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Party Representation 293 seats

D
Democrat
45 seats
R
Republican
37 seats
I
Independent
1 seat
O
Other
210 seats

U.S. Senators 2 U.S. Senators

A
Adam B. SCHIFF
United States Senator
Democrat
A
Alex PADILLA
United States Senator
Democrat

U.S. Representatives 52 U.S. Representatives

J
James Gallagher
District 1
Republican
J
Jared Huffman
District 2
Democrat
K
Kevin Kiley
District 3
Independent
M
Mike Thompson
District 4
Democrat
T
Tom McClintock
District 5
Republican
A
Ami Bera
District 6
Democrat
D
Doris Matsui
District 7
Democrat
J
John Garamendi
District 8
Democrat
J
Josh Harder
District 9
Democrat
M
Mark DeSaulnier
District 10
Democrat
N
Nancy Pelosi
District 11
Democrat
L
Lateefah Simon
District 12
Democrat
A
Adam Gray
District 13
Democrat
V
Vacancy (Eric Swalwell)
District 14
Democrat
K
Kevin Mullin
District 15
Democrat
S
Sam Liccardo
District 16
Democrat
R
Ro Khanna
District 17
Democrat
Z
Zoe Lofgren
District 18
Democrat
J
Jimmy Panetta
District 19
Democrat
V
Vince Fong
District 20
Republican
J
Jim Costa
District 21
Democrat
D
David Valadao
District 22
Republican
J
Jay Obernolte
District 23
Republican
S
Salud Carbajal
District 24
Democrat
R
Raul Ruiz
District 25
Democrat
J
Julia Brownley
District 26
Democrat
G
George Whitesides
District 27
Democrat
J
Judy Chu
District 28
Democrat
L
Luz Rivas
District 29
Democrat
L
Laura Friedman
District 30
Democrat
G
Gilbert Cisneros
District 31
Democrat
B
Brad Sherman
District 32
Democrat
P
Pete Aguilar
District 33
Democrat
J
Jimmy Gomez
District 34
Democrat
N
Norma Torres
District 35
Democrat
T
Ted Lieu
District 36
Democrat
S
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
District 37
Democrat
L
Linda T. Sánchez
District 38
Democrat
M
Mark Takano
District 39
Democrat
Y
Young Kim
District 40
Republican
K
Ken Calvert
District 41
Republican
R
Robert Garcia
District 42
Democrat
M
Maxine Waters
District 43
Democrat
N
Nanette Barragán
District 44
Democrat
D
Derek Tran
District 45
Democrat
J
J. Correa
District 46
Democrat
D
Dave Min
District 47
Democrat
D
Darrell Issa
District 48
Republican
M
Mike Levin
District 49
Democrat
S
Scott Peters
District 50
Democrat
S
Sara Jacobs
District 51
Democrat
J
Juan Vargas
District 52
Democrat

Senate 80 members

1
1
Megan
1
10
Aisha
1
11
Scott
1
12
Shannon
1
13
Josh
1
14
Anna
1
15
Dave
1
16
Melissa
1
17
John
1
18
Steve
1
19
Rosilicie
2
2
Mike
2
20
Caroline
2
21
Monique
2
22
Susan
2
23
Suzette
2
24
Ben
2
25
Sasha
2
26
Mar
2
27
Henry
2
28
Lola
2
29
Eloise
3
3
Christopher
3
30
Bob
3
31
Sabrina
3
32
Kelly
3
33
Lena
3
34
Tom
3
35
Laura
3
36
Tony
3
37
Steven
3
38
Catherine
3
39
Akilah
4
4
Marie
4
40
Brian
5
5
Jerry
6
6
Roger
7
7
Jesse
8
8
Angelique
9
9
Tim
M
Megan Dahle
District 1
Republican
M
Mike McGuire
District 2
Democratic
C
Christopher Cabaldon
District 3
Democratic
M
Marie Alvarado-Gil
District 4
Republican
J
Jerry McNerney
District 5
Democratic
R
Roger Niello
District 6
Republican
J
Jesse Arreguín
District 7
Democratic
A
Angelique Ashby
District 8
Democratic
T
Tim Grayson
District 9
Democratic
A
Aisha Wahab
District 10
Democratic
S
Scott Wiener
District 11
Democratic
S
Shannon Grove
District 12
Republican
J
Josh Becker
District 13
Democratic
A
Anna Caballero
District 14
Democratic
D
Dave Cortese
District 15
Democratic
M
Melissa Hurtado
District 16
Democratic
J
John Laird
District 17
Democratic
S
Steve Padilla
District 18
Democratic
R
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
District 19
Republican
C
Caroline Menjivar
District 20
Democratic
M
Monique Limón
District 21
Democratic
S
Susan Rubio
District 22
Democratic
S
Suzette Martinez Valladares
District 23
Republican
B
Ben Allen
District 24
Democratic
S
Sasha Renée Pérez
District 25
Democratic
M
María Elena Durazo
District 26
Democratic
H
Henry Stern
District 27
Democratic
L
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
District 28
Democratic
E
Eloise Reyes
District 29
Democratic
B
Bob Archuleta
District 30
Democratic
S
Sabrina Cervantes
District 31
Democratic
K
Kelly Seyarto
District 32
Republican
L
Lena Gonzalez
District 33
Democratic
T
Tom Umberg
District 34
Democratic
L
Laura Richardson
District 35
Democratic
T
Tony Strickland
District 36
Republican
S
Steven Choi
District 37
Republican
C
Catherine Blakespear
District 38
Democratic
A
Akilah Weber
District 39
Democratic
B
Brian Jones
District 40
Republican

