California State Legislature, 2019–2020 session
| 2019–2020 session of the California State Legislature | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | California State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | California | ||||
| Term | December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020. | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President of the Senate |
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| President pro tempore | Toni Atkins (D–39th) Dec. 3, 2018 – present | ||||
| Minority Leader |
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| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 80 | ||||
| Speaker | Anthony Rendon (D–63rd) Dec. 3, 2018 – present | ||||
| Minority Leader | Marie Waldron (R–75th) Dec. 3, 2018 – present | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
The 2019–2020 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 3, 2018 and adjourned sine die on November 30, 2020.
Major events
Vacancies and special elections
- January 7, 2019: Republican senator Ted Gaines (1st–El Dorado Hills) resigns to take a seat on the California State Board of Equalization[1] while Democratic Senator Ricardo Lara (33rd–Bell Gardens) resigns to become California Insurance Commissioner.[2]
- June 12, 2019: Republican assemblymember Brian Dahle and Democratic Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez (Long Beach) is sworn into office after winning June 4 special elections for the 1st Senate district to replace Gaines (Dahle) and the 33rd Senate district to replace Lara (Gonzalez).
- November 12, 2019: Republican Megan Dahle is sworn into office after winning the special election for the 1st Assembly district to replace Brian Dahle.
- October 30, 2019: Republican senator Jeff Stone (28th–La Quinta) resigns to become the Western Regional Director of the United States Department of Labor.[3] Republican Melissa Melendez won a special election on May 12, 2020 and succeeded Stone on May 18.[4] She resigned from California's 67th State Assembly district.
Leadership changes
- January 7, 2019: Democrat Eleni Kounalakis, a former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, is sworn in as Lieutenant Governor (and Senate President), replacing Gavin Newsom, who termed out but was elected Governor.
- March 1, 2019: Republican senator Shannon Grove (16th–Bakersfield) replaces senator Patricia Bates (36th–Laguna Niguel) as Senate minority leader
Party changes
- January 24, 2019: Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (77th–San Diego) changed party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.[5][6]
- December 5, 2019: Assemblymember Chad Mayes (42nd–Yucca Valley) left the Republican Party to sit as an Independent.[7]
State Senate
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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| 29 | 11 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
| End of previous legislature | 26 | 14 | 40 | 0 | |
| Begin | 29 | 11 | 40 | 0 | |
| January 7, 2019 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 2 | |
| June 4, 2019 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 0 | |
| November 1, 2019 | 10 | 39 | 1 | ||
| May 18, 2020 | 11 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | 74.4% | 25.6% | |||
Officers
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis | Democratic | ||
| President pro tempore | Toni Atkins | Democratic | 39th–San Diego | |
| Majority leader | Robert Hertzberg | Democratic | 18th–Van Nuys | |
| Assistant majority leader | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 2nd–Healdsburg | |
| Majority whip | Nancy Skinner | Democratic | 9th–Berkeley | |
| Assistant majority whips | Maria Elena Durazo | Democratic | 24th–Los Angeles | |
| Scott Wiener | Democratic | 11th–San Francisco | ||
| Democratic caucus chair | Connie Leyva | Democratic | 20th–Chino | |
| Minority leader | Shannon Grove | Republican | 16th–Bakersfield | |
| Secretary | Erika Contreras | |||
| Sergeant-at-Arms | Jodie O. Barnett III | |||
| Chaplain | Sister Michelle Gorman, RSM | |||
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members
State Assembly
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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| 61 | 1 | 17 |
| Democratic | I | Republican |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 55 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Begin | 60 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| January 24, 2019 | 61 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| June 12, 2019 | 18 | 0 | 79 | 1 | |
| November 12, 2019 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 0 | |
| December 5, 2019 | 18 | 1 | 80 | 0 | |
| May 18, 2020 | 17 | 1 | 80 | 1 | |
| December 7, 2020 | 18 | 1 | 80 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | 76% | 23% | 1% | ||
Officers
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
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| 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 | Ian Calderon | Democratic | 57th–Whittier | |
| Assistant majority leaders | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 18th–Alameda | |
| Al Muratsuchi | Democratic | 66th–Rolling Hills Estates | ||
| Majority whip | Todd Gloria | Democratic | 78th–San Diego | |
| Assistant majority whips | Tasha Boerner Horvath | Democratic | 76th–Encinitas | |
| Jesse Gabriel | Democratic | 45th–Encino | ||
| 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 | |||
The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members
See also
References
- ^ "Tuesday, January 8, 2019" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 54. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monday, January 7, 2019" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. pp. 42–43. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "State Sen. Jeff Stone to resign after accepting Department of Labor job". www.msn.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Press |, The Associated (May 13, 2020). "Melissa Melendez wins California Senate seat in special election". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Gomez, Luis (January 24, 2019). "Brian Maienschein quits Republican Party, joins Democrats in surprise move". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats". The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Bryan (December 5, 2019). "Another California GOP lawmaker is leaving the Republican Party. Here's why". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat". KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.
