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California
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California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area. Located on the western coast of the U. S, California is bordered by the other U. S. states of Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California. Los Angeles is Californias most populous city, and the second largest after New York City. The Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nations second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, California also has the nations most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The Central Valley, an agricultural area, dominates the states center. What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Spanish Empire then claimed it as part of Alta California in their New Spain colony. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its war for independence. The western portion of Alta California then was organized as the State of California, the California Gold Rush starting in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic changes, with large-scale emigration from the east and abroad with an accompanying economic boom. If it were a country, California would be the 6th largest economy in the world, fifty-eight percent of the states economy is centered on finance, government, real estate services, technology, and professional, scientific and technical business services. Although it accounts for only 1.5 percent of the states economy, the story of Calafia is recorded in a 1510 work The Adventures of Esplandián, written as a sequel to Amadis de Gaula by Spanish adventure writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The kingdom of Queen Calafia, according to Montalvo, was said to be a land inhabited by griffins and other strange beasts. This conventional wisdom that California was an island, with maps drawn to reflect this belief, shortened forms of the states name include CA, Cal. Calif. and US-CA. Settled by successive waves of arrivals during the last 10,000 years, various estimates of the native population range from 100,000 to 300,000. The Indigenous peoples of California included more than 70 distinct groups of Native Americans, ranging from large, settled populations living on the coast to groups in the interior. California groups also were diverse in their organization with bands, tribes, villages. Trade, intermarriage and military alliances fostered many social and economic relationships among the diverse groups, the first European effort to explore the coast as far north as the Russian River was a Spanish sailing expedition, led by Portuguese captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, in 1542. Some 37 years later English explorer Francis Drake also explored and claimed a portion of the California coast in 1579. Spanish traders made unintended visits with the Manila galleons on their trips from the Philippines beginning in 1565
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A forest of redwood trees in
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Mount Shasta
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Politics of California
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The recent and current politics of the U. S. state of California are complex and involve a number of entrenched interests. Members of the Big Five meet in private to discuss bills pending in the legislature, because the party caucus leaders in Californias legislature also control the partys legislative campaign funds, the leaders wield tremendous power over their caucus members. They are thus able to some influence in their caucuss votes in Big Five meetings. Only the Democratic Party and Republican Party currently have representation in the State Legislature, however, for a brief period around the turn of the 21st century, one member of the Green Party was a member of the State Assembly, representing the eastern San Francisco Bay Area. Local elections in California at the county and city level are officially non-partisan, the two major political parties in California that currently have representation in the State Legislature and U. S. Congress are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. There are four parties that qualify for official ballot status, the American Independent Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party. Additionally, the constitution establishes mandatory funding levels for some agencies, programs. This issue came to the forefront when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Legislature attempted to cut spending to close the states budget deficits during the 2000s. A failure to pass a budget until almost three months after the constitutional deadline, northern Californias inland areas, the Central Valley, and Southern California outside Los Angeles County are mostly Republican areas. Coastal California, including areas as the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles County. As most of the population is in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area, California was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections from 1952 until 1992. During this period, the Republicans won California in every election except the election of 1964, in these years, the GOP regularly nominated Californians as presidential candidates, Richard Nixon in 1960 and 1972, and Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Since then however, the Democrats have carried the rich state since 1992. Among the states divisive issues are water and water rights, resulting in the California Water Wars, lacking reliable dry season rainfall, water is limited and available surface sources are extensively developed through dams, canals, and pipelines. The principal water sources are runoff from wet season rains and higher altitude snowpack, wells. Waste water reclamation in California is already routine, most water is in the north of the State, while agriculture, the largest user of stored water in California, is most prevalent in the central and southern areas. Additionally, the majority of the population is in the south. Water viewed as excess by the south is viewed by the north as environmentally essential for agriculture, fisheries, high land prices mean that ordinary people keep a large proportion of their net worth in land
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Constitution of the United States
