California State Assembly

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

Neither house has been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution,[1] and each of the 80 members represent at least 490,000 people, more than any other state lower house.[2]

Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, or Assemblymember. In the current legislative session, Democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 60 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 20 seats.

Leadership

The speaker presides over the State Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full Assembly. Other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.

The current speaker is Democrat Robert Rivas (29th–Hollister). The majority leader is Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (4th–Winters), while the minority leader is Republican James Gallagher (3rd–Yuba City).[3]

Terms of office

Members are allowed, by current term limits, to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year State Senate or two-year State Assembly terms. However, members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years). Few, if any, legislators remain from this era, though the restriction could affect future candidates running after a hiatus from office.

Every two years, all 80 seats in the Assembly are subject to election. This is in contrast to the State Senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.

Meeting chamber

The chamber's green tones are based on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an "E", with its central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a Latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws"). Almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber.

Candidate qualifications

To run for the Assembly, a candidate must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers are issued, and meet the criteria of the term limits described above. According to Article 4, Section 2(c) of the California Constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and California residency for three years.[4]

Employees

The chief clerk of the Assembly, a position that has existed since the Assembly's creation, is responsible for many administrative duties. The chief clerk is the custodian of all Assembly bills and records and publishes the Assembly Daily Journal, the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the Assembly Daily File, the Assembly agenda. The chief clerk is the Assembly's parliamentarian, and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure. The chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmission of legislation to the governor.[5]

The Assembly also employs the position of chaplain, a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850. Currently, the chaplain of the Assembly is Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan, the first chaplain historically that practices Islam.

The position of sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly has existed since 1849; Samuel N. Houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy. The sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role. Today, some fifty employees are part of the Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Office.[6]

Current session

Composition

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April 1, 2025Template:Efn style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 60 19 79 1
September 8, 2025Template:Efn style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 60 20 80 0
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Past composition of the Assembly

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Officers

Position Name Party District
Speaker Robert Rivas Democratic 29th–Hollister
Speaker pro Tempore Josh Lowenthal Democratic 69th–Long Beach
Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Celeste Rodriguez Democratic 43rd–San Fernando
Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Democratic 4th–Winters
Assistant Majority Leader Robert Garcia Democratic 50th–Rancho Cucamonga
Assistant Majority Leader for
Policy and Research 		LaShae Sharp-Collins Democratic 79th–San Diego
Majority Whip Mark Gonzalez Democratic 54th–Los Angeles
Assistant Majority Whips Jessica Caloza Democratic 52nd–Los Angeles
Michelle Rodriguez Democratic 53rd–Pomona
Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur Democratic 51st–Los Angeles
Republican Leader James Gallagher Republican 3rd–Yuba City
Republican Floor Leader Heath Flora Republican 9th–Lodi
Republican Caucus Chair Tom Lackey Republican 34th–Palmdale
Republican Deputy Floor Leader Kate Sanchez Republican 71st–Trabuco Canyon
Republican Deputy Leader (Fiscal) Diane Dixon Republican 72nd–Newport Beach
Republican Deputy Leader (Policy) Joe Patterson Republican 5th–Rocklin
Republican Deputy Leader (Operations) Juan Alanis Republican 22nd–Modesto
Republican Deputy Leader (External Relations) Laurie Davies Republican 74th–Laguna Niguel
Republican Chief Whip Tri Ta Republican 70th–Westminster
Republican Deputy Whips Alexandra Macedo Republican 33rd–Tulare
Heather Hadwick Republican 1st–Alturas
Chief Clerk Sue Parker
Chief Sergeant-at-Arms Cheryl R. Craft
Chaplain Vacant

The Chief Clerk, the Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature.

List of current representatives

District Member Party Residence First elected Term limited Notes
1 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Alturas 2024 2036
2 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Santa Rosa 2024 2036
3 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Nicolaus 2014 2026
4 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Winters 2016 2028 Majority Leader since November 22, 2023
5 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Rocklin 2022 2034
6 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Sacramento 2024 2036
7 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Folsom 2022 2034
8 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Clovis 2024 2036
9 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Lodi 2016 2028 Minority Leader since September 16, 2025
10 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Elk Grove 2022 2034
11 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Suisun City 2022Template:Dagger 2034
12 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Rafael 2022 2034
13 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Tracy 2024 2036
14 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Oakland 2018 2030
15 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Martinez 2024 2036
16 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Orinda 2018 2030
17 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Francisco 2022Template:Dagger 2034
18 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Alameda 2021Template:Dagger 2032
19 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Francisco 2024 2036
20 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Leandro 2022 2034
21 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Mateo 2022 2034
22 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Modesto 2022 2034
23 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Menlo Park 2016 2028
24 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Jose 2020 2032
25 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Jose 2016 2028
26 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Sunnyvale 2024 2036
27 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Fresno 2022 2034
28 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Santa Cruz 2022 2034
29 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Hollister 2018 2030 Speaker
30 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Morro Bay 2022 2034
31 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Fresno 2016Template:Dagger 2028
32 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Bakersfield 2025Template:Dagger 2036
33 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Tulare 2024 2036
34 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Palmdale 2014 2026
35 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Bakersfield 2022 2034
36 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Indio 2024 2036
37 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Santa Barbara 2022 2034
38 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Ventura 2020 2032
39 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Palmdale 2022 2034
40 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Santa Clarita 2022 2034
41 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Pasadena 2024 2036
42 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Thousand Oaks 2014 2026
43 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Fernando 2024 2036
44 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Burbank 2024 2036
45 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Highland 2018 2030
46 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Encino 2018Template:Dagger 2030
47 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Bermuda Dunes 2022 2034
48 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Baldwin Park 2016 2028
49 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Alhambra 2022Template:Dagger 2034
50 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Rancho Cucamonga 2024 2036
51 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Los Angeles 2022 2034
52 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Los Angeles 2024 2036
53 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Pomona 2024 2036
54 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Los Angeles 2024 2036
55 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Jefferson Park 2021Template:Dagger 2032 Majority Leader from July 3, 2023 to November 22, 2023
56 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Whittier 2020 2032
57 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Los Angeles 2024 2036
58 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Home Gardens 2024 2036
59 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Yorba Linda 2016 2028
60 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Perris 2022 2034
61 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Hawthorne 2022Template:Dagger 2034
62 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Lynwood 2024 2036
63 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Lake Elsinore 2025Template:Dagger 2036
64 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Downey 2022 2034
65 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Carson 2014 2026
66 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Rolling Hills Estates 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
67 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Fullerton 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014.
68 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Anaheim 2022 2034
69 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Long Beach 2022 2034 Speaker pro tempore
70 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Westminster 2022 2034
71 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Rancho Santa Margarita 2022 2034
72 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Newport Beach 2022 2034
73 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Irvine 2018 2030
74 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Laguna Niguel 2020 2032
75 Script error: No such module "Sort". Republican Escondido 2024 2036
76 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Diego 2024 2036
77 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic Encinitas 2018 2030
78 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Diego 2020 2032
79 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Diego 2024 2036
80 Script error: No such module "Sort". Democratic San Diego 2022Template:Dagger 2034

