California State Legislature, 2009–10 session

The 2009–2010 session was a meeting of the California State Legislature.

2009–2010 session of the California State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body	California State Legislature
Jurisdiction	California
Term	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2010
Senate
Members	40
President of the Senate	John Garamendi (D) Dec. 1, 2008–Nov. 5, 2009 Abel Maldonado (R) Apr. 27, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010
President pro tempore	Darrell Steinberg (D–6th)
Minority Leader	Dave Cogdill (R–14th) Dec. 1, 2008–Feb. 18, 2009 Dennis Hollingsworth (R–36th) Feb. 18, 2009–Oct. 11, 2010 Bob Dutton (R–31st) Oct. 11, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Karen Bass (D–47th) Dec. 1, 2008–Mar. 1, 2010 John Pérez (D–46th) Mar. 1, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010
Minority Leader	Michael Villines (R–29th) Dec. 1, 2008–Jun. 1, 2009 Sam Blakeslee (R–33rd) Jun. 1, 2009–Feb. 1, 2010 Martin Garrick (R–74th) Feb. 1, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010
Party control	Democratic

Dates of sessions

Convene: December 1, 2008
Adjourn: November 30, 2010

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

• November 30, 2008: Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-26) resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
• May 19, 2009: Assemblyman Curren Price (D-51) wins the special election for the 26th Senate District seat to replace Ridley-Thomas and is sworn in on June 8
• September 1, 2009: Councilman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) wins the special election for the 51st Assembly District seat to replace Price and is sworn in on September 10
• September 9, 2009: Assemblyman Michael D. Duvall (R-72) resigns in the wake of a lobbyist sex scandal[1]
• November 5, 2009: Lieutenant Governor (and Senate President) John Garamendi resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives
• November 30, 2009: Senator John J. Benoit (R-37) resigns to take a seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
• January 5, 2010: Assemblyman Paul Krekorian (D-43) resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council
• January 12, 2010: Supervisor Chris Norby (R-Fullerton) wins the special election for the 72nd Assembly District seat to replace Duvall and is sworn in on January 29
• April 27, 2010: Senator Abel Maldonado (R-15) resigns his Senate seat to become Lieutenant Governor to replace Garamendi
• June 8, 2010: Assemblyman Bill Emmerson (R-63) wins the special election for the 37th Senate District seat to replace Benoit and is sworn in on June 9
• June 8, 2010: Attorney Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) wins the special election for the 43rd Assembly District seat to replace Krekorian and is sworn in on June 10
• July 13, 2010: Senator Dave Cox (R-1) dies from prostate cancer
• August 17, 2010: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-33) wins the special election for the 15th Senate District seat to replace Maldonado and is sworn in on August 23
• October 20, 2010: Senator Jenny Oropeza (D-28) dies of complications from a blood clot

Leadership changes

• February 18, 2009: Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-36) replaces Senator Dave Cogdill (R-14) as Senate Republican Leader
• June 1, 2009: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-33) replaces Assemblyman Mike Villines (R-29) as Assembly Republican Leader
• February 1, 2010: Assemblyman Martin Garrick (R-74) replaces Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-33) as Assembly Republican Leader, as Blakeslee is termed out at the end of the term
• March 1, 2010: Assemblyman John Pérez (D-46) replaces Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-47) as Speaker of the Assembly, as Bass is termed out at the end of the term
• October 11, 2010: Senator Bob Dutton (R-31) replaces Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-36) as Senate Republican Leader, as Hollingsworth is termed out at the end of the term

Party changes

• June 22, 2009: Assemblyman Juan Arambula (D-31) leaves the Democratic Party to become an independent[2]

Members

• Skip to Assembly, below

Senate

Composition of the California State Senate

  Democratic Party

  Republican Party

  Vacancy

Democrats: 24    Republicans: 14 V Vacancies: 2

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	25	15	40	0
Begin	24	15	39	1
June 8, 2009	25		40	0
November 30, 2009		14	39	1
April 27, 2010		13	38	2
June 9, 2010		14	39	1
July 13, 2010		13	38	2
August 23, 2010		14	39	1
October 20, 2010	24		38	2
Latest voting share	63.2%	36.8%

Officers

• President Pro Tem: Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento)
• Majority Leader: Dean Florez (D-Shafter)
• Minority Leader: Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) from October 11, 2010
  • Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) from February 18, 2009 to October 11, 2010
  • Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) to February 18, 2009
• Secretary: Greg Schmidt
• Sergeant at Arms: Tony Beard, Jr.

