California Democratic Party
Encyclopedia
The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the Democratic Party
in the state of California
, headquartered in Sacramento
. It is chaired by veteran Democratic politician and former United States Representative John L. Burton
, who succeeded Art Torres in April 2009. It is the majority party in both chambers of the California State Legislature
, i.e. the State Assembly
and the Senate
.
, improve institutions, and provide an equal opportunity for all citizens of the state of California to reach their potential. The committee which drafted the platform was lead by Lyn Shaw Hilfenhaus and Howard Welinksy.
In regards to businesses and economics, the California Democratic party takes a stance that protects consumers, small businesses, unions, and individuals whose homes have been foreclosed upon. The platform also makes a point to champion the economic reforms of President Barack Obama
.
The 2010 platform addresses the issues of family in several sections. The platform promises to protect seniors, children and all types of families with fair economic and social policies. These policies range from continuing Medicare
for the elderly and keeping playgrounds safe for children. The platform also highlights the right of a woman to make choices for her own body and claims that healthcare is a natural right of all people. The California democrats also promise to protect the dignity of disabled citizens. Finally there is a section of the platform dedicated to advocating for the rights of women through equal pay and affirmative action
.
It is a large priority of the party to create a sustainable and earth friendly state. This goal includes city clean up and sustaining fertile rural areas. Focus is placed on alternative forms of energy and the way energy is used. The platform also stresses green collar jobs as a solution to economic and environmental concerns.
Finally the platform takes stances on internet use, immigration, and education. The Democrats of California support the right of the people to express their thoughts and ideas through any media, and their right to assemble. The party also believes that immigration laws should be fair and that immigrants should not be discriminated against. Finally the party wishes to bring education to forefront, and be a leading state in educating the nations youth.
It should be noted that the preceding paragraphs contain only highlights of what is a complex document.
When California was admitted as a U.S. state
in 1850, the California Democratic Party was the majority party. The Party controlled the State Senate, the Assembly, the majority of the delegation to the federal House of Representatives, one United States Senate
seat and the governorship
. However, in five short years, a series of internal conflicts such as slavery and the Kansas Lecompton Constitution
developed which weakened the party and allowed defeat by the Know-Nothing Party, with J. Neely Johnson
elected governor and Know-Nothings making considerable gains in the state legislature.
In 1861, railroad man Leland Stanford
was elected governor as the newly formed Republican Party
swept into power. For the next twenty years, the Republicans and railroad interests controlled California politics. Political groups to the left of the Democratic Party mobilized against these forces and succeeded in winning a few elections. Then, in the early 1880s, the California Democratic Party joined in the battle against overreaching corporate power. This strategy succeeded and the party captured the 1882 state general elections.
The Democratic Party maintained its anti-corporate position through the turn of the century. Elected in 1894, Governor James Budd
embarked on an ambitious reform agenda to challenge the railroads, notably the Southern Pacific
's monopoly, yet was bogged down by a hostile Republican majority in the Legislature. Budd would be the last Democrat to be elected to the governorship until 1938. For the next 30 years, Republicans held a dynasty over the governorship, though the Republicans too were met with internal conflict regarding reform and pro-business factions. Then, in 1906, the pro-railroad wing of the Republican Party retook the governorship with railroad candidate James Gillett
. Voters opposed to the railroad and governmental corruption turned away from both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party and formed the Progressive Party
. The party's formation itself was part of growing Progressive movement
.
The power of the Progressives blossomed. In 1910, Republican and Progressive leader Hiram Johnson
was elected governor. Similarly, Progressive-sympathetic politicians gained a majority in the California State Legislature
During Johnson's administration, a number of political reforms were enacted. These reforms were aimed at eliminating governmental corruption by weakening the power of political parties. The reforms included: the direct primary, the initiative
and referendum, non-partisan local elections, regulatory agencies, and candidate cross-filing on the primary ballots of more than one political party.
The Progressive reforms were successful in weakening the California Democratic Party. However, the Progressives power declined rapidly, with the formal party dissolving in 1916 and the conservative wing of the Republican Party recaptured the governorship in 1922 with the election of Friend Richardson
. During this period, the Democratic Party suffered a three-to-one voter registration disadvantage to the Republican Party.
In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt
was elected United States President. The New Deal
was inaugurated, and by 1934, voter registration in California equalized. Upton Sinclair
, a former member of the Socialist Party of America
, won the Democratic Party's nomination for governor that year, but his candidacy was ultimately sabotaged by more moderate Democrats. By 1936, the California Democratic Party gained a three-to-two voter registration advantage. Supported by this strong foundation, the Party swept the 1938 elections and liberal Culbert Olson
was elected Governor.
Olson's term as governor was rocky. Responding to pressures from his constituents on the left, Olson lost the support of conservative Democrats. A coalition of Democrats and Republicans organized in opposition to Olson, resulting in the election of Republican Earl Warren
to the governorship in 1942.
Warren was elected Governor of the State of California for three consecutive terms, in 1942, 1946, and 1950. Successfully exploiting the cross-filing provision enacted by the Progressives, Warren won his nominations for re-election on both Republican and Democratic party ballots. The popular governor left office only when he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1953. Republican Lt. Governor Goodwin Knight
filled the remainder of Warren's term as Governor and in 1954, Knight was elected governor in his own right. Near the end of the Warren era in California, a measure passed requiring cross-filing candidates to list their party affiliations passed. This enabled the Democratic Party to reclaim its nominating process and Democratic registration increased. At about the same time, Democratic activists were organizing into clubs and the powerful association of these clubs, the California Democratic Council
(CDC) was formed. Consequently, in 1958, the California Democratic Party rode back into power. The Party captured a United States Senate seat, control of both state houses, and all executive offices except the Secretary of State. Victory that year is often credited to the decline in cross-filing, the power of the CDC, and the personal popularity of the newly-elected Governor, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown
.
In 1959, a law to prohibit cross-filing was adopted. The Democratic Party swept the 1962 elections, with Pat Brown being re-elected Governor over former Vice President Richard Nixon
. Soon, however, the Vietnam War
and Civil Rights
began to emerge as the major political issues of the day. Division of opinion over the United States' involvement in the war arose within the California Democratic Party. The CDC splintered on the issue, and in 1966, Republican Ronald Reagan
defeated Brown in the governor's race.
The Republican Party held sway in California until 1974, when Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr
. was elected. Brown came into office shortly after the Watergate scandal
hurt the Republican Party throughout the United States
and resulted in an upsurge in Democratic registration in California. Jerry Brown served two terms as governor. His 1982 defeat in a bid for United States Senate
and Mayor of Los Angeles Tom Bradley
's defeat for Governor, signaled a resurgence of Republican power in California. Mayor Bradley's second defeat for Governor in 1986, coupled with Michael Dukakis
' 1988 presidential loss
in California, saw the decline of Democratic registration.
In 1992, California was hurting more than most states, from a national recession. The Cold War
had ended and the public was disenchanted with the Republicans' 12-year-hold in the White House, and 10 year domination of the governorship.
The California Democratic Party began re-organizing in 1991 and in 1992, won the greatest victories in the history of California—not only with President Clinton winning California's 54 electoral votes—but also with the election of two women Democratic U.S. Senators, Dianne Feinstein
and Barbara Boxer
.
Even though redistricting (reapportionment) was executed by a Republican State Supreme Court, California Democrats in November 1992 had increased their margin at all levels—Congressional, State Assembly and in the State Senate.
In 1992 Democrats increased their registration by 1.13 million while the Republicans only increased by 522,641. This ratio of two-to-one had not been accomplished by Democrats since 1976.
In 1994 California Democrats suffered a setback by losing the governor's race for the fourth time in a row, and the Democrats became a minority in the State Assembly. However despite $29 million spent by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Huffington
, Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
won re-election.
