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CALIFORNIA State legislature

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CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATUREArticle 7

State Senate -40 members 12 Republicans 28 - Democrats

State Assembly- 802 vacant seats 25 republican 53 Democrats

Senate THE SENATE SENATOR STEVE KNIGHT

(R) 21ST DISTRICT 40 districts 1 term = 4 years After 2012 term

limits: 3 terms

Up for re-election 2016

President of the SenateGAVIN NEWSOME (D) PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,

Under the State Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor serves as the President of the Senate.

by law and custom the role of the President is extremely limited.

He or she may be invited periodically to preside on ceremonial occasions, such as the opening of the Session.

the only time the Lieutenant Governor is actually entitled to participate in the business of the Senate is in the case of a tie vote, when he or she casts the vote breaking the tie.

AssemblyASSEMBLY ASSEMBLYMAN STEVE FOX

(D) 36TH 80 1 term – 2 years Limited to 6 terms Up for re-election

2014 Salary: $90,526

Every vote counts!2012 ELECTION RESULTS RON SMITH

Steve Fox (D) 66,005 50.1% of the vote

Ron Smith (R ) 65,860

49.9% of the vote

145 votes determined the election!!!!

Speaker of the AssemblyJohn Perez (D)

salary $104,105

State Assembly before

StateSenatebefore

CA AFTER 2011 REDISTRICTING

SO CAL SENATE DISTRICTS

U.S. CongressBefore Redistricting

U.S. CongressAfter Redistricting