California State Senate




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California State Senate
California State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Upper house
of the California State Legislature
Term limits
Elected before 2012:
2 terms (8 years)
Elected 2012 and after:
3 terms (12 years)
History
New session started
December 3, 2018
Leadership
President of the Senate

Eleni Kounalakis (D)
since January 7, 2019
President pro tempore

Toni Atkins (D)
since March 21, 2018
Majority Leader

Bill Monning (D)
since December 17, 2014
Minority Leader

Shannon Grove (R)
since March 1, 2019
Structure
Seats 40
Composition of the California State Senate
Political groups

Majority

  Democratic (28)

Minority



  Republican (10)


  Vacant (2)

Length of term
4 years
Authority Article 4, California Constitution
Salary $110,459/year + per diem
Elections
Last election

November 6, 2018 (20 seats)
Next election
November 3, 2020
Redistricting California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Motto

Senatoris est civitatis libertatem tueri
("It is a senator's duty to protect the liberty of the people.")
Meeting place
California Senate chamber p1080899.jpg
State Senate Chamber
California State Capitol
Sacramento, California
Website
www.sen.ca.gov

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature, the lower house being the California State Assembly. The State Senate convenes, along with the State Assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.


Due to a combination of the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the State Senate has the largest population per state senator ratio of any state legislative house. In the United States House of Representatives, California is apportioned 53 U.S. Representatives, each representing approximately 704,566 people,[1] while in the California State Senate, each of the 40 State Senators represents approximately 931,349 people.[2] This means that California State Senators each represent more people than California's members of the House of Representatives.


In the current legislative session, Democrats currently enjoy a two-thirds supermajority of 28 seats, while Republicans hold 10 seats. There are currently two vacancies.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Leadership


  • 3 Terms of office


  • 4 Meeting chamber


  • 5 Composition


    • 5.1 Officers


    • 5.2 Members


    • 5.3 Seating chart




  • 6 Past composition of the Senate


  • 7 Committees


    • 7.1 Standing


    • 7.2 Joint




  • 8 Offices


  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links





History


Prior to 1967, state legislative districts were drawn according to the "Little Federal Model" by which Assembly seats were drawn to according to population and Senate seats were drawn according to county lines. The guidelines were that no Senate district would include more than three counties and none would include less than one complete county. This led to the situation of a populous county such as Los Angeles County (1960 population of 6 million) being accorded the same number of state senators (one) as less populous counties such as Alpine County (1960 pop. 397). In Reynolds v. Sims, the United States Supreme Court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population. As such, boundaries were changed to comply with the ruling.



Leadership


The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate, and may only cast a vote to break a tie. The President pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full Senate. Other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.


The current President pro tem is Democrat Toni Atkins of San Diego. The Minority Leader is Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield.



Terms of office


Each state senator represents a population roughly equivalent to the State of Delaware. As a result of Proposition 140 in 1990 and Proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to two four-year terms (eight years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year State Senate or two-year State Assembly terms.[3]


Members of the State Senate serve four-year terms. Every two years, half of the Senate's 40 seats are subject to election. This is in contrast to the State Assembly, in which all 80 seats in the Assembly are subject to election every two years.



Meeting chamber


The red tones of the California State Senate Chamber are based on the British House of Lords, which is outfitted in a similar color. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an "E", with its central projection housing the rostrum. The Lower tier dais runs across the entire chamber, there are several chairs and computers used by the senate officers, the most prominent seat is reserved for the secretary who calls the roll. The higher tier is smaller, with three chairs, the two largest and most ornate chairs are used by the President Pro Tempore (right chair) and the Lieutenant Governor (left chair). The third and smallest chair, placed in the center, is used by the presiding officer (acting in place of the Pro Tem) and is rarely sat in as the president is expected to stand. There are four other chairs flanking the dais used by the highest non-member officials attending the senate, a foreign dignitary or state officer for example. Each of the 40 senators is provided a desk, microphone and two chairs, one for the senator, another for guests or legislative aides. Almost every decorating element is identical to the Assembly Chamber. Along the cornice appears a portrait of George Washington and the Latin quotation: senatoris est civitatis libertatem tueri ("It is a senator's duty to protect the liberty of the people").



Composition




Composition of the California State Senate

  Democratic Party

  Republican Party

  Vacant















Midpoint

28

2

10

Democratic

V

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[4]
28
10
38
2
Latest voting share

7001737000000000000♠73.7%

7001263000000000000♠26.3%



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
First elected
Term limited
Notes