The 1996 elections proved to be a dramatic turnaround from the results of 1994, as President Bill Clinton
won California's 54 electoral votes for a second consecutive time. Three Republican Congressman were also defeated, including Bob Dornan
in the conservative stronghold of Orange County
. In addition, California Democrats also regained the majority in the State Assembly while adding to their majority in the State Senate.
1998 was a banner year for California Democrats. An overwhelming majority of Californians elected Gray Davis
, the first Democratic Governor in 16 years and re-elected U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
. Six of eight candidates for statewide constitutional offices won including Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante
, Attorney General Bill Lockyer
, Treasurer Phil Angelides, Controller Kathleen Connell
and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin
. In addition, California Democrats increased their majority in the State Assembly from 43 to 48 and also in the State Senate from 23 to 25.
In 2000 not only was Senator Dianne Feinstein reelected by 20 points, but Democrats increased their margins in local races. Congress +4 (32 Dems - 20 Reps) and State Senate +1 (26 Dems - 14 Reps) and Assembly +4 (50 Dems - 30 Reps). Also Republican State Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush
resigned in disgrace. Governor Gray Davis appointed Harry Low
giving Democrats 7 out of 8 Constitutional officers along with 2 U.S. Senators.
Holding off a national Republican trend in 2002, California Democrats won all eight statewide offices for the first time since 1882. Governor Gray Davis, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, Attorney General Bill Lockyer and State Treasurer Phil Angelides were all re-elected while Steve Westly was elected State Controller, Kevin Shelley was elected Secretary of State, John Garamendi
was elected Insurance Commissioner and Jack O'Connell
was elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This feat was repeated again in 2010
, when, despite massive Republican gains nationwide, the California Democratic Party swept all the statewide offices being contested, maintained its 34-19 edge in the 53-member U.S. House delegation (the 34-member California Democratic House delegation is larger than the entire 32-member House delegation of Texas), and won one additional seat (thus increasing their majority) in the State Assembly while maintaining their current majority in the State Senate.
:
Board of Equalization
Democrats hold three of the five seats on the Board: two of the four district-based seats, and the at-large ex officio seat reserved for the incumbent State Controller, who in this instance is Democrat John Chiang.
State Senate
Democrats hold a 25-15 edge in the 40-member State Senate at the start of the 2011-2012 session. The Democrats have been the majority party in the Senate continuously since 1970
.
State Assembly
Democrats hold a 52-28 majority in the 80-seat Assembly, with one vacancy belonging to a seat recently held by the Republican Party. The Democrats have been the majority party in the Assembly continuously since 1996.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in the state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, headquartered in Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. It is chaired by veteran Democratic politician and former United States Representative John L. Burton
John L. Burton
John Lowell Burton is the current Chairman of the California Democratic Party. He is an American politician who served as a Democratic California State Senator from 1996 until 2004, representing the 3rd district. From 1998 until he was forced out of office by term limits in 2004, he served as the...
, who succeeded Art Torres in April 2009. It is the majority party in both chambers of the California State Legislature
California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
, i.e. the State Assembly
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
and the Senate
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
.
Platform
The Democratic Party of California adopted its current platform on April 18, 2010. The focus of the new platform is to promote civil rightsCivil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...
, improve institutions, and provide an equal opportunity for all citizens of the state of California to reach their potential. The committee which drafted the platform was lead by Lyn Shaw Hilfenhaus and Howard Welinksy.
In regards to businesses and economics, the California Democratic party takes a stance that protects consumers, small businesses, unions, and individuals whose homes have been foreclosed upon. The platform also makes a point to champion the economic reforms of President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
.
The 2010 platform addresses the issues of family in several sections. The platform promises to protect seniors, children and all types of families with fair economic and social policies. These policies range from continuing Medicare
Medicare
Medicare may refer to any of several publicly funded health insurance programs:*Medicare *Medicare *Medicare - See also :*Medicaid*Medicare Australia*Medicare Resources - China*Medicare Rights Center - United States...
for the elderly and keeping playgrounds safe for children. The platform also highlights the right of a woman to make choices for her own body and claims that healthcare is a natural right of all people. The California democrats also promise to protect the dignity of disabled citizens. Finally there is a section of the platform dedicated to advocating for the rights of women through equal pay and affirmative action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
.
It is a large priority of the party to create a sustainable and earth friendly state. This goal includes city clean up and sustaining fertile rural areas. Focus is placed on alternative forms of energy and the way energy is used. The platform also stresses green collar jobs as a solution to economic and environmental concerns.
Finally the platform takes stances on internet use, immigration, and education. The Democrats of California support the right of the people to express their thoughts and ideas through any media, and their right to assemble. The party also believes that immigration laws should be fair and that immigrants should not be discriminated against. Finally the party wishes to bring education to forefront, and be a leading state in educating the nations youth.
It should be noted that the preceding paragraphs contain only highlights of what is a complex document.
Recent resolutions
- 2011 CA Education Funding Resolution
- This resolution written July 21 2011 advises the state legislature and the governor to support funding for primary schools. The California Democratic Party takes a stance that, despite the state’s floundering budget cuts should not be made in the area of public schooling.
- Assault Weapons and Extended Clip Ban
- This resolution was written in response to the shooting of Gabrielle GiffordsGabrielle GiffordsGabrielle Dee "Gabby" Giffords is an American politician. A Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, she has represented since 2007. She is the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress...
, ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
senator, In July of 2011. The resolution urges congress to ban assault weapons and large firearm magazines to avoid further tragedies. The California Democratic Party acknowledges all AmericansAmericansThe people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
right to carry arms, but believes these weapons can threaten public safety.
- Extreme Legislation Against Undocumented Residents
- With this document, the California Democratic Party condemns the drastic legislative action taken by other states against illegal immigrants. The resolution highlights specifically AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
HR-56. It is the position of the party that it is unconstitutional to single out and discriminate against one minority group. - It is easy to see that the resolutions crafted by the California Democratic Party recently are in line with the beliefs laid out in the party platform.
History
The Party has at times been a powerful majority party and, at other times, been divided and ineffectual.When California was admitted as a U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
in 1850, the California Democratic Party was the majority party. The Party controlled the State Senate, the Assembly, the majority of the delegation to the federal House of Representatives, one United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
seat and the governorship
Governor of California
The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
. However, in five short years, a series of internal conflicts such as slavery and the Kansas Lecompton Constitution
Lecompton Constitution
The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas . The document was written in response to the anti-slavery position of the 1855 Topeka Constitution of James H. Lane and other free-state advocates...
developed which weakened the party and allowed defeat by the Know-Nothing Party, with J. Neely Johnson
J. Neely Johnson
John Neely Johnson was an American lawyer and politician. He was elected as the fourth governor of California from 1856 to 1858, and later appointed justice to the Nevada Supreme Court from 1867 to 1871...
elected governor and Know-Nothings making considerable gains in the state legislature.
In 1861, railroad man Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford
Amasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
was elected governor as the newly formed Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
swept into power. For the next twenty years, the Republicans and railroad interests controlled California politics. Political groups to the left of the Democratic Party mobilized against these forces and succeeded in winning a few elections. Then, in the early 1880s, the California Democratic Party joined in the battle against overreaching corporate power. This strategy succeeded and the party captured the 1882 state general elections.