House of Representatives 159 members

1
1
Megan
1
10
Aisha
1
11
Scott
1
12
Shannon
1
13
Josh
1
14
Anna
1
15
Dave
1
16
Melissa
1
17
John
1
18
Steve
1
19
Rosilicie
2
2
Mike
2
20
Caroline
2
21
Monique
2
22
Susan
2
23
Suzette
2
24
Ben
2
25
Sasha
2
26
Mar
2
27
Henry
2
28
Lola
2
29
Eloise
3
3
Christopher
3
30
Bob
3
31
Sabrina
3
32
Kelly
3
33
Lena
3
34
Tom
3
35
Laura
3
36
Tony
3
37
Steven
3
38
Catherine
3
39
Akilah
4
4
Marie
4
40
Brian
4
41
John
4
42
Jacqui
4
43
Celeste
4
44
Nick
4
45
James
4
46
Jesse
4
47
Greg
4
48
Blanca
4
49
Mike
5
5
Jerry
5
50
Robert
5
51
Rick
5
52
Jessica
5
53
Michelle
5
54
Mark
5
55
Isaac
5
56
Lisa
5
57
Sade
5
58
Leticia
5
59
Phillip
6
6
Roger
6
60
Corey
6
61
Tina
6
62
Jose
6
63
Natasha
6
64
Blanca
6
65
Mike
6
66
Al
6
67
Sharon
6
68
Avelino
6
69
Josh
7
7
Jesse
7
70
Tri
7
71
Kate
7
72
Diane
7
73
Cottie
7
74
Laurie
7
75
Carl
7
76
Darshana
7
77
Tasha
7
78
Chris
7
79
LaShae
8
8
Angelique
8
80
David
9
9
Tim
H
Heather Hadwick
District 1
Republican
C
Chris Rogers
District 2
Democratic
C
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
District 4
Democratic
J
Joe Patterson
District 5
Republican
M
Maggy Krell
District 6
Democratic
J
Josh Hoover
District 07
Republican
D
David Tangipa
District 8
Republican
H
Heath Flora
District 9
Republican
S
Stephanie Nguyen
District 10
Democratic
L
Lori Wilson
District 11
Democratic
D
Damon Connolly
District 12
Democratic
R
Rhodesia Ransom
District 13
Democratic
B
Buffy Wicks
District 14
Democratic
A
Anamarie Avila Farias
District 15
Democratic
R
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
District 16
Democratic
M
Matt Haney
District 17
Democratic
M
Mia Bonta
District 18
Democratic
C
Catherine Stefani
District 19
Democratic
L
Liz Ortega
District 20
Democratic
D
Diane Papan
District 21
Democratic
J
Juan Alanis
District 22
Republican
M
Marc Berman
District 23
Democratic
A
Alex Lee
District 24
Democratic
A
Ash Kalra
District 25
Democratic
P
Patrick Ahrens
District 26
Democratic
E
Esmeralda Soria
District 27
Democratic
G
Gail Pellerin
District 28
Democratic
R
Robert Rivas
District 29
Democratic
D
Dawn Addis
District 30
Democratic
J
Joaquin Arambula
District 31
Democratic
S
Stan Ellis
District 32
Republican
A
Alexandra Macedo
District 33
Republican
T
Tom Lackey
District 34
Republican
J
Jasmeet Bains
District 35
Democratic
J
Jeff Gonzalez
District 36
Republican
G
Gregg Hart
District 37
Democratic
S
Steve Bennett
District 38
Democratic
J
Juan Carrillo
District 39
Democratic
P
Pilar Schiavo
District 40
Democratic
J
John Harabedian
District 41
Democratic
J
Jacqui Irwin
District 42
Democratic
C
Celeste Rodriguez
District 43
Democratic
N
Nick Schultz
District 44
Democratic
J
James Ramos
District 45
Democratic
J
Jesse Gabriel
District 46
Democratic
G
Greg Wallis
District 47
Republican
B
Blanca Rubio
District 48
Democratic
M
Mike Fong
District 49
Democratic
R
Robert Garcia
District 50
Democratic
R
Rick Zbur
District 51
Democratic
J
Jessica Caloza
District 52
Democratic
M
Michelle Rodriguez
District 53
Democratic
M
Mark Gonzalez
District 54
Democratic
I
Isaac Bryan
District 55
Democratic
L
Lisa Calderon
District 56
Democratic
S
Sade Elhawary
District 57
Democratic
L
Leticia Castillo
District 58
Republican
P
Phillip Chen
District 59
Republican
C
Corey Jackson
District 60
Democratic
T
Tina McKinnor
District 61
Democratic
J
Jose Solache
District 62
Democratic
N
Natasha Johnson
District 63
Republican
B
Blanca Pacheco
District 64
Democratic
M
Mike Gipson
District 65
Democratic
A
Al Muratsuchi
District 66
Democratic
S
Sharon Quirk-Silva
District 67
Democratic
A
Avelino Valencia
District 68
Democratic
J
Josh Lowenthal
District 69
Democratic
T
Tri Ta
District 70
Republican
K
Kate Sanchez
District 71
Republican
D
Diane Dixon
District 72
Republican
C
Cottie Petrie-Norris
District 73
Democratic
L
Laurie Davies
District 74
Republican
C
Carl DeMaio
District 75
Republican
D
Darshana Patel
District 76
Democratic
T
Tasha Boerner
District 77
Democratic
C
Chris Ward
District 78
Democratic
L
LaShae Sharp-Collins
District 79
Democratic
D
David Alvarez
District 80
Democratic