Note: The Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature

Full list of members, 2009–2010

District	Name	Party	Residence	Term- Limited?
1	Dave Cox	Rep	Fair Oaks
	Vacant
2	Pat Wiggins	Dem	Santa Rosa
3	Mark Leno	Dem	San Francisco
4	Sam Aanestad	Rep	Grass Valley	Yes
5	Lois Wolk	Dem	Davis
6	Darrell Steinberg	Dem	Sacramento
7	Mark DeSaulnier	Dem	Concord
8	Leland Yee	Dem	San Francisco
9	Loni Hancock	Dem	Berkeley
10	Ellen M. Corbett	Dem	San Leandro
11	Joe Simitian	Dem	Palo Alto
12	Jeff Denham	Rep	Merced	Yes
13	Elaine Alquist	Dem	San Jose
14	Dave Cogdill	Rep	Modesto
15	Abel Maldonado	Rep	Santa Maria
	Sam Blakeslee	Rep	San Luis Obispo
16	Dean Florez	Dem	Shafter	Yes
17	George Runner	Rep	Lancaster
18	Roy Ashburn	Rep	Bakersfield	Yes
19	Tony Strickland	Rep	Moorpark
20	Alex Padilla	Dem	Los Angeles
21	Carol Liu	Dem	La Cañada Flintridge
22	Gil Cedillo	Dem	Los Angeles	Yes
23	Fran Pavley	Dem	Agoura Hills
24	Gloria Romero	Dem	East Los Angeles	Yes
25	Rod Wright	Dem	Inglewood
26	Curren D. Price, Jr.	Dem	Inglewood
27	Alan Lowenthal	Dem	Long Beach
28	Jenny Oropeza	Dem	Long Beach
	Vacant
29	Bob Huff	Rep	Diamond Bar
30	Ronald S. Calderon	Dem	Montebello
31	Robert Dutton	Rep	Rancho Cucamonga
32	Gloria Negrete McLeod	Dem	Chino
33	Mimi Walters	Rep	Laguna Niguel
34	Lou Correa	Dem	Santa Ana
35	Tom Harman	Rep	Huntington Beach
36	Dennis Hollingsworth	Rep	Murrieta	Yes
37	John J. Benoit	Rep	Bermuda Dunes
	Bill Emmerson	Rep	Hemet
38	Mark Wyland	Rep	Carlsbad
39	Christine Kehoe	Dem	San Diego
40	Denise Moreno Ducheny	Dem	San Diego	Yes

Assembly

Composition of the California State Assembly

  Democratic Party

  Republican Party

  Independent

  Vacancy

Democrats: 50    Republicans: 27    Independent: 1 V Vacancies: 2

California State Assembly
Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Independent	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	48	0	32	80	0
Begin	51	0	29	80	0
May 19, 2009	50			79	1
June 23, 2009	49	1
September 9, 2009			28	78	2
September 10, 2009	50			79	1
January 5, 2010	49			78	2
January 29, 2010			29	79	1
June 9, 2010			28	78	2
June 10, 2010	50			79	1
August 23, 2010			27	78	2
Latest voting share	64.1%	1.3%	34.6%

Officers

• Speaker: John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) from March 1, 2010
  • Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) to March 1, 2010
• Speaker pro Tempore: Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) from March 18, 2010
  • Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego) to March 18, 2010
• Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore: Isadore Hall, III (D-Compton)
• Majority Floor Leader: Charles Calderon (D-Montebello) from March 18, 2010
  • Alberto Torrico (D-Newark) to March 18, 2010
• Minority Floor Leader: Martin Garrick (R-Carlsbad) from February 1, 2010
  • Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) from June 1, 2009 to February 1, 2010
  • Michael Villines (R-Clovis) to June 1, 2009
• 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, 2009–2010

