The 2013–14 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 3, 2012, and adjourned sine die on November 30, 2014.

Major events

Vacancies and special elections August 31, 2012: Republican state senator Doug LaMalfa (4th–Richvale) resigned to run for Congress. January 2, 2013: Democratic state senators Gloria Negrete McLeod (32nd–Chino) and Juan Vargas (40th–San Diego) resigned to take their seats in Congress. January 10, 2013: Former Republican assemblyman Jim Nielsen of Gerber is sworn into office after winning the January 8 special election for the 4th State Senate district to replace LaMalfa. February 22, 2013: Democratic state senator Michael Rubio (32nd–Shafter) resigned to become government relations manager for Chevron Corporation. March 21, 2013: Democratic assemblyman Ben Hueso (80th–San Diego) is sworn into office after winning the March 12 special election for the 40th State Senate district to replace Vargas. May 20, 2013: Democratic assemblywoman Norma Torres (52nd–Pomona) is sworn into office after winning the May 14 special election for the 32nd State Senate district to replace Negrete McLeod. May 28, 2013: Democrat Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego is sworn into office after winning the May 21 special election for the 80th State Assembly district to replace Hueso. June 30, 2013: Democratic state senator Curren Price (26th–Los Angeles) and Democratic assemblyman Bob Blumenfield (45th–Woodland Hills) resigned to take up their seats on the Los Angeles City Council. August 10, 2013: Republican Andy Vidak of Hanford is sworn into office after winning the July 23 special election for the 16th State Senate district to replace Rubio. September 26, 2013: Democratic assemblywoman Holly Mitchell (54th–Los Angeles) is sworn into office after winning the September 17 special election for the 26th State Senate district to replace Price. October 11, 2013: Democrat Freddie Rodriguez of Pomona is sworn into office after winning the September 24 special election for the 52nd State Assembly district to replace Torres. December 1, 2013: Republican state senator Bill Emmerson (23rd–Hemet) resigned for personal reasons. December 5, 2013: Democrat Sebastian Ridley-Thomas of Los Angeles is sworn into office after winning the December 3 special election for the 54th State Assembly district to replace Mitchell. January 6, 2014: Democrat Matt Dababneh of Encino is sworn into office after winning the November 19 special election for the 45th State Assembly district to replace Blumenfield. March 28, 2014: Democratic state senators Ron Calderon (30th–Montebello), Rod Wright (35th–Inglewood), and Leland Yee (8th–San Francisco) are suspended from service. April 3, 2014: Republican assemblyman Mike Morrell (40th–Rancho Cucamonga) is sworn into office after winning the March 25 special election for the 23rd State Senate district to replace Emmerson. September 22, 2014: Democratic state senator Rod Wright (35th–Inglewood) resigned to serve a jail sentence after conviction for perjury and voter fraud.

Leadership changes May 12, 2014: Democratic assemblywoman Toni Atkins (78th–San Diego) replaces assemblyman John Pérez (53rd–Los Angeles) as Speaker of the Assembly, as Pérez is termed out at the end of the session. October 15, 2014: Democratic state senator Kevin de León (22nd–Los Angeles) replaces state senator Darrell Steinberg (6th–Sacramento) as President pro tempore of the State Senate, as Steinberg is termed out at the end of the session.

Party changes

Senate

251212 Democratic Vacant Suspended Republican

Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant Suspended End of previous legislature 25 14 39 1 0 Begin 29 10 39 1 0 January 2, 2013 27 37 3 January 10, 2013 11 38 2 February 22, 2013 26 37 3 March 21, 2013 27 38 2 May 20, 2013 28 39 1 July 1, 2013 27 38 2 August 10, 201312 39 1 September 26, 2013 28 40 0 December 1, 2013 11 39 1 March 28, 2014 25 36 3 April 4, 2014 12 37 0 September 22, 2014 1 2 Latest voting share

Officers Position Name Party District Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom Democratic President pro tempore Kevin de León Democratic 22nd–Los Angeles Majority leader Ellen Corbett Democratic 10th–Hayward Majority caucus chair Jerry Hill Democratic 13th–San Mateo Minority leader Bob Huff Republican 29th–Diamond Bar Minority caucus chair Ted Gaines Republican 1st–Rocklin Secretary Greg Schmidt Sergeant-at-Arms Tony Beard, Jr. Chaplain Rabbi Mona Alfi

The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

Members Note that odd-numbered districts are based on the new maps created in 2011 by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, while even-numbered districts are based on the old maps created in 2001 by the state legislature. Odd districts can overlap with even districts or leave gaps.

