California State Legislature, 2019–2020 session

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.

2019–2020 session of the
California State Legislature
2017–2018 2021–2022
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Overview
Legislative bodyCalifornia State Legislature
JurisdictionCalifornia
TermDecember 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020.
Senate
Members40
President of the Senate
President pro temporeToni Atkins (D39th)
Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Minority Leader
Party controlDemocratic
Assembly
Members80
SpeakerAnthony Rendon (D63rd)
Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Minority LeaderMarie Waldron (R75th)
Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Party controlDemocratic

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

Leadership changes

Party changes

State Senate

Composition of the California State Senate
  Democratic Party
  Republican Party
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%

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

District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes
1 Ted Gaines Republican El Dorado Hills Resigned on January 7, 2019.
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
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
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

State Assembly

Composition of the California State Assembly
  Democratic Party
  Republican Party
61 1 17
Democratic I Republican
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%

Officers

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
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

District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes
1 Brian Dahle Republican Bieber Resigned on June 12, 2019
1 Megan Dahle Republican Bieber Sworn in on November 12, 2019
2 Jim Wood Democratic Santa Rosa
3 James Gallagher Republican Yuba City
4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Democratic Winters
5 Frank Bigelow Republican O'Neals
6 Kevin Kiley Republican Rocklin
7 Kevin McCarty Democratic Sacramento
8 Ken Cooley Democratic Rancho Cordova
9 Jim Cooper Democratic Elk Grove
10 Marc Levine Democratic Greenbrae
11 Jim Frazier Democratic Discovery Bay
12 Heath Flora Republican Ripon
13 Susan Eggman Democratic Stockton
14 Tim Grayson Democratic Concord
15 Buffy Wicks Democratic Oakland
16 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Democratic Orinda
17 David Chiu Democratic San Francisco
18 Rob Bonta Democratic Alameda
19 Phil Ting Democratic San Francisco
20 Bill Quirk Democratic Hayward
21 Adam Gray Democratic Merced
22 Kevin Mullin Democratic South San Francisco
23 Jim Patterson Republican Fresno
24 Marc Berman Democratic Palo Alto
25 Kansen Chu Democratic San Jose
26 Devon Mathis Republican Visalia
27 Ash Kalra Democratic San Jose
28 Evan Low Democratic Campbell
29 Mark Stone Democratic Scotts Valley
30 Robert Rivas Democratic Hollister
31 Joaquin Arambula Democratic Fresno
32 Rudy Salas Democratic Bakersfield
33 Jay Obernolte Republican Big Bear Lake
34 Vince Fong Republican Bakersfield
35 Jordan Cunningham Republican Paso Robles
36 Tom Lackey Republican Palmdale
37 Monique Limón Democratic Santa Barbara
38 Christy Smith Democratic Santa Clarita
39 Luz Rivas Democratic North Hollywood
40 James Ramos Democratic Highland
41 Chris Holden Democratic Pasadena
42 Chad Mayes Republican Yucca Valley Left the Republican Party on December 5, 2019
Independent
43 Laura Friedman Democratic Glendale
44 Jacqui Irwin Democratic Thousand Oaks
45 Jesse Gabriel Democratic Encino
46 Adrin Nazarian Democratic North Hollywood
47 Eloise Reyes Democratic Grand Terrace
48 Blanca Rubio Democratic Baldwin Park
49 Ed Chau Democratic Arcadia
50 Richard Bloom Democratic Santa Monica
51 Wendy Carrillo Democratic Boyle Heights
52 Freddie Rodriguez Democratic Pomona
53 Miguel Santiago Democratic Los Angeles
54 Sydney Kamlager Democratic Los Angeles
55 Phillip Chen Republican Yorba Linda
56 Eduardo Garcia Democratic Coachella
57 Ian Calderon Democratic Whittier
58 Cristina Garcia Democratic Bell Gardens
59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer Democratic Los Angeles
60 Sabrina Cervantes Democratic Riverside
61 Jose Medina Democratic Riverside
62 Autumn Burke Democratic Marina del Rey
63 Anthony Rendon Democratic Lakewood Speaker
64 Mike Gipson Democratic Carson
65 Sharon Quirk-Silva Democratic Fullerton
66 Al Muratsuchi Democratic Rolling Hills Estates
67 Melissa Melendez Republican Lake Elsinore Resigned on May 18, 2020
67 Kelly Seyarto Republican Murrieta Sworn in on December 7, 2020
68 Steven Choi Republican Irvine
69 Tom Daly Democratic Anaheim
70 Patrick O'Donnell Democratic Long Beach
71 Randy Voepel Republican Santee
72 Tyler Diep Republican Westminster
73 Bill Brough Republican Dana Point
74 Cottie Petrie-Norris Democratic Laguna Beach
75 Marie Waldron Republican Escondido Minority leader
76 Tasha Boerner Horvath Democratic Encinitas
77 Brian Maienschein Republican San Diego   Changed parties on January 24, 2019[6][8]
Democratic
78 Todd Gloria Democratic San Diego
79 Shirley Weber Democratic San Diego Resigned on January 29, 2021
80 Lorena Gonzalez Democratic San Diego

See also

References

  1. "Tuesday, January 8, 2019" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 54. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. "Monday, January 7, 2019" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. pp. 42–43. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. "State Sen. Jeff Stone to resign after accepting Department of Labor job". www.msn.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. Press |, The Associated (May 13, 2020). "Melissa Melendez wins California Senate seat in special election". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  5. Gomez, Luis (January 24, 2019). "Brian Maienschein quits Republican Party, joins Democrats in surprise move". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  6. "California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats". The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.
  7. Anderson, Bryan (December 5, 2019). "Another California GOP lawmaker is leaving the Republican Party. Here's why". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  8. "Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat". KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.
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