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The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government, Articles Four, Five and Six entrench concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments and of the states in relationship to the federal government. Article Seven establishes the procedure used by the thirteen States to ratify it. In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty, the majority of the seventeen later amendments expand individual civil rights protections. Others address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures, Amendments to the United States Constitution, unlike ones made to many constitutions worldwide, are appended to the document. All four pages of the original U. S, according to the United States Senate, The Constitutions first three words—We the People—affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. From September 5,1774 to March 1,1781, the Continental Congress functioned as the government of the United States. The process of selecting the delegates for the First and Second Continental Congresses underscores the revolutionary role of the people of the colonies in establishing a governing body. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first constitution of the United States and it was drafted by the Second Continental Congress from mid-1776 through late-1777, and ratification by all 13 states was completed by early 1781. Under the Articles of Confederation, the governments power was quite limited. The Confederation Congress could make decisions, but lacked enforcement powers, implementation of most decisions, including modifications to the Articles, required unanimous approval of all thirteen state legislatures. The Continental Congress could print money but the currency was worthless, Congress could borrow money, but couldnt pay it back. No state paid all their U. S. taxes, some paid nothing, some few paid an amount equal to interest on the national debt owed to their citizens, but no more. No interest was paid on debt owed foreign governments, by 1786, the United States would default on outstanding debts as their dates came due. Internationally, the Articles of Confederation did little to enhance the United States ability to defend its sovereignty, most of the troops in the 625-man United States Army were deployed facing – but not threatening – British forts on American soil. They had not been paid, some were deserting and others threatening mutiny, spain closed New Orleans to American commerce, U. S. officials protested, but to no effect. Barbary pirates began seizing American ships of commerce, the Treasury had no funds to pay their ransom, if any military crisis required action, the Congress had no credit or taxing power to finance a response. Domestically, the Articles of Confederation was failing to bring unity to the sentiments and interests of the various states
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Page one of the original copy of the Constitution
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Signing the Constitution, September 17, 1787
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Territorial extent of the United States, 1790.
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"We the People" in an original edition
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Constitution of California
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The Constitution of the State of California is the document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of the U. S. state of California. Article 3, Section 2 of the current Constitution references the original boundaries as stated in the 1849 Constitution at Article 7. The result of Progressive mistrust of elected officials, the 1879 constitution is the third longest in the world, californias constitution is one of the longest collections of laws in the world, taking up 110 pages. Part of this length is caused by the fact that many voter initiatives take the form of a constitutional amendment, the constitution can be changed by initiatives passed by voters. Initiatives can be proposed by the governor, legislature, or by popular petition, many of the individual rights clauses in the state constitution have been construed as protecting rights even broader than the Bill of Rights in the federal constitution. This caused the California Supreme Court to find Capital Punishment unconstitional on state Constitutional grounds in the 1972 case of People v. Anderson, the constitution has undergone numerous changes since its original drafting. It was rewritten from scratch several times prior to the drafting of the current 1879 constitution, from 1911, the height of the U. S. Progressive Era, to 1986, the California Constitution was amended or revised over 500 times, the constitution gradually became increasingly bloated, leading to abortive efforts towards a third constitutional convention in 1897,1914,1919,1930,1934 and 1947. By 1962 the constitution had grown to 75,000 words and that year, the electorate approved the creation of a California Constitution Revision Commission, which worked on a comprehensive revision of the constitution from 1964 to 1976. The Commission ultimately removed about 40,000 words from the constitution, many of the signatories to the states original 1849 constitution were themselves prominent in their own right, and are therefore listed below. The list is notable for the inclusion of several Californios, the California Constitution is one of the longest in the world. Unlike other state constitutions, the California Constitution strongly protects the corporate existence of cities and counties, the Constitution gives charter cities, in particular, supreme authority over municipal affairs, even allowing such cities local laws to trump state law. By specifically enabling cities to pay counties to perform governmental functions for them, many of the individual rights clauses in the state constitution have been construed as protecting rights broader than the Bill of Rights in the federal constitution. The constitution also confers upon women equality of rights in entering or pursuing a business, profession, vocation and this is the earliest state constitutional equal rights provision on record. Two universities are expressly mentioned in the constitution, the University of California, UC is one of only nine state-run public universities in the United States whose independence from political interference is expressly guaranteed by the state constitution. Since 1900, Stanford has enjoyed the benefit of a constitutional clause shielding Stanford-owned property from taxes as long as it is used for educational purposes. The constitution of California distinguishes between constitutional amendments and revisions, the latter of which is considered to be a change to the entire constitution. A less extensive change in one or more of its provisions, both require passage of a California ballot proposition by voters, but they differ in how they may be proposed. S
