2015–16 session of the California State Legislature The Seal of California
Legislative body California State Legislature Jurisdiction California Term December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 Members 40 President of the Senate Gavin Newsom (D ) Dec. 1, 2014 – Nov. 30, 2016President pro tempore Kevin de León (D –24th ) Dec. 1, 2014 – Nov. 30, 2016Minority Leader
Bob Huff (R –29th ) Dec. 1, 2014 – Aug. 27, 2015
Jean Fuller (R –16th ) Aug. 27, 2015 – Nov. 30, 2016
Party control Democratic Members 80 Speaker Minority Leader
Kristin Olsen (R –12th ) Dec. 1, 2014 – Jan. 4, 2016
Chad Mayes (R –42nd ) Jan. 4, 2016 – Nov. 30, 2016
Party control Democratic
The 2015–16 session was a session of the California State Legislature . The session first convened on December 1, 2014, and adjourned sine die on November 30, 2016.
Major events [ ]
Vacancies and special elections [ ]
September 22, 2014: Democratic senator Rod Wright (35th –Inglewood ) resigns to serve a jail sentence after conviction for perjury and voter fraud.[1]
December 10, 2014: Former Democratic assemblyman Isadore Hall, III of Compton is sworn into office after winning the December 9 special election for the 35th State Senate district to replace Wright.[2]
January 2, 2015: Democratic senator Mark DeSaulnier (7th –Concord ) resigns to take a seat in Congress .[3]
January 3, 2015: Republican senator Mimi Walters (37th –Irvine ) resigns to take a seat in Congress .[3]
January 5, 2015: Republican senator Steve Knight (21st –Palmdale ) resigns to take a seat in Congress .[3]
March 19, 2015: Former Republican senator Sharon Runner of Lancaster is sworn into office after winning the March 17 special election for the 21st State Senate district to replace Knight.[4]
March 22, 2015: Former Republican county supervisor John Moorlach of Costa Mesa is sworn into office after winning the March 17 special election for the 37th State Senate district to replace Walters.[5]
May 28, 2015: Former Orinda mayor Steve Glazer is sworn into office after winning the May 19 special election for the 7th State Senate district to replace DeSaulnier.[6]
December 31, 2015: Democratic assemblymember Henry Perea resigns to become senior director of state advocacy for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America .[7] [8]
July 14, 2016: Republican senator Sharon Runner (21st –Lancaster ) dies of respiratory complications related to scleroderma
Leadership changes [ ]
August 27, 2015: Republican senator Jean Fuller (16th –Bakersfield ) replaces senator Bob Huff (29th –San Dimas ) as Senate minority leader, as Huff is termed out at the end of the session.[9]
January 4, 2016: Republican assemblymember Chad Mayes (42nd –Yucca Valley ) replaces assemblymember Kristin Olsen (12th –Modesto ) as Assembly minority leader, as Olsen is termed out at the end of the session.[10]
March 7, 2016: Democratic assemblymember Anthony Rendon (63rd –Lakewood ) replaces assemblymember Toni Atkins (78th –San Diego ) as speaker, as Atkins is termed out at the end of the session.[11]
Party changes [ ]
Senate [ ]
Composition of the California State Senate
Democratic Party
Republican Party
26
1
13
Democratic
Vacant
Republican
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic
Republican
Vacant
Suspended
End of previous legislature
25
12
37
1
2
Begin
25
14
39
1
0
December 10, 2014
26
40
0
January 2, 2015
25
39
1
January 3, 2015
13
38
2
January 5, 2015
12
37
3
March 19, 2015
13
38
2
March 22, 2015
14
39
1
May 28, 2015
26
40
0
July 14, 2016
13
39
1
Latest voting share
65%
35%
Officers [ ]
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members [ ]
District
Name
Party
Residence
Term-limited?
