California State Senate

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Seal of the Senate of the State of California
California State Senate chamber
California State Senate chamber

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento.

Prior to 1968, state senate districts were restricted such that one county could only hold at most one seat. This led to the situation of Los Angeles County, with 6 million residents as of 1968, receiving 600 times less representation than residents of Alpine County and Calaveras County, some of California's least populous counties. The Reynolds v. Sims decision by the United States Supreme Court compelled all states to draw up districts that were apportioned by population rather than geography. As such, boundaries were changed such that equal representation was provided.[1]

Senators serve four year terms. The terms of the Senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The Senators representing the odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The Senators from the even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. Senators are limited to two terms. (Cal. Const. Art. IV. §2(a))

Each Senator represents approximately 846,791 Californians, which is more than the approximately 639,088 residents in each of California's Congressional Districts.

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[edit] Senators, 2007-2008 Session

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* 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 Dave Cox Rep 2008
2nd Pat Wiggins Dem 2010
3rd Carole Migden Dem 2008
4th Sam Aanestad Rep 2010
5th Michael Machado Dem 2008
6th Darrell Steinberg Dem 2010
7th Tom Torlakson Dem 2008
8th Leland Yee Dem 2010
9th Don Perata Dem 2008
10th Ellen M. Corbett Dem 2010
11th Joe Simitian Dem 2008
12th Jeff Denham Rep 2010
13th Elaine Alquist Dem 2008
14th Dave Cogdill Rep 2010
15th Abel Maldonado Rep 2008
16th Dean Florez Dem 2010
17th George C. Runner Rep 2008
18th Roy Ashburn Rep 2010
19th Tom McClintock Rep 2008
20th Alex Padilla Dem 2010
21st Jack Scott Dem 2008
22nd Gilbert Cedillo Dem 2010
23rd Sheila Kuehl Dem 2008
24th Gloria Romero Dem 2010
25th Edward Vincent Dem 2008
26th Mark Ridley-Thomas Dem 2010
27th Alan S. Lowenthal Dem 2008
28th Jenny Oropeza Dem 2010
29th Bob Margett Rep 2008
30th Ronald S. Calderon Dem 2010
31st Robert Dutton Rep 2008
32nd Gloria Negrete McLeod Dem 2010
33rd Dick Ackerman Rep 2008
34th Lou Correa Dem 2010
35th Tom Harman Rep 2008
36th Dennis Hollingsworth Rep 2010
37th Jim Battin Rep 2008
38th Mark Wyland Rep 2010
39th Christine Kehoe Dem 2008
40th Denise Moreno Ducheny Dem 2010

[edit] Senators, 2005-2006 Session

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* 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 Dave Cox Rep 2008
2nd Wesley Chesbro
Term limited		 Dem 2006
3rd Carole Migden Dem 2008
4th Sam Aanestad Rep 2006
5th Michael Machado Dem 2008
6th Deborah Ortiz
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Secretary of State		 Dem 2006
7th Tom Torlakson Dem 2008
8th Jackie Speier
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Lieutenant Governor		 Dem 2006
9th Don Perata Dem 2008
10th Liz Figueroa
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Lieutenant Governor		 Dem 2006
11th Joe Simitian Dem 2008
12th Jeff Denham Rep 2006
13th Elaine Alquist Dem 2008
14th Charles Poochigian
Term limited. Lost general election
for Attorney General		 Rep 2006
15th Abel Maldonado Rep 2008
16th Dean Florez Dem 2006
17th George C. Runner Rep 2008
18th Roy Ashburn 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 Jack Scott Dem 2008
22nd Gilbert Cedillo Dem 2006
23rd Sheila Kuehl Dem 2008
24th Gloria Romero Dem 2006
25th Edward Vincent Dem 2008
26th Kevin Murray
Term limited		 Dem 2006
27th Alan S. Lowenthal Dem 2008
28th Debra Bowen
Term limited. Elected
Secretary of State		 Dem 2006
29th Bob Margett Rep 2008
30th Martha Escutia
Term limited		 Dem 2006
31st Robert Dutton Rep 2008
32nd Nell Soto
Term limited. Elected to
California State Assembly, 61st District		 Dem 2006
33rd Dick Ackerman Rep 2008
34th Joe Dunn
Term limited		 Dem 2006
35th Tom Harman* Rep 2008
36th Dennis Hollingsworth Rep 2006
37th Jim Battin Rep 2008
38th Bill Morrow
Term limited		 Rep 2006
39th Christine Kehoe Dem 2008
40th Denise Moreno Ducheny 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 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.

[edit] Senators, 2003-2004 Session

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* Democrats: 25
* Republicans: 15

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

President Pro Tem: John L. Burton (D-3)
Majority Leader: Don Perata (D-9)
Minority Leader: Jim Brulte (R-31) to May 2004; Dick Ackerman (R-33) from May 2004

[edit] Senators, 2001-2002 Session

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* Democrats: 26
* Republicans: 14


District Name Party
1st Rico Oller Rep
2nd Wesley Chesbro Dem
3rd John Burton Dem
4th Maurice Johannessen Rep
5th Michael Machado Dem
6th Deborah Ortiz Dem
7th Tom Torlakson Dem
8th Jackie Speier Dem
9th Don Perata Dem
10th Liz Figueroa Dem
11th Byron Sher Dem
12th Dick Monteith Rep
13th John Vasconcellos Dem
14th Charles Poochigian Rep
15th Bruce McPherson Rep
16th Jim Costa Dem
17th Pete Knight Rep
18th Jack O'Connell Dem
19th Tom McClintock Rep
20th Richard Alarcón Dem
21st Jack Scott Dem
22nd Richard Polanco Dem
23rd Sheila Kuehl Dem
24th Gloria Romero Dem
25th Edward Vincent Dem
26th Kevin Murray Dem
27th Betty Karnette Dem
28th Debra Bowen Dem
29th Bob Margett Rep
30th Martha Escutia Dem
31st Jim Brulte Rep
32nd Nell Soto Dem
33rd Dick Ackerman Rep
34th Joe Dunn Dem
35th Ross Johnson Rep
36th Ray Haynes Rep
37th Jim Battin Rep
38th Bill Morrow Rep
39th Dede Alpert Dem
40th Steve Peace Dem

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