California State Assembly

lower house of the California State Legislature

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. It has 80 members. The assembly is currently controlled by the Democratic Party. It meets at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

California State Assembly
California State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
6 terms (12 years)
History
New session started
December 5, 2022
Leadership
Robert Rivas (D)
since June 30, 2023
Speaker pro tempore
Jim Wood (D)
since November 22, 2023
Majority Leader
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)
since November 22, 2023
Minority Leader
James Gallagher (R)
since February 8, 2022
Structure
Seats80
Composition of the California State Assembly
Political groups
Majority
  Democratic (62)

Minority

  Republican (17)

Vacant

  (1)
Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle 4, California Constitution
Salary$114,877/year + $211 per diem
Elections
Nonpartisan blanket primary
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 5, 2024
RedistrictingCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission
Motto
Legislatorum est justas leges condere
("It is the duty of legislators to enact just laws.")
Meeting place
State Assembly Chamber
California State Capitol
Sacramento, California
Website
California State Assembly
Rules
Standing Rules of the Assembly

Composition

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61 1 18
Democratic Ind Republican
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Independent Vacant
End of previous legislature 61 17 1 79 1
Begin 60 19 1 80 0
Latest voting share 75% 23.75% 1.25%

Officers

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Position Name Party District
Speaker Anthony Rendon Democratic 63rd–Lakewood
Speaker pro tempore Kevin Mullin Democratic 22nd–South San Francisco
Assistant speaker pro tempore Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Democratic 16th–Orinda
Majority leader Eloise Reyes Democratic 47th–Grand Terrace
Assistant majority leaders Rob Bonta Democratic 18th–Alameda
Al Muratsuchi Democratic 66th–Rolling Hills Estates
Majority whip Jesse Gabriel Democratic 45th–Encino
Assistant majority whips Tasha Boerner Horvath Democratic 76th–Encinitas
Chris Ward Democratic 78th–San Diego
Democratic caucus chair Mike Gipson Democratic 64th–Carson
Republican leader Marie Waldron Republican 75th–Escondido
Republican floor leader Heath Flora Republican 12th–Ripon
Republican caucus chair Jay Obernolte Republican 33rd–Big Bear Lake
Republican chief whip Phillip Chen Republican 55th–Yorba Linda
Republican whip Devon Mathis Republican 26th–Visalia
Acting Chief Clerk Sue Parker
Acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms Alisa Buckley
Chaplain Reverend Patti Oshita (Buddhist Churches of America)

The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature.

 
Composition of the California State Assembly, 2019–20 Session
  Democratic Party
  Republican Party

