California State Legislature, 2015–16 session
2015–16 session of the California State Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | California State Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | California | ||||
Term | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President of the Senate | Gavin Newsom (D) Dec. 1, 2014 – Nov. 30, 2016 | ||||
President pro tempore | Kevin de León (D–24th) Dec. 1, 2014 – Nov. 30, 2016 | ||||
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 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[]
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Composition of the California State Senate
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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26 | 1 | 13 |
Democratic | Vacant | Republican |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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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[]
Position | Name | Party | District | |
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Lieutenant Governor | Gavin Newsom | Democratic | ||
President pro tempore | Kevin de León | Democratic | 24th–Los Angeles | |
Majority leader | Bill Monning | Democratic | 17th–Carmel | |
Majority whip | Lois Wolk | Democratic | 3rd–Davis | |
Majority caucus chair | Connie Leyva | Democratic | 20th–Chino | |
Majority caucus vice chair | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 2nd–Healdsburg | |
Minority leader | Jean Fuller | Republican | 16th–Bakersfield | |
Minority caucus chair | Tom Berryhill | Republican | 8th–Twain Harte | |
Minority caucus whip | Ted Gaines | Republican | 1st–El Dorado Hills | |
Minority caucus assistant whip | Patricia Bates | Republican | 36th–Laguna Niguel | |
Secretary | Daniel Alvarez | |||
Sergeant-at-Arms | Debbie Manning | |||
Chaplain | Sister Michelle Gorman |
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members[]
District | Name | Party | Residence | Term-limited? | Notes | |
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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[]
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Composition of the California State Assembly
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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52 | 28 | |
Democratic | Republican |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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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[]
Position | Name | Party | District | |
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Speaker | Anthony Rendon | Democratic | 63rd–Lakewood | |
Speaker emeritus | Toni Atkins | Democratic | 78th–San Diego | |
Speaker pro tempore | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 22nd–South San Francisco | |
Assistant speaker pro tempore | Autumn Burke | Democratic | 62nd–Marina del Rey | |
Majority floor leader | Ian Calderon | Democratic | 57th–Whittier | |
Assistant majority floor leader | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 9th–Elk Grove | |
Majority whip | Miguel Santiago | Democratic | 53rd–Los Angeles | |
Democratic whip | Nora Campos | Democratic | 27th–San Jose | |
Assistant majority whip | Evan Low | Democratic | 28th–Campbell | |
Majority caucus chair | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 64th–Carson | |
Minority leader | Chad Mayes | Republican | 42nd–Yucca Valley | |
Assistant minority leaders | Frank Bigelow | Republican | 5th–O'Neals | |
Jay Obernolte | Republican | 33rd–Big Bear Lake | ||
Kristin Olsen | Republican | 12th–Riverbank | ||
Minority caucus chair | Brian Jones | Republican | 71st–Santee | |
Minority floor leader | Marie Waldron | Republican | 75th–Escondido | |
Deputy minority floor leader | Bill Brough | Republican | 73rd–Dana Point | |
Chief minority whip | James Gallagher | Republican | 3rd–Nicolaus | |
Minority whips | Ling Ling Chang | Republican | 55th–Diamond Bar | |
Beth Gaines | Republican | 6th–Roseville | ||
Chief Clerk | E. Dotson Wilson | |||
Sergeant-at-Arms | Ronald Pane | |||
Chaplain | Father Constantine Papademos |
The Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members[]
District | Name | Party | Residence | Term-limited? | Notes | |
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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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