California State Legislature, 2009–2010 session explained

2009–2010 session of the California State Legislature
Body:	California State Legislature
State:	California
Term Start:	December 1, 2008
Term End:	November 30, 2010
Before:	2007–2008
After:	2011–2012
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	40
Control1:	Democratic
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President of the Senate
Chamber1 Leader1:	John Garamendi (D) Dec. 1, 2008–Nov. 5, 2009 Abel Maldonado (R) Apr. 27, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:	President pro tempore
Chamber1 Leader2:	Darrell Steinberg (D–6th)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:	Minority Leader
Chamber1 Leader3:	Dave Cogdill (R–14th) Dec. 1, 2008–Feb. 18, 2009 Dennis Hollingsworth (R–36th) Feb. 18, 2009–Oct. 11, 2010 Bob Dutton (R–31st) Oct. 11, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010
Chamber2:	Assembly
Membership2:	80
Control2:	Democratic
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:	Karen Bass (D–47th) Dec. 1, 2008–Mar. 1, 2010 John Pérez (D–46th) Mar. 1, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:	Minority Leader
Chamber2 Leader2:	Michael Villines (R–29th) Dec. 1, 2008–Jun. 1, 2009 Sam Blakeslee (R–33rd) Jun. 1, 2009–Feb. 1, 2010 Martin Garrick (R–74th) Feb. 1, 2010–Nov. 30, 2010

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

Dates of sessions

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

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

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

Leadership changes

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

Party changes

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

Members

• Skip to Assembly, below

Senate

Democrats: 24

Republicans: 14

Vacancies: 2

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	End of previous legislature		25	15	40	0
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Begin		24	15	39	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	June 8, 2009	25	40		0
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	November 30, 2009	14	39	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	April 27, 2010	13	38	2
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	June 9, 2010	14	39	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	July 13, 2010	13	38	2
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	August 23, 2010	14	39	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	October 20, 2010			24	38	2
Latest voting share		63.2%	36.8%

Officers

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

Greg Schmidt

• Sergeant at Arms

Tony Beard, Jr.Note: The Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature

Full list of members, 2009–2010

District	Name	Party	Residence	Term- Limited?
			Rep
	Vacant
			Dem
			Dem
			Rep
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Rep
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem	Inglewood
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
	Vacant
			Rep
			Dem
			Rep
			Dem
			Rep
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
			Dem

Assembly

Democrats: 50

Republicans: 27

Independent: 1

Vacancies: 2

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

Officers

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

E. Dotson Wilson

• Sergeant at Arms

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

Full List of Members, 2009–2010

District	Name	Party	Residence	Term- Limited?
			Dem
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			Rep
			Dem
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			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
		Ind
			Rep
			Rep
	Vacant
			Rep
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
			Dem
			Rep
	Vacant
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Dem
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
			Rep
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			Rep
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			Dem
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			Dem
			Dem
			Dem

See also

• List of California state legislatures

Notes and References

1. News: Doug . Stanglin. Calif. lawmaker resigns over taped sex comments . 2009-09-09 . USA Today.
2. News: Jim . Sanders . California assemblyman Juan Arambula re-registers as an independent . 2008-06-23 . . 2009-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091218173309/http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/1970145.html# . 2009-12-18 . dead .