Notes
1
Ted Gaines
Republican
El Dorado Hills
2
Mike McGuire
Democratic
Healdsburg
3
Lois Wolk
Democratic
Davis
Yes
4
Jim Nielsen
Republican
Gerber
5
Cathleen Galgiani
Democratic
Stockton
6
Richard Pan
Democratic
Sacramento
7
Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic
Concord
Yes
Resigned on January 2, 2015[3]
Vacant from January 2, 2015, to May 28, 2015
Steve Glazer
Democratic
Orinda
Sworn into office on May 28, 2015[6]
8
Tom Berryhill
Republican
Twain Harte
9
Loni Hancock
Democratic
Berkeley
Yes
10
Bob Wieckowski
Democratic
Fremont
11
Mark Leno
Democratic
San Francisco
Yes
12
Anthony Cannella
Republican
Ceres
13
Jerry Hill
Democratic
San Mateo
14
Andy Vidak
Republican
Hanford
15
Jim Beall
Democratic
San Jose
16
Jean Fuller
Republican
Bakersfield
Minority leader since August 27, 2015
17
Bill Monning
Democratic
Carmel
18
Robert Hertzberg
Democratic
Van Nuys
19
Hannah-Beth Jackson
Democratic
Santa Barbara
20
Connie Leyva
Democratic
Chino
21
Steve Knight
Republican
Palmdale
Resigned on January 5, 2015[3]
Vacant from January 5, 2015, to March 19, 2015
Sharon Runner
Republican
Lancaster
Sworn into office on March 19, 2015, died July 14, 2016[4]
Vacant from July 14, 2016, to November 30, 2016
22
Ed Hernandez
Democratic
West Covina
23
Mike Morrell
Republican
Rancho Cucamonga
24
Kevin de León
Democratic
Los Angeles
President pro tempore
25
Carol Liu
Democratic
La Cañada Flintridge
Yes
26
Ben Allen
Democratic
Santa Monica
27
Fran Pavley
Democratic
Agoura Hills
Yes
28
Jeff Stone
Republican
Temecula
29
Bob Huff
Republican
San Dimas
Yes
Minority leader from January 5, 2012, to August 27, 2015
30
Holly Mitchell
Democratic
Los Angeles
31
Richard Roth
Democratic
Riverside
32
Tony Mendoza
Democratic
Artesia
33
Ricardo Lara
Democratic
Bell Gardens
34
Janet Nguyen
Republican
Garden Grove
35
Vacant from September 22, 2014, to December 10, 2014[1]
Isadore Hall, III
Democratic
Compton
Sworn into office on December 10, 2014[2]
36
Patricia Bates
Republican
Laguna Niguel
37
Mimi Walters
Republican
Irvine
Resigned on January 3, 2015[3]
Vacant from January 3, 2015, to March 22, 2015
John Moorlach
Republican
Costa Mesa
Sworn into office on March 22, 2015[5]
38
Joel Anderson
Republican
Alpine
39
Marty Block
Democratic
San Diego
40
Ben Hueso
Democratic
San Diego
Assembly [ ]
Composition of the California State Assembly
Democratic Party
Republican Party
52
28
Democratic
Republican
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic
Republican
Vacant
End of previous legislature
55
24
79
1
Begin
52
28
80
0
December 31, 2015
51
79
1
April 14, 2016
52
80
0
Latest voting share
65%
35%
Officers [ ]
The Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members [ ]
District
Name
Party
Residence
Term-limited?
Notes
1
Brian Dahle
Republican
Bieber
2
Jim Wood
Democratic
Healdsburg
3
James Gallagher
Republican
Nicolaus
4
Bill Dodd
Democratic
Napa
5
Frank Bigelow
Republican
O'Neals
6
Beth Gaines
Republican
El Dorado Hills
Yes
7
Kevin McCarty
Democratic
Sacramento
8
Ken Cooley
Democratic
Rancho Cordova
9
Jim Cooper
Democratic
Elk Grove
10
Marc Levine
Democratic
San Rafael
11
Jim Frazier
Democratic
Oakley
12
Kristin Olsen
Republican
Riverbank
Yes
Minority leader from December 1, 2014, to January 4, 2016
13
Susan Eggman
Democratic
Stockton
14
Susan Bonilla
Democratic
Concord
Yes
15
Tony Thurmond
Democratic
Richmond
16
Catharine Baker
Republican
Dublin
17
David Chiu
Democratic
San Francisco
18
Rob Bonta
Democratic
Alameda
19
Phil Ting
Democratic
San Francisco
20
Bill Quirk
Democratic
Hayward
21
Adam Gray
Democratic
Merced
22
Kevin Mullin
Democratic
South San Francisco
23
Jim Patterson
Republican
Fresno
24
Rich Gordon
Democratic
Menlo Park
Yes
25
Kansen Chu
Democratic
San Jose
26
Devon Mathis
Republican
Visalia
27
Nora Campos
Democratic
San Jose
Yes
28
Evan Low
Democratic
Campbell
29
Mark Stone
Democratic
Scotts Valley
30
Luis Alejo
Democratic
Salinas
Yes
31
Henry Perea
Democratic
Fresno
Yes
Resigned on December 31, 2015[8]
