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The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members to the Assembly, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies, with each district having a population of at least 420,000 citizens. Due to the state's large population and relatively small legislature, the Assembly has the largest population per representative ratio of any lower house legislature in the United States; only the federal U.S. House of Representatives has a larger ratio. California is the only state with state legislative districts more populous than its U.S. House districts.

Since the passage of Prop 140 in 1990, members of the Assembly are limited by term limits to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years).

Make-up of the house

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	50
	Republican Party	28
	Independent	1
	Vacant	1
Total		80

Leadership of the Assembly

The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a floor vote. Other Assembly leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Karen Bass of California's 47 Assembly District, D-Los Angeles. The Majority Leader is Alberto Torrico of California's 20th Assembly District. The Minority Leader is Michael Villines of California's 29th Assembly District, R-Fresno.

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Notes
1	Wesley Chesbro	Democrat
2	Jim Nielsen	Republican
3	Dan Logue	Republican
4	Ted Gaines	Republican
5	Roger Niello	Republican
6	Jared Huffman	Democrat
7	Noreen Evans	Democrat
8	Mariko Yamada	Democrat
9	Dave Jones	Democrat
10	Alyson Huber	Democrat
11	Tom Torlakson	Democrat
12	Fiona Ma	Democrat
13	Tom Ammiano	Democrat
14	Nancy Skinner	Democrat
15	Joan Buchanan	Democrat
16	Sandré Swanson	Democrat
17	Cathleen Galgiani	Democrat
18	Mary Hayashi	Democrat
19	Jerry Hill	Democrat
20	Alberto Torrico	Democrat
21	Ira Ruskin	Democrat
22	Paul Fong	Democrat
23	Joe Coto	Democrat
24	James Beall Jr.	Democrat
25	Tom Berryhill	Republican
26	Bill Berryhill	Republican
27	Bill Monning	Democrat
28	Anna Caballero	Democrat
29	Michael Villines	Republican
30	Danny Gilmore	Republican
31	Juan Arambula	Independent
32	Jean Fuller	Republican
33	Sam Blakeslee	Republican
34	Connie Conway	Republican
35	Pedro Nava	Democrat
36	Steve Knight	Republican
37	Audra Strickland	Republican
38	Cameron Smyth	Republican
39	Felipe Fuentes	Democrat
40	Bob Blumenfield	Democrat
41	Julia Brownley	Democrat
42	Mike Feuer	Democrat
43	Paul Krekorian	Democrat
44	Anthony Portantino, Jr.	Democrat
45	Kevin de Leon	Democrat
46	John Perez	Democrat
47	Karen Bass	Democrat
48	Mike Davis	Democrat
49	Mike Eng	Democrat
50	Hector De La Torre	Democrat
51	Steve Bradford	Democrat
52	Isadore Hall	Democrat
53	Ted Lieu	Democrat
54	Bonnie Lowenthal	Democrat
55	Warren T. Furutani	Democrat
56	Tony Mendoza	Democrat
57	Edward Hernandez	Democrat
58	Charles Calderon	Democrat
59	Anthony Adams	Republican
60	Curt Hagman	Republican
61	Norma Torres	Democrat
62	Wilmer Amina Carter	Democrat
63	Bill Emmerson	Republican
64	Brian Nestande	Republican
65	Paul Cook	Republican
66	Kevin Jeffries	Republican
67	Jim Silva	Republican
68	Van Tran	Republican
69	Jose Solorio	Democrat
70	Chuck DeVore	Republican
71	Jeff Miller	Republican
72	Chris Norby	Republican
73	Diane Harkey	Republican
74	Martin Garrick	Republican
75	Nathan Fletcher	Republican
76	Lori Saldana	Democrat
77	Joel Anderson	Republican
78	Martin Block	Democrat
79	Mary Salas	Democrat
80	Manuel Perez	Democrat