The Democratic Party maintained its anti-corporate position through the turn of the century. Elected in 1894, Governor James Budd
James Budd
James Herbert Budd was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. Involved in federal and state politics, Budd was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 2nd California district from 1883 to 1885, and later elected as the 19th Governor of California from 1895 until...
embarked on an ambitious reform agenda to challenge the railroads, notably the Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
's monopoly, yet was bogged down by a hostile Republican majority in the Legislature. Budd would be the last Democrat to be elected to the governorship until 1938. For the next 30 years, Republicans held a dynasty over the governorship, though the Republicans too were met with internal conflict regarding reform and pro-business factions. Then, in 1906, the pro-railroad wing of the Republican Party retook the governorship with railroad candidate James Gillett
James Gillett
James Norris Gillett was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican involved in federal and state politics, Gillett was elected both a member of the U.S...
. Voters opposed to the railroad and governmental corruption turned away from both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party and formed the Progressive Party
Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
The Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political party. It was formed after a split in the Republican Party between President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt....
. The party's formation itself was part of growing Progressive movement
Progressivism in the United States
Progressivism in the United States is a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature. It arose as a response to the vast changes brought by modernization, such as the growth of large...
.
The power of the Progressives blossomed. In 1910, Republican and Progressive leader Hiram Johnson
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Warren Johnson was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as the 23rd Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.-Early life:...
was elected governor. Similarly, Progressive-sympathetic politicians gained a majority in the California State Legislature
California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
During Johnson's administration, a number of political reforms were enacted. These reforms were aimed at eliminating governmental corruption by weakening the power of political parties. The reforms included: the direct primary, the initiative
Initiative
In political science, an initiative is a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote...
and referendum, non-partisan local elections, regulatory agencies, and candidate cross-filing on the primary ballots of more than one political party.
The Progressive reforms were successful in weakening the California Democratic Party. However, the Progressives power declined rapidly, with the formal party dissolving in 1916 and the conservative wing of the Republican Party recaptured the governorship in 1922 with the election of Friend Richardson
Friend Richardson
Friend William Richardson , was an American newspaper publisher and politician. A member of the Progressive Party and later the Republican Party, Richardson was elected as the California State Treasurer from 1915 to 1923, and shortly afterwards as the 25th governor of California from 1923 to 1927...
. During this period, the Democratic Party suffered a three-to-one voter registration disadvantage to the Republican Party.
In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
was elected United States President. The New Deal
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They were passed by the U.S. Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs were Roosevelt's responses to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call...
was inaugurated, and by 1934, voter registration in California equalized. Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. , was an American author who wrote close to one hundred books in many genres. He achieved popularity in the first half of the twentieth century, acquiring particular fame for his classic muckraking novel, The Jungle . It exposed conditions in the U.S...
, a former member of the Socialist Party of America
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...
, won the Democratic Party's nomination for governor that year, but his candidacy was ultimately sabotaged by more moderate Democrats. By 1936, the California Democratic Party gained a three-to-two voter registration advantage. Supported by this strong foundation, the Party swept the 1938 elections and liberal Culbert Olson
Culbert Olson
Culbert Levy Olson was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Olson was involved in Utah and California politics and was elected as the 29th Governor of California from 1939 to 1943.-Personal background:...
was elected Governor.
Olson's term as governor was rocky. Responding to pressures from his constituents on the left, Olson lost the support of conservative Democrats. A coalition of Democrats and Republicans organized in opposition to Olson, resulting in the election of Republican Earl Warren
Earl Warren
Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring...
to the governorship in 1942.
Warren was elected Governor of the State of California for three consecutive terms, in 1942, 1946, and 1950. Successfully exploiting the cross-filing provision enacted by the Progressives, Warren won his nominations for re-election on both Republican and Democratic party ballots. The popular governor left office only when he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1953. Republican Lt. Governor Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Jess Knight , known as "Goodie Knight", was a U.S. politician who was the 31st Governor of California from 1953 until 1959.-Early life:...
filled the remainder of Warren's term as Governor and in 1954, Knight was elected governor in his own right. Near the end of the Warren era in California, a measure passed requiring cross-filing candidates to list their party affiliations passed. This enabled the Democratic Party to reclaim its nominating process and Democratic registration increased. At about the same time, Democratic activists were organizing into clubs and the powerful association of these clubs, the California Democratic Council
California Democratic Council
The California Democratic Council , an unofficial umbrella organization of volunteer Democratic Clubs, was founded at conferences at Asilomar and Fresno conferences in 1952-53 by future U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, State Senator George Miller, Jr...
(CDC) was formed. Consequently, in 1958, the California Democratic Party rode back into power. The Party captured a United States Senate seat, control of both state houses, and all executive offices except the Secretary of State. Victory that year is often credited to the decline in cross-filing, the power of the CDC, and the personal popularity of the newly-elected Governor, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown
Pat Brown
Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr. was the 32nd Governor of California, serving from 1959 to 1967, and the father of current Governor of California Jerry Brown.-Background:...
.
In 1959, a law to prohibit cross-filing was adopted. The Democratic Party swept the 1962 elections, with Pat Brown being re-elected Governor over former Vice President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
. Soon, however, the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
and Civil Rights
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights to them. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1955 and 1968, particularly in the South...
began to emerge as the major political issues of the day. Division of opinion over the United States' involvement in the war arose within the California Democratic Party. The CDC splintered on the issue, and in 1966, Republican Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
defeated Brown in the governor's race.
The Republican Party held sway in California until 1974, when Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California , and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor...
. was elected. Brown came into office shortly after the Watergate scandal
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement...
hurt the Republican Party throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and resulted in an upsurge in Democratic registration in California. Jerry Brown served two terms as governor. His 1982 defeat in a bid for United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and Mayor of Los Angeles Tom Bradley
Tom Bradley (politician)
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles...
's defeat for Governor, signaled a resurgence of Republican power in California. Mayor Bradley's second defeat for Governor in 1986, coupled with Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...
' 1988 presidential loss
United States presidential election, 1988
The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...
in California, saw the decline of Democratic registration.
In 1992, California was hurting more than most states, from a national recession. The Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
had ended and the public was disenchanted with the Republicans' 12-year-hold in the White House, and 10 year domination of the governorship.
The California Democratic Party began re-organizing in 1991 and in 1992, won the greatest victories in the history of California—not only with President Clinton winning California's 54 electoral votes—but also with the election of two women Democratic U.S. Senators, Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988....
and Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Levy Boxer is the junior United States Senator from California . A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives ....
.
Even though redistricting (reapportionment) was executed by a Republican State Supreme Court, California Democrats in November 1992 had increased their margin at all levels—Congressional, State Assembly and in the State Senate.
In 1992 Democrats increased their registration by 1.13 million while the Republicans only increased by 522,641. This ratio of two-to-one had not been accomplished by Democrats since 1976.
In 1994 California Democrats suffered a setback by losing the governor's race for the fourth time in a row, and the Democrats became a minority in the State Assembly. However despite $29 million spent by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Huffington
Michael Huffington
Michael Huffington is an American politician, bisexual activist, and film producer. He was a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the United States House of Representatives for one term, 1993–1995, from California...
, Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988....
won re-election.
The 1996 elections proved to be a dramatic turnaround from the results of 1994, as President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
won California's 54 electoral votes for a second consecutive time. Three Republican Congressman were also defeated, including Bob Dornan
Bob Dornan
Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from California and a vocal advocate of pro-life and social conservative causes....
in the conservative stronghold of Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
. In addition, California Democrats also regained the majority in the State Assembly while adding to their majority in the State Senate.
1998 was a banner year for California Democrats. An overwhelming majority of Californians elected Gray Davis
Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003...
, the first Democratic Governor in 16 years and re-elected U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Levy Boxer is the junior United States Senator from California . A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives ....
. Six of eight candidates for statewide constitutional offices won including Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante
Cruz Bustamante
Cruz Miguel Bustamante is an American politician. He was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of California, a former Speaker of the State Assembly and a member of the Democratic Party...
