California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing a relatively equal number of constituencies. As of the 2010 Census, each member represented an average of 465,674 residents.^[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 420,000 citizens. Due to the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the Assembly has the largest population per representative ratio of any lower house legislature in the United States; only the federal U.S. House of Representatives has a larger ratio. California is the only state with state legislative districts more populous than its U.S. House districts.

Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years of service. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, limiting them to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years total).^[2] California legislators assume office one month after their election (December).

Prior to the November 2016 general election, California was one of seven Democratic state government trifectas. A state government trifecta is a term used to describe "single party government," when one political party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house in a state's government. As a result of the 2016 election, California became one of six Democratic state government trifectas.

Altogether, the 2016 election saw the Democratic Party lose one trifecta while the Republican Party picked up a net gain of two trifectas. The 2017 state legislative sessions began with six Democratic trifectas, 25 Republican trifectas, and 19 states under divided government.^[3] Read more about trifectas here.

See also: California State Legislature, California State Senate, California Governor

Sessions

Article IV of the California Constitution establishes when the California State Legislature—of which the Senate is a part—is to be in session. Section 3 of Article IV states that the legislature is to meet in regular session on the first Monday of December in each even-numbered year to organize. The legislature adjourns by November 30 of the following even-numbered year.

Section 3 also gives the governor of California the power to call special sessions of the legislature.

2017

See also: Dates of 2017 state legislative sessions

In 2017, the Legislature will be in session from December 5, 2016, through September 15, 2017 (projected).

2016

See also: Dates of 2016 state legislative sessions

In 2016, the Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.

2015

See also: Dates of 2015 state legislative sessions

In 2015, the legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.

Major issues

Major issues during the 2015 legislative session included medical marijuana, tuition in the University of California system, a proposed tax increase, internet privacy, regulation of web-based businesses, and healthcare for illegal immigrants.^[4]

2014

See also: Dates of 2014 state legislative sessions

In 2014, the legislature was in session from January 6 to August 30.

Major issues

Major issues during the 2014 legislative session included the biennial budget, prison overcrowding, and water bonds.^[5]

2013

See also: Dates of 2013 state legislative sessions

In 2013, the legislature was in session from December 3, 2012, to September 13, 2013.

Major issues

Major issues in the 2013 legislative session included property taxes for education and tax breaks for students.^[6]

2012

See also: Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions

In 2012, the Assembly was in session from January 4 to August 31.

2011

See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions

In 2011, the Assembly was in session from January 3 through September 9, 2011. The California Legislature was convened in an extraordinary session to act upon legislation that addressed the fiscal emergency proclaimed by Governor Jerry Brown on January 20, 2011.^[7]

2010

See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions

In 2010, the legislature began its regular session on January 12 and was scheduled to adjourn on August 31. Additionally, the legislature adjourned one special session on January 11, 2010, had one ongoing special session that convened in October of 2009, and had another ongoing special session that convened on January 8, 2010.^[8]

On July 28, 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a declaration of fiscal emergency as allowed under California's constitution as approved in 2004 under Proposition 58.^[9][10] Upon issuance of a declaration of fiscal emergency, the legislature immediately reconvened and was not able to adjourn until after the fiscal situation was resolved.

Role in state budget

See also: California state budget and finances

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The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:^[11][12]

1. Budget instructions are sent to state agencies beginning in April.
2. Agencies submit their budget requests to the governor in September.
3. Agency hearings are held from September through November.
4. Public hearings are held from March through June.
5. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the state legislature in January.
6. The legislature adopts a budget in June. A two-thirds majority is required to pass a budget. The fiscal year begins July 1.

California is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.^[12]

The governor is legally required to submit a balanced budget to the legislature. In turn, the legislature is legally required to adopt a balanced budget.^[12]

Cost-benefit analyses

See also: Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative Cost-Benefit Study

The Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative released a report in July 2013 indicating that cost-benefit analysis in policymaking led to more effective uses of public funds. Looking at data from 2008 through 2011, the study's authors found that some states were more likely to use cost-benefit analysis, while others were facing challenges and lagging behind the rest of the nation. The challenges states faced included a lack of time, money, and technical skills needed to conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analyses. California was one of 29 states with mixed results regarding the frequency and effectiveness of its use of cost-benefit analysis.^[13]

Ethics and transparency

Following the Money report

See also: "Following the Money" report, 2015

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a consumer-focused nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., released its annual report on state transparency websites in March 2015. The report, entitled "Following the Money," measured how transparent and accountable state websites are with regard to state government spending.^[14] According to the report, California received a grade of F and a numerical score of 34, indicating that California was "Failing" in terms of transparency regarding state spending.^[14]

Open States Transparency

See also: Open States' Legislative Data Report Card

The Sunlight Foundation released an "Open Legislative Data Report Card" in March 2013. California was given a grade of D in the report. The report card evaluated how adequate, complete, and accessible legislative data was to the general public. A total of 10 states received an A: Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.^[15]

Elections

2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

Elections for the office of California State Assembly will take place in 2018. The general election will be held on November 6, 2018.

