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Executive Branch—plural executive and statewide offices
.• Governor• 2 four year terms
• Lt Governor• Serves as governor if s/he dies
• Attorney General• Chief legal prosecutor for the state
• Secretary of State• Oversees elections
• Treasurer• Controller• Superintendent of Public Instruction• Insurance Commissioner
Powers of the Governor
• Appointment• Staff and Department heads• SC and Appellate judges, court vacancies
• Veto• Including line-item veto
• Proposes legislation and budget
• Grant parole, pardon, and commutation of sentences
Legislature• Assembly• 80 members, 2 year terms• 48 Dem 32 Rep• Leadership: Speaker of the Assembly, Fabian Nunez
• Senate• 40 members, 4 year terms, staggered elections• 25 Dem 15 Rep• Leadership: President Pro Tem, Don Perata
Professionalization and backlash
• 1966 Legislature becomes full-time, highest pay, more staff—model of professionalism
• 1990 Term limits introduced
Locally--Assembly
• 19 District—Gene Mullin (D)