District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes 1 Ted Gaines Republican Rocklin 2 Noreen Evans Democratic Santa Rosa 3 Lois Wolk Democratic Davis 4 Vacant from September 1, 2012, to January 10, 2013 Jim Nielsen Republican Gerber Sworn into office on January 10, 2013 5 Cathleen Galgiani Democratic Stockton 6 Darrell Steinberg Democratic Sacramento Yes President pro tempore from December 2, 2012, to October 15, 2014 7 Mark DeSaulnier Democratic Concord 8 Leland Yee Democratic San Francisco Yes Suspended on March 28, 2014 9 Loni Hancock Democratic Berkeley 10 Ellen Corbett Democratic Hayward Yes 11 Mark Leno Democratic San Francisco 12 Anthony Cannella Republican Ceres 13 Jerry Hill Democratic San Mateo 14 Tom Berryhill Republican Twain Harte 15 Jim Beall Democratic San Jose 16 Michael Rubio Democratic Shafter Resigned on February 22, 2013 Vacant from February 22 to August 10 Andy Vidak Republican Hanford Sworn into office on August 10, 2013 17 Bill Monning Democratic Carmel 18 Jean Fuller Republican Bakersfield 19 Hannah-Beth Jackson Democratic Santa Barbara 20 Alex Padilla Democratic Pacoima Yes 21 Steve Knight Republican Palmdale 22 Kevin de León Democratic Los Angeles President pro tempore since October 15, 2014 23 Bill Emmerson Republican Hemet Resigned on December 1, 2013 Vacant from December 1, 2013, to April 4, 2014 Mike Morrell Republican Rancho Cucamonga Sworn into office on April 4 24 Edward Hernández Democratic West Covina 25 Carol Liu Democratic La Cañada Flintridge 26 Curren Price Democratic Los Angeles Resigned on July 1, 2013 Vacant from July 1 to September 26 Holly Mitchell Democratic Los Angeles Sworn into office on September 26, 2013 27 Fran Pavley Democratic Agoura Hills 28 Ted Lieu Democratic Torrance 29 Bob Huff Republican Diamond Bar Minority leader 30 Ronald Calderon Democratic Montebello Yes Suspended on March 28, 2014 31 Richard Roth Democratic Riverside 32 Gloria Negrete McLeod Democratic Chino Yes Resigned on January 2, 2013 Vacant from January 2 to May 20 Norma Torres Democratic Pomona Sworn into office on May 20, 2013 33 Ricardo Lara Democratic Bell Gardens 34 Lou Correa Democratic Santa Ana Yes 35 Rod Wright Democratic Inglewood Suspended on March 28, 2014Resigned on September 22, 2014 Vacant since September 22 36 Joel Anderson Republican Alpine 37 Mimi Walters Republican Irvine 38 Mark Wyland Republican Escondido Yes 39 Marty Block Democratic San Diego 40 Juan Vargas Democratic San Diego Resigned on January 2, 2013 Vacant from January 2 to March 21 Ben Hueso Democratic San Diego Sworn into office on March 21, 2013

Assembly

55 1 24 Democratic V Republican

Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Independent Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 52 1 27 80 0 Begin 55 0 25 80 0 March 21, 2013 54 79 1 May 16, 2013 53 78 2 May 28, 2013 54 79 1 July 1, 2013 53 78 2 September 26, 2013 52 77 3 October 11, 2013 53 78 2 December 5, 2013 54 79 1 January 6, 2014 55 80 0 April 4, 2014 24 79 1 Latest voting share

Officers Position Name Party District Speaker Toni Atkins Democratic 78th–San Diego Speaker pro tempore Nora Campos Democratic 27th–San Jose Assistant speaker pro tempore Kevin Mullin Democratic 22nd–South San Francisco Majority floor leader V. Manuel Perez Democratic 56th–Coachella Assistant majority floor leader Chris Holden Democratic 41st–Pasadena Majority whip Jimmy Gomez Democratic 51st–Echo Park Assistant majority whips Matt Dababneh Democratic 45th–Encino Cristina Garcia Democratic 58th–Bell Gardens Majority caucus chair Phil Ting Democratic 19th–San Francisco Minority leader Connie Conway Republican 26th–Tulare Assistant minority floor leader Curt Hagman Republican 55th–Chino Hills Minority caucus chair Brian Jones Republican 71st–Santee Deputy minority floor leader Don Wagner Republican 68th–Irvine Chief minority whip Dan Logue Republican 3rd–Marysville Republican whips Brian Maienschein Republican 77th–San Diego Marie Waldron Republican 75th–Escondido Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson Sergeant-at-Arms Ronald Pane Chaplain Father Constantine Papademos

The Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

Members