, Attorney General Bill Lockyer
Bill Lockyer
William Westwood "Bill" Lockyer is an American politician. He is the current 32nd State Treasurer of California, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He has also served as California Attorney General and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate...
, Treasurer Phil Angelides, Controller Kathleen Connell
Kathleen Connell
Kathleen Connell was the California State Controller from 1995 until 2003. When she was Controller, she:* Ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2001 but came in 6th in the April 10, 2001 primary getting 24,062 votes ....
and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin is an American politician. She served as the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1995 to 2003. A native Californian, Eastin received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis, and her master's degree in political science from the...
. In addition, California Democrats increased their majority in the State Assembly from 43 to 48 and also in the State Senate from 23 to 25.
In 2000 not only was Senator Dianne Feinstein reelected by 20 points, but Democrats increased their margins in local races. Congress +4 (32 Dems - 20 Reps) and State Senate +1 (26 Dems - 14 Reps) and Assembly +4 (50 Dems - 30 Reps). Also Republican State Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush
Chuck Quackenbush
Charles "Chuck" Quackenbush is a Florida law enforcement officer and former California Republican politician. He served as Insurance Commissioner of California from 1995–2000 and as a California State Assemblyman representing the 22nd District, from 1986–1994.- Background and political career :As...
resigned in disgrace. Governor Gray Davis appointed Harry Low
Harry Low
Harry Low was a Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and Sunderland as a wing half. Low made his debut for Sunderland on 2 September 1907 against Manchester City in a 5–2 defeat at Roker Park...
giving Democrats 7 out of 8 Constitutional officers along with 2 U.S. Senators.
Holding off a national Republican trend in 2002, California Democrats won all eight statewide offices for the first time since 1882. Governor Gray Davis, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, Attorney General Bill Lockyer and State Treasurer Phil Angelides were all re-elected while Steve Westly was elected State Controller, Kevin Shelley was elected Secretary of State, John Garamendi
John Garamendi
John Raymond Garamendi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since November 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Garamendi was the California State Insurance Commissioner from 1991 to 1995, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the California State Insurance...
was elected Insurance Commissioner and Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell
Jack T. O'Connell is an American politician and the former 26th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, having been elected to the post in November 2002 with 61% of the vote. He was re-elected to his post by receiving a majority of the vote in the Primary election on June 6, 2006,...
was elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This feat was repeated again in 2010
California state elections, November 2010
The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010.On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public...
, when, despite massive Republican gains nationwide, the California Democratic Party swept all the statewide offices being contested, maintained its 34-19 edge in the 53-member U.S. House delegation (the 34-member California Democratic House delegation is larger than the entire 32-member House delegation of Texas), and won one additional seat (thus increasing their majority) in the State Assembly while maintaining their current majority in the State Senate.
Elected officials
The following is a list of Democratic statewide, federal, and legislative officeholders as of January 10, 2011:Statewide constitutional officers
As of January 10, 2011, Democrats hold all eight elected statewide constitutional offices:- Governor: Jerry BrownJerry BrownEdmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California , and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor...
- Lieutenant Governor: Gavin NewsomGavin NewsomGavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007...
- Secretary of State: Debra BowenDebra BowenDebra Lynn Bowen , a member of the Democratic Party, has been Secretary of State of California since January 8, 2007. Before that she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 2008, she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential...
- State Controller: John ChiangJohn Chiang (California politician)John Chiang is a Democratic politician and has been California State Controller since January 8, 2007. He previously served as Chair of the California Board of Equalization and represented the Fourth District, primarily serving southern Los Angeles County...
- State Treasurer: Bill LockyerBill LockyerWilliam Westwood "Bill" Lockyer is an American politician. He is the current 32nd State Treasurer of California, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He has also served as California Attorney General and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate...
- Attorney General: Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisKamala Devi Harris is an American attorney. She is the 32nd and current Attorney General of California following the 2010 California state elections. Harris has worked as an author and a politician and has served as District Attorney of San Francisco since 2004...
- Insurance Commissioner: Dave JonesDave Jones (politician)David Evan "Dave" Jones is an American politician. He represented California's 9th assembly district December 2004 through 2011...
- Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tom TorlaksonTom TorlaksonThomas A. "Tom" Torlakson is an American politician from California. In 2010, he was elected to the position of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the highest education post in California...
(this office is officially non-partisan and Torlakson was elected as a non-partisan)
U.S. Senate
Both of California's seats in the U.S. Senate have been under Democratic control since 1992United States Senate elections, 1992
The 1992 United States Senate election was an election for the United States Senate in which the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election was not accompanied by major Democratic gains in the Senate....
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- Class I: Dianne FeinsteinDianne FeinsteinDianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988....
(Senior Senator) - Class III: Barbara BoxerBarbara BoxerBarbara Levy Boxer is the junior United States Senator from California . A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives ....
(Junior Senator; Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Majority)
U.S. House of Representatives
Of the 53 seats California is apportioned in the U.S. House following the 2000 census, 34 are held by the Democrats:- CA-01: Mike ThompsonMike ThompsonMichael C. Thompson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties as well as parts of Yolo and Sonoma Counties....
- CA-05: Doris MatsuiDoris MatsuiDoris Okada Matsui is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district consists of the city of Sacramento and the surrounding area...
- CA-06: Lynn WoolseyLynn WoolseyLynn C. Woolsey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all of Marin County and most of Sonoma County. She is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and its co-chair...
- CA-07: George Miller
- CA-08: Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiNancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011...
(Minority Leader) - CA-09: Barbara LeeBarbara LeeBarbara Jean Lee is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1998. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first woman to represent that district. Lee was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus...
- CA-10: John GaramendiJohn GaramendiJohn Raymond Garamendi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since November 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Garamendi was the California State Insurance Commissioner from 1991 to 1995, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the California State Insurance...
- CA-11: Jerry McNerneyJerry McNerneyGerald "Jerry" McNerney is an engineer, energy specialist, and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
- CA-12: Jackie SpeierJackie SpeierKaren Lorraine Jacqueline "Jackie" Speier is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and the southwest quarter of San Francisco.She is also a former member of the California State...
- CA-13: Pete StarkPete StarkFortney Hillman "Pete" Stark, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1973. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Currently he is the 5th most senior Representative, as well as 6th most senior member of Congress overall...
- CA-14: Anna EshooAnna EshooAnna Georges Eshoo is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which includes part of Silicon Valley, includes the cities of Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto...
- CA-15California's 15th congressional districtCalifornia's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that covers part of Santa Clara County west of San Jose and includes the cities of Los Gatos and Cupertino in Silicon Valley...
: Mike HondaMike HondaMichael Makoto "Mike" Honda is an American Democratic Party politician. He currently serves as the U.S. Representative for , encompassing western San Jose and Silicon Valley... - CA-16: Zoe LofgrenZoe LofgrenZoe Lofgren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in San Jose.-Early life, education, and early career:...
- CA-17: Sam FarrSam FarrSamuel S. "Sam" Farr is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to Congress in a 1993 special election when longtime Democratic Rep...
- CA-18: Dennis CardozaDennis CardozaDennis A. Cardoza is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. The district takes in a large swath of the Central Valley, from Stockton to Fresno. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
- CA-20: Jim CostaJim CostaJames Manuel "Jim" Costa is the U.S. Representative for , serving since his initial election in 2004. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district takes in large and predominantly Latino portions of Fresno and Bakersfield in the Central Valley.-Early life and education:Born in Fresno,...
- CA-23: Lois Capps
- CA-27: Brad ShermanBrad ShermanBradley J. "Brad" Sherman is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing ....
- CA-28: Howard BermanHoward BermanHoward Lawrence Berman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He earlier served in the California State Assembly from 1974 to 1982, and as the U.S...