2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.^[16]

All 80 seats in the California State Assembly were up for election in 2016. Democrats gained three seats in the November 2016 general election.

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014.

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Elections for the California State Assembly were held in California on November 6, 2012. All 80 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates was March 9, 2012.

California State Assembly members are subject to term limits and may not serve more than three two-year terms. In 2012, 21 state representatives were termed out of office.

The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election.

2012 Margin of Victory, California State Assembly
District	Winner	Margin of Victory	Total Votes	Top Opponent
District 20	Bill Quirk	0.7%	133,139	Jennifer Ong
District 40	Mike Morrell	0.8%	129,546	Russ Warner
District 50	Richard Bloom	0.9%	185,185	Betsy Butler
District 18	Rob Bonta	1%	150,287	Abel Guillen
District 10	Marc Levine	2.4%	188,394	Michael Allen
District 60	Eric Linder	3.6%	117,043	Jose Luis Perez
District 65	Sharon Quirk-Silva	4.1%	132,564	Chris Norby
District 5	Frank Bigelow	4.6%	157,364	Rico Oller
District 59	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	4.6%	77,468	Rodney D. Robinson
District 67	Melissa Melendez	4.7%	128,462	Phil Paule

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Elections for the California State Assembly were held on November 2, 2010. State assembly seats in all districts were on the ballot in 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was February 25, 2010, and the primary election was held on June 8, 2010.

In the 2010 elections, the candidates running for the Assembly raised a total of $77,405,341 in campaign funds. Their top 10 contributors were:^[17]

2010 Donors, California State Assembly
Donor	Amount
California Democratic Party	$6,711,171
California Republican Party	$1,759,884
Sacramento County Democratic Central Cmte	$612,026
California Association of Realtors	$585,754
California Teachers Association	$580,141
Los Angeles County Democratic Party	$556,653
AT&T	$519,778
California Dental Association	$499,849
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians	$442,300
California State Council of Laborers	$424,500

2008

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2008

Elections for the California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 3, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.

During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to Assembly candidates was $84,390,298. The top 10 contributors were:^[18]

2008 Donors, California State Assembly
Donor	Amount
California Democratic Party	$7,602,050
California Republican Party	$3,000,235
California State Council of Service Employees	$698,400
California Medical Association	$649,849
California Teachers Association	$637,100
Rao, Robert	$539,388
Sacramento County Democratic Central Cmte	$517,093
California Dental Association	$504,132
California State Council of Laborers	$448,600
California Association Of Realtors	$435,450

2006

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2006

Elections for the California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 6, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to Assembly candidates was $91,726,959. The top 10 contributors were:^[19]

2006 Donors, California State Assembly
Donor	Amount
California Democratic Party	$7,373,474
California Republican Party	$2,305,627
Sacramento County Democratic Central Cmte	$1,549,999
Stanislaus County Democratic Central Cmte	$790,720
San Diego County Democratic Party	$745,000
California Teachers Association	$715,255
Reilly, Janet	$662,565
Hu, Grace	$597,446
At&T	$589,549
Groveman, Barry	$562,500

2004

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2004

Elections for the California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on March 2, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to Assembly candidates was $94,287,806. The top 10 contributors were:^[20]

2004 Donors, California State Assembly
Donor	Amount
California Democratic Party	$5,691,897
Poizner Family Trust	$5,313,732
California Republican Party	$3,313,653
Sacramento County Democratic Central Cmte	$780,000
Cristich, Cristi	$776,256
Robinson, Mike	$606,000
Santa Clara County Democratic Central Cmte	$601,291
San Diego County Democratic Party	$590,994
California Teachers Association	$578,275
San Diego County Republican Central Cmte	$560,562

2002

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2002

Elections for the California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on March 5, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.

