The 2001–02 session was a session of the California State Legislature.
Dates of sessions
Major events
Vacancies and special elections 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. January 2001: Senator Hilda Solis (D-24) resigned to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives. March 6, 2001: Assembly member Gloria Romero (D-49) won the special election in the 24th Senate District to replace Solis. April 3, 2001: Russ Bogh (R) won the special election in the 65th Assembly District to replace Leja. May 15, 2001: Judy Chu (D) won the special election in the 49th Assembly District to replace Romero.
Major legislation Contents: Enacted • Pending or failed • Vetoed
Enacted
Pending or failed
Vetoed
Members Skip to Assembly, below
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. 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
See also List of California state legislatures
References