- CA-29: Adam SchiffAdam SchiffAdam Bennett Schiff is the U.S. Representative for . He has served in Congress since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
- CA-30California's 30th congressional districtCalifornia's 30th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The district includes many of the upper-class suburbs of Los Angeles, most notably Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Calabasas, Agoura Hills,...
: Henry WaxmanHenry WaxmanHenry Arnold Waxman is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1975. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress... - CA-31: Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraXavier Becerra is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in Los Angeles.-Early life, education and career:...
- CA-32: Judy ChuJudy ChuJudy May Chu, Ph.D. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party....
- CA-33: Karen BassKaren BassKaren Ruth Bass is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her election to Congress in 2010, she had served as a member of the California State Assembly representing the 47th district since 2004...
- CA-34: Lucille Roybal-Allard
- CA-35: Maxine WatersMaxine WatersMaxine Waters is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 29th district, serving since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party....
- CA-36: Janice HahnJanice HahnJanice Kay Hahn is the U.S. Representative from California's 36th congressional district and a member of the Democratic Party. She was previously a Los Angeles City Councilwoman representing the 15th district from 2001 to 2011...
- CA-37: Laura RichardsonLaura RichardsonLaura Richardson is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district encompasses the inland section of Long Beach, Carson, Compton and Signal Hill, as well as parts of other municipalities.She previously represented the 55th district in the...
- CA-38California's 38th congressional districtCalifornia's 38th congressional district is congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County centered around suburban Los Angeles...
: Grace NapolitanoGrace NapolitanoGraciela Flores Napolitano is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the California State Assembly and the Norwalk, City Council.... - CA-39California's 39th congressional districtCalifornia's 39th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The district covers part of southeastern Los Angeles County and includes Lynwood, Cerritos, Lakewood, La Mirada, and Whittier....
: Linda SánchezLinda SánchezLinda T. Sánchez is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:... - CA-43: Joe BacaJoe BacaJoseph N. "Joe" Baca is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 42nd from 1999 to 2003, is located in southwestern San Bernardino County and includes Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San...
- CA-47: Loretta SánchezLoretta SanchezLoretta Sanchez is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 46th, serving since 2003. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. The district lies in central Orange County....
- CA-51: Bob FilnerBob FilnerRobert Earl Filner is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 50th, serving since 1993, and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
- CA-53: Susan Davis
Board of EqualizationState Board of Equalization (California)The State Board of Equalization is a public agency charged with tax administration and fee collection in the state of California in the United States. The areas of authority of the Board fall into four broad areas: sales and use taxes, property taxes, special taxes, and acting as an appellate body...
Democrats hold three of the five seats on the Board: two of the four district-based seats, and the at-large ex officio seat reserved for the incumbent State Controller, who in this instance is Democrat John Chiang.
- 1st District: Betty Yee (Chairwoman of the Board)
- 4th District: Jerome HortonJerome HortonJerome Edgar Horton is the Chair of the California Board of Equalization and is also member for the 4th District...
- State Controller: John Chiang
State SenateCalifornia State SenateThe California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
Democrats hold a 25-15 edge in the 40-member State Senate at the start of the 2011-2012 session. The Democrats have been the majority party in the Senate continuously since 1970Political party strength in California
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of California:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Attorney General*Secretary of State*Treasurer*Controller*Insurance Commissioner*Superintendent of Public Instruction...
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- SD 2California's 2nd State Senate districtCalifornia's 2nd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Noreen Evans of Santa Rosa.-District profile:...
: Noreen EvansNoreen EvansNoreen Evans is an American politician in the California State Senate. She is a Democrat representing the 2nd district, encompassing Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa counties, as well as parts of Sonoma and Solano counties.... - SD 3California's 3rd State Senate districtCalifornia's 3rd State Senate District is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mark Leno of San Francisco.-District profile:...
: Mark LenoMark LenoMark Leno is an American politician, representing California's 3rd Senate district, which includes parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County, as well as the entirety of Marin County. He was elected in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate... - SD 5California's 5th State Senate districtCalifornia's 5th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Lois Wolk of Davis.-District profile:...
: Lois WolkLois WolkLois Wolk is a California State Senator, representing the 5th district of California. Wolk is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the Senate in 2008.-Early life:... - SD 6California's 6th State Senate districtCalifornia's 6th State Senate district is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento.-District profile:...
: Darrell SteinbergDarrell SteinbergDarrell Steven Steinberg is a Democratic politician from Sacramento, California. He is currently serving his second term in the California State Senate, representing the 6th District. He has been the Senate President Pro Tem since 2008...
(President pro tempore) - SD 7California's 7th State Senate districtCalifornia's 7th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mark DeSaulnier of Concord.-District profile:...
: Mark DeSaulnierMark DeSaulnierMark James DeSaulnier is an American politician and a Democratic member of the California Legislature representing California's 7th State Senate district since December 2008. From 2006 to 2008, DeSaulnier represented California's 11th State Assembly district... - SD 8California's 8th State Senate districtCalifornia's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Leland Yee of San Francisco.- District profile :The 8th district covers almost half of San Francisco and all but southeastern San Mateo County...
: Leland YeeLeland YeeLeland Yee is a California State Senator in District 8 which represents the western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo County. Prior to becoming state senator, Yee was a California State Assemblyman, Supervisor of San Francisco's Sunset District, and was a member and President of the San... - SD 9California's 9th State Senate districtCalifornia's 9th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Loni Hancock of Berkeley.-District profile:...
: Loni HancockLoni HancockLoni Hancock is currently serving in her first term as the representative of California State Senate District 9. The 9th Senate District currently includes Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Livermore, Oakland, Piedmont, Richmond, and San Pablo... - SD 10California's 10th State Senate districtCalifornia's 10th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ellen Corbett of San Leandro.-District profile:...
: Ellen CorbettEllen CorbettEllen Marie Corbett is a Democratic politician from San Leandro, California. She is currently serving her second term in the California State Senate. Corbett represents the 10th District, which includes San Leandro, Hayward, Pleasanton, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Milpitas and part of San Jose...
(Majority Leader) - SD 11California's 11th State Senate districtCalifornia's 11th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Joe Simitian of Palo Alto.-District profile:...
: Joe SimitianJoe SimitianSaren Joseph Simitian is a Democratic California State Senator elected in 2004. Simitian represents the 11th Senate District, which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.... - SD 13California's 13th State Senate districtCalifornia's 13th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Elaine Alquist of Santa Clara.-District profile:...
: Elaine AlquistElaine AlquistElaine Kontominas Alquist is currently a Democratic State Senator from California's 13th Senate District... - SD 16California's 16th State Senate districtCalifornia's 16th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Michael Rubio of East Bakersfield.-District profile:...
: Michael Rubio - SD 20California's 20th State Senate districtCalifornia's 20th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Alex Padilla of Los Angeles. The district encompasses a part of Los Angeles County in the San Fernando Valley, including all of San Fernando and more than a fifth of Los...
: Alex PadillaAlex PadillaAlejandro "Alex" Padilla is a California State Senator. He was elected as the state senator for California's 20th State Senate district in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. Prior to serving in the Senate he served 7½ years on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 7th... - SD 21California's 21st State Senate districtCalifornia's 21st State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Carol Liu.-District profile:The 21st District serves the Arroyo Seco Region of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area...
: Carol LiuCarol LiuCarol Liu is a Democratic politician in the state of California who served in the State Assembly from 2000 until she was termed out in 2006. Liu was elected to succeed termed-out Jack Scott in 2008 to gain entrance to the California State Senate.... - SD 22California's 22nd State Senate districtCalifornia's 22nd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Kevin de León of Los Angeles. The 22nd Senate district encompasses a part of Los Angeles County, including all of Alhambra, Maywood, San Marino, South Pasadena, Vernon, and Walnut Park,...