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Colton Hall in Monterey, site of the 1849 Constitutional Convention
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Law of California
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The law of California consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, and regulatory law, as well as case law. The California Codes form the general statutory law, when deciding a case, courts in California may rely on both primary and secondary sources of legal authority. Primary sources create the law directly by promulgating binding rules that must be followed in California, secondary sources influence the law indirectly by analyzing or explaining primary sources in order to clarify the current state of California law. California are obligated to follow primary sources of law when deciding cases, the Constitution of California is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted within the California Statutes, which in turn have been codified into the 29 California Codes, State agencies promulgate regulations with the California Regulatory Notice Register, which are in turn codified in the California Code of Regulations. Counties and incorporated cities may promulgate ordinances which are usually codified in county or city codes. There are also sources of persuasive authority, which are not binding authority but are useful to lawyers. The foremost source of law is the Constitution of California. The California Constitution in turn is subordinate to the Constitution of the United States, pursuant to the state constitution, the California State Legislature and the Governor have enacted the California Statutes, which in turn have been codified into the 29 California Codes. The first four codes, enacted in 1872, were the Civil Code, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Penal Code, however, these did not constitute a complete codification, and statutes on subject matter inappropriate for the four codes were simply not codified. In 1929, the Legislature finally established the California Code Commission as a permanent government agency, upon completing this task in 1953, the Code Commission was replaced by the California Law Revision Commission. Strangely, although there is a Code of Civil Procedure, there was never a Code of Criminal Procedure, the newest code is the Family Code, which was split off from the Civil Code in 1994. California has several different types of governments throughout the state. California is divided into 58 counties, including San Francisco and municipal areas incorporated as cities, school districts, which are independent of cities and counties, handle public education. Counties and incorporated cities may promulgate ordinances which are codified in county codes and city codes. Every act prohibited or declared unlawful, and every failure to perform an act required, by the ordinances are misdemeanor crimes, Californias legal system is based on common law. Like all U. S. states except Louisiana, California has a statute providing for the reception of English law. All statutes, regulations, and ordinances are subject to judicial review and they can be overturned by any state court of record if they impermissibly amend an initiative statute, are unconstitutional under the U. S
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Bernard Witkin's Summary of California Law, a legal treatise popular with California judges and lawyers.
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Front page of the
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The California Appellate Reports, the courts of appeal' official reporter
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The
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Governor of California
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The position was created in 1849, the year before California became a state. The current governor is Jerry Brown, a Democrat who was inaugurated January 3,2011, in October 2013, Jerry Brown surpassed Earl Warren for the longest cumulative period of time served as governor. Governors are elected by ballot and serve terms of four years. Governors take office on the first Monday after January 1 after their election, there are two methods available to remove a governor before the expiration of the gubernatorial term of office. Impeachment and removal by the legislature The governor can be impeached for misconduct in office by the State Assembly, recall by the voters Petitions signed by California state voters equal in number to 12% of the last vote for the office of governor can launch a gubernatorial recall election. The voters can vote on whether or not to recall the incumbent governor. If a majority of the voters in the vote to recall the governor. The 2003 California recall began with a drive that successfully forced sitting Democratic Governor Gray Davis into a special recall election. It marked the first time in the history of California that a governor faced a recall election and he was subsequently voted out of office, becoming the second governor in the history of the United States to be recalled after Lynn Frazier of North Dakota in 1921. He was replaced by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Lieutenant Governor of California is separately elected during the same election, not jointly as the running mate of the gubernatorial candidate. California has had a governor and a lieutenant governor of different parties 26 of the past 31 years, the lieutenant governor is also the President of the California State Senate. In practice, there is an agreement for the Lieutenant Governor not to perform more than perfunctory duties while the Governor is away from the state. This agreement was violated when Mike Curb was in office, as he signed several executive orders at odds with the Brown administration when Brown was out of the state. Court rulings have upheld the lieutenant governors right to perform the duties, peter Burnett had the longest post-governorship,44 years. He left office in 1851 and died in 1895, excluding governors who died in office, Robert Waterman had the shortest post-governorship. He died on April 12,1891, a three months and four days after the expiration of his term. Sworn in at the age of 30, J. Neely Johnson was the youngest governor from 1856 to 1858, sworn in at the age of 72, Jerry Brown became the oldest governor in 2011. Earl Warren was the governor to serve more than two consecutive terms in office