Members

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District Name Party Residence First elected Term limited Notes
1 Megan Dahle Republican Bieber 2019† 2030
2 Jim Wood Democratic Santa Rosa 2014 2026
3 James Gallagher Republican Yuba City 2014 2026
4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Democratic Winters 2016 2028
5 Frank Bigelow Republican O'Neals 2012 2024
6 Kevin Kiley Republican Rocklin 2016 2028
7 Kevin McCarty Democratic Sacramento 2014 2026
8 Ken Cooley Democratic Rancho Cordova 2012 2024
9 Jim Cooper Democratic Elk Grove 2014 2026
10 Marc Levine Democratic Greenbrae 2012 2024
11 Jim Frazier Democratic Discovery Bay 2012 2024
12 Heath Flora Republican Ripon 2016 2028
13 Carlos Villapudua Democratic Stockton 2020 2032
14 Tim Grayson Democratic Concord 2016 2028
15 Buffy Wicks Democratic Oakland 2018 2030
16 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Democratic Orinda 2018 2030
17 David Chiu Democratic San Francisco 2014 2026
18 Rob Bonta Democratic Alameda 2012 2024
19 Phil Ting Democratic San Francisco 2012 2024
20 Bill Quirk Democratic Hayward 2012 2024
21 Adam Gray Democratic Merced 2012 2024
22 Kevin Mullin Democratic South San Francisco 2012 2024
23 Jim Patterson Republican Fresno 2012 2024
24 Marc Berman Democratic Palo Alto 2016 2028
25 Alex Lee Democratic San Jose 2020 2032
26 Devon Mathis Republican Visalia 2014 2026
27 Ash Kalra Democratic San Jose 2016 2028
28 Evan Low Democratic Campbell 2014 2026
29 Mark Stone Democratic Scotts Valley 2012 2024
30 Robert Rivas Democratic Hollister 2018 2030
31 Joaquin Arambula Democratic Fresno 2016† 2028
32 Rudy Salas Democratic Bakersfield 2012 2024
33 Thurston Smith Republican Hesperia 2020 2032
34 Vince Fong Republican Bakersfield 2016 2028
35 Jordan Cunningham Republican Paso Robles 2016 2028
36 Tom Lackey Republican Palmdale 2014 2026
37 Steve Bennett Democratic Ojai 2020 2032
38 Suzette Martinez Valladares Republican Santa Clarita 2020 2032
39 Luz Rivas Democratic North Hollywood 2018† 2030
40 James Ramos Democratic Highland 2018 2030
41 Chris Holden Democratic Pasadena 2012 2024
42 Chad Mayes Independent Yucca Valley 2014 2026 Changed party affiliation on December 6, 2019[1]
43 Laura Friedman Democratic Glendale 2016 2028
44 Jacqui Irwin Democratic Thousand Oaks 2014 2026
45 Jesse Gabriel Democratic Encino 2018† 2030
46 Adrin Nazarian Democratic Sherman Oaks 2012 2024
47 Eloise Reyes Democratic Grand Terrace 2016 2028 Majority Leader
48 Blanca Rubio Democratic Baldwin Park 2016 2028
49 Ed Chau Democratic Arcadia 2012 2024
50 Richard Bloom Democratic Santa Monica 2012 2024
51 Wendy Carrillo Democratic Boyle Heights 2017† 2030
52 Freddie Rodriguez Democratic Pomona 2013† 2024
53 Miguel Santiago Democratic Los Angeles 2014 2026
54 Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democratic Los Angeles 2018† 2030
55 Phillip Chen Republican Yorba Linda 2016 2028
56 Eduardo Garcia Democratic Coachella 2014 2026
57 Lisa Calderon Democratic Whittier 2020 2032
58 Cristina Garcia Democratic Bell Gardens 2012 2024
59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer Democratic Los Angeles 2012 2024
60 Sabrina Cervantes Democratic Riverside 2016 2028
61 Jose Medina Democratic Riverside 2012 2024
62 Autumn Burke Democratic Marina del Rey 2014 2026
63 Anthony Rendon Democratic Lakewood 2012 2024 Speaker
64 Mike Gipson Democratic Carson 2014 2026
65 Sharon Quirk-Silva Democratic Fullerton 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
66 Al Muratsuchi Democratic Rolling Hills Estates 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
67 Kelly Seyarto Republican Murrieta 2020 2032
68 Steven Choi Republican Irvine 2016 2028
69 Tom Daly Democratic Anaheim 2012 2024
70 Patrick O'Donnell Democratic Long Beach 2014 2026
71 Randy Voepel Republican Santee 2016 2028
72 Janet Nguyen Republican Garden Grove 2020 2028 Previously served in the Senate from 2014 to 2018
73 Laurie Davies Republican Laguna Niguel 2020 2032
74 Cottie Petrie-Norris Democratic Laguna Beach 2018 2030
75 Marie Waldron Republican Escondido 2012 2024 Minority Leader
76 Tasha Boerner Horvath Democratic Encinitas 2018 2030
77 Brian Maienschein Democratic San Diego 2012 2024 Changed party affiliation on January 24, 2019[2][3]
78 Chris Ward Democratic San Diego 2020 2032
79 Shirley Weber Democratic San Diego 2012 2024
80 Lorena Gonzalez Democratic San Diego 2013† 2024
  • † elected in a special election

Seating chart

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Speaker
Rendon
Chu Bonta Vacant Lackey Brough Waldron Calderon Petrie-Norris Rubio Holden Smith Irwin
Dahle Cunningham Santiago Cooper Diep Flora Wicks Gipson Limón Bloom C. Garcia Chau
Kiley Fong Patterson Gallagher Grayson Daly Ting Gray Maienschein McCarty Mathis Obernolte
Chen Bigelow Wood Cooley Carrillo L. Rivas Reyes Quirk-Silva Low Burke Choi Voepel
Medina Rodriguez Frazier Jones-Sawyer R. Rivas Kalra Weber Kamlager Muratsuchi Chiu Nazarian Levine
Gonzalez Boerner Horvath Quirk Bauer-Kahan O'Donnell Friedman Aguiar-Curry Eggman Cervantes Salas Arambula Ramos
Berman Gabriel E. Garcia Rendon Mullin Gloria Mayes Stone

References

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  1. "Inland Assemblyman Chad Mayes leaves GOP, will seek re-election as independent". Press Enterprise. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-17.[permanent dead link]
  2. "California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats". The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.
  3. "Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat". KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.