California State Senate

California State Senate
California State Senate
California State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	Elected before 2012:; 2 terms (8 years); Elected 2012 and after:; 3 terms (12 years)
History
New session started	December 5, 2022
Leadership
President	Eleni Kounalakis (D) ; since January 7, 2019
President pro tempore	Mike McGuire (D) ; since February 5, 2024
Majority Leader	Lena Gonzalez (D) ; since February 8, 2024
Minority Leader	Brian Jones (R) ; since December 5, 2022
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Majority Democratic (31) Minority Republican (9)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article 4, California Constitution
Salary	$114,877/year + $211 per diem
Elections
Voting system	Nonpartisan blanket primary
Last election	November 8, 2022 (20 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (20 seats)
Redistricting	California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Motto
	Senatoris est civitatis libertatem tueri; ("It is a senator's duty to protect the liberty of the people.")
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; California State Capitol; Sacramento, California
Website
	California State Senate
Rules
	Standing Rules of the Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. It has 40 members and is currently controlled by the Democratic Party It meets at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

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30	9	1
Democratic	Republican	Vacant

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	29	11	40	0
2020 election	31	9	40	0

Begin^[1]	30	9	39	1

Position	Name	Party	District
Lieutenant Governor	Eleni Kounalakis	Democratic	California
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
Assistant majority whips	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

District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected	Term limited	Notes
1	Brian Dahle^[2]	Republican	Bieber	2019†	2024	Previously served as Minority Leader of the California State Assembly
2	Mike McGuire	Democratic	Healdsburg	2014	2026
3	Bill Dodd	Democratic	Napa	2016	2024
4	Jim Nielsen	Republican	Red Bluff	2013†	2022	Previously served from 1978 to 1990
5	Susan Eggman	Democratic	Stockton	2020	2024
6	Richard Pan	Democratic	Sacramento	2014	2022
7	Steve Glazer	Democratic	Orinda	2015†	2028
8	Andreas Borgeas	Republican	Fresno	2018	2030
9	Nancy Skinner	Democratic	Berkeley	2016	2024
10	Bob Wieckowski	Democratic	Fremont	2014	2022
11	Scott Wiener	Democratic	San Francisco	2016	2028
12	Anna Caballero	Democratic	Salinas	2018	2026
13	Josh Becker	Democratic	Menlo Park	2020	2032
14	Melissa Hurtado	Democratic	Sanger	2018	2030
15	Dave Cortese	Democratic	Los Gatos	2020	2032
16	Shannon Grove	Republican	Bakersfield	2018	2026	Minority Leader
17	John Laird	Democratic	Santa Cruz	2020	2028
18	Robert Hertzberg	Democratic	Van Nuys	2014	2022	Majority Leader. Previously served as Speaker of the Assembly
19	Monique Limón	Democratic	Santa Barbara	2012	2020
20	Connie Leyva	Democratic	Chino	2014	2026
21	Scott Wilk	Republican	Santa Clarita	2016	2024
22	Susan Rubio	Democratic	Baldwin Park	2018	2030
23	Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh	Republican	Yucaipa	2020	2032
24	Maria Elena Durazo	Democratic	Los Angeles	2018	2030
25	Anthony Portantino	Democratic	La Cañada Flintridge	2016	2024
26	Ben Allen	Democratic	Santa Monica	2014	2026
27	Henry Stern	Democratic	Malibu	2016	2028
28	Melissa Melendez	Republican	Lake Elsinore	2020†	2022
29	Josh Newman	Democratic	Fullerton	2020	2028	Previously served 2016-2018
30	Bob Archuleta	Democratic	Pico Rivera	2018	2030
31	Richard Roth	Democratic	Riverside	2012	2024
32	Bob Archuleta	Democratic	Pico Rivera	2018	2030
33	Lena Gonzalez	Democratic	Long Beach	2019†	2032
34	Tom Umberg	Democratic	Santa Ana	2018	2026
35	Steven Bradford	Democratic	Gardena	2016	2024
36	Patricia Bates	Republican	Laguna Niguel	2014	2022
37	Dave Min	Democratic	Irvine	2020	2032
38	Brian Jones	Republican	Santee	2018	2026
39	Toni Atkins	Democratic	San Diego	2016	2024	President pro tempore. Previously served as Speaker of the State Assembly
40	Ben Hueso	Democratic	San Diego	2013†	2022

California State Senate

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