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Milton Latham 6th Governor (1860)
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Jerry Brown
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Edmund Gerald Jerry Brown Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 39th Governor of California since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor from 1975 to 1983, as the only son of Edmund G. Pat Brown Sr. Elected governor in 1974 at age 36, Brown was the youngest California governor in 111 years, Brown was re-elected governor in 1978, and ran against fellow Democrat and incumbent President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 primaries. While challengers to incumbent presidents seldom gain traction, the challenge by Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts did, Brown declined to run for a third term in 1982, instead running for the United States Senate in 1982. However, Brown was defeated by Republican Pete Wilson, and many considered his career to be over. After traveling abroad, Brown returned to California and served as Chairman of the California Democratic Party, after six years out of politics, Brown returned to public life, serving as Mayor of Oakland, and then Attorney General of California. Brown decided to run for another term as governor in 2010, the law limited a governor to two terms, however, the four living governors when the law was passed remained eligible. Brown defeated Meg Whitman in 2010 to become the 39th governor in 2011, on October 7,2013, he became the governor in California history. Brown was re-elected in 2014, with sixty percent of the vote, as a consequence of the 28-year gap between his second and third terms, Brown has been both the sixth-youngest California governor, and the oldest California governor in history. Browns father was of half-Irish and half-German descent, Browns great-grandfather August Schuckman, a German immigrant, settled in California in 1852 during the California Gold Rush. Brown was a member of the California Cadet Corps at St. Ignatius High School, in 1955, Brown entered Santa Clara University for a year, and left to attend Sacred Heart Novitiate, a Jesuit novice house, intent on becoming a Catholic priest. Brown left the novitiate after three years, enrolling at the University of California, Berkeley in 1960, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics in 1961, Brown went on to Yale Law School and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1964. After law school, Brown worked as a law clerk for California Supreme Court Justice Mathew Tobriner, returning to California, Brown took the state bar exam and passed on his second attempt. He then settled in Los Angeles and joined the law firm of Tuttle & Taylor, in 1969, Brown ran for the newly created Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees, which oversaw community colleges in the city, and placed first in a field of 124. In 1970, Brown was elected California Secretary of State, Brown argued before the California Supreme Court and won cases against Standard Oil of California, International Telephone and Telegraph, Gulf Oil, and Mobil for election law violations. In addition, he forced legislators to comply with campaign disclosure laws, while holding this office, he discovered the use of falsely notarized documents by then-President Richard Nixon to fraudulently earn a tax deduction for donation of his pre-presidential papers. Brown also drafted and helped to pass the California Political Reform Act of 1974, Proposition 9, among other provisions, it established the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Brown won the primary with the recognition of his father, Pat Brown
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California Chief Justice Donald Wright (left) swearing in Brown as
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Mayor Jerry Brown (left) with U.S. Senator
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Brown in 2009
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Lieutenant Governor of California
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The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer and vice-executive of the State of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a term and can serve a maximum of two terms. California has had a governor and a lieutenant governor of different parties 26 of the past 31 years, California has had 41 lieutenant governors and five acting lieutenant governors since achieving statehood in 1850. The current lieutenant governor is Gavin Newsom, who was sworn into office on January 10,2011, in practice, there is a gentlemens agreement for the Lieutenant Governor not to perform more than perfunctory duties while the Governor is away from the state. This agreement was violated when Mike Curb was in office, as he signed several executive orders at odds with the administration of Jerry Brown, when Brown was out of the state. Court rulings have upheld the lieutenant governors right to perform the duties, the lieutenant governor is also the President of the California State Senate. Many California projects created through gubernatorial executive orders, or through the initiative process, thus, it is argued, California might benefit if the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor ran on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor would then be likely to help the Governor – who is subject to a greater degree of voter scrutiny – to implement his or her policies. By contrast the Attorney General of California oversees 5,300 employees, including 1,110 state attorneys, List of lieutenant governors of California List of current United States lieutenant governors Official website
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Gavin Newsom
