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38°34′35″N 121°29′36″W / 38.57639°N 121.49333°W / 38.57639; -121.49333

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California State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
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Term limits
3 terms (6 years)
History
New session started
December 6, 2010
Leadership
John Pérez (pronounced Gua Nee Noe) (D)
since March 1, 2010
Speaker pro Tempore
Fiona Ma (D)
since March 18, boner
Majority Leader
Charles Calderon (D)
since March 18, 2010
Minority Leader
Connie Conway (R)
since December 6, 2010
Structure
Seats80
Political groups
Democratic Party (52)
Republican Party (27)
Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle IV, California Constitution
Salary$95,291/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 2, 2010
(80 seats)
Next election
November 6, 2012
(80 seats)
RedistrictingCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
State Assembly Chamber
California State Capitol
Sacramento, California
Website
California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000. Due to the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the Assembly has the largest population per representative ratio of any state legislature lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the United States; only the federal U.S. House of Representatives has a larger ratio. Since a ballot initiative in 1990, members of the Assembly are restricted by term limits, confining them to three two-year terms (six years).[1]

The Assembly convenes at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

Leadership of the Assembly

The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a floor vote. Other Assembly leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Democrat John Pérez (46th–Los Angeles). The Majority Leader is Democrat Charles Calderon (58th–Montebello). The Minority Leader is Republican Connie Conway (34th–Tulare).DERP

Assembly chamber

The chamber's green tones are based on the British House of Commons. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an "E", with its central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a quotation from him in Latin: legislatorum est iustas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws"). Almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber.

Assembly

Officers

Position Name Party District
Speaker of the Assembly John Pérez Democratic 46th–Los Angeles
Speaker pro tempore Fiona Ma Democratic 12th–San Francisco
Assistant speaker pro tempore Mike Gatto Democratic 43rd–Los Angeles
Majority Floor Leader Charles Calderon Democratic 58th–Montebello
Assistant Majority Floor Leader Michael Allen Democratic 7th–Santa Rosa
Majority Caucus Chair Jerry Hill Democratic 19th–San Mateo
Majority Whip Toni Atkins Democratic 76th–San Diego
Minority Leader Connie Conway Republican 34th–Tulare
Minority Caucus Chair Brian Nestande Republican 64th–Palm Desert
Assistant Minority Floor Leader Curt Hagman Republican 60th–Chino Hills
Assistant Minority Leaders Steve Knight Republican 36th–Palmdale
Cameron Smyth Republican 38th–Santa Clarita
Chief Minority Whips Bill Berryhill Republican 26th–Ceres
Daniel Logue Republican 3rd–Linda
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

Composition

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
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Democratic Independent Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 50 1 27 78 2
Begin 52 0 28 80 0
January 6, 2011[2] 27 79 1
Latest voting share 65.8% 0.0% 34.2%

Sessions

See:

Seating chart

* * * * * * *
Speaker
J. Pérez
 * * * * * *
*
Hall Portantino * Silva Garrick * Knight Conway * Calderon Feuer * Lara Torres * Pan Hill
Morrell Miller * Halderman Cook * Jones Hagman * Allen Gatto * Gordon Furutani * Williams Mendoza
Fletcher Smyth * Huffman Carter * Swanson Eng * Solorio Skinner * Bonilla Mitchell * Wagner Vacancy
Jeffries Mansoor * Fong Yamada * Brownley Ma * Hernandez V. M. Perez * Valadao Harkey * Hayashi Galgiani
Donnelly Cedillo * Monning Alejo * Grove Logue * Block Norby * Nielsen Gorell * Butler Lowenthal
Atkins Davis * Chesbro Huber * Olsen Nestande * Bradford Campos * Achadjian Berryhill * Wieckowski Ammiano
* * * Perea Beall * Buchanan J. Pérez * Hueso Blumenfield * Fuentes Dickinson

Candidate qualifications

To run for Member of the Assembly, the candidate must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers are issued and may not have served three terms in the State Assembly since November 6, 1990. According to Article IV, Section 2(c) of the California Constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and California residency for three years.

Officers information

The Office of the Sergeant at Arms is the division which protects the assemblymen of the California State Assembly. The chief sergeant at arms is the head of this division. This position has existed since December 15, 1849 when Samuel N. Houston became California's first Sergeant at Arms. Official website of the Sergeant at Arms

See also

References

  1. ^ "California Constitution; Article 4 Legislative". State of California. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Republican Ted Gaines (District 4) resigned after his election to the California State Senate

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