California State Legislature, 2001–02 session

December 1, 2000: After pleading guilty to campaign finance violations, Jan Leja (R) agreed not to take the seat she was elected to in November 2000 for the 65th Assembly District.^[1]
January 2001: Senator Hilda Solis (D-24) resigned to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.^[2]
March 6, 2001: Assembly member Gloria Romero (D-49) won the special election in the 24th Senate District to replace Solis.^[2]
April 3, 2001: Russ Bogh (R) won the special election in the 65th Assembly District to replace Leja.^[2]
May 15, 2001: Judy Chu (D) won the special election in the 49th Assembly District to replace Romero.^[2]

Major legislation

Contents: Enacted • Pending or failed • Vetoed

Members

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Senate

Democrats: 26

Republicans: 14

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: Richard Polanco (D-22)
Minority Leader: Jim Brulte (R-31)

District	Name	Party	Notes
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	Hilda Solis	Dem	Resigned January 3, 2001, to take seat in United States House of Representatives.
	vacant
	Gloria Romero	Dem	Elected March 6, 2001.
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

Assembly

Democrats: 50
Republicans: 30

Officers

Speaker Herb Wesson (D-47) from February 6, 2002
- Robert Hertzberg (D-40) to February 6, 2002
Speaker pro Tempore Fred Keeley (D-27)
Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe (D-76)
Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)
Minority Floor Leader Dave Cox (R-5) from March 26, 2001
- Bill Campbell (R-71) to March 26, 2001
Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane

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

Full list of members, 2001-2002

District	Name	Party	Notes
1	Virginia Strom-Martin	Dem
2	Richard L. Dickerson	Rep
3	Samuel M. Aanestad	Rep
4	Tim Leslie	Rep
5	Dave Cox	Rep
6	Joseph Nation	Dem
7	Pat Wiggins	Dem
8	Helen Thomson	Dem
9	Darrell Steinberg	Dem
10	Anthony Pescetti	Rep
11	Joseph Canciamilla	Dem
12	Kevin Shelley	Dem
13	Carole Migden	Dem
14	Dion Aroner	Dem
15	Lynne C. Leach	Rep
16	Wilma Chan	Dem
17	Barbara S. Matthews	Dem
18	Ellen M. Corbett	Dem
19	Louis J. Papan	Dem
20	John A. Dutra	Dem
21	S. Joseph Simitian	Dem
22	Elaine Alquist	Dem
23	Manny Diaz	Dem
24	Rebecca Cohn	Dem
25	Dave Cogdill	Rep
26	Dennis Cardoza	Dem
27	Fred Keeley	Dem
28	Simon Salinas	Dem
29	Mike Briggs	Rep
30	Dean Florez	Dem
31	Sarah Reyes	Dem
32	Roy Ashburn	Rep
33	Abel Maldonado	Rep
34	Phil Wyman	Rep
35	Hannah-Beth Jackson	Dem
36	George Runner	Rep
37	Tony Strickland	Rep
38	Keith Richman	Rep
39	Tony Cardenas	Dem
40	Robert M. Hertzberg	Dem
41	Fran Pavley	Dem
42	Paul Koretz	Dem
43	Dario Frommer	Dem
44	Carol Liu	Dem
45	Jackie Goldberg	Dem
46	Gil Cedillo	Dem
47	Herb Wesson	Dem
48	Roderick Wright	Dem
49	Gloria Romero	Dem	Elected to State Senate on March 6, 2001.
	vacant
	Judy Chu	Dem	Elected on May 15, 2001.
50	Marco Antonio Firebaugh	Dem
51	Jerome Horton	Dem
52	Carl Washington	Dem
53	George Nakano	Dem
54	Alan Lowenthal	Dem
55	Jenny Oropeza	Dem
56	Sally Havice	Dem
57	Edward Chavez	Dem
58	Thomas M. Calderon	Dem
59	Dennis Mountjoy	Rep
60	Robert Pacheco	Rep
61	Gloria Negrete McLeod	Dem
62	John Longville	Dem
63	Bill Leonard	Rep
64	Rod Pacheco	Rep
65	vacant		Vacant due to member-elect Jan Leja not taking seat after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations.
65	Russ Bogh	Rep	Elected on April 3, 2001.
66	Dennis Hollingsworth	Rep
67	Tom Harman	Rep
68	Ken Maddox	Rep
69	Lou Correa	Dem
70	John Campbell	Rep
71	Bill Campbell	Rep
72	Lynn Daucher	Rep
73	Patricia C. Bates	Rep
74	Mark Wyland	Rep
75	Charlene Zettel	Rep
76	Christine Kehoe	Dem
77	Jay La Suer	Rep
78	Howard Wayne	Dem
79	Juan Vargas	Dem
80	Dave Kelley	Rep

Analysis of Bills

References

↑ Morain, Dan; Ingram, Carl (December 2, 2000). "Winner in Assembly Race Agrees to Give Up Office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
1 2 3 4 "California Special Elections History" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

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