District	Name	Party	Residence	Term- Limited?
1	Wesley Chesbro	Dem	Arcata
2	Jim Nielsen	Rep	Gerber
3	Daniel Logue	Rep	Linda
4	Ted Gaines	Rep	Roseville
5	Roger Niello	Rep	Fair Oaks	Yes
6	Jared Huffman	Dem	San Rafael
7	Noreen Evans	Dem	Santa Rosa	Yes
8	Mariko Yamada	Dem	Davis
9	Dave Jones	Dem	Sacramento	Yes
10	Alyson Huber	Dem	El Dorado Hills
11	Tom Torlakson	Dem	Antioch	Yes
12	Fiona Ma	Dem	San Francisco
13	Tom Ammiano	Dem	San Francisco
14	Nancy Skinner	Dem	Berkeley
15	Joan Buchanan	Dem	Alamo
16	Sandré Swanson	Dem	Alameda
17	Cathleen Galgiani	Dem	Livingston
18	Mary Hayashi	Dem	Hayward
19	Jerry Hill	Dem	San Mateo
20	Alberto Torrico	Dem	Newark	Yes
21	Ira Ruskin	Dem	Redwood City	Yes
22	Paul Fong	Dem	Cupertino
23	Joe Coto	Dem	San Jose	Yes
24	Jim Beall Jr.	Dem	San Jose
25	Tom Berryhill	Rep	Modesto
26	Bill Berryhill	Rep	Ceres
27	Bill Monning	Dem	Carmel
28	Anna M. Caballero	Dem	Salinas
29	Michael Villines	Rep	Clovis	Yes
30	Danny Gilmore	Rep	Hanford
31	Juan Arambula	Dem	Fresno	Yes
		Ind
32	Jean Fuller	Rep	Bakersfield
33	Sam Blakeslee	Rep	San Luis Obispo	Yes
	Vacant
34	Connie Conway	Rep	Tulare
35	Pedro Nava	Dem	Santa Barbara	Yes
36	Steve Knight	Rep	Palmdale
37	Audra Strickland	Rep	Moorpark	Yes
38	Cameron Smyth	Rep	Santa Clarita
39	Felipe Fuentes	Dem	Sylmar
40	Bob Blumenfield	Dem	Woodland Hills
41	Julia Brownley	Dem	Santa Monica
42	Mike Feuer	Dem	Los Angeles
43	Paul Krekorian	Dem	Burbank
	Mike Gatto	Dem	Los Angeles
44	Anthony J. Portantino	Dem	La Cañada Flintridge
45	Kevin de León	Dem	Los Angeles
46	John Pérez	Dem	Los Angeles
47	Karen Bass	Dem	Los Angeles	Yes
48	Mike Davis	Dem	Los Angeles
49	Mike Eng	Dem	Monterey Park
50	Hector De La Torre	Dem	South Gate	Yes
51	Curren D. Price, Jr.	Dem	Inglewood
	Steven Bradford	Dem	Gardena
52	Isadore Hall, III	Dem	Compton
53	Ted Lieu	Dem	Torrance	Yes
54	Bonnie Lowenthal	Dem	Long Beach
55	Warren Furutani	Dem	Long Beach
56	Tony Mendoza	Dem	Artesia
57	Edward P. Hernandez	Dem	West Covina
58	Charles M. Calderon	Dem	Montebello
59	Anthony Adams	Rep	Hesperia
60	Curt Hagman	Rep	Chino Hills
61	Norma Torres	Dem	Pomona
62	Wilmer Carter	Dem	Rialto
63	Bill Emmerson	Rep	Redlands	Yes
	Vacant
64	Brian Nestande	Rep	Palm Desert
65	Paul Cook	Rep	Yucca Valley
66	Kevin Jeffries	Rep	Lake Elsinore
67	Jim Silva	Rep	Huntington Beach
68	Van Tran	Rep	Costa Mesa	Yes
69	Jose Solorio	Dem	Santa Ana
70	Chuck DeVore	Rep	Irvine	Yes
71	Jeff Miller	Rep	Corona
72	Michael D. Duvall	Rep	Yorba Linda
	Chris Norby	Rep	Fullerton
73	Diane Harkey	Rep	Dana Point
74	Martin Garrick	Rep	Carlsbad
75	Nathan Fletcher	Rep	San Diego
76	Lori Saldaña	Dem	San Diego	Yes
77	Joel Anderson	Rep	El Cajon
78	Marty Block	Dem	San Diego
79	Mary Salas	Dem	Chula Vista
80	Manuel Perez	Dem	Coachella

See also

• List of California state legislatures

References

1. Stanglin, Doug (2009-09-09). "Calif. lawmaker resigns over taped sex comments". USA Today.
2. Sanders, Jim (2008-06-23). "California assemblyman Juan Arambula re-registers as an independent". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-06-24.