California State Legislature, 2009–2010 session

The 2009–2010 session is the current meeting of the California State Legislature.

Dates of sessions

Convene: December 1, 2008

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

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

Party changes

• June 22, 2009: Assemblyman Juan Arambula (D-31) leaves the Democratic Party.

Members

• Skip to Assembly, below

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*	Democrats: 25
*	Republicans: 15

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
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End of previous legislature	25	15	40	0
Begin	24	15	39	1
Current	25	15	40	0
Latest voting share	62.5%	37.5%

Officers

• President Pro Tem: Darrell Steinberg (D-6)
• Majority Leader: Dean Florez (D-16)
• Minority Leader: Dennis Hollingsworth (R-14) from February 18 2009
  • Dave Cogdill (R-14) 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?
1	Dave Cox	Rep	Fair Oaks
2	Pat Wiggins	Dem	Santa Rosa
3	Mark Leno	Dem	San Francisco
4	Sam Aanestad	Rep	Grass Valley	Yes
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	Yes
13	Elaine Alquist	Dem	San Jose
14	Dave Cogdill	Rep	Modesto
15	Abel Maldonado	Rep	Santa Maria
16	Dean Florez	Dem	Shafter	Yes
17	George Runner	Rep	Lancaster
18	Roy Ashburn	Rep	Bakersfield	Yes
19	Tony Strickland	Rep	Thousand Oaks
20	Alex Padilla	Dem	Los Angeles
21	Carol Liu	Dem	La Cañada Flintridge
22	Gil Cedillo	Dem	Los Angeles	Yes
23	Fran Pavley	Dem	Agoura Hills
24	Gloria Romero	Dem	East Los Angeles	Yes
25	Rod Wright	Dem	Inglewood
26	Curren D. Price Jr.	Dem	Inglewood
27	Alan Lowenthal	Dem	Long Beach
28	Jenny Oropeza	Dem	Long Beach
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	Yes
37	John J. Benoit	Rep	Bermuda Dunes
38	Mark Wyland	Rep	Carlsbad
39	Christine Kehoe	Dem	San Diego
40	Denise Moreno Ducheny	Dem	San Diego	Yes

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*	Democrats: 49
*	Republicans: 29
*	Independent: 1
*	Vacancy: 1

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
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	Democratic	Republican	Independent		Vacant
End of previous legislature	48	32	0	80	0
Begin	51	29	0	80	0
May 19, 2009	50	29	0	79	1
June 23, 2009	49	29	1	79	1
Latest voting share	62.0%	36.7%	1.3%

Officers

• Speaker: Karen Bass (D-47)
• Speaker pro Tempore: Lori Saldaña (D-76)
• Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore: Isadore Hall, III (D-52)
• Majority Floor Leader: Alberto Torrico (D-20)
• Minority Floor Leader: Sam Blakeslee (R-33) from June 1 2009
  • Michael Villines (R-29) 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?
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	Yes
6	Jared Huffman	Dem	San Rafael
7	Noreen Evans	Dem	Santa Rosa	Yes
8	Mariko Yamada	Dem	Davis
9	Dave Jones	Dem	Sacramento	Yes
10	Alyson Huber	Dem	El Dorado Hills
11	Tom Torlakson	Dem	Antioch	Yes
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	Yes
21	Ira Ruskin	Dem	Redwood City	Yes
22	Paul Fong	Dem	Cupertino
23	Joe Coto	Dem	San Jose	Yes
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	Yes
30	Danny Gilmore	Rep	Hanford
31	Juan Arambula	Dem	Fresno	Yes
32	Jean Fuller	Rep	Bakersfield
33	Sam Blakeslee	Rep	San Luis Obispo	Yes
34	Connie Conway	Rep	Tulare
35	Pedro Nava	Dem	Santa Barbara	Yes
36	Steve Knight	Rep	Palmdale
37	Audra Strickland	Rep	Thousand Oaks	Yes
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
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	Yes
48	Mike Davis	Dem	Los Angeles
49	Mike Eng	Dem	Monterey Park
50	Hector De La Torre	Dem	South Gate	Yes
51	Vacancy
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	Yes
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	Yes
69	Jose Solorio	Dem	Santa Ana
70	Chuck DeVore	Rep	Irvine	Yes
71	Jeff Miller	Rep	Corona
72	Michael D. Duvall	Rep	Yorba Linda
73	Diane Harkey	Rep	Dana Point
74	Martin Garrick	Rep	Carlsbad
75	Nathan Fletcher	Rep	San Diego
76	Lori Saldaña	Dem	San Diego	Yes
77	Joel Anderson	Rep	El Cajon
78	Marty Block	Dem	San Diego
79	Mary Salas	Dem	Chula Vista
80	Manuel Perez	Dem	Coachella