During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to Assembly candidates was $73,822,064. The top 10 contributors were:^[21]

2002 Donors, California State Assembly
Donor	Amount
California Democratic Party	$5,496,476
California Republican Party	$1,644,888
Pine, Dave	$736,949
California Teachers Association	$538,340
California Association of Realtors	$519,610
California State Council of Service Employees	$465,000
California Medical Association	$459,080
California Building Industry Association	$421,934
California School Employees Association	$421,468
California State Council of Laborers	$417,027

2000

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2000

Elections for the California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on March 7, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000.

During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to Assembly candidates was $85,228,873. The top 10 contributors were:^[22]

2000 Donors, California State Assembly
Donor	Amount
California Democratic Party	$8,282,040
Assembly Democratic Leadership 2000	$5,659,968
Assembly Republican PAC	$1,480,071
California Republican Party	$1,294,968
California Teachers Association	$1,022,156
California Association of Realtors	$806,217
California Correctional Peace Officers Association	$798,039
California Friends of Latino PAC	$711,731
Association of California Insurance Companies	$698,768
California School Employees Association	$692,864

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, a candidate for the Assembly must be:

• a citizen of the U.S.;
• a state resident for at least three years;
• a resident of his or her legislative district for at least one year; and
• a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.^[23]

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Assembly, the governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the governor within 14 days of the vacancy being created. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.^[24]

Redistricting

See also: Redistricting in California

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission—made up of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four independents—is responsible for redistricting.

2010 Census

California received its local census data on March 7, 2011.^[25] The fastest-growing counties were Riverside (41.7 percent), Placer (40.3 percent), and Kern (26.9 percent)—all inland locations.^[26]

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission approved maps on August 15, 2011. The final votes were 13-1 on the Senate and Assembly maps and 12-2 on the congressional map. Republican Michael Ward voted no to both maps, while Jodie Filkins Webber joined Ward in dissenting on the congressional map. A referendum to overturn the Senate map was initiated in August 2011.^[27][28]

Representatives

Partisan composition

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Party		As of February 2017
	Democratic Party	55
	Republican Party	25
	Vacancies	0
Total		80

The chart below shows the partisan composition of the California State Assembly from 1992 to 2013.

Leadership

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.^[29]

Current leadership

• Speaker Pro Tempore: Kevin Mullin (D)
• Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore: Autumn Burke (D)
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Rob Bonta (D)
• Majority Whip: Raul Bocanegra (D)
• Assistant Majority Whip: Todd Gloria (D)
• Assistant Majority Whip: S. Monique Limón (D)
• Majority Caucus Chair: Mike Gipson (D)
• Minority Caucus Chair: Vacant

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$104,115/year	$176/day for each day in session.

Pension

California does not provide pensions for legislators who took office after 1990.^[30]

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

California legislators assume office one month after their election (December).