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Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman, the former mayor of San Francisco, and the Lieutenant Governor of California since 2011. Newsom was formerly married to Fox News contributor Kimberly Guilfoyle and he was a prominent early advocate for same-sex marriage and was influential in legalizing cannabis in California. Newsom studied at Redwood High School and graduated from Santa Clara University, after graduation, he co-founded businesses with family friend Gordon Getty, who was an investor. Newsom drew voter attention with his Care Not Cash program, which was designed to move people into city-assisted care. In 2003 he was elected as the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, Newsom was re-elected in 2007 with 72 percent of the vote. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of California in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, in February 2015, Newsom announced he was opening a committee to run for Governor of California in 2018. Gavin Christopher Newsom was born in San Francisco, California, to Tessa Thomas and William Alfred Newsom III and he is a fourth-generation San Franciscan. He is of mostly Irish descent, one of his maternal great-grandfathers, Scotsman Thomas Addis, was a pioneer scientist in the field of nephrology, Newsom is the second cousin, twice removed, of musician Joanna Newsom. Newsoms parents separated when he was 2 and divorced in 1972, at age 10, Newsom moved with his mother and sister, to nearby Marin County. In May 2002, his mother died following a fight with breast cancer. While Newsom later reflected that he did not have a childhood, he attended kindergarten. He eventually transferred because of dyslexia that still affects him. His dyslexia has made it difficult for him to write, spell, read and he attended third through fifth grades at Notre Dame des Victoires, where he was placed in remedial reading classes. Newsom graduated from Redwood High School in 1985 and he played basketball and baseball in high school. Newsom was an outfielder in baseball and his baseball skills placed him on the cover of the Marin Independent Journal. Newsoms aunt was married to Ron Pelosi, the brother-in-law of former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, in an interview with The San Francisco Chronicle, his sister recalled Christmas holidays when their mother told them there wouldnt be any gifts. Tessa opened their home to children, instilling in Newsom the importance of public service. His fathers finances were strapped in part because of his tendency to give away his earnings, Newsom worked several jobs in high school to help support his family
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Newsom in 2009
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Newsom at
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Newsom (left) in 2013
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California Attorney General
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The Attorney General of California is the State Attorney General of California. The Department employs over 1,100 attorneys and 3,700 non-attorney employees, the Attorney General is elected to a four-year term, with a maximum of two terms. The election is held at the statewide election as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Heads the Department of Justice, which is responsible for providing legal services. Acts as the counsel in state litigation. Oversees law enforcement agencies, including District Attorneys and Sheriffs, previously, the attorney general lacked jurisdiction over matters in the jurisdiction of locally-elected district attorneys and sheriffs. Warren went on to become Attorney General himself in 1938 where he reorganized states law enforcement into districts, for a comprehensive list, see List of Attorneys General of California. Representative George Deukmejian – Governor of California Jerry Brown – California Secretary of State, Governor of California Mayor, Oakland California Kamala Harris – U. S
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Incumbent
Kamala Harris since January 3, 2011
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The California Attorney General's main office in Sacramento is housed in this building
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Xavier Becerra
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Xavier Becerra is an American politician serving as the current Attorney General of California. Becerra, a member of the Democratic Party, was Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, born in Sacramento, California, Becerra is a graduate of Stanford University, receiving his J. D. from Stanford Law School. He worked as a Lawyer at the Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts and he served as a Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice from 1987 to 1990 before he was elected to the California State Assembly, where he served one term from 1990 to 1992. Born in Sacramento, California, Becerra is the son of immigrants from Jalisco, Mexico. As a young child Becerra grew up in a house with his three sisters. He graduated in 1976 from C. K, mcClatchy High School, located in central city Sacramento. He received his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1984 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1985 and he was initially a lawyer, working on cases involving individuals who had mental disorders for the Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts. Becerra worked as an Administrative Assistant for California State Senator Art Torres in 1986 and he served a Deputy Attorney-General in the California Department of Justice under Attorney General John Van de Kamp from 1987 to 1990. He later went on to beat Republican Lee Lieberg and Libertarian Steven Pencall, Becerra served one term in the State Assembly, representing Californias 59th district, from 1990 to 1992. In 1992, 25th District Congressman Edward Roybal announced his retirement after 30 years in Congress, Becerra entered the race for the seat, which had been renumbered as the 30th District after redistricting. He won the Democratic primary with a plurality of 32% of the vote, in the general election, he defeated Republican nominee Morry Waksberg 58%–24%. In 1994, he won re-election to a term with 66%. After, he never won re-election with less than 72% and his district was renumbered as the 31st District after the 2000 census. After redistricting, ahead of the 2012 elections, most of Becerras old district became the 34th District, Becerra announced he would run there, it includes his home. He defeated Republican Stephen Smith 85. 6% to 14. 4%, Becerra was a prominent member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, of which he served as chairman during the 105th Congress. He was featured on The Colbert Reports Better Know a District on August 17,2006, on September 29,2008 Becerra voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 because he wanted to see direct protections for responsible homeowners in the bill. Instead, Becerra was appointed assistant to the Speaker of the House for the 110th Congress, before the opening of the 111th Congress, Emanuel accepted a position as White House Chief of Staff in the Obama Administration. Larson succeeded Emanuel as caucus chair, and Becerra won his bid to succeed Larson as Vice-Chair and he defeated Marcy Kaptur of Ohio by a vote of 175–67