Counties in California

Alameda County (1,649,060) · Alpine County (1,099) · Amador County (42,026) · Butte County (208,334) · Calaveras County (46,505) · Colusa County (22,074) · Contra Costa County (1,172,607) · Del Norte County (27,009) · El Dorado County (192,823) · Fresno County (1,024,125) · Glenn County (28,304) · Humboldt County (132,380) · Imperial County (181,724) · Inyo County (18,485) · Kern County (922,529) · Kings County (154,913) · Lake County (67,764) · Lassen County (28,340) · Los Angeles County (9,757,179) · Madera County (165,432) · Marin County (256,400) · Mariposa County (17,048) · Mendocino County (89,175) · Merced County (296,774) · Modoc County (8,491) · Mono County (12,991) · Monterey County (436,251) · Napa County (132,727) · Nevada County (102,195) · Orange County (3,170,435) · Placer County (433,822) · Plumas County (18,834) · Riverside County (2,529,933) · Sacramento County (1,611,231) · San Benito County (69,159) · San Bernardino County (2,214,281) · San Diego County (3,298,799) · San Francisco County (827,526) · San Joaquin County (816,108) · San Luis Obispo County (281,843) · San Mateo County (742,893) · Santa Barbara County (444,500) · Santa Clara County (1,926,325) · Santa Cruz County (262,406) · Shasta County (181,121) · Sierra County (3,113) · Siskiyou County (42,498) · Solano County (455,101) · Sonoma County (485,375) · Stanislaus County (556,972) · Sutter County (98,545) · Tehama County (64,451) · Trinity County (15,642) · Tulare County (483,546) · Tuolumne County (53,893) · Ventura County (835,427) · Yolo County (225,251) · Yuba County (87,469)

★ Bills & Legislation — California

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★ Government Structure — California

★ Executive Branch

  • • Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
  • • Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
  • • Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
  • • Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
  • • Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

  • • State Senate — Upper chamber, 80 members
  • • State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 159 members
  • • Committees — Review bills before floor votes
  • • Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

  • • State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
  • • Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
  • • District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
  • • County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction
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