California State Legislature, 2005–2006 session explained

2007–2008 session of the
California State Legislature
Body:California State Legislature
State:California
Term Start:December 6, 2004
Term End:November 30, 2006
Before:2003–2004
After:2007–2008
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:40
Control1:Democratic
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President of the Senate
Chamber1 Leader1:Cruz Bustamante (D)
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:President pro tempore
Chamber1 Leader2:Don Perata (D–9th)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber1 Leader3:Dick Ackerman (R–33rd)
Chamber2:Assembly
Membership2:80
Control2:Democratic
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Fabian Núñez (D–46th)
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber2 Leader2:

The 2005–2006 session was a session of the California State Legislature.

Major legislation

Enacted

Senate

                   
                   
          
                   

Democrats: 25

Republicans: 15

The party affiliation and district numbers of Senators are listed after their names in this list.

President Pro Tem: Don Perata (D-9)
Majority Leader: Gloria Romero (D-24)
Minority Leader: Dick Ackerman (R-33)

District Name Party Seat Up
1st Rep 2008
2nd Wesley Chesbro
Term limited		Dem 2006
3rd Dem 2008
4th Rep 2006
5th Dem 2008
6th Deborah Ortiz
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Secretary of State		Dem 2006
7th Dem 2008
8th Jackie Speier
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Lieutenant Governor		Dem 2006
9th Dem 2008
10th Liz Figueroa
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Lieutenant Governor		Dem 2006
11th Dem 2008
12th Rep 2006
13th Dem 2008
14th Rep 2006
15th Rep 2008
16th Dem 2006
17th Rep 2008
18th Rep 2006
19th Tom McClintock
Lost general election
for Lieutenant Governor		Rep 2008
20th Richard Alarcón
Term limited. Elected to
California State Assembly, 39th District		Dem 2006
21st Dem 2008
22nd Dem 2006
23rd Dem 2008
24th Gloria RomeroDem 2006
25th Dem 2008
26th Kevin Murray
Term limited		Dem 2006
27th Dem 2008
28th Debra Bowen
Term limited. Elected
Secretary of State		Dem 2006
29th Rep 2008
30th Martha Escutia
Term limited		Dem 2006
31st Rep 2008
32nd Nell Soto
Term limited. Elected to
California State Assembly, 61st District		Dem 2006
33rd Rep 2008
34th Joe Dunn
Term limited		Dem 2006
35th John Campbell
Tom Harman		Rep 2008
36th Rep 2006
37th Rep 2008
38th Bill Morrow
Term limited		Rep 2006
39th Dem 2008
40th Dem 2006
* Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election (and was sworn in on June 12, 2006) for the 35th Senate District seat to replace John Campbell, who vacated his State Senate seat on December 7, 2005 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Assembly

AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party48
 Republican Party32
 Total
80
 Majority
16

Officers

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

Full List of Members, 2005-2006

District Name Party
1st Dem
2nd Rep
3rd Rep
4th Tim Leslie
Term limited 		Rep
5th Rep
6th Joe Nation
Term limited 		Dem
7th Dem
8th Dem
9th Dem
10th Rep
11th Joseph Canciamilla
Term limited 		Dem
12th Leland Yee
Elected to State Senate,
8th District		Dem
13th Dem
14th Dem
15th Rep
16th Wilma Chan
Term limited 		Dem
17th Barbara S. Matthews
Term limited 		Dem
18th Johan Klehs
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Senate, 10th District		Dem
19th Dem
20th Dem
21st Dem
22nd Dem
23rd Dem
24th Rebecca Cohn
Term limited 		Dem
25th Dave Cogdill
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 14th District 		Rep
26th Rep
27th Dem
28th Simon Salinas
Term limited 		Dem
29th Rep
30th Dem
31st Dem
32nd Rep
33rd Rep
34th Rep
35th Dem
36th Rep
37th Rep
38th Rep
39th Cindy Montañez
Lost primary for State Senate,
20th District 		Dem
40th Dem
41st Fran Pavley
Term limited 		Dem
42nd Paul Koretz
Term limited 		Dem
43rd Dario Frommer
Term limited 		Dem
44th Carol Liu
Term limited 		Dem
45th Jackie Goldberg
Term limited 		Dem
46th Dem
47th Dem
48th Mark Ridley-Thomas
Elected to State Senate,
26th District 		Dem
49th Judy Chu
Term limited. Elected to
Board of Equalization, 4th District 		Dem
50th Dem
51st Jerome Horton
Term limited. Lost primary for
Board of Equalization, 4th District 		Dem
52nd Dem
53rd Mike Gordon Dem
54th Dem
55th Jenny Oropeza
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 28th District 		Dem
56th Rudy Bermúdez
Lost primary for State Senate,
30th District 		Dem
57th Ed Chavez
Term limited 		Dem
58th Ronald S. Calderon
Elected to State Senate,
30th District 		Dem
59th Dennis Mountjoy
Term limited 		Rep
60th Rep
61st Gloria Negrete McLeod
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 32nd District 		Dem
62nd Joe Baca, Jr.
Lost primary for
State Senate, 32nd District
Elected to Rialto City Council		Dem
63rd Rep
64th Rep
65th Russ Bogh
Term limited 		Rep
66th Ray Haynes
Term limited. Lost primary for
Board of Equalization, 3rd District		Rep
67th Tom Harman Rep
68th Rep
69th Tom Umberg
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Senate, 34th District 		Dem
70th Rep
71st Rep
72nd Lynn Daucher
Term limited. Lost general election
for State Senate, 34th District 		Rep
73rd Rep
74th Mark Wyland
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 38th District 		Rep
75th Rep
76th Dem
77th Jay La Suer
Term limited 		Rep
78th Rep
79th Dem
80th Rep
* Ted Lieu won the September 13, 2005 special election (and was sworn in on September 21, 2005) for the 53rd Assembly District seat to replace Mike Gordon, who died on June 25, 2005, due to a brain tumor.
* Assemblyman Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election for the 35th District seat in the California State Senate and resigned from the Assembly (and was sworn into the Senate) on June 12, 2006. He would have been term limited at the end of 2006.

See also

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