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Secretary of State of California
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The Secretary of State of California is the chief clerk of the U. S. State of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The Secretary of State is elected for four terms, like the states other constitutional officers. The current Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, took office on January 5,2015, the Secretary of State is the Californias Chief Elections Officer, overseeing all federal and state elections in the state and maintaining a database of registered voters. They are also responsible for disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information, the Secretary of States office also has a number of responsibilities related to corporations, the largest portion office is the Business Programs Division, which handles corporate filings. The Secretarys office also maintains a number of registries, including the Safe at Home confidential address program, and the Domestic Partners and Advance Health Care Directive. Other roles include safeguarding the California State Archives, and they are a trustee of the California Museum, California government and California politics List of company registers California Secretary of States official website
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Incumbent
Alex Padilla since January 5, 2015
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Alex Padilla
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Alejandro Alex Padilla is an American politician, Democratic Party activist, engineer, and civil servant. He has served as the Secretary of State of California since winning the election on November 5,2014 against Republican Pete Peterson. He served in the California State Senate, representing the 20th District after his election to the position in November 2006, prior to serving in the Senate he served 7½ years on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 7th District. First elected in 1999, he was elected president in July 2001. Padilla is one of three children of Santos and Lupe Padilla, both of whom emigrated from Mexico before meeting and marrying in Los Angeles. Padilla grew up in the community of Pacoima in Los Angeles and is a graduate of San Fernando High School in the northeast San Fernando Valley and he earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994. After graduation, he moved back to Pacoima and briefly worked as an engineer for Hughes Aircraft and he has served as president of the League of California Cities and was its youngest-ever president and the first Latino to lead the league. He serves as chair of the Los Angeles Leadership Council for the American Diabetes Association, Padilla had been a staff member to United States Senator Dianne Feinstein and California State Assembly member Tony Cardenas. On July 1,1999 at the age of 26, Padilla was sworn in as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, two years later his council colleagues elected him council president. Padilla was the first Latino and the youngest person elected president of the Los Angeles City Council, Padilla was elected to the State Senate in 2006 and re-elected in 2010, with nearly 70% of the vote. He left office on November 30,2014, after two terms in the body, on April 11,2013, Alex Padilla, then a term limited State Senator, announced his intention to run for the position. He was expected to face an intraparty battle with fellow Democrat Leland Yee, Padilla won the election in November against Republican Pete Peterson, who was endorsed by the Los Angeles Times, with 53. 6% of the vote. Secretary of State website Official State Senate website State Senate campaign website Padilla profile at JoinCalifornia. com Senator Padillas official YouTube channel
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California State Treasurer
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The California State Treasurer is responsible for the states investment and finance. The post has more narrow responsibilities and authority than the California State Controller, the administration of the states budgets, financial analyses and planning, money allocation, and economic research is under the California Department of Finance. The state treasurer assumes office by way of election, the term of office is a four-year term but is limited to two terms. Elections for the State Treasurer are held on a concurrent basis with the election of the Governor. The current state treasurer is John Chiang, as the state’s banker, manages the state’s investments. Administers the sale of bonds and notes and is the investment officer for most state funds. Chairs or serves on several commissions, most of which relate to the marketing of bonds, pays out state funds when spent by the Controller and other state agencies. California Department of Finance Official California State Treasurer web site
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Incumbent
John Chiang since January 5, 2015
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John Chiang (California politician)
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John Chiang is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as the California State Treasurer since January 5,2015. He previously served as California State Controller from 2007 to 2015, on May 17,2016, Chiang announced his campaign for Governor of California in the 2018 race. Chiang is the son of immigrants from Taiwan, Chiangs mother, Shen Yin-hsiang, was a Tainan native, who studied abroad in Japan before immigrating to the United States to pursue further studies. Chiangs parents met at the University of Notre Dame, and soon married, Chiang was born in New York City and grew up in Chicago. Chiang attended Carl Sandburg High School where he served as student body vice-president alongside student body president Dave Jones and he graduated with honors with a degree in finance from the University of South Florida and has a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Chiangs decision to pursue law was influenced by his grandfather, Shen Rong. He moved to Los Angeles in 1987 where he got involved with the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Chiang began his career as a tax law specialist for the IRS. He worked as an attorney for then-California State Controller Gray Davis and he was appointed to the California Board of Equalization