The California State Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of California,consisting of the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. Both houses of the Legislature convene 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 to 2014. She represented the 39th State Senate district from 2016 to 2024,encompassing most of San Diego.
Debra Lynn Bowen is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015. Previously,she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 2008,she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Mark Leno is an American politician who served consecutively in both houses of the California State Legislature from 2002 to 2016. A Democrat,he represented the 11th Senate district,which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County,from 2012 to 2016. Until the 2010 redistricting came into effect,he represented the 3rd Senate district (2008–2012). Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2008,Leno served in the California State Assembly,representing the 13th district.
Roger Niello is an American politician who is currently in the California State Senate representing the 6th district,which includes portions of Sacramento and Placer counties. He is a Republican who had also served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010.
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.
Frances J. "Fran" Pavley is an American politician who served two terms in the California State Senate and three terms in the California State Assembly. A Democrat,she last represented the 27th Senate District,which encompasses the Conejo Valley,and portions of the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys. Due to term limits in California,Senator Pavley completed her legislative career in 2016. She is currently working as the Environmental Policy Director for the USC Schwarzenegger Institute.
Anthony J. Portantino is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2016 to 2024. A Democrat,he represented 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.
Darrell Steven Steinberg is an American politician and attorney who is the 56th mayor of Sacramento,California since December 2016. He was elected to be mayor on June 7,2016. Before that,he was California Senate President pro Tempore and the leader of the majority party in the California State Senate from 2008 to 2014.
The Sacramento City Council is the governing body of the city of Sacramento,California. The council holds regular meetings at Sacramento City Hall on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm,with exceptions for holidays and other special cases.
Don Harmon is an American attorney serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 39th District since 2003. His district includes Chicago's Austin neighborhood and the suburbs of Oak Park,Addison,Bensenville,Elmwood Park,Franklin Park,Melrose Park,Northlake,River Grove,Rosemont,Schiller Park,and Stone Park.
Nancy Skinner is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Senate from 2016 to 2024. A Democrat,she represented California's 9th State Senatorial district,encompassing parts of the East Bay.
Hannah-Beth Jackson is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2012 to 2020. A Democrat,she represented the 19th Senate District,encompassing Santa Barbara County and most of Ventura County.
William Wheeler Monning is an American politician who was elected to the California State Senate in 2012. A Democrat,he served in the 17th Senate District which encompasses the Central Coast. Monning was reelected to the Senate in 2016 for a second and final term ending in November,2020. Education,the environment and public health are areas of particular interest to Monning.
Kim Lee Ward is an American politician who currently serves as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. She was first elected to the state senate in 2008,and represents the 39th Senatorial District which covers the central portions of Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania. Following the resignation of Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman,Ward became acting lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania on January 3,2023,and served until January 17,2023. She is the first female president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate.
Shannon Lee Grove is an American politician,who represents California's 12th State Senatorial district,encompassing the southern Central Valley and parts of the High Desert. A Republican,she served as the minority leader of the California State Senate from 2019 to 2021.
Scott Wiener is an American politician who has served in the California State Senate since 2016. A Democrat,he represents the 11th district,encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County.
Patricia "Pat" Carmody Bates is an American Republican politician who served in the California State Senate,representing the 36th Senate district,which encompasses parts of Orange and San Diego counties. She left office on December 5,2022. She served as the Senate's minority leader from 2017 to 2019. She previously served as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2007 to 2014,and the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004. She also served as the first mayor of Laguna Niguel,California following its incorporation in 1989,and continued to serve on the city council until 1998. Before serving as mayor,she had been employed as a social worker in Los Angeles County.
Steven Mitchell Glazer is an American politician and former political advisor who is a former member of the California State Senate from the 7th Senate District,which includes most of Contra Costa County and eastern portions of Alameda County in the East Bay.
The 2022 California elections took place on November 8,2022. The statewide direct primary election was held on June 7,2022.
