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	Coa Pic	CaliforniaAssemblySealPNG
	Session Room	California State Assembly room p1080879jpg
	House Type	Lower house
	Leader1 Type	Speaker of the Assembly
	Leader1	Fabián Núñez
	Party1	D
	Election1	February 9, 2004
	Leader2 Type	Speaker pro Tempore
	Leader2	Sally J Lieber
	Party2	D
	Election2	October 24, 2006
	Members	80
	P Groups	Democratic Party <br> Republican Party
	Election3	January 8, 2007
	Meeting Place	Assembly chamber, California State Capitol , Sacramento, California , United States
	Website	http://wwwassemblycagov/

The California State Assembly is the Lower House of the California State Legislature . There are 80 members to the Assembly, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies, with each district having a population of at least 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. Since a Referendum in 1990 , members to the Assembly are limited by Term Limits , limiting members to three two-year terms (six years).

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 Leader s, are elected by their respective Party Caucus es according to each party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Fabian Núñez of the 46th District ( D - Los Angeles ). The Majority Leader is Karen Bass of the 47th District ( D - Los Angeles ). The Minority Leader is Michael Villines of the 29th District ( R - Fresno ).


STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, 2007-2008 SESSION



Officers

• Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46)


• Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22)


• Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Laura Richardson (D-55)


• Majority Floor Leader Karen Bass (D-47)


• Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29)


• 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''

Full List of Members, 2007-2008

• Felipe Fuentes won the May 15 , 2007 special election for the 39th Assembly District seat to replace Richard Alarcón , who resigned on March 16 , 2007 to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council .

2006 elections

See Also: California State Assembly elections, 2006



The last Assembly elections occurred on November 7 , 2006 . The Democratic Party retained their majority, with no loss or gain of seats for any party.¹


STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, 2005-2006 SESSION



Officers

• Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46)


• Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee , Ph.D. (D-12)


• Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22)


• Majority Floor Leader Dario Frommer (D-43)


• Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29) from November 10 2006


• --- George A. Plescia (R-75) from April 17 2006 to November 10 2006


• --- Kevin McCarthy (R-32) to April 17 2006


• 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''

Full List of Members, 2005-2006

• Ted Lieu won the September 13 , 2005 special election (and was sworn in on September 21 , 2005 ) for the 53rd Assembly District seat to replace Mike Gordon , who died on June 25 , 2005 , due to a Brain Tumor .
  


• Assemblyman Tom Harman won the June 6 2006 special election for the 35th District seat in the California State Senate and resigned from the Assembly (and was sworn in to the Senate) on June 12 2006 . He would have been term limited at the end of 2006.

STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, 2003-2004 SESSION

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Democrats : 48

Republicans : 32

Officers

• Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46) from February 9 2004


• --- Herb J. Wesson, Jr. (D-47) to February 9 2004


• Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe (D-76)


• Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee (D-12)


• Majority Leader Wilma Chan (D-16)


• Majority Floor Leader Marco Antonio Firebaugh (D-50)


• Minority Floor Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-32) from January 5 2004


• --- Dave Cox (R-5) to January 5 2004


• Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson


• Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane

Analysis of Bills


Full List of Members, 2003-2004


The party affiliation and district numbers of Assembly members are listed after their names in this list.

• Greg Aghazarian (R-26)


• Patricia C. Bates (R-73)


• John J. Benoit (R-64)


• Patty Berg (D-1)


• Rudy Bermúdez (D-56)


• Russ Bogh (R-65)


• Ronald S. Calderon (D-58)


• John Campbell (R-70)


• Joseph Canciamilla (D-11)


• Wilma Chan (D-16)


• Ed Chavez (D-57)


• Judy Chu (D-49)


• Dave Cogdill (R-25)


• Rebecca Cohn (D-24)


• Ellen M. Corbett (D-18)


• Lou Correa (D-69)


• Dave Cox (R-5)


• Lynn Daucher (R-72)


• Manny Diaz (D-23)