in 1997 after incumbent Brad Sherman resigned after being elected to the U. S. House of Representatives. Chiang was then elected to the office in 1998 and elected to a second term in 2002. He was Chair and represented the Fourth District, primarily serving southern Los Angeles County, Chiang ran for California State Controller in 2006. He won the Democratic primary with 53%, defeating State Senator Joe Dunn, in the general election, he defeated Republican State Assemblyman Tony Strickland by over 870,000 votes. Chiang was inaugurated on January 8,2007, Chiangs actions were praised as having gotten a needed discussion reignited. In June 2007, a U. S. District Judge banned the State Controllers office from seizing unclaimed property because the State was not giving fair notice to the owner and public. By October 2007, the U. S. District Judge found that Chiangs measures satisfie constitutional due process, Chiang claimed that he had both constitutional and statutory authority to continue payments and that Schwarzenegger was trying to make Chiang do something thats improper and illegal. He received support from the Democratic leadership in the state Senate, when Schwarzenegger issued a formal executive order, Chiang sent a formal letter to Schwarzenegger reiterating his position. At a rally of workers in Los Angeles, Chiang called them innocent victims of a political struggle. Chiang ran for a term in 2010. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced a rematch with Strickland in the general election, Chiang defeated him again, by over 1.83 million votes
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California State Controller
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The State Controller of California is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California in the United States. The post has broader responsibilities and authority than the California State Treasurer, responsibilities include investigative authority for every dollar spent by the state, and being an ex-officio member of the states Board of Equalization. The State Controller is elected to a term but is limited to two terms. The current state controller is Betty Yee, as the state’s chief fiscal officer, acts as the state’s accountant and bookkeeper of all public funds. Administers the state system and unclaimed property laws. Serves on 76 boards and commissions, including the Board of Equalization, Franchise Tax Board, CalPERS, conducts audits and reviews of state operations. The office performs a multitude of financial audits, compliance audits and it is considered one of the premiere audit agencies of the State of California. Noted former Deputy State Controllers include Barrett McInerney, James Burton, and Laurette Healey
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300 Capitol Mall is home to several state agencies including the Controller's Office
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Betty Yee
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Betty T. Yee is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as California State Controller since 2015. She previously served as a member of the California Board of Equalization from 2004 to 2015 and she won the open seat for Controller in the 2014 election, with 54% of the vote. A native of the Parkside district of San Francisco, Yees parents emigrated from Guangdong Province and she handled the books in her familys neighborhood laundry and dry cleaning business while she grew up. She went on to attend Golden Gate University, from which she earned a degree in Public Administration. Yee worked for the Legislature and was then Governor Gray Daviss Chief Deputy Director for Budget, the governor and legislative leaders made decisions that sometimes didnt agree with our recommendations. She then became the Chief Deputy to Board of Equalization member Carole Migden and she was appointed to fill the seat when Migden vacated it after being elected to the State Senate. Yee was elected in her own right to the California Board of Equalization in 2006 from the 1st Board District and was re-elected in 2010 and she led the successful effort to force Amazon. com to collect sales taxes on online purchases, the so-called Amazon tax. She ran for California State Controller in the 2014 election to succeed term-limited Democrat John Chiang, in the nonpartisan blanket primary, Republican Ashley Swearengin, the Mayor of Fresno, and Yee finished first and second, respectively. Swearengin and Yee competed in the election, which Yee won by 3,810,304 votes to 3,249,668. As State Controller, Yee will sit on the California State Lands Commission and she supports investing in alternative energy and opposes fracking for oil. An advocate of tax reform, she opposes extending Governor Jerry Browns temporary tax increases, instead proposing to lower the sales tax. Yee also serves as Vice President of California Women Lead, a nonprofit, Betty T. Yee, Board Member, State Board of Equalization Betty Yee for Controller 2014
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California Insurance Commissioner
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California Insurance Commissioner is an elected executive office position in California. The officeholder is in charge of the California Department of Insurance, the current Insurance Commissioner is Democrat Dave Jones. Oversees and directs all functions of the Department of Insurance, licenses, regulates, and examines insurance companies. Answers public questions and complaints regarding the insurance industry, enforces the laws of the California Insurance Code and adopts regulations to implement the laws. The mission is to ensure vibrant markets where insurers keep their promises and the health and economic security of individuals, families, as a result of the passage of Proposition 103 in 1988, the elected office of the California Insurance Commissioner was created in 1991. Previously, the position was held by an appointed by the Governor. The Insurance Commissioner oversees the Department of Insurance, Democrat Dave Jones won the November 2,2010 election for California Insurance Commissioner. The Insurance Commissioner does not oversee the majority of Health Plans, HMO Health Plans and PPO Plans offered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are overseen by the California Department of Managed Health Care
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Dave Jones (politician)
