The following is a list of majority leaders of the California State Assembly, the lower house of the California Legislature.
Name | Term | Party |
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Richard H. McCollister | 1957-1958 | Republican |
William A. Munnell | 1959-1961 | Democrat |
Jerome R. Waldie | 1962-1965 | Democrat |
George N. Zenovich | 1966-1968 | Democrat |
W. Craig Biddle | 1969-1970 | Republican |
Walter Karabian | 1971 | Democrat |
Jack R. Fenton | 1972 | Democrat |
Howard Berman | 1974-1980 | Democrat |
Mike Roos | 1980-1986 | Democrat |
Thomas M. Hannigan | 1986-1996 | Democrat |
Kevin Shelley | 2000-2002 | Democrat |
Wilma Chan | 2002-2004 | Democrat |
Dario Frommer | 2004-2006 | Democrat |
Karen Bass | 2006-2008 | Democrat |
Alberto Torrico | 2008-2010 | Democrat |
Charles Calderon | 2009-2010 | Democrat |
Toni Atkins | 2011-2012 | Democrat |
V. Manuel Perez | 2014 | Democrat |
Chris Holden | 2014-2016 | Democrat |
Ian Calderon | 2016-2020 | Democrat |
Eloise Gómez Reyes [2] [3] | 2020-2023 | Democrat |
Isaac Bryan [4] [5] | 2023 | Democrat |
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry [6] | 2023-Present | Democrat |
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.
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature, the lower house being the California State Assembly. The state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
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Doris Jean Allen was an American politician from California. Allen served in the California Assembly from 1982 to 1995, representing part of Orange County, and as speaker of that body from June 5 to September 14, 1995, before being recalled from office. Allen was the first woman to be elected to that office.
Anna Marie Caballero is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represents the 14th State Senate district, which includes Merced, Madera and Fresno Counties and part of the Central Valley. She previously served in the California State Assembly representing the 30th Assembly District, encompassing the Pajaro and Salinas Valleys in the Central Coast, from 2016 to 2018 and the 28th Assembly District from 2006 to 2010.
Jose Medina is an American educator and politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who represented the 61st Assembly District, which encompassed parts of northwestern Riverside County and includes the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, Perris and Mead Valley.
Cheryl Renee Brown is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly, representing the 47th Assembly District, encompassing parts of the Inland Empire. She is a Democrat.
Ian Charles Calderon is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who represented the 57th Assembly District, which encompasses the Gateway Cities and portions of the San Gabriel Valley from 2012 to 2020. He served as the Assembly Majority Leader from 2016 to 2020. In November 2019, he announced that he would not be running for reelection in 2020, citing his desire to spend more time with his growing family.
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