California_State_Legislature,_2019–20_session

2019–2020 session of the
California State Legislature
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	Gavin Newsom (D); Dec. 3, 2018 – Jan. 7, 2019; Eleni Kounalakis (D); Jan. 7, 2019 - present;
President pro tempore	Toni Atkins (D–39th); Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Minority Leader	Patricia Bates (R–36th); Dec. 3, 2018 – Mar. 1, 2019; Shannon Grove (R–16th); Mar. 1, 2019 – present;
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

California State Legislature, 2019–2020 session

Session of Californian legislature

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.

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29	11
Democratic	Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		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%

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
	Assistant majority whips	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

	Name	Party	Residence	Term-limited?	Notes
1	Ted Gaines	Republican	El Dorado Hills		Resigned on January 7, 2019.
1	Brian Dahle	Republican	Bieber		Sworn in on June 12, 2019.
2	Mike McGuire	Democratic	Healdsburg
3	Bill Dodd	Democratic	Napa
4	Jim Nielsen	Republican	Red Bluff
5	Cathleen Galgiani	Democratic	Stockton	Yes
6	Richard Pan	Democratic	Sacramento
7	Steve Glazer	Democratic	Orinda
8	Andreas Borgeas	Republican	Fresno
9	Nancy Skinner	Democratic	Berkeley
10	Bob Wieckowski	Democratic	Fremont
11	Scott Wiener	Democratic	San Francisco
12	Anna Caballero	Democratic	Salinas
13	Jerry Hill	Democratic	San Mateo	Yes
14	Melissa Hurtado	Democratic	Sanger
15	Jim Beall	Democratic	San Jose	Yes
16	Shannon Grove	Republican	Bakersfield		Minority leader since March 1, 2019
17	Bill Monning	Democratic	Carmel	Yes
18	Robert Hertzberg	Democratic	Van Nuys
19	Hannah-Beth Jackson	Democratic	Santa Barbara	Yes
20	Connie Leyva	Democratic	Chino
21	Scott Wilk	Republican	Santa Clarita
22	Susan Rubio	Democratic	Baldwin Park
23	Mike Morrell	Republican	Rancho Cucamonga	Yes
24	Maria Elena Durazo	Democratic	Los Angeles
25	Anthony Portantino	Democratic	La Cañada Flintridge
26	Ben Allen	Democratic	Santa Monica
27	Henry Stern	Democratic	Malibu
28	Jeff Stone	Republican	La Quinta		Resigned on November 1, 2019
28	Melissa Melendez	Republican			Sworn into office on May 18, 2020
29	Ling Ling Chang	Republican	Diamond Bar
30	Holly Mitchell	Democratic	Los Angeles
31	Richard Roth	Democratic	Riverside
32	Bob Archuleta	Democratic	Pico Rivera
33	Ricardo Lara	Democratic	Bell Gardens		Resigned on January 7, 2019
33	Lena Gonzalez	Democratic	Long Beach		Sworn into office on June 12, 2019
34	Tom Umberg	Democratic	Santa Ana
35	Steven Bradford	Democratic	Gardena
36	Patricia Bates	Republican	Laguna Niguel		Minority leader until March 1, 2019
37	John Moorlach	Republican	Costa Mesa
38	Brian Jones	Republican	Santee
39	Toni Atkins	Democratic	San Diego		President pro tempore
40	Ben Hueso	Democratic	San Diego

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California_State_Legislature,_2019–20_session

California State Legislature, 2019–2020 session

Major events

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Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	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%

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	Ian Calderon	Democratic	57th–Whittier
	Assistant majority leaders	Rob Bonta	Democratic	18th–Alameda
	Assistant majority leaders	Al Muratsuchi	Democratic	66th–Rolling Hills Estates
	Majority whip	Todd Gloria	Democratic	78th–San Diego
	Assistant majority whips	Tasha Boerner Horvath	Democratic	76th–Encinitas
	Assistant majority whips	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