: Kevin de LeónKevin de LeónKevin de León is a Democratic member of the California State Senate, elected to serve Los Angeles County's 22nd Senatorial district in November 2010. The district includes Downtown Los Angeles, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Mt...
(Majority Caucus Chair) - SD 23California's 23rd State Senate districtCalifornia's 23rd State Senate district is one of 40 senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Fran Pavley of Agoura Hills.-District profile:...
: Fran PavleyFran PavleyFrances J. "Fran" Pavley is a Democratic politician who currently represents Senate District 23, including portions of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in the California Legislature. She previously served as a California Assemblywoman and as the first mayor of the Southern California community of... - SD 24California's 24th State Senate districtCalifornia's 24th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Edward Hernández of West Covina.-District profile:...
: Edward Hernández - SD 25California's 25th State Senate districtCalifornia's 25th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rod Wright of Inglewood.-District profile:9876774The 25th District serves much of the South Los Angeles area of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area...
: Rod WrightRoderick Wright (politician)Roderick D. Wright is a Democratic politician who was elected to represent California's 25th State Senate district in 2008. Senator Wright previously represented California's 48th State Assembly district from 1996 until he was term limited in 2002.-Education and Pre Legislative Career:Senator... - SD 26California's 26th State Senate districtCalifornia's 26th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Curren D. Price, Jr. of Los Angeles, who won the special election to replace Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas who resigned upon his election as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of...
: Curren Price, Jr.Curren D. Price, Jr.Curren De Mille Price, Jr. is a California politician from the Democratic Party, currently serving as senator for the California State Senate, representing the state's 26th Senate District which he won in the May 19, 2009 special election to fill the seat vacated by Mark Ridley-Thomas... - SD 27California's 27th State Senate districtCalifornia's 27th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach.-District profile:...
: Alan LowenthalAlan LowenthalAlan S. Lowenthal has been a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the 27th District since 2004. He previously served in the California State Assembly representing the 55th Assembly district from 1998 until 2004... - SD 28California's 28th State Senate districtCalifornia's 28th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. The 28th Senate district encompasses a part of Los Angeles County, including all of Carson, Del Aire, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lennox, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Marina del Rey, Redondo Beach, Torrance, West Carson, and parts of...
: Ted LieuTed LieuTed W. Lieu is a Democratic Party California State Senator, who has represented the 28th Senate District since February 18, 2011, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased Senator Jenny Oropeza... - SD 30California's 30th State Senate districtCalifornia's 30th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ronald Calderon of Montebello.-District profile:...
: Ronald CalderonRonald S. CalderonRonald Steven Calderon is the California State Senator from the 30th Senate District. He was elected to the Senate in 2006.... - SD 32California's 32nd State Senate districtCalifornia's 32nd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod of Chino. The district encompasses a part of the Inland Empire, covering all of Pomona in Los Angeles County, and also parts of San Bernardino, including all of...
: Gloria Negrete McLeodGloria Negrete McLeodGloria Negrete McLeod has been a California State Senator since December 2006. Prior to that, she served in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006 after having lost in a 1998 bid for the Assembly. A resident of Chino, she defeated Joe Baca, Jr... - SD 34California's 34th State Senate districtCalifornia's 34th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Lou Correa of Santa Ana. The district encompasses north-central Orange County, including all of Stanton and parts of Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and...
: Lou CorreaLou CorreaJose Luis Correa is a California Democratic Party Legislator. He is serving his second term as a member of the California State Senate, representing the 34th Senate District... - SD 39California's 39th State Senate districtCalifornia's 39th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Christine Kehoe of San Diego.-District profile:The 39th District, located entirely in San Diego County, is essentially an urban San Diego seat...
: Christine KehoeChristine KehoeChristine T. Kehoe is an American politician from San Diego, California. A Democrat, she has served since 2004 as a member of the California State Senate representing the 39th district... - SD 40California's 40th State Senate districtCalifornia's 40th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Juan Vargas of San Diego.-District profile:Riverside County*Blythe*Cathedral City*Coachella*East Blythe*Indio*Mecca*Thousand Palms...
: Juan VargasJuan VargasJuan C. Vargas is a Senator in the State of California, 40th District. He is a Democrat and former member of the California State Assembly, San Diego City Council, and Order of the Jesuits, having fought for the poor, aged, and infirmed....
State AssemblyCalifornia State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
Democrats hold a 52-28 majority in the 80-seat Assembly, with one vacancy belonging to a seat recently held by the Republican Party. The Democrats have been the majority party in the Assembly continuously since 1996.- AD 1California's 1st State Assembly districtCalifornia's 1st State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Wesley Chesbro of Arcata.-District profile:...
: Wesley ChesbroWesley ChesbroWesley P. Chesbro is a Democratic politician from California. He is currently the Assembly member for the 1st Assembly district in California. Previously, Chesbro served as a State Senator from California's 2nd district from 1998 until 2006... - AD 5California's 5th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 5th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Richard Pan of Sacramento.-District profile:Placer County - 7.81%*Granite Bay*Roseville - 3 residents...
: Richard PanRichard PanDr. Richard Pan is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 5th district, encompassing parts of Placer and Sacramento counties. Dr... - AD 6California's 6th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 6th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Jared Huffman of San Rafael.-District profile:...
: Jared HuffmanJared HuffmanJared Huffman is the assemblyman for California's 6th State Assembly district, which includes all of Marin and southern Sonoma counties... - AD 7California's 7th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 7th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Michael Allen of Santa Rosa.-District profile:...
: Michael AllenMichael Allen (California politician)Michael Allen is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 7th district, encompassing Napa County and parts of Solano and Sonoma counties...
(Assistant Majority Leader) - AD 8California's 8th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 8th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Mariko Yamada of Davis.-District profile:...
: Mariko YamadaMariko YamadaMariko Yamada is a Democratic assemblywoman from California's 8th Assembly district. Assemblywoman Yamada was elected in 2008 after defeating West Sacramento mayor Christopher Cabaldon in a competitive Democratic primary, a defeat that many considered an upset win for Yamada... - AD 9California's 9th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 9th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly, currently represented by Democrat Roger Dickinson of Sacramento.-District profile:The 9th district's current boundaries were established in 2001...
: Roger DickinsonRoger DickinsonRoger Dickinson is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, serving the 9th district since December 6, 2010. Before that he was a Sacramento County supervisor... - AD 10California's 10th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 10th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Alyson Huber of El Dorado Hills.-District profile:Sacramento County - 20.06%*Arden-Arcade - 7.92%...
: Alyson HuberAlyson HuberAlyson Huber is a representative in the California State Legislature from the 10th Assembly District in Northern California. Assemblywoman Huber has served since 2008... - AD 11California's 11th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 11th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Susan Bonilla of Concord.-District profile:...
: Susan BonillaSusan BonillaSusan Bonilla is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 11th district, encompassing parts of Contra Costa County... - AD 12California's 12th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 12th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Fiona Ma of San Francisco.-District profile:...
: Fiona MaFiona MaFiona Ma is the Speaker pro Tempore California State Assembly and a San Francisco politician, and a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.-Personal life:...
(Speaker pro tempore) - AD 13California's 13th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 13th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, of which 54.51% is in the district.-2008:-2006:-2004:-2002:...
: Tom AmmianoTom AmmianoTom Ammiano is an American politician and LGBT rights activist from San Francisco, California. Ammiano is a Democrat who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2008, representing the 13th district... - AD 14California's 14th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 14th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Nancy Skinner.-District profile:Alameda County - 10.82%*Albany*Berkeley*Emeryville*Oakland - 7.54%...
