California State Legislature, 2009–10 session
2009–2010 session of the California State Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | California State Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | California | ||||
Term | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2010 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President of the Senate |
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President pro tempore | Darrell Steinberg (D–6th) | ||||
Minority Leader |
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Party control | Democratic | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 80 | ||||
Speaker |
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Minority Leader |
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Party control | Democratic |
The 2009–2010 session was a meeting of the California State Legislature.
Dates of sessions[]
Convene: December 1, 2008
Adjourn: November 30, 2010
Major events[]
Vacancies and special elections[]
- November 30, 2008: Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-26) resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
- May 19, 2009: Assemblyman Curren Price (D-51) wins the special election for the 26th Senate District seat to replace Ridley-Thomas and is sworn in on June 8
- September 1, 2009: Councilman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) wins the special election for the 51st Assembly District seat to replace Price and is sworn in on September 10
- September 9, 2009: Assemblyman Michael D. Duvall (R-72) resigns in the wake of a lobbyist sex scandal[1]
- November 5, 2009: Lieutenant Governor (and Senate President) John Garamendi resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives
- November 30, 2009: Senator John J. Benoit (R-37) resigns to take a seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
- January 5, 2010: Assemblyman Paul Krekorian (D-43) resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council
- January 12, 2010: Supervisor Chris Norby (R-Fullerton) wins the special election for the 72nd Assembly District seat to replace Duvall and is sworn in on January 29
- April 27, 2010: Senator Abel Maldonado (R-15) resigns his Senate seat to become Lieutenant Governor to replace Garamendi
- June 8, 2010: Assemblyman Bill Emmerson (R-63) wins the special election for the 37th Senate District seat to replace Benoit and is sworn in on June 9
- June 8, 2010: Attorney Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) wins the special election for the 43rd Assembly District seat to replace Krekorian and is sworn in on June 10
- July 13, 2010: Senator Dave Cox (R-1) dies from prostate cancer
- August 17, 2010: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-33) wins the special election for the 15th Senate District seat to replace Maldonado and is sworn in on August 23
- October 20, 2010: Senator Jenny Oropeza (D-28) dies of complications from a blood clot
Leadership changes[]
- February 18, 2009: Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-36) replaces Senator Dave Cogdill (R-14) as Senate Republican Leader
- June 1, 2009: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-33) replaces Assemblyman Mike Villines (R-29) as Assembly Republican Leader
- February 1, 2010: Assemblyman Martin Garrick (R-74) replaces Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-33) as Assembly Republican Leader, as Blakeslee is termed out at the end of the term
- March 1, 2010: Assemblyman John Pérez (D-46) replaces Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-47) as Speaker of the Assembly, as Bass is termed out at the end of the term
- October 11, 2010: Senator Bob Dutton (R-31) replaces Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-36) as Senate Republican Leader, as Hollingsworth is termed out at the end of the term
Party changes[]
- June 22, 2009: Assemblyman Juan Arambula (D-31) leaves the Democratic Party to become an independent[2]
Members[]
- Skip to Assembly, below
Senate[]
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Composition of the California State Senate
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Vacancy
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 25 | 15 | 40 | 0 |
Begin | 24 | 15 | 39 | 1 |
June 8, 2009 | 25 | 40 | 0 | |
November 30, 2009 | 14 | 39 | 1 | |
April 27, 2010 | 13 | 38 | 2 | |
June 9, 2010 | 14 | 39 | 1 | |
July 13, 2010 | 13 | 38 | 2 | |
August 23, 2010 | 14 | 39 | 1 | |
October 20, 2010 | 24 | 38 | 2 | |
Latest voting share | 63.2% | 36.8% |
Officers[]
- President Pro Tem: Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento)
- Majority Leader: Dean Florez (D-Shafter)
- Minority Leader: Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) from October 11, 2010
- Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) from February 18, 2009, to October 11, 2010
- Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) to February 18, 2009
- Secretary: Greg Schmidt
- Sergeant at Arms: Tony Beard, Jr.
