Roy Michael Huffington Jr. is an American politician,LGBT activist,and film producer. He was a member of the Republican Party,and a congressman for one term,1993–1995,from California. Huffington was married to Arianna Huffington,the Greek-born co-founder of HuffPost,from 1986 to 1997.
Thomas John Campbell is an American academic,educator,and politician. He is a professor of law at the Dale E. Fowler School of Law,and a professor of economics at the George Argyros School of Business and Economics,at Chapman University,in Orange,California.
John Hardy Isakson was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Georgia legislature and the United States House of Representatives.
Stevan Edward Pearce is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party and was his party's unsuccessful nominee in the 2018 New Mexico gubernatorial election. On December 8,2018,Pearce was elected Chair of the New Mexico Republican Party,replacing Ryan Cangiolosi. He was re-elected in December 2020.
Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935,and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. He was the first Hispanic to be elected to a full term in the US Senate and the first US Senator to be born in New Mexico,which was still a US territory at the time of his birth.
Don Richard Perata is a California lobbyist and former Democratic politician,who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 election for Mayor of Oakland.
The 1946 United States Senate elections were held November 5,1946,in the middle of Democratic President Harry S. Truman's first term after Roosevelt's passing. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections,and four special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Republicans took control of the Senate by picking up twelve seats,mostly from the Democrats. This was the first time since 1932 that the Republicans had held the Senate,recovering from a low of 16 seats following the 1936 Senate elections.
The 1860–61 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 6,1860,and October 24,1861,before or after the first session of the 37th United States Congress convened on July 4,1861. The number of House seats initially increased to 239 when California was apportioned an extra one,but these elections were affected by the outbreak of the American Civil War and resulted in over 56 vacancies.
Bruce A. McPherson is an American politician who served as the 30th California secretary of state from March 30,2005,to January 7,2007. He is currently a member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. As of 2024,he is the very last Republican to serve as California Secretary of State to date.
Abel O. Maldonado Jr. is an American politician who served as the 48th lieutenant governor of California from April 27,2010 to January 10,2011. As of 2024,he is the very last Republican to serve as lieutenant governor of California to date.
Thomas John Umberg is an American politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represents the 34th district,which encompasses parts of northern Orange County and a small portion of Long Beach. Previously,he served in the California State Assembly,representing the 69th District. He is a partner at Umberg Zipser LLP in Orange County.
Dave Syverson is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 35th district since 2013. Previously,he represented the 34th district from 1993 to 2013.
The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of California. The party is based in Sacramento and is led by chair Jessica Millan Patterson.
John Laird,an American politician,is the California State Senator for District 17,since 7 December 2020,and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. Laird was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California legislature. Laird became one of the United States' first openly gay mayors in 1983 when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz,California.
Janet Q. Nguyen is an American politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Republican,she represents the 36th district,which includes coastal Orange County,Little Saigon,and parts of Los Angeles County. She previously was a member of the State Senate for the old 34th district from 2014 to 2018,before narrowly losing reelection to Tom Umberg.
Ellen Marie Corbett is an American Democratic politician from the San Francisco Bay Area. She served in the California State Senate,representing the 10th District,which included San Leandro,Hayward,Pleasanton,Union City,Fremont,Newark,Milpitas,and part of San Jose. She was the Senate Majority Leader.
Jose Luis Correa is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district since 2017. His district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana,as well as parts of Orange. A member of the Democratic Party,Correa represented the 34th district in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2014.
Anthony A. "Tony" Strickland is an American politician. He is a member of the Huntington Beach City Council and was mayor from 2022-2023. He is a former California State Senator who represented the 19th District from 2008–2012. Strickland is a member of the Republican Party and a former Assemblyman,representing the 37th District from 1998 until 2004. He is the President and CEO of Strong America,an advocacy group and PAC.
The 2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election being held on June 5,2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the California State Assembly.
The 2022 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 8,with the primary election was held on Thursday June 7,Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with elections for other offices,including the state assembly.