Vacant from December 31, 2015, to April 14, 2016
Joaquin Arambula
Democratic
Kingsburg
Sworn into office on April 14, 2016
32
Rudy Salas
Democratic
Bakersfield
33
Jay Obernolte
Republican
Big Bear Lake
34
Shannon Grove
Republican
Bakersfield
Yes
35
Katcho Achadjian
Republican
San Luis Obispo
Yes
36
Tom Lackey
Republican
Palmdale
37
Das Williams
Democratic
Carpinteria
Yes
38
Scott Wilk
Republican
Santa Clarita
39
Patty Lopez
Democratic
San Fernando
40
Marc Steinorth
Republican
Rancho Cucamonga
41
Chris Holden
Democratic
Pasadena
42
Chad Mayes
Republican
Yucca Valley
Minority leader since January 4, 2016
43
Mike Gatto
Democratic
Los Angeles
Yes
44
Jacqui Irwin
Democratic
Thousand Oaks
45
Matt Dababneh
Democratic
Encino
46
Adrin Nazarian
Democratic
Sherman Oaks
47
Cheryl Brown
Democratic
Rialto
48
Roger Hernandez
Democratic
West Covina
Yes
49
Ed Chau
Democratic
Monterey Park
50
Richard Bloom
Democratic
Santa Monica
51
Jimmy Gomez
Democratic
Echo Park
52
Freddie Rodriguez
Democratic
Pomona
53
Miguel Santiago
Democratic
Los Angeles
54
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
Democratic
Los Angeles
55
Ling Ling Chang
Republican
Diamond Bar
56
Eduardo Garcia
Democratic
Coachella
57
Ian Calderon
Democratic
Whittier
58
Cristina Garcia
Democratic
Bell Gardens
59
Reggie Jones-Sawyer
Democratic
Los Angeles
60
Eric Linder
Republican
Corona
61
Jose Medina
Democratic
Riverside
62
Autumn Burke
Democratic
Marina del Rey
63
Anthony Rendon
Democratic
Lakewood
Speaker since March 7, 2016
64
Mike Gipson
Democratic
Carson
65
Young Kim
Republican
Fullerton
66
David Hadley
Republican
Manhattan Beach
67
Melissa Melendez
Republican
Lake Elsinore
68
Don Wagner
Republican
Irvine
Yes
69
Tom Daly
Democratic
Anaheim
70
Patrick O'Donnell
Democratic
Long Beach
71
Brian Jones
Republican
Santee
Yes
72
Travis Allen
Republican
Huntington Beach
73
Bill Brough
Republican
Dana Point
74
Matthew Harper
Republican
Huntington Beach
75
Marie Waldron
Republican
Escondido
76
Rocky Chavez
Republican
Oceanside
77
Brian Maienschein
Republican
San Diego
78
Toni Atkins
Democratic
San Diego
Yes
Speaker from December 1, 2014, to March 7, 2016
79
Shirley Weber
Democratic
San Diego
80
Lorena Gonzalez
Democratic
San Diego
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b "Wednesday, September 17, 2014" (PDF) . Senate Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate . p. 5029. Retrieved September 26, 2014 .
^ a b "Monday, December 15, 2014" (PDF) . Senate Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate . p. 19. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
^ a b c d e f "Monday, January 5, 2015" (PDF) . Senate Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate . p. 31. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
^ a b "Thursday, March 19, 2015" (PDF) . Senate Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate . p. 353. Retrieved March 21, 2015 .
^ a b "Monday, March 23, 2015" (PDF) . Senate Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate . p. 369. Retrieved March 23, 2015 .
^ a b "Thursday, May 28, 2015" (PDF) . Senate Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate . p. 1115. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
^ White, Jeremy (December 22, 2015). "Henry T. Perea takes job with pharmaceutical industry group" . Fresno Bee . Retrieved January 12, 2016 .
^ a b "Monday, January 4, 2016" (PDF) . Assembly Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly . p. 3299. Retrieved January 4, 2015 .
^ "Thursday, August 27, 2015" (PDF) . Senate Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate . p. 2198. Retrieved January 12, 2016 .
^ "Monday, January 4, 2016" (PDF) . Assembly Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly . p. 3303. Retrieved January 4, 2015 .
^ "Monday, March 7, 2016" (PDF) . Assembly Daily Journal . Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly . p. 3840. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
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