Note: The Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Full list of members, 2009–2010[]
District | Name | Party | Residence | Term- Limited? |
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1 | Dave Cox | Rep | Fair Oaks | |
Vacant | ||||
2 | Pat Wiggins | Dem | Santa Rosa | |
3 | Mark Leno | Dem | San Francisco | |
4 | Sam Aanestad | Rep | Grass Valley | |
5 | Lois Wolk | Dem | Davis | |
6 | Darrell Steinberg | Dem | Sacramento | |
7 | Mark DeSaulnier | Dem | Concord | |
8 | Leland Yee | Dem | San Francisco | |
9 | Loni Hancock | Dem | Berkeley | |
10 | Ellen M. Corbett | Dem | San Leandro | |
11 | Joe Simitian | Dem | Palo Alto | |
12 | Jeff Denham | Rep | Merced | |
13 | Elaine Alquist | Dem | San Jose | |
14 | Dave Cogdill | Rep | Modesto | |
15 | Abel Maldonado | Rep | Santa Maria | |
Sam Blakeslee | Rep | San Luis Obispo | ||
16 | Dean Florez | Dem | Shafter | |
17 | George Runner | Rep | Lancaster | |
18 | Roy Ashburn | Rep | Bakersfield | |
19 | Tony Strickland | Rep | Moorpark | |
20 | Alex Padilla | Dem | Los Angeles | |
21 | Carol Liu | Dem | La Cañada Flintridge | |
22 | Gil Cedillo | Dem | Los Angeles | |
23 | Fran Pavley | Dem | Agoura Hills | |
24 | Gloria Romero | Dem | East Los Angeles | |
25 | Rod Wright | Dem | Inglewood | |
26 | Curren D. Price, Jr. | Dem | Inglewood | |
27 | Alan Lowenthal | Dem | Long Beach | |
28 | Jenny Oropeza | Dem | Long Beach | |
Vacant | ||||
29 | Bob Huff | Rep | Diamond Bar | |
30 | Ronald S. Calderon | Dem | Montebello | |
31 | Robert Dutton | Rep | Rancho Cucamonga | |
32 | Gloria Negrete McLeod | Dem | Chino | |
33 | Mimi Walters | Rep | Laguna Niguel | |
34 | Lou Correa | Dem | Santa Ana | |
35 | Tom Harman | Rep | Huntington Beach | |
36 | Dennis Hollingsworth | Rep | Murrieta | |
37 | John J. Benoit | Rep | Bermuda Dunes | |
Bill Emmerson | Rep | Hemet | ||
38 | Mark Wyland | Rep | Carlsbad | |
39 | Christine Kehoe | Dem | San Diego | |
40 | Denise Moreno Ducheny | Dem | San Diego |
Assembly[]
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Composition of the California State Assembly
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Independent
Vacancy
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California State Assembly | |||||
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 48 | 0 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
Begin | 51 | 0 | 29 | 80 | 0 |
May 19, 2009 | 50 | 79 | 1 | ||
June 23, 2009 | 49 | 1 | |||
September 9, 2009 | 28 | 78 | 2 | ||
September 10, 2009 | 50 | 79 | 1 | ||
January 5, 2010 | 49 | 78 | 2 | ||
January 29, 2010 | 29 | 79 | 1 | ||
June 9, 2010 | 28 | 78 | 2 | ||
June 10, 2010 | 50 | 79 | 1 | ||
August 23, 2010 | 27 | 78 | 2 | ||
Latest voting share | 64.1% | 1.3% | 34.6% |
Officers[]
- Speaker: John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) from March 1, 2010
- Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) to March 1, 2010
- Speaker pro Tempore: Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) from March 18, 2010
- Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego) to March 18, 2010
- Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore: Isadore Hall, III (D-Compton)
- Majority Floor Leader: Charles Calderon (D-Montebello) from March 18, 2010
- Alberto Torrico (D-Newark) to March 18, 2010
- Minority Floor Leader: Martin Garrick (R-Carlsbad) from February 1, 2010
- Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) from June 1, 2009, to February 1, 2010
- Michael Villines (R-Clovis) to June 1, 2009
- Chief Clerk: E. Dotson Wilson
- Sergeant at Arms: Ronald Pane
Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Full List of Members, 2009–2010[]
District | Name | Party | Residence | Term- Limited? |