: Nancy SkinnerNancy Skinner (California politician)Nancy Skinner is a member of the California State Assembly from California's 14th Assembly District. She is a Democrat. She has served as a member of the East Bay Regional Park Board, Ward 1 since 2006. She had previously founded and worked for several non-profit groups on global warming and... - AD 15California's 15th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 15th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Joan Buchanan.-District profile:Contra Costa County - 27.21%*Alamo*Bethel Island...
: Joan BuchananJoan BuchananJoan T. Buchanan is a Democratic public official and former school board member from Alamo, California. She has been a member of the California State Assembly since December 2008... - AD 16California's 16th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 16th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Sandré Swanson of Alameda.-District profile:...
: Sandré SwansonSandré SwansonSandré Swanson was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2006. Mr. Swanson represents the 16th Assembly District. The district includes the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Piedmont. Swanson previously served as Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Barbara Lee, he was also district... - AD 17California's 17th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 17th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Cathleen Galgiani of Livingston.-District profile:All of Merced CountyPart of San Joaquin County...
: Cathleen GalgianiCathleen GalgianiCathleen Galgiani is an American politician who currently serves in the California State Assembly, where she has represented the 17th district since December 2006... - AD 18California's 18th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 18th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Mary Hayashi of Hayward.-District profile:...
: Mary HayashiMary HayashiMary Hayashi was elected to the California State Assembly in 2006. She was re-elected in 2008 and 2010. She is a Democrat. She represents the 18th Assembly District which includes San Leandro, Hayward, Dublin and the unincorporated areas of Ashland, Cherryland, and San Lorenzo... - AD 19California's 19th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 19th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Jerry Hill of San Mateo.-District profile:...
: Jerry HillJerry Hill (Politician)Jerry Hill is a Democratic state assemblyman representing California's 19th assembly district since December 2008. The district includes the cities of San Mateo, Burlingame, Brisbane, Daly City, Foster City, Millbrae, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, and Belmont.- Personal...
(Majority Caucus Chair) - AD 20California's 20th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 20th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Bob Wieckowski of Fremont.-District profile:Alameda - 24.72%*Castro Valley - 25.43%*Fairview*Fremont...
: Bob WieckowskiBob WieckowskiBob Wieckowski is an American attorney and politician in California. He was elected November 2, 2010 to the California State Assembly to represent the 20th District, which includes the cities of Fremont, Newark, Union City, and Milpitas, as well as portions of San Jose, Pleasanton, Hayward, and... - AD 21California's 21st State Assembly districtCalifornia's 21st State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Rich Gordon of Menlo Park.-District profile:San Mateo County - 30.22%*Atherton*East Palo Alto...
: Rich GordonRich GordonRichard S. Gordon is an American politician from Menlo Park, California who currently serves in the California State Assembly representing the 21st district... - AD 22California's 22nd State Assembly districtCalifornia's 22nd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is represented by Democrat Paul Fong of Sunnyvale.-District profile:...
: Paul FongPaul FongPaul Fong is a Democratic California State Assembly member from California's 22nd State Assembly district. Prior to being elected to the assembly, he served as a Foothill De Anza Community College District Trustee.... - AD 23California's 23rd State Assembly districtCalifornia's 23rd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Nora Campos of San Jose.-District profile:...
: Nora CamposNora CamposNora Campos is a California State Assembly member representing the 23rd district. She was formerly elected to the San Jose City Council in a special election in March 2001 and was twice overwhelmingly re-elected to represent the residents of District 5, allowing her to represent her community on... - AD 24California's 24th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 24th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Jim Beall of San Jose, who succeeded Rebecca Cohn.-District profile:...
: Jim Beall, Jr. - AD 27California's 27th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 27th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Bill Monning of Carmel.-District profile:Monterey County - 44.18%*Carmel Valley Village*Carmel-by-the-Sea...
: Bill MonningBill MonningWilliam "Bill" Monning is an American educator, lawyer and politician. Monning was elected to the California State Assembly from the 27th Assembly District in the 2008 Assembly election.... - AD 28California's 28th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 28th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Luis Alejo of Watsonville.-District profile:Monterey County - 55.82%*Aromas*Boronda*Bradley*Chualar...
: Luis AlejoLuis AlejoLuis Alejo represents the 28th District of the California State Assembly. He was first elected in 2010 with 62% of the vote.... - AD 31California's 31st State Assembly districtCalifornia's 31st State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democratic Henry Perea of Fresno.-District profile:Fresno County - 48.72%*Biola*Bowles*Calwa*Cantua Creek...
: Henry PereaHenry PereaHenry T. Perea was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010. He is a Democrat representing the 31st District, encompassing parts of Fresno and Tulare counties including Cutler-Orosi, Dinuba, Firebaugh, Fowler, Kerman, Mendota, Parlier, Reedley, Sanger, San Joaquin, Selma and the... - AD 35California's 35th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 35th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Das Williams of Santa Barbara.-District profile:Santa Barbara County - 55.75%*Buellton*Carpinteria*Goleta...
: Das WilliamsDas WilliamsDas Williams is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 35th district, encompassing parts of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties... - AD 39California's 39th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 39th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Felipe Fuentes of Sylmar.-District profile:...
: Felipe FuentesFelipe FuentesFelipe Fuentes is a Democratic politician from the San Fernando Valley in the U.S. state of California. He won election to the California State Assembly for the 39th district on a May 15, 2007 special election. He slightly exceeded the 50%+1 margin needed to avoid a runoff... - AD 40California's 40th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 40th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. As of the November 2008 election, it is currently represented by Democrat Bob Blumenfield of Woodland Hills.-District profile:...
: Bob BlumenfieldBob BlumenfieldRobert J. Blumenfield Robert J. Blumenfield Robert J. Blumenfield (born September 13, 1967 is an American elected official. He currently represents the 40th district in the California State Assembly, encompassing the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles... - AD 41California's 41st State Assembly districtCalifornia's 41st State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Julia Brownley of Santa Monica.-District profile:...
: Julia BrownleyJulia BrownleyJulia Brownley is a California State Assemblywoman representing California's 41st Assembly District . She was elected to the Assembly on November 7, 2006. She is a Democrat. Before her political career, Brownley hired by several companies in market management... - AD 42California's 42nd State Assembly districtCalifornia's 42nd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Feuer of West Hollywood.-District profile:...
: Mike Feuer - AD 43California's 43rd State Assembly districtCalifornia's 43rd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Mike Gatto of Los Angeles.-District profile:...
: Mike GattoMike GattoMichael Anthony "Mike" Gatto is an American public official. In June 2010, after a series of three elections in eight weeks , the voters of the 43rd Assembly District elected Gatto to the California State Assembly...
(Assistant Speaker pro tempore) - AD 44: Anthony PortantinoAnthony J. PortantinoAnthony J. Portantino , has represented California's 44th assembly district since December 2006. He is a Democrat.- Entertainment career :...
- AD 45California's 45th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 45th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Gil Cedillo of Los Angeles.-District profile:...
: Gil CedilloGil CedilloGilbert Anthony Cedillo is a politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in the California State Assembly.... - AD 46California's 46th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 46th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democratic Speaker John A...
: John PérezJohn PérezJohn A. Pérez is a union organizer and politician from Los Angeles, California, who has been the Speaker of the California State Assembly since March 1, 2010. A Democrat, he represents the 46th district in the California State Assembly.-Early life and career:Pérez grew up in El Sereno and Highland...
(Speaker of the Assembly) - AD 47California's 47th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 47th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democratic assemblywoman Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles.-District profile:...
