The 2019–20 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 3, 2018 and adjourned sine die on November 30, 2020.
Major events
Vacancies and special elections January 7, 2019: Republican senator Ted Gaines (1st–El Dorado Hills) resigns to take a seat on the California State Board of Equalization while Democratic Senator Ricardo Lara (33rd–Bell Gardens) resigns to become California Insurance Commissioner. June 12, 2019: Republican assemblymember Brian Dahle and Democratic Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez (Long Beach) is sworn into office after winning June 4 special elections for the 1st Senate district to replace Gaines (Dahle) and the 33rd Senate district to replace Lara (Gonzalez). November 12, 2019: Republican Megan Dahle is sworn into office after winning the special election for the 1st Assembly district to replace Brian Dahle. October 30, 2019: Republican senator Jeff Stone (28th–La Quinta) resigns to become the Western Regional Director of the United States Department of Labor. Republican Melissa Melendez won a special election on May 12, 2020 and succeeded Stone on May 18. She resigned from California's 67th State Assembly district.
Leadership changes January 7, 2019: Democrat Eleni Kounalakis, a former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, is sworn in as Lieutenant Governor (and Senate President), replacing Gavin Newsom, who termed out but was elected Governor. March 1, 2019: Republican senator Shannon Grove (16th–Bakersfield) replaces senator Patricia Bates (36th–Laguna Niguel) as Senate minority leader
Party changes January 24, 2019: Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (77th–San Diego) changed party affiliation from Republican to Democratic. December 5, 2019: Assemblymember Chad Mayes (42nd–Yucca Valley) left the Republican Party to sit as an Independent.
State Senate
2911 Democratic Republican
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 26 14 40 0 Begin 29 11 40 0 January 7, 2019 28 10 38 2 June 4, 2019 29 11 40 0 November 1, 2019 10 39 1 May 18, 2020 11 40 0 Latest voting share
Officers Position Name Party District Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Democratic President pro tempore Toni Atkins Democratic 39th–San Diego Majority leader Robert Hertzberg Democratic 18th–Van Nuys Assistant majority leader Mike McGuire Democratic 2nd–Healdsburg Majority whip Nancy Skinner Democratic 9th–Berkeley Assistant majority whips Maria Elena Durazo Democratic 24th–Los Angeles Scott Wiener Democratic 11th–San Francisco Democratic caucus chair Connie Leyva Democratic 20th–Chino Minority leader Shannon Grove Republican 16th–Bakersfield Secretary Erika Contreras Sergeant-at-Arms Jodie O. Barnett III Chaplain Sister Michelle Gorman, RSM
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes 1 Ted Gaines Republican El Dorado Hills Resigned on January 7, 2019. Brian Dahle Republican Bieber Sworn in on June 12, 2019. 2 Mike McGuire Democratic Healdsburg 3 Bill Dodd Democratic Napa 4 Jim Nielsen Republican Red Bluff 5 Cathleen Galgiani Democratic Stockton 6 Richard Pan Democratic Sacramento 7 Steve Glazer Democratic Orinda 8 Andreas Borgeas Republican Fresno 9 Nancy Skinner Democratic Berkeley 10 Bob Wieckowski Democratic Fremont 11 Scott Wiener Democratic San Francisco 12 Anna Caballero Democratic Salinas 13 Jerry Hill Democratic San Mateo 14 Melissa Hurtado Democratic Sanger 15 Jim Beall Democratic San Jose 16 Shannon Grove Republican Bakersfield Minority leader since March 1, 2019 17 Bill Monning Democratic Carmel 18 Robert Hertzberg Democratic Van Nuys 19 Hannah-Beth Jackson Democratic Santa Barbara 20 Connie Leyva Democratic Chino 21 Scott Wilk Republican Santa Clarita 22 Susan Rubio Democratic Baldwin Park 23 Mike Morrell Republican Rancho Cucamonga 24 Maria Elena Durazo Democratic Los Angeles 25 Anthony Portantino Democratic La Cañada Flintridge 26 Ben Allen Democratic Santa Monica 27 Henry Stern Democratic Malibu 28 Jeff Stone Republican La Quinta Resigned on November 1, 2019 Melissa Melendez Republican Sworn into office on May 18, 2020 29 Ling Ling Chang Republican Diamond Bar 30 Holly Mitchell Democratic Los Angeles 31 Richard Roth Democratic Riverside 32 Bob Archuleta Democratic Pico Rivera 33 Ricardo Lara Democratic Bell Gardens Resigned on January 7, 2019 Lena Gonzalez Democratic Long Beach Sworn into office on June 12, 2019 34 Tom Umberg Democratic Santa Ana 35 Steven Bradford Democratic Gardena 36 Patricia Bates Republican Laguna Niguel Minority leader until March 1, 2019 37 John Moorlach Republican Costa Mesa 38 Brian Jones Republican Santee 39 Toni Atkins Democratic San Diego President pro tempore 40 Ben Hueso Democratic San Diego
State Assembly
61 1 17 Democratic I Republican