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1 | Wesley Chesbro | Dem | Arcata | |
2 | Jim Nielsen | Rep | Gerber | |
3 | Daniel Logue | Rep | Linda | |
4 | Ted Gaines | Rep | Roseville | |
5 | Roger Niello | Rep | Fair Oaks | |
6 | Jared Huffman | Dem | San Rafael | |
7 | Noreen Evans | Dem | Santa Rosa | |
8 | Mariko Yamada | Dem | Davis | |
9 | Dave Jones | Dem | Sacramento | |
10 | Alyson Huber | Dem | El Dorado Hills | |
11 | Tom Torlakson | Dem | Antioch | |
12 | Fiona Ma | Dem | San Francisco | |
13 | Tom Ammiano | Dem | San Francisco | |
14 | Nancy Skinner | Dem | Berkeley | |
15 | Joan Buchanan | Dem | Alamo | |
16 | Sandré Swanson | Dem | Alameda | |
17 | Cathleen Galgiani | Dem | Livingston | |
18 | Mary Hayashi | Dem | Hayward | |
19 | Jerry Hill | Dem | San Mateo | |
20 | Alberto Torrico | Dem | Newark | |
21 | Ira Ruskin | Dem | Redwood City | |
22 | Paul Fong | Dem | Cupertino | |
23 | Joe Coto | Dem | San Jose | |
24 | Jim Beall Jr. | Dem | San Jose | |
25 | Tom Berryhill | Rep | Modesto | |
26 | Bill Berryhill | Rep | Ceres | |
27 | Bill Monning | Dem | Carmel | |
28 | Anna M. Caballero | Dem | Salinas | |
29 | Michael Villines | Rep | Clovis | |
30 | Danny Gilmore | Rep | Hanford | |
31 | Juan Arambula | Dem | Fresno | |
Ind | ||||
32 | Jean Fuller | Rep | Bakersfield | |
33 | Sam Blakeslee | Rep | San Luis Obispo | |
Vacant | ||||
34 | Connie Conway | Rep | Tulare | |
35 | Pedro Nava | Dem | Santa Barbara | |
36 | Steve Knight | Rep | Palmdale | |
37 | Audra Strickland | Rep | Moorpark | |
38 | Cameron Smyth | Rep | Santa Clarita | |
39 | Felipe Fuentes | Dem | Sylmar | |
40 | Bob Blumenfield | Dem | Woodland Hills | |
41 | Julia Brownley | Dem | Santa Monica | |
42 | Mike Feuer | Dem | Los Angeles | |
43 | Paul Krekorian | Dem | Burbank | |
Mike Gatto | Dem | Los Angeles | ||
44 | Anthony J. Portantino | Dem | La Cañada Flintridge | |
45 | Kevin de León | Dem | Los Angeles | |
46 | John Pérez | Dem | Los Angeles | |
47 | Karen Bass | Dem | Los Angeles | |
48 | Mike Davis | Dem | Los Angeles | |
49 | Mike Eng | Dem | Monterey Park | |
50 | Hector De La Torre | Dem | South Gate | |
51 | Curren D. Price, Jr. | Dem | Inglewood | |
Steven Bradford | Dem | Gardena | ||
52 | Isadore Hall, III | Dem | Compton | |
53 | Ted Lieu | Dem | Torrance | |
54 | Bonnie Lowenthal | Dem | Long Beach | |
55 | Warren Furutani | Dem | Long Beach | |
56 | Tony Mendoza | Dem | Artesia | |
57 | Edward P. Hernandez | Dem | West Covina | |
58 | Charles M. Calderon | Dem | Montebello | |
59 | Anthony Adams | Rep | Hesperia | |
60 | Curt Hagman | Rep | Chino Hills | |
61 | Norma Torres | Dem | Pomona | |
62 | Wilmer Carter | Dem | Rialto | |
63 | Bill Emmerson | Rep | Redlands | |
Vacant | ||||
64 | Brian Nestande | Rep | Palm Desert | |
65 | Paul Cook | Rep | Yucca Valley | |
66 | Kevin Jeffries | Rep | Lake Elsinore | |
67 | Jim Silva | Rep | Huntington Beach | |
68 | Van Tran | Rep | Costa Mesa | |
69 | Jose Solorio | Dem | Santa Ana | |
70 | Chuck DeVore | Rep | Irvine | |
71 | Jeff Miller | Rep | Corona | |
72 | Michael D. Duvall | Rep | Yorba Linda | |
Chris Norby | Rep | Fullerton | ||
73 | Diane Harkey | Rep | Dana Point | |
74 | Martin Garrick | Rep | Carlsbad | |
75 | Nathan Fletcher | Rep | San Diego | |
76 | Lori Saldaña | Dem | San Diego | |
77 | Joel Anderson | Rep | El Cajon | |
78 | Marty Block | Dem | San Diego | |
79 | Mary Salas | Dem | Chula Vista | |
80 | Manuel Perez | Dem | Coachella |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Stanglin, Doug (2009-09-09). "Calif. lawmaker resigns over taped sex comments". USA Today.
- ^ Sanders, Jim (2008-06-23). "California assemblyman Juan Arambula re-registers as an independent". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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