Seating chart

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R. Rivas
width="80" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gallagher width="80" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Chen width="80" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Davies width="80" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dixon width="80" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ta width="80" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lackey width="80" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Aguiar-Curry width="80" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ortega width="80" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Calderon width="80" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Pacheco width="80" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Petrie-Norris width="80" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Irwin
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Castillo style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Tangipa style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Patterson style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Johnson style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Sanchez style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Flora style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Garcia style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gipson style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Nguyen style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bains style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bryan style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Elhawary
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alanis style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | J. Gonzalez style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hoover style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | DeMaio style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Wilson style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Avila Farias style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rogers style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Connolly style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Schultz style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Haney style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Carrillo style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | M. Rodriguez
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Wallis style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hadwick style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Caloza style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Zbur style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bauer-Kahan style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Quirk-Silva style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Krell style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Pellerin style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Fong style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harabedian style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lee style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ward
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Macedo style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ellis style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | McKinnor style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ransom style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bonta style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Kalra style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rubio style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Solache style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hart style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Schiavo style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Arambula style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Muratsuchi
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Sharp-Collins style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jackson style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Addis style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Boerner style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Stefani style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Papan style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lowenthal style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | C. Rodriguez style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bennett style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ahrens style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Valencia style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ramos
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Berman style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gabriel style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | M. Gonzalez style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Wicks style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | R. Rivas style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Soria style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alvarez style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Patel

Standing committees

Current committees, chairs and vice chairs include:[7]

Committee Chair Vice Chair
Aging and Long-Term Care Jasmeet Bains (D) James Gallagher (R)
Agriculture Esmeralda Soria (D) Juan Alanis (R)
Appropriations Buffy Wicks (D) Kate Sanchez (R)
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, & Tourism Chris Ward (D) Tom Lackey (R)
Banking and Finance Avelino Valencia (D) Phillip Chen (R)
Budget Jesse Gabriel (D) Heath Flora (R)
Business and Professions Marc Berman (D) Heath Flora (R)
Communications and Conveyance Tasha Boerner (D) Josh Hoover (R)
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jose Solache (D) Leticia Castillo (R)
Education Al Muratsuchi (D) Josh Hoover (R)
Elections Gail Pellerin (D) Alexandra Macedo (R)
Emergency Management Rhodesia Ransom (D) Heather Hadwick (R)
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Damon Connolly (D) Heather Hadwick (R)
Governmental Organization Blanca Rubio (D) Laurie Davies)(R)
Health Mia Bonta (D) Phillip Chen (R)
Higher Education Mike Fong (D) Carl DeMaio (R)
Housing and Community Development Matt Haney (D) Joe Patterson (R)
Human Services Alex Lee (D) Leticia Castillo (R)
Insurance Lisa Calderon (D) Greg Wallis (R)
Judiciary Ash Kalra (D) Diane Dixon (R)
Labor and Employment Liz Ortega (D) Heath Flora (R)
Local Government Juan Carrillo (D) Tri Ta (R)
Military and Veterans Affairs Pilar Schiavo (D) Laurie Davies (R)
Natural Resources Isaac Bryan (D) Juan Alanis (R)
Privacy and Consumer Protection Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) Diane Dixon (R)
Public Employment and Retirement Tina McKinnor (D) Tom Lackey (R)
Public Safety Nick Schultz (D) Juan Alanis (R)
Revenue and Taxation Mike Gipson (D) Tri Ta (R)
Rules Blanca Pacheco (D) Tom Lackey (R)
Transportation Lori Wilson (D) Laurie Davies (R)
Utilities and Energy Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) Joe Patterson (R)
Water, Parks, and Wildlife Diane Papan (D) Jeff Gonzalez (R)

Recent sessions

See also

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Notes


References

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External links

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