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Independent Vacant End of previous legislature 55 25 0 80 0 Begin 60 20 0 80 0 January 24, 2019 61 19 0 80 0 June 12, 2019 18 0 79 1 November 12, 2019 19 0 80 0 December 5, 2019 18 1 80 0 May 18, 2020 17 1 80 1 December 7, 2020 18 1 80 0 Latest voting share
Officers Position Name Party District Speaker Anthony Rendon Democratic 63rd–Lakewood Speaker pro tempore Kevin Mullin Democratic 22nd–South San Francisco Assistant speaker pro tempore Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Democratic 16th–Orinda Majority leader Ian Calderon Democratic 57th–Whittier Assistant majority leaders Rob Bonta Democratic 18th–Alameda Al Muratsuchi Democratic 66th–Rolling Hills Estates Majority whip Todd Gloria Democratic 78th–San Diego Assistant majority whips Tasha Boerner Horvath Democratic 76th–Encinitas Jesse Gabriel Democratic 45th–Encino Democratic caucus chair Mike Gipson Democratic 64th–Carson Republican leader Marie Waldron Republican 75th–Escondido Republican floor leader Heath Flora Republican 12th–Ripon Republican caucus chair Jay Obernolte Republican 33rd–Big Bear Lake Republican chief whip Phillip Chen Republican 55th–Yorba Linda Republican whip Devon Mathis Republican 26th–Visalia Acting Chief Clerk Sue Parker Acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms Alisa Buckley Chaplain Reverend Patti Oshita
The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes 1 Brian Dahle Republican Bieber Resigned on June 12, 2019 1 Megan Dahle Republican Bieber Sworn in on November 12, 2019 2 Jim Wood Democratic Santa Rosa 3 James Gallagher Republican Yuba City 4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Democratic Winters 5 Frank Bigelow Republican O'Neals 6 Kevin Kiley Republican Rocklin 7 Kevin McCarty Democratic Sacramento 8 Ken Cooley Democratic Rancho Cordova 9 Jim Cooper Democratic Elk Grove 10 Marc Levine Democratic Greenbrae 11 Jim Frazier Democratic Discovery Bay 12 Heath Flora Republican Ripon 13 Susan Eggman Democratic Stockton 14 Tim Grayson Democratic Concord 15 Buffy Wicks Democratic Oakland 16 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Democratic Orinda 17 David Chiu Democratic San Francisco 18 Rob Bonta Democratic Alameda 19 Phil Ting Democratic San Francisco 20 Bill Quirk Democratic Hayward 21 Adam Gray Democratic Merced 22 Kevin Mullin Democratic South San Francisco 23 Jim Patterson Republican Fresno 24 Marc Berman Democratic Palo Alto 25 Kansen Chu Democratic San Jose 26 Devon Mathis Republican Visalia 27 Ash Kalra Democratic San Jose 28 Evan Low Democratic Campbell 29 Mark Stone Democratic Scotts Valley 30 Robert Rivas Democratic Hollister 31 Joaquin Arambula Democratic Fresno 32 Rudy Salas Democratic Bakersfield 33 Jay Obernolte Republican Big Bear Lake 34 Vince Fong Republican Bakersfield 35 Jordan Cunningham Republican Paso Robles 36 Tom Lackey Republican Palmdale 37 Monique Limón Democratic Santa Barbara 38 Christy Smith Democratic Santa Clarita 39 Luz Rivas Democratic North Hollywood 40 James Ramos Democratic Highland 41 Chris Holden Democratic Pasadena 42 Chad Mayes Republican Yucca Valley Left the Republican Party on December 5, 2019 Independent 43 Laura Friedman Democratic Glendale 44 Jacqui Irwin Democratic Thousand Oaks 45 Jesse Gabriel Democratic Encino 46 Adrin Nazarian Democratic North Hollywood 47 Eloise Reyes Democratic Grand Terrace 48 Blanca Rubio Democratic Baldwin Park 49 Ed Chau Democratic Arcadia 50 Richard Bloom Democratic Santa Monica 51 Wendy Carrillo Democratic Boyle Heights 52 Freddie Rodriguez Democratic Pomona 53 Miguel Santiago Democratic Los Angeles 54 Sydney Kamlager Democratic Los Angeles 55 Phillip Chen Republican Yorba Linda 56 Eduardo Garcia Democratic Coachella 57 Ian Calderon Democratic Whittier 58 Cristina Garcia Democratic Bell Gardens 59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer Democratic Los Angeles 60 Sabrina Cervantes Democratic Riverside 61 Jose Medina Democratic Riverside 62 Autumn Burke Democratic Marina del Rey 63 Anthony Rendon Democratic Lakewood Speaker 64 Mike Gipson Democratic Carson 65 Sharon Quirk-Silva Democratic Fullerton 66 Al Muratsuchi Democratic Rolling Hills Estates 67 Melissa Melendez Republican Lake ElsinoreResigned on May 18, 2020 67 Kelly Seyarto Republican Murrieta Sworn in on December 7, 2020 68 Steven Choi Republican Irvine 69 Tom Daly Democratic Anaheim 70 Patrick O'Donnell Democratic Long Beach 71 Randy Voepel Republican Santee 72 Tyler Diep Republican Westminster 73 Bill Brough Republican Dana Point 74 Cottie Petrie-Norris Democratic Laguna Beach 75 Marie Waldron Republican Escondido Minority leader 76 Tasha Boerner Horvath Democratic Encinitas 77 Brian Maienschein Republican San Diego Changed parties on January 24, 2019 Democratic 78 Todd Gloria Democratic San Diego 79 Shirley Weber Democratic San Diego Resigned on January 29, 2021 80 Lorena Gonzalez Democratic San Diego
See also List of California state legislatures
References
External links California State Senate California State Assembly