Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,Schiff was a member of the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000.
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature,the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes,along with the State Senate,at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician who served as the 51st President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016 and the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2012-2014. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
Karen Ruth Bass is an American politician,social worker and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010,serving as speaker during her final Assembly term.
Lois Wolk is an American politician and former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represented the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region and portions of the North Bay.
Antonio Mendoza is an American politician who served in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represented the 32nd Senate District,which encompasses Buena Park and the Gateway Cities of Los Angeles County. In January 2018,the State Senate voted to suspend him for 60 days to investigate allegations of sexual harassment. He could not vote on legislation during that period,while contesting the suspension. Before a vote for expulsion was to be taken by the State Senate due to the released findings of an investigation that determined he likely engaged in a pattern of unwanted advances and sexually suggestive behavior toward six women,including four subordinates,over the last decade,Mendoza resigned on February 22,2018.
Anthony J. Portantino is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represents the 25th Senate District which encompasses portions of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys. Portantino was a member of the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012,representing the 44th Assembly District.
Ariana Brannigan Kelly is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a member of the Maryland Senate from District 16,and was previously a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 16 from 2011 to 2023,which is located in Montgomery County.
Philip Yu-Li Ting is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 19th Assembly District,which encompasses western San Francisco and northwestern San Mateo County. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012,he was the Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco.
Holly J. Mitchell is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Robert Andres Bonta is an American lawyer and politician serving as the attorney general of California since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 18th district from 2012 to 2021 and as a member of the Alameda City Council from 2010 to 2012.
Richard Hershel Bloom is an American attorney,politician,and jurist who currently serves as a state judge in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and formerly served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 50th district,which encompasses West Los Angeles,Beverly Hills,Agoura Hills,Malibu,Topanga,Pacific Palisades,Bel Air,Brentwood,Santa Monica,Beverly Hills,West Hollywood,Hancock Park,and Hollywood,from 2012 to 2022.
Lorena Sofia Gonzalez Fletcher is an American union leader and former politician. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2013 to 2022,representing the 80th Assembly District,which encompasses southern San Diego. She was first elected to the Assembly in a 2013 special election to succeed Ben Hueso,who was elected to the State Senate in a special election.
Bill Brough is an American politician who served three terms in the California State Assembly. A Republican,he represented the 73rd district,encompassing southern Orange County. Prior to being elected to the state legislature,he was a Dana Point City Councilman. Previously,Brough served as chief of staff to California State Assemblywoman Diane Harkey,White House liaison at the Department of Veterans Affairs in the George W. Bush administration,and aide to former congressman Christopher Cox. In 2016,he founded the California Legislative Irish Caucus.
Marc Berman is an American lawyer and politician who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2016. He is a Democrat representing the 23rd Assembly District,encompassing parts of the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley,including Campbell,Mountain View,and Saratoga. Before being elected to the Assembly,he was a member of the Palo Alto City Council.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was an early opponent of same-sex marriage in the United States,including during his Governorship of California. As an elected official he opposed legal recognition of same-sex marriage but otherwise he supported LGBT rights legislation,including civil unions.
Jesse Samuel Gabriel is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party,Gabriel represents the California's 46th State Assembly district,which includes much of the eastern San Fernando Valley,including Encino,Tarzana,Reseda,and Van Nuys.
Jill Andrew is a Canadian politician who has represented Toronto—St. Paul's in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since June 7,2018 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).
The 2024 United States Senate elections in California will be held on November 5,2024,in order to elect a person to represent the state of California to the United States Senate. There will be two ballot items for the same Class 1 seat:a special election to fill the seat for the final weeks of the 118th United States Congress,and a general election for a full term that starts on January 3,2025,starting in the 119th United States Congress. California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary,in which all candidates regardless of party affiliation appear on the same primary ballot and the two highest-placing candidates advance to the general election.
The 2024 California's 30th congressional district election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the United States representative for California's 30th congressional district,concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country,as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary election was held on March 5,2024,concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries. The 30th district is primarily based in Los Angeles and includes the neighborhoods of Atwater Village,East Hollywood,Echo Park,Elysian Valley,Hollywood,Hollywood Hills,Larchmont Village,Los Feliz,Mid-Wilshire,Miracle Mile,Shadow Hills,Silver Lake,Sunland-Tujunga,Universal City,and West Hollywood. It also encompasses Burbank,Glendale,and Pasadena.
