The 2007–08 session was a meeting of the California State Legislature.
Dates of sessions Convene: December 4, 2006 Adjourn: August 31, 2008
Major events
Vacancies and special elections March 16, 2007: Assemblyman Richard Alarcón (D-39) resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council May 15, 2007: Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) wins the special election for the 39th Assembly District seat to replace Alarcón and is sworn in on May 25 September 4, 2007: Assemblywoman Laura Richardson (D-55) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives, replacing Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, who died on April 22, 2007 February 5, 2008: Warren T. Furutani (D-Gardena) wins the special election for the 55th Assembly District seat to replace Richardson and is sworn in on February 7 June 3, 2008: The recall election against Senator Jeff Denham (R-12) fails, with over 75% of the voters deciding to keep Denham in office
Leadership changes February 7, 2008: Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-6) is named to replace Senator Don Perata (D-9) as president pro tempore of the Senate, as Perata is termed out at the end of the term April 15, 2008: Senator Dave Cogdill (R-14) replaces Senator Dick Ackerman (R-33) as Senate Republican Leader, as Ackerman is termed out at the end of the term May 13, 2008: Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-47) replaces Assemblyman Fabian Núñez (D-46) as Speaker of the Assembly, as Núñez is termed out at the end of the term
Members Skip to Assembly, below
Senate
Democrats: 25 Republicans: 15
California State SenateAffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total DemocraticRepublicanVacantEnd of previous legislature2515400Begin2515400Final voting share62.5% 37.5%
Officers President Pro Tem: Don Perata (D-9) Majority Leader: Gloria Romero (D-24) Minority Leader: Dick Ackerman (R-33) to April 15, 2008; Dave Cogdill (R-14) from April 15, 2008
Full list of members, 2007-2008 District Name Party Seat up 1st Dave Cox Rep 2008 2nd Pat Wiggins Dem 2010 3rd Carole Migden Dem 2008 4th Sam Aanestad Rep 2010 5th Michael MachadoTerm limited Dem 2008 6th Darrell Steinberg Dem 2010 7th Tom TorlaksonTerm limited Dem 2008 8th Leland Yee Dem 2010 9th Don PerataTerm limited Dem 2008 10th Ellen M. Corbett Dem 2010 11th Joe Simitian Dem 2008 12th Jeff Denham Rep 2010 13th Elaine Alquist Dem 2008 14th Dave Cogdill Rep 2010 15th Abel Maldonado Rep 2008 16th Dean Florez Dem 2010 17th George Runner Rep 2008 18th Roy Ashburn Rep 2010 19th Tom McClintockTerm limited Rep 2008 20th Alex Padilla Dem 2010 21st Jack ScottTerm limited Dem 2008 22nd Gilbert Cedillo Dem 2010 23rd Sheila KuehlTerm limited Dem 2008 24th Gloria Romero Dem 2010 25th Edward VincentTerm limited Dem 2008 26th Mark Ridley-Thomas Dem 2010 27th Alan Lowenthal Dem 2008 28th Jenny Oropeza Dem 2010 29th Bob MargettTerm limited Rep 2008 30th Ronald S. Calderon Dem 2010 31st Robert Dutton Rep 2008 32nd Gloria Negrete McLeod Dem 2010 33rd Dick AckermanTerm limited Rep 2008 34th Lou Correa Dem 2010 35th Tom Harman Rep 2008 36th Dennis Hollingsworth Rep 2010 37th Jim BattinTerm limited Rep 2008 38th Mark Wyland Rep 2010 39th Christine Kehoe Dem 2008 40th Denise Moreno Ducheny Dem 2010
Assembly
Affiliation Members Democratic Party 48 Republican Party 32 Total 80 Majority 16