1
Vacant


2

Mike McGuire

Democratic

Healdsburg
2014
2026



3

Bill Dodd
Democratic

Napa
2016
2024



4

Jim Nielsen
Republican

Gerber
2013dagger
2022
Previously served from 1978 to 1990


5

Cathleen Galgiani
Democratic

Stockton
2012
2020



6

Richard Pan
Democratic

Sacramento
2014
2022



7

Steve Glazer
Democratic

Orinda
2015dagger
2028



8

Andreas Borgeas
Republican

Fresno
2018
2030



9

Nancy Skinner
Democratic

Berkeley
2016
2024



10

Bob Wieckowski
Democratic

Fremont
2014
2022



11

Scott Wiener
Democratic

San Francisco
2016
2028



12

Anna Caballero
Democratic

Salinas
2018
2026



13

Jerry Hill
Democratic

San Mateo
2012
2020



14

Melissa Hurtado
Democratic

Sanger
2018
2030



15

Jim Beall
Democratic

San Jose
2012
2020



16

Shannon Grove
Republican

Bakersfield
2018
2026
Minority Leader


17

Bill Monning
Democratic

Carmel
2012
2020
Majority Leader


18

Robert Hertzberg
Democratic

Van Nuys
2014
2022
Previously served as Speaker of the State Assembly


19

Hannah-Beth Jackson
Democratic

Santa Barbara
2012
2020



20

Connie Leyva
Democratic

Chino
2014
2026



21

Scott Wilk
Republican

Santa Clarita
2016
2024



22

Susan Rubio
Democratic

Baldwin Park
2018
2030



23

Mike Morrell
Republican

Rancho Cucamonga
2014dagger
2020



24

Maria Elena Durazo
Democratic

Los Angeles
2018
2030



25

Anthony Portantino
Democratic

La Cañada Flintridge
2016
2024



26

Ben Allen
Democratic

Santa Monica
2014
2026



27

Henry Stern
Democratic

Canoga Park
2016
2028



28

Jeff Stone
Republican

Temecula
2014
2026



29

Ling Ling Chang
Republican

Diamond Bar
2018double-dagger
2024



30

Holly Mitchell
Democratic

Los Angeles
2013dagger
2022



31

Richard Roth
Democratic

Riverside
2012
2024



32

Bob Archuleta
Democratic

Pico Rivera
2018
2030



33
Vacant


34

Tom Umberg
Democratic

Santa Ana
2018
2026



35

Steven Bradford
Democratic

Gardena
2016
2024



36

Patricia Bates
Republican

Laguna Niguel
2014
2022



37

John Moorlach
Republican

Costa Mesa
2015dagger
2028



38

Brian Jones
Republican

Santee
2018
2026



39

Toni Atkins
Democratic

San Diego
2016
2024
President pro tempore. Previously served as Speaker of the State Assembly


40

Ben Hueso
Democratic

San Diego
2013dagger
2022




  • dagger: elected in a special election


  • double-dagger: elected in a recall election



Seating chart




























































































President
Kounalakis


Morrell

Borgeas


Vacant

McGuire


Hueso

Archuleta


Roth

Galgiani


Pan

Glazer


Allen

Wiener

Moorlach

Stone


Grove

Nielsen


Bradford

Hill


Portantino

Rubio


Vacant

Jackson


Leyva

Caballero

Jones

Chang


Wilk

Bates


Dodd

Umberg


Durazo

Mitchell


Hurtado

Skinner


Stern

Beall







Monning

Atkins


Hertzberg

Wieckowski


Past composition of the Senate




Committees


Current committees include:[5]



Standing



  • Senate Committee on Agriculture

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
    • Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Fiscal Oversight and Bonded Indebtedness


  • Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions

  • Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

    • Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education

    • Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources

    • Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services

    • Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government

    • Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections



  • Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development

  • Senate Committee on Education
    • Senate Education Subcommittee on Sustainable School Facilities


  • Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments

  • Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications

  • Senate Committee on Environmental Quality

  • Senate Committee on Governmental Organizations

  • Senate Committee on Governance and Finance

  • Senate Committee on Health

  • Senate Committee on Human Services

  • Senate Committee on Insurance

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary

  • Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

  • Senate Committee on Legislative Ethics

  • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water
    • Senate Natural Resources and Water Subcommittee on Urban Rivers


  • Senate Committee on Public Employment and Retirement

  • Senate Committee on Public Safety

  • Senate Committee on Rules

  • Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing

  • Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs



Joint



  • Joint Committee on Arts

  • Joint Committee on Fairs, Allocation and Classification

  • Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Joint Committee on Legislative Audit

  • Joint Committee on Rules

  • Joint Legislative Budget

  • Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management



Offices



  • Senate Office of Research

  • Senate Office of Demographics

  • Senate Office of Floor Analysis

  • Senate Office of International Relations

  • Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes



See also




  • Bill (proposed law)

  • California State Senate districts

  • California State Senate election, 2018

  • California State Legislature

  • California State Legislature, 2019–20 session

  • California State Assembly

  • California State Capitol

  • California State Capitol Museum

  • Districts in California

  • Members of the California State Legislature



References





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  2. ^ "Senate Roster". State of California.


  3. ^ "California Constitution Article 4; Legislative". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.


  4. ^ Republican Ted Gaines (District 1) and Democrat Ricardo Lara (District 33) resigned to take office on the State Board of Equalization and as State Insurance Commissioner, respectively.


  5. ^
    "California Senate Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.





External links




  • Official website of the California State Senate

    • Democratic Caucus

    • Republican Caucus

    • Sergeant-at-Arms



  • Map of the state senate districts


  • California legislative district maps from 1849 to the present










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