Legislative committees

• Aging And Long-Term Care Committee, California General Assembly
• Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California General Assembly
• Agriculture Committee, California General Assembly
• Appropriations Committee, California General Assembly
• Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California General Assembly
• Banking and Finance Committee, California General Assembly
• Budget Committee, California General Assembly
• Business and Professions Committee, California General Assembly
• Education Committee, California General Assembly
• Elections and Redistricting Committee, California General Assembly
• Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California General Assembly
• Governmental Organization Committee, California General Assembly
• Health Committee, California General Assembly
• Higher Education Committee, California General Assembly
• Housing and Community Development Committee, California General Assembly
• Human Services Committee, California General Assembly
• Insurance Committee, California General Assembly
• Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, California General Assembly
• Judiciary Committee, California General Assembly
• Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly
• Local Government Committee, California General Assembly
• Natural Resources Committee, California General Assembly
• Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, California General Assembly
• Public Safety Committee, California General Assembly
• Revenue and Taxation Committee, California General Assembly
• Rules Committee, California General Assembly
• Transportation Committee, California General Assembly
• Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly
• Veterans Affairs Committee, California General Assembly
• Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California General Assembly

Legislative staffs

Each member of the California State Assembly is given an annual budget of about $290,000 with which to hire staff and run their office. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass said on May 11, 2009 that she planned to cut this amount by about 10%, or $29,000 per year per each of the 80 members of the Assembly).^[1]

Office in Washington, DC

The California State Assembly maintains an office in Washington, DC. In the face of the state's budget woes, the Assembly plans to close that office on June 30, 2009.

External links

• California State Assembly
• Project Vote Smart's profile of the California State Assembly
• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• Map of Assembly Districts
• Assembly Republican Caucus
• Assembly Democrat Caucus

References

v • d • e Current members of the California State Assembly House Speaker: Karen Bass (D) • House Majority Leader: Alberto Torrico (D) • House Minority Leader: Michael Villines (R)     Wesley Chesbro (D) Jim Nielsen (R) Dan Logue (R) Ted Gaines (R) Roger Niello (R) Jared Huffman (D) Noreen Evans (D) Mariko Yamada (D) Dave Jones (D) Alyson Huber (D) Tom Torlakson (D) Fiona Ma (D) Tom Ammiano (D) Nancy Skinner (D) Joan Buchanan (D) Sandré Swanson (D) Cathleen Galgiani (D) Mary Hayashi (D) Gerald Hill (D) Alberto Torrico (D) Ira Ruskin (D) Paul Fong (D) Joe Coto (D) James Beall Jr. (D) Tom Berryhill (R) Bill Berryhill (R) Bill Monning (D) Anna Caballero (D) Michael Villines (R) Danny Gilmore (R) Juan Arambula (I) Jean Fuller (R) Sam Blakeslee (R) Connie Conway (R) Pedro Nava (D) Stephen Knight (R) Audra Strickland (R) Cameron Smyth (R) Felipe Fuentes (D) Bob Blumenfield (D) Julia Brownley (D) Mike Feuer (D) Paul Krekorian (D) Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D) Kevin de Leon (D) John Perez (D) Karen Bass (D) Mike Davis (D) Mike Eng (D) Hector De La Torre (D) Steve Bradford (D) Isadore Hall, III (D) Ted Lieu (D) Bonnie Lowenthal (D) Warren Furutani (D) Tony Mendoza (D) Edward Hernandez (D) Charles Calderon (D) Anthony Adams (R) Curt Hagman (R) Norma Torres (D) Wilmer Carter (D) William Emmerson (R) Brian Nestande (R) Paul Cook (R) Kevin Jeffries (R) Jim Silva (R) Van Tran (R) Jose Solorio (D) Charles DeVore (R) Jeff Miller (R) Chris Norby (R) Diane Harkey (R) Martin Garrick (R) Nathan Fletcher (R) Lori Saldana (D) Joel Anderson (R) Martin Block (D) Mary Salas (D) Manuel Perez (D) Democratic (50) • Republican (28) • Independent (1) • Vacant (1) • California State Assembly • California State Senate

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