California State Assembly Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 48 32 80 0 Begin 48 32 80 0 March 16, 2007 47 79 1 May 15, 2007 48 80 0 September 4, 2007 47 79 1 February 7, 2008 48 80 0 Final voting share 60.0% 40.0%
Officers Speaker Karen Bass (D-47) from May 13, 2008 Fabian Núñez (D-46) to May 13, 2008 Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22) Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore Lori Saldaña (D-76) from May 16, 2008 Laura Richardson (D-55) to September 4, 2007 Majority Floor Leader Alberto Torrico (D-20) from May 13, 2008 Karen Bass (D-47) to May 13, 2008 Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29) Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
Full List of Members, 2007-2008 District Name Party 1st Patty Berg Dem 2nd Doug LaMalfa Rep 3rd Rick Keene Rep 4th Ted Gaines Rep 5th Roger Niello Rep 6th Jared Huffman Dem 7th Noreen Evans Dem 8th Lois Wolk Dem 9th Dave Jones Dem 10th Alan Nakanishi Rep 11th Mark DeSaulnier Dem 12th Fiona Ma Dem 13th Mark Leno Dem 14th Loni Hancock Dem 15th Guy S. Houston Rep 16th Sandré Swanson Dem 17th Cathleen Galgiani Dem 18th Mary Hayashi Dem 19th Gene Mullin Dem 20th Alberto Torrico Dem 21st Ira Ruskin Dem 22nd Sally J. Lieber Dem 23rd Joe Coto Dem 24th Jim Beall Jr. Dem 25th Tom Berryhill Rep 26th Greg Aghazarian Rep 27th John Laird Dem 28th Anna M. Caballero Dem 29th Michael Villines Rep 30th Nicole Parra Dem 31st Juan Arambula Dem 32nd Jean Fuller Rep 33rd Sam Blakeslee Rep 34th Bill Maze Rep 35th Pedro Nava Dem 36th Sharon Runner Rep 37th Audra Strickland Rep 38th Cameron Smyth Rep 39th Richard Alarcón*Felipe Fuentes* Dem 40th Lloyd E. Levine Dem 41st Julia Brownley Dem 42nd Mike Feuer Dem 43rd Paul Krekorian Dem 44th Anthony J. Portantino Dem 45th Kevin de León Dem 46th Fabian Núñez Dem 47th Karen Bass Dem 48th Mike Davis Dem 49th Mike Eng Dem 50th Hector De La Torre Dem 51st Curren D. Price Jr. Dem 52nd Mervyn M. Dymally Dem 53rd Ted Lieu Dem 54th Betty Karnette Dem 55th Laura Richardson**Warren T. Furutani** Dem 56th Tony Mendoza Dem 57th Edward P. Hernandez Dem 58th Charles M. Calderon Dem 59th Anthony Adams Rep 60th Bob Huff Rep 61st Nell Soto Dem 62nd Wilmer Amina Carter Dem 63rd Bill Emmerson Rep 64th John J. Benoit Rep 65th Paul Cook Rep 66th Kevin Jeffries Rep 67th Jim Silva Rep 68th Van Tran Rep 69th Jose Solorio Dem 70th Chuck DeVore Rep 71st Todd Spitzer Rep 72nd Michael D. Duvall Rep 73rd Mimi Walters Rep 74th Martin Garrick Rep 75th George A. Plescia Rep 76th Lori Saldaña Dem 77th Joel Anderson Rep 78th Shirley Horton Rep 79th Mary Salas Dem 80th Bonnie Garcia Rep *Felipe Fuentes won the May 15, 2007, special election for the 39th Assembly District seat to replace Richard Alarcón, who resigned on March 16, 2007, to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council.
**Warren T. Furutani won the February 5, 2008, special election for the 55th Assembly District seat to replace Laura Richardson, who resigned on September 4, 2007, to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives, replacing Juanita Millender-McDonald who died on April 22, 2007.
2006 elections
The last Assembly elections occurred on November 7, 2006. The Democratic Party retained their majority, with no loss or gain of seats for any party.
Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%) Democratic 4,449,698 48 0 55.2 Republican 3,448,781 32 0 42.8 Libertarian 93,588 0 0 1.16 Green 35,283 0 0 .44 Peace and Freedom 29,384 0 0 .36 Total 8,056,734 80 0 100.0%
See also List of California state legislatures
References