Current members

Current members, California State Assembly
District	Representative	Party	Assumed office
1	Brian Dahle	Republican	2012
2	Jim Wood	Democratic	2014
3	James Gallagher	Republican	2014
4	Cecilia Aguiar-Curry	Democratic	2016
5	Frank Bigelow	Republican	2012
6	Kevin Kiley	Republican	2016
7	Kevin McCarty	Democratic	2014
8	Ken Cooley	Democratic	2012
9	Jim Cooper	Democratic	2014
10	Marc Levine	Democratic	2012
11	Jim Frazier	Democratic	2012
12	Heath Flora	Republican	2016
13	Susan Talamantes Eggman	Democratic	2012
14	Tim Grayson	Democratic	2016
15	Tony Thurmond	Democratic	2014
16	Catharine Baker	Republican	2014
17	David Chiu	Democratic	2014
18	Rob Bonta	Democratic	2012
19	Phil Ting	Democratic	2012
20	Bill Quirk	Democratic	2012
21	Adam Gray	Democratic	2012
22	Kevin Mullin	Democratic	2012
23	Jim Patterson	Republican	2012
24	Marc Berman	Democratic	2016
25	Kansen Chu	Democratic	2014
26	Devon Mathis	Republican	2014
27	Ash Kalra	Democratic	2016
28	Evan Low	Democratic	2014
29	Mark Stone	Democratic	2012
30	Anna Caballero	Democratic	2016
31	Joaquin Arambula	Democratic	2016
32	Rudy Salas	Democratic	2012
33	Jay Obernolte	Republican	2014
34	Vince Fong	Republican	2016
35	Jordan Cunningham	Republican	2016
36	Tom Lackey	Republican	2014
37	S. Monique Limon	Democratic	2016
38	Dante Acosta	Republican	2016
39	Raul Bocanegra	Democratic	2016
40	Marc Steinorth	Republican	2014
41	Chris Holden	Democratic	2012
42	Chad Mayes	Republican	2014
43	Laura Friedman	Democratic	2016
44	Jacqui Irwin	Democratic	2014
45	Matt Dababneh	Democratic	2014
46	Adrin Nazarian	Democratic	2012
47	Eloise Reyes	Democratic	2016
48	Blanca Rubio	Democratic	2016
49	Edwin Chau	Democratic	2012
50	Richard Bloom	Democratic	2012
51	Jimmy Gomez	Democratic	2012
52	Freddie Rodriguez	Democratic	2013
53	Miguel Santiago	Democratic	2014
54	Sebastian Ridley-Thomas	Democratic	2013
55	Phillip Chen	Republican	2016
56	Eduardo Garcia	Democratic	2014
57	Ian Charles Calderon	Democratic	2012
58	Cristina Garcia	Democratic	2012
59	Reginald Jones-Sawyer	Democratic	2012
60	Sabrina Cervantes	Democratic	2016
61	Jose Medina	Democratic	2012
62	Autumn Burke	Democratic	2014
63	Anthony Rendon	Democratic	2012
64	Mike Gipson	Democratic	2014
65	Sharon Quirk-Silva	Democratic	2016
66	Al Muratsuchi	Democratic	2016
67	Melissa Melendez	Republican	2012
68	Steven S. Choi	Republican	2016
69	Tom Daly	Democratic	2012
70	Patrick O'Donnell	Democratic	2014
71	Randy Voepel	Republican	2016
72	Travis Allen	Republican	2012
73	William Brough	Republican	2014
74	Matthew Harper	Republican	2014
75	Marie Waldron	Republican	2012
76	Rocky Chavez	Republican	2012
77	Brian Maienschein	Republican	2012
78	Todd Gloria	Democratic	2016
79	Shirley Weber	Democratic	2012
80	Lorena Gonzalez	Democratic	2013

Standing committees

The California Assembly has 32 standing committees:

History

Partisan balance 1992-2013

See also: Who Runs the States and Who Runs the States, California

From 1992 to 2013, the Democratic Party was the majority in the California State Assembly for all 22 years. The California State Assembly is one of 18 state houses that was Democratic for more than 80 percent of the years between 1992 and 2013. During the final three years of the study, California was under Democratic trifectas.

Across the country, there were 577 Democratic and 483 Republican state houses of representatives from 1992 to 2013.

Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.

The chart below shows the partisan composition of the California governorship, the California State Senate, and the California State Assembly from 1992 to 2013.

SQLI and partisanship

To read the full report on the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI) in PDF form, click here.

The chart below depicts the partisanship of the California state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1 to 50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. California has never had a Republican trifecta, but it did have Democratic trifectas between the years 1999 and 2003 and again after 2010 to the present. California fell steadily in the SQLI ranking until finally reaching the bottom 10 in 2010. The state reached its highest ranking (28th) in 1998 and 1999, first under divided government and then under a Democratic trifecta. The state’s lowest ranking (48th) occurred recently in 2012 under a Democratic trifecta. Except for the years 1995 and 1996, the California Legislature has been consistently under Democratic control.

• SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 37.00
• SQLI average with Republican trifecta: N/A
• SQLI average with divided government: 35.21

Legislative budgets

Each member of the California State Assembly is given an annual budget of about $290,000 with which to hire staff and run their office. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass said on May 11, 2009, that she planned to cut this amount by about 10 percent—or $29,000 per year for each of the 80 members of the Assembly.^[31]

Open records push

On August 1, 2011, the California State Assembly stated that the public has no right to know the individual budgets of assembly members. This came about after Assemblyman Anthony Portantino raised an issue stating that his budget was cut after casting the only Democratic vote against the recently passed controversial budget. As a result, he and several media outlets requested that the budget information be made public so that the people could see if members were being punished or rewarded for voting a certain way. The Assembly Rules Committee claimed that such documents are exempt from the Legislative Open Records Act.^[32]

See also

• California
• California State Senate
• Governor of California
• California State Legislature
• California Constitution

External links

• Official website of the California State Assembly
• Official list of current members of the California State Assembly
• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• Map of Assembly Districts
• Assembly Republican Caucus
• Assembly Democratic Caucus

Footnotes

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