The 2015–16 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 1, 2014, and adjourned sine die on November 30, 2016.
Major events
Vacancies and special elections September 22, 2014: Democratic senator Rod Wright (35th–Inglewood) resigns to serve a jail sentence after conviction for perjury and voter fraud. December 10, 2014: Former Democratic assemblyman Isadore Hall, III of Compton is sworn into office after winning the December 9 special election for the 35th State Senate district to replace Wright. January 2, 2015: Democratic senator Mark DeSaulnier (7th–Concord) resigns to take a seat in Congress. January 3, 2015: Republican senator Mimi Walters (37th–Irvine) resigns to take a seat in Congress. January 5, 2015: Republican senator Steve Knight (21st–Palmdale) resigns to take a seat in Congress. March 19, 2015: Former Republican senator Sharon Runner of Lancaster is sworn into office after winning the March 17 special election for the 21st State Senate district to replace Knight. March 22, 2015: Former Republican county supervisor John Moorlach of Costa Mesa is sworn into office after winning the March 17 special election for the 37th State Senate district to replace Walters. May 28, 2015: Former Orinda mayor Steve Glazer is sworn into office after winning the May 19 special election for the 7th State Senate district to replace DeSaulnier. December 31, 2015: Democratic assemblymember Henry Perea resigns to become senior director of state advocacy for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. July 14, 2016: Republican senator Sharon Runner (21st–Lancaster) dies of respiratory complications related to scleroderma
Leadership changes August 27, 2015: Republican senator Jean Fuller (16th–Bakersfield) replaces senator Bob Huff (29th–San Dimas) as Senate minority leader, as Huff is termed out at the end of the session. January 4, 2016: Republican assemblymember Chad Mayes (42nd–Yucca Valley) replaces assemblymember Kristin Olsen (12th–Modesto) as Assembly minority leader, as Olsen is termed out at the end of the session. March 7, 2016: Democratic assemblymember Anthony Rendon (63rd–Lakewood) replaces assemblymember Toni Atkins (78th–San Diego) as speaker, as Atkins is termed out at the end of the session.
Party changes
Senate
26113 Democratic Vacant Republican
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant Suspended End of previous legislature 25 12 37 1 2 Begin 25 14 39 1 0 December 10, 2014 26 40 0 January 2, 2015 25 39 1 January 3, 2015 13 38 2 January 5, 2015 12 37 3 March 19, 2015 13 38 2 March 22, 2015 14 39 1 May 28, 2015 26 40 0 July 14, 2016 13 39 1 Latest voting share
Officers Position Name Party District Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom Democratic President pro tempore Kevin de León Democratic 24th–Los Angeles Majority leader Bill Monning Democratic 17th–Carmel Majority whip Lois Wolk Democratic 3rd–Davis Majority caucus chair Connie Leyva Democratic 20th–Chino Majority caucus vice chair Mike McGuire Democratic 2nd–Healdsburg Minority leader Jean Fuller Republican 16th–Bakersfield Minority caucus chair Tom Berryhill Republican 8th–Twain Harte Minority caucus whip Ted Gaines Republican 1st–El Dorado Hills Minority caucus assistant whip Patricia Bates Republican 36th–Laguna Niguel Secretary Daniel Alvarez Sergeant-at-Arms Debbie Manning Chaplain Sister Michelle Gorman