• John A. Dutra (D-20)


• Robert D. Dutton (R-63)


• Mervyn M. Dymally (D-52)


• Marco Antonio Firebaugh (D-50)


• Dario Frommer (D-43)


• Bonnie Garcia (R-80)


• Jackie Goldberg (D-45)


• Loni Hancock (D-14)


• Tom Harman (R-67)


• Ray Haynes (R-66)


• Jerome Horton (D-51)


• Shirley Horton (R-78)


• Guy S. Houston (R-15)


• Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-35)


• Rick Keene (R-3)


• Christine Kehoe (D-76)


• Paul Koretz (D-42)


• Jay La Suer (R-77)


• John Laird (D-27)


• Doug LaMalfa (R-2)


• Mark Leno (D-13)


• Tim Leslie (R-4)


• Lloyd E. Levine (D-40)


• Sally J. Lieber (D-22)


• Carol Liu (D-44)


• John Longville (D-62)


• Alan Lowenthal (D-54)


• Ken Maddox (R-68)


• Abel Maldonado (R-33)


• Barbara S. Matthews (D-17)


• Bill Maze (R-34)


• Kevin McCarthy (R-32)


• Cindy Montañez (D-39)


• Dennis Mountjoy (R-59)


• Gene Mullin (D-19)


• Alan Nakanishi (R-10)


• George Nakano (D-53)


• Joe Nation (D-6)


• Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-61)


• Fabian Núñez (D-46)


• Jenny Oropeza (D-55)


• Robert Pacheco (R-60)


• Nicole Parra (D-30)


• Fran Pavley (D-41)


• George A. Plescia (R-75)


• Sarah Reyes (D-31)


• Keith Richman (R-38)


• Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-48)


• Sharon Runner (R-36)


• Simon Salinas (D-28)


• Steven N. Samuelian (R-29)


• S. Joseph Simitian (D-21)


• Todd Spitzer (R-71)


• Darrell Steinberg (D-9)


• Tony Strickland (R-37)


• Juan Vargas (D-79)


• Herb J. Wesson, Jr. (D-47)


• Pat Wiggins (D-7)


• Lois Wolk (D-8)


• Mark Wyland (R-74)


• Leland Yee (D-12)

STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, 2001-2002 SESSION

Democrats: 50

Republicans: 30


Officers

• Speaker Herb Wesson (D-47) from February 6 2002


• --- Robert Hertzberg (D-40) to February 6 2002


• Speaker pro Tempore Fred Keeley (D-27)


• Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe (D-76)


• Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)


• Minority Floor Leader Dave Cox (R-5) from March 26 2001


• --- Bill Campbell (R-71) to March 26 2001


• 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''

Full List of Members, 2001-2002


Analysis of Bills


STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, 1999-2000 SESSION

Democrats: 50

Republicans: 29


Officers

• Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa (D-45)


• Speaker pro Tempore Fred Keeley (D-27)


• Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)


• Minority Floor Leader Scott Baugh (R-67) from April 6 1999


• --- Rod Pacheco (R-64) to April 6 1999


• 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''

Analysis of Bills


STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, 1997-1998 SESSION

Democrats: 43

Republicans: 37


Officers

• Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa (D-45) from February 26 1998


• --- Cruz Bustamante (D-31) to February 26 1998


• Speaker pro Tempore Sheila Kuehl (D-41)


• Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)


• Minority Floor Leader Rod Pacheco (R-64) from November 5 1998


• --- Bill Leonard (R-63) to November 5 1998


• 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''

Analysis of Bills


Full List of Members, 1997-1998


The party affiliation and district numbers of Assembly members are listed after their names in this list.


OFFICERS INFORMATION

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

• Bill (proposed Law)


• California State Assembly Districts


• California Assembly Elections, 2006


• List Of Speakers Of The California State Assembly


• California State Legislature


• Members Of The California State Legislature


• California State Senate


• California State Capitol


• California State Capitol Museum


• Districts In California

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