as Senate minority leader, as Grove was ousted after she incorrectly blamed the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol on antifa.
Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman (for men), Assemblywoman (for women), or Assemblymember (gender-neutral). In the current legislative session, Democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 60 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 19 seats.
California state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson) was sued Thursday by her former chief of staff for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation for rejecting her unwanted sexual advances.
At the latest, California insiders expect the senator to bow out by December — the final deadline to declare for the state’s March 5, 2024, primary — and likely much earlier.