Willie Lewis Brown Jr. is a retired American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004,the first African American to hold that office.
Jesse Marvin Unruh,also known as Big Daddy Unruh,was an American politician who served as speaker of the California State Assembly and as the California State Treasurer.
Leo Tarcissus McCarthy was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1983 to 1995.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician serving as the 51st and current President pro tempore of the California State Senate since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
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.
Charles Michael Calderon is an American attorney and politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature.
Dominic L. Cortese is a former California State Assemblyman who served from 1980 until 1996. For most of his career,Cortese was a moderate Democrat,but in 1995 he gained national attention when he became a member of Ross Perot's Reform Party. He was the highest ranking elected official of the newly formed party at the time. There were international media reports of this event,including the fact that Cortese was being considered by Perot to be his Vice Presidential running mate in the 1996 election.
John A. Pérez is an American union organizer and politician. He has been a Regent of the University of California since November 17,2014,previously serving as the 68th Speaker of the California State Assembly from March 1,2010,to May 12,2014. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 46th district (2008–2012) and 53rd district (2012–2014) in the California State Assembly.
Paul V. Horcher is an American former politician from California and a former member of the Republican Party.
Jack R. Fenton represented California's 51st State Assembly district and California's 59th State Assembly district 16 years in the California State Assembly. He was part of the Democratic leadership,majority leader in 1972,and helped establish California's occupational health and safety regime.
William Duplissea was a Republican Assembly member from California's 20th State Assembly district,who served from 1986 until he was defeated for reelection in 1988 by Democrat Ted Lempert. He represented San Mateo County which is located in the Peninsula subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Richard S. Gordon is an American Democratic politician from Menlo Park,California. He served in the California State Assembly as a representative for the 24th district. Gordon previously served as Assembly representative for the 21st district,President of the California State Association of Counties,and a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Gordon has been openly gay for the entirety of his political career. In 1992 he was the first openly gay candidate in San Mateo County history.
James Andrew Vidak is an American politician. A Republican,he served in the California State Senate,representing the 14th Senate District,which encompasses Kings County,as well portions of Fresno County,Kern County,and Tulare County in California's Central Valley. From 2013 to 2014,Vidak represented the 16th Senate District.
The 1862–63 United States Senate elections were elections during the American Civil War in which Republicans increased their control of the United States Senate. The Republican Party gained three seats,bringing their majority to two-thirds of the body. Also caucusing with them were Unionists and Unconditional Unionists,giving them a commanding majority.
Brian Dwain Dahle is an American politician and farmer who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 1st district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Dahle served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district from 2012 to 2019,and as Assembly minority leader from 2017 to 2018. Before his election to the state legislature,Dahle served on the Lassen County Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2012.
The 1995–1996 session was a former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 5,1994 and adjourned sine die on November 30,1996.
Redistricting in California has historically been highly controversial. Critics have accused legislators of attempting to protect themselves from competition by gerrymandering districts. Conflicts between the governor and the legislature during redistricting often have only been resolved by the courts.
The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of California. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for Governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election,as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5,2018.
The 2018 California State Treasurer general election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer John Chiang did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
The 2020 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election scheduled for March 3,2020. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices,including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
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