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes 1 Ted Gaines Republican El Dorado Hills 2 Mike McGuire Democratic Healdsburg 3 Lois Wolk Democratic Davis Yes 4 Jim Nielsen Republican Gerber 5 Cathleen Galgiani Democratic Stockton 6 Richard Pan Democratic Sacramento 7 Mark DeSaulnier Democratic Concord Yes Resigned on January 2, 2015 Vacant from January 2, 2015, to May 28, 2015 Steve Glazer Democratic Orinda Sworn into office on May 28, 2015 8 Tom Berryhill Republican Twain Harte 9 Loni Hancock Democratic Berkeley Yes 10 Bob Wieckowski Democratic Fremont 11 Mark Leno Democratic San Francisco Yes 12 Anthony Cannella Republican Ceres 13 Jerry Hill Democratic San Mateo 14 Andy Vidak Republican Hanford 15 Jim Beall Democratic San Jose 16 Jean Fuller Republican Bakersfield Minority leader since August 27, 2015 17 Bill Monning Democratic Carmel 18 Robert Hertzberg Democratic Van Nuys 19 Hannah-Beth Jackson Democratic Santa Barbara 20 Connie Leyva Democratic Chino 21 Steve Knight Republican Palmdale Resigned on January 5, 2015 Vacant from January 5, 2015, to March 19, 2015 Sharon Runner Republican Lancaster Sworn into office on March 19, 2015, died July 14, 2016 Vacant from July 14, 2016, to November 30, 2016 22 Ed Hernandez Democratic West Covina 23 Mike Morrell Republican Rancho Cucamonga 24 Kevin de León Democratic Los Angeles President pro tempore 25 Carol Liu Democratic La Cañada Flintridge Yes 26 Ben Allen Democratic Santa Monica 27 Fran Pavley Democratic Agoura Hills Yes 28 Jeff Stone Republican Temecula 29 Bob Huff Republican San Dimas Yes Minority leader from January 5, 2012, to August 27, 2015 30 Holly Mitchell Democratic Los Angeles 31 Richard Roth Democratic Riverside 32 Tony Mendoza Democratic Artesia 33 Ricardo Lara Democratic Bell Gardens 34 Janet Nguyen Republican Garden Grove 35 Vacant from September 22, 2014, to December 10, 2014 Isadore Hall, III Democratic Compton Sworn into office on December 10, 2014 36 Patricia Bates Republican Laguna Niguel 37 Mimi Walters Republican Irvine Resigned on January 3, 2015 Vacant from January 3, 2015, to March 22, 2015 John Moorlach Republican Costa Mesa Sworn into office on March 22, 2015 38 Joel Anderson Republican Alpine 39 Marty Block Democratic San Diego 40 Ben Hueso Democratic San Diego
Assembly
52 28 Democratic Republican
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 55 24 79 1 Begin 52 28 80 0 December 31, 2015 51 79 1 April 14, 2016 52 80 0 Latest voting share
Officers Position Name Party District Speaker Anthony Rendon Democratic 63rd–Lakewood Speaker emeritus Toni Atkins Democratic 78th–San Diego Speaker pro tempore Kevin Mullin Democratic 22nd–South San Francisco Assistant speaker pro tempore Autumn Burke Democratic 62nd–Marina del Rey Majority floor leader Ian Calderon Democratic 57th–Whittier Assistant majority floor leader Jim Cooper Democratic 9th–Elk Grove Majority whip Miguel Santiago Democratic 53rd–Los Angeles Democratic whip Nora Campos Democratic 27th–San Jose Assistant majority whip Evan Low Democratic 28th–Campbell Majority caucus chair Mike Gipson Democratic 64th–Carson Minority leader Chad Mayes Republican 42nd–Yucca Valley Assistant minority leaders Frank Bigelow Republican 5th–O'Neals Jay Obernolte Republican 33rd–Big Bear Lake Kristin Olsen Republican 12th–Riverbank Minority caucus chair Brian Jones Republican 71st–Santee Minority floor leader Marie Waldron Republican 75th–Escondido Deputy minority floor leader Bill Brough Republican 73rd–Dana Point Chief minority whip James Gallagher Republican 3rd–Nicolaus Minority whips Ling Ling Chang Republican 55th–Diamond Bar Beth Gaines Republican 6th–Roseville Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson Sergeant-at-Arms Ronald Pane Chaplain Father Constantine Papademos
The Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes 1 Brian Dahle Republican Bieber 2 Jim Wood Democratic Healdsburg 3 James Gallagher Republican Nicolaus 4 Bill Dodd Democratic Napa 5 Frank Bigelow Republican O'Neals 6 Beth Gaines Republican El Dorado Hills Yes 7 Kevin McCarty Democratic Sacramento 8 Ken Cooley Democratic Rancho Cordova 9 Jim Cooper Democratic Elk Grove 10 Marc Levine Democratic San Rafael 11 Jim Frazier Democratic Oakley 12 Kristin Olsen Republican Riverbank Yes Minority leader from December 1, 2014, to January 4, 2016 13 Susan Eggman Democratic Stockton 14 Susan Bonilla Democratic Concord Yes 15 Tony Thurmond Democratic Richmond 16 Catharine Baker Republican Dublin 17 David Chiu Democratic San Francisco 18 Rob Bonta Democratic Alameda 19 Phil Ting Democratic San Francisco 20 Bill Quirk Democratic Hayward 21 Adam Gray Democratic Merced 22 Kevin Mullin Democratic South San Francisco 23 Jim Patterson Republican Fresno 24 Rich Gordon Democratic Menlo Park Yes 25 Kansen Chu Democratic San Jose 26 Devon Mathis Republican Visalia 27 Nora Campos Democratic San Jose Yes 28 Evan Low Democratic Campbell 29 Mark Stone Democratic Scotts Valley 30 Luis Alejo Democratic Salinas Yes 31 Henry Perea Democratic Fresno Yes Resigned on December 31, 2015 Vacant from December 31, 2015, to April 14, 2016 Joaquin Arambula Democratic Kingsburg Sworn into office on April 14, 2016 32 Rudy Salas Democratic Bakersfield 33 Jay Obernolte Republican Big Bear Lake 34 Shannon Grove Republican Bakersfield Yes 35 Katcho Achadjian Republican San Luis Obispo Yes 36 Tom Lackey Republican Palmdale 37 Das Williams Democratic Carpinteria Yes 38 Scott Wilk Republican Santa Clarita 39 Patty Lopez Democratic San Fernando 40 Marc Steinorth Republican Rancho Cucamonga 41 Chris Holden Democratic Pasadena 42 Chad Mayes Republican Yucca Valley Minority leader since January 4, 2016 43 Mike Gatto Democratic Los Angeles Yes 44 Jacqui Irwin Democratic Thousand Oaks 45 Matt Dababneh Democratic Encino 46 Adrin Nazarian Democratic Sherman Oaks 47 Cheryl Brown Democratic Rialto 48 Roger Hernandez Democratic West Covina Yes 49 Ed Chau Democratic Monterey Park 50 Richard Bloom Democratic Santa Monica 51 Jimmy Gomez Democratic Echo Park 52 Freddie Rodriguez Democratic Pomona 53 Miguel Santiago Democratic Los Angeles 54 Sebastian Ridley-Thomas Democratic Los Angeles 55 Ling Ling Chang Republican Diamond Bar 56 Eduardo Garcia Democratic Coachella 57 Ian Calderon Democratic Whittier 58 Cristina Garcia Democratic Bell Gardens 59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer Democratic Los Angeles 60 Eric Linder Republican Corona 61 Jose Medina Democratic Riverside 62 Autumn Burke Democratic Marina del Rey 63 Anthony Rendon Democratic Lakewood Speaker since March 7, 2016 64 Mike Gipson Democratic Carson 65 Young Kim Republican Fullerton 66 David Hadley Republican Manhattan Beach 67 Melissa Melendez Republican Lake Elsinore 68 Don Wagner Republican Irvine Yes 69 Tom Daly Democratic Anaheim 70 Patrick O'Donnell Democratic Long Beach 71 Brian Jones Republican Santee Yes 72 Travis Allen Republican Huntington Beach 73 Bill Brough Republican Dana Point 74 Matthew Harper Republican Huntington Beach 75 Marie Waldron Republican Escondido 76 Rocky Chavez Republican Oceanside 77 Brian Maienschein Republican San Diego 78 Toni Atkins Democratic San Diego Yes Speaker from December 1, 2014, to March 7, 2016 79 Shirley Weber Democratic San Diego 80 Lorena Gonzalez Democratic San Diego
See also List of California state legislatures
References
External links California State Senate California State Assembly