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David Evan Dave Jones is an American politician. He represented Californias 9th assembly district December 2004 through 2011 and he is currently Californias Insurance Commissioner. He is a member of the Democratic Party, Jones attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois where he served as student body president alongside student body vice-president John Chiang. He served for five and a years after winning a 1999 special election to replace Darrell Steinberg. Before his election to the city council, he worked for six years as a legal aid attorney with Legal Services of Northern California, in 1995, Jones was one of 13 Americans awarded a White House Fellowship. Jones served in the Clinton administration for three years and he first served as a special assistant to Janet Reno and later as her counsel. Jones received his degree from DePauw University, his law degree from Harvard Law School. Jones, a Democrat, chaired the Assembly Judiciary Committee for four years and he also chaired the Assembly Health Committee and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. He served on the Appropriations Committee, the Judiciary Committee, preventing HMOs and health insurers from charging men and women different rates for the same health insurance policies. First-in-the-nation legislation allowing Californians to share their personal vehicles in car-sharing pools without invalidating their auto insurance, securing billions in federal funding to improve Californias hospital health care safety net and fund childrens health care, by establishing a hospital provider fee. Protecting private medical records from mis-use and disclosure, creating the nations largest early childhood education and preschool program to give children the best possible start. Jones also authored legislation in 2010 which sought to regulate pet insurance by requiring pet insurance companies to be specific about which types coverage will be provided. The bill was vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and did not become law, Jones was mentioned by several people as a potential opponent for Mayor Heather Fargo in 2008 due to his experience in local politics. However, Jones decided not to run and endorsed the mayor in her reelection bid against former NBA star. Jones supported Democrat Barack Obama in his race against Republican John McCain in the November 2008 Presidential Election, Jones 2011 inauguration speech indicated his strong support for implementing Obamas health care reform law in California. On November 13,2008, Jones announced his campaign California State Insurance Commissioner in 2010, Jones announced, The insurance commissioner should be a strong advocate for consumers, he said. I think with my background and experience, I would be a strong advocate. He was quickly endorsed by State Senate President Darrell Steinberg
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Jones giving a speech
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Tom Torlakson
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Tom Torlakson is an American politician from California. In 2010, he was elected to the position of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and he is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served his three terms in the California State Assembly, representing the 11th district, which consists of portions of Contra Costa County. He also served two terms in the California State Senate, representing the 7th district, Torlakson was born in San Francisco on July 19,1949. His grandfather worked in San Francisco as a U. S. Coast Guard seaman, torlaksons father worked as a welder, building Liberty cargo ships for World War II. Torlaksons mother worked as a secretary and in the postal service. Merchant Marine during the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1970 and his assignments included Guam, Vietnam, Thailand and later on Chevron oil tankers to Alaska which was his first job where he was a union member. In 1968, he received the Merchant Marines Vietnam Service Medal, after his maritime service, Torlakson attended the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a B. A. in History in 1971, Torlakson is married to Mae Cendana, a member of the Ambrose Recreation and Park District board of directors. He has two daughters, Tiffany and Tamara, Torlakson became a science teacher in 1972. He worked as a teacher in Bay Area high schools for six years and was a member of the California Federation of Teachers, Torlakson was elected to the Antioch City Council in 1978. Torlakson was selected as the Mayor Pro-Tem and he was involved in Antioch city politics from 1978 to 1981 when he was chairman of the Delta Protection Commission. Torlakson challenged George Miller IV, son of the congressman George Miller III, Torlakson was a campaigner with the slogan, His own name, his own record. Torlakson was elected to the Californias 11th State Assembly district in 1996 and 1998, Torlakson authored legislation to provide $50 million to elementary and junior high schools statewide for after-school programs that eventually was increased to $550 million annually. He was an architect of the plan for school facilities funding that became Proposition 1A, Californians approved with a 62% yes vote in November 1998, allowing $9.2 billion for new schools and for the modernization and rehabilitation of older schools. He also helped provide funding for day care and Head Start centers. Torlakson backed legislation that requires maintenance and mechanical inspections of all permanent amusement park rides. He sought the regulations after a fatal accident at Waterworld in Concord in 1997
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California State Legislature
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The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U. S. state of California. It is a body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house. New legislators convene each new session, to organize, in the Assembly and Senate Chambers, respectively. Aside from the recess, the legislature is in session year-round, the Democratic Party currently holds supermajorities in both chambers of the California Legislature. The state senate currently consists of 27 Democrats and 13 Republicans, except for the period from 1995 to 1996, the Assembly has been in Democratic hands since the 1970 election. The Senate has been in Democratic hands continuously since 1970, the first Californian State House was originally a hotel in San Jose owned by businessman Pierre Don Pedro Sainsevain and his associates. The State Legislature currently meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento, members of the Assembly are elected