: Holly MitchellHolly MitchellHolly J. Mitchell is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 47th district, encompassing parts of Los Angeles. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, she served for seven years as executive director of the non-profit... - AD 48: Mike DavisMike Davis (politician)Mike Davis has represented California State Assembly district 48 since December 2006. The district is located entirely within Los Angeles County and includes Arlington Park, Athens, Chesterfield Square, King Estates, Koreatown, Lafayette Square, Magnolia Square, North University Park, University...
- AD 49California's 49th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 49th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Eng of Monterey Park.-District profile:...
: Mike EngMike EngMichael "Mike" F. Eng was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2006 and represents the 49th District. He is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party... - AD 50: Ricardo LaraRicardo LaraRicardo Lara is a politician from Los Angeles County, California who serves in the California State Assembly, where he represents the 50th district...
- AD 51California's 51st State Assembly districtCalifornia's 51st State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is represented by Democrat Steven Bradford of Gardena, who replaced Curren Price in a special election.-District profile:...
: Steven BradfordSteven BradfordSteven C. Bradford is the Democratic Assemblymember for the 51st district of the California State Assembly, encompassing Alondra Park, Del Aire, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, West Athens, and West Compton, and parts of Ladera Heights, Los Angeles, View Park-Windsor Hills, and... - AD 52California's 52nd State Assembly districtCalifornia's 52nd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Isadore Hall, III of Compton.-District profile:...
: Isadore Hall, IIIIsadore Hall, IIIIsadore Hall, III is an American politician. He currently represents the 52nd district in the California State Assembly, encompassing parts of central Los Angeles County, including Compton, Paramount, and parts of Long Beach...
(Assistant Speaker pro tempore) - AD 53California's 53rd State Assembly districtCalifornia's 53rd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Betsy Butler of Marina del Rey.-District profile:...
: Betsy ButlerBetsy ButlerBetsy Butler is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 53rd district, encompassing parts of Los Angeles and the South Bay... - AD 54California's 54th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 54th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Bonnie Lowenthal of Long Beach.-District profile:...
: Bonnie LowenthalBonnie LowenthalBonnie Lowenthal is a Democratic Assembly Member representing California's 54th State Assembly district. She was elected to that post in 2008 and re-elected in 2010... - AD 55California's 55th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 55th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Warren T...
: Warren FurutaniWarren FurutaniWarren T. Furutani , represents the 55th Assembly district of California. He is a Democrat and a fourth-generation Japanese American. Furutani was elected in a special election in 2008. He replaced Laura Richardson who won a special election to replace Juanita Millender-McDonald as the member of... - AD 56California's 56th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 56th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza of Artesia.-District profile:...
: Tony MendozaTony Mendoza (politician)Antonio "Tony" Mendoza is a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 56th District. Before serving in the Assembly, Mendoza was a fourth grade teacher in East Los Angeles and served as a mayor and city councilman in Artesia.-Career:After receiving his Bachelor's Degree in... - AD 57California's 57th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 57th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Roger Hernandez of West Covina.-District profile:...
: Roger HernándezRoger HernandezRoger Hernández is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 57th district, encompassing parts of the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County... - AD 58California's 58th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 58th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Charles Calderon of Whittier.-District profile:...
: Charles CalderonCharles M. CalderonCharles M. Calderon began his second stint in the California State Assembly in 2006. He represents the 58th District, which includes the cities of Montebello, Pico Rivera, Hacienda Heights Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel, South San Jose Hills, Valinda and portions of City of Industry, Downey,...
(Majority Leader) - AD 61California's 61st State Assembly districtCalifornia's 61st State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Norma Torres of Pomona.-District profile:...
: Norma TorresNorma TorresNorma Torres is an American politician. She is currently a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 61st district which includes the cities of Pomona, Montclair, Ontario, and Chino. She is a Democrat.... - AD 62California's 62nd State Assembly districtCalifornia's 62nd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Wilmer Carter of Rialto.-District profile:...
: Wilmer CarterWilmer CarterWilmer Amina Carter has been a California State Assemblymember since December 2006. She is a Democrat.-Pre Legislative Career and Personal:Carter served 16 years on the Rialto Board of Education from 1983 through 1999. For 23 years from 1973 until 1996, she was a staff member for Congressman George... - AD 69California's 69th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 69th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Jose Solorio of Santa Ana.-District profile:...
: Jose SolorioJose SolorioJose J. Solorio was elected to the California State Assembly in 2006 as a Democrat. He represents the 69th Assembly District, which includes the city of Santa Ana and parts of Anaheim and Garden Grove.-Early civic career:... - AD 76California's 76th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 76th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Toni Atkins of San Diego.-District profile:...
: Toni AtkinsToni AtkinsToni G. Atkins is an American Democratic politician and a member of the California State Assembly from San Diego's 76th district. She formerly served on San Diego City Council, leaving office in December 2008 due to term limits...
(Majority Whip) - AD 78California's 78th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 78th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Marty Block of San Diego.-District profile:...
: Marty BlockMarty BlockMarty Block represents California's 78th district in the California State Assembly. Assembly District 78 includes southern San Diego, Chula Vista, Lemon Grove and... - AD 79California's 79th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 79th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Ben Hueso of San Diego.-District profile:...
: Ben HuesoBen HuesoBenjamin "Ben" Hueso is a Democratic politician, was elected in November 2010 to represent the 79th District in the California State Assembly of the California State Legislature. Previously, he was elected in 2005 and reelected in 2006 to represent San Diego City Council District 8. He served as... - AD 80California's 80th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 80th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Manuel Perez of Coachella.-District profile:...
: V. Manuel PerezManuel Perez (politician)V. Manuel Pérez is a Democratic Assemblymember from California's 80th State Assembly district from Coachella, California, United States.-Biography:...
Mayoral offices
Some of the state's major cities have Democratic mayors. In 2011, Democrats control the mayor's offices in seven of California's ten largest cities:- Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
(1): Antonio VillaraigosaAntonio VillaraigosaAntonio Ramón Villaraigosa , born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr., is the 41st and current Mayor of Los Angeles, California, the third Mexican American to have ever held office in the city of Los Angeles and the first in over 130 years. He is also the current president of the United States Conference of... - San JoseSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
(3): Chuck ReedChuck ReedCharles Rufus "Chuck" Reed is the current Mayor of San Jose, California.-Biography:Reed was born in Garden City, Kansas. Reed's high school basketball team became Kansas State Champions despite being from a very small, rural school. He joined the United States Air Force in 1970 after attending the... - San Francisco (4): Ed LeeEdwin M. LeeEdwin Mah Lee is the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California. He was appointed by the Board of Supervisors on January 11, 2011 to serve out the remainder of former mayor Gavin Newsom's term, after Newsom resigned to take office as Lieutenant Governor of California. At the time of his appointment...
- SacramentoSacramentoSacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
(6): Kevin JohnsonKevin JohnsonKevin Maurice Johnson is the current mayor of Sacramento, California. He is Sacramento's first African American mayor. Prior to entering politics, Johnson was a basketball player in the NBA, playing point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns... - Long BeachLong Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
(7): Bob FosterBob Foster (politician)Robert "Bob" Foster Robert "Bob" Foster Robert "Bob" Foster (born on January 1, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York is the mayor of Long Beach, California. He was elected after a runoff election in 2006. Prior to serving as mayor, Foster climbed the ranks of Southern California Edison, becoming president... - Oakland (8): Jean QuanJean QuanJean Quan is the Democratic mayor of Oakland, California. She previously served as City Council member for Oakland's 4th District...
- Santa Ana (9): Miguel A. PulidoMiguel A. PulidoMiguel A. Pulido is an American politician. He is the mayor of the city of Santa Ana, California. He was first elected to City Council on November 4, 1986. He became the first Latino mayor in the city's history since November 8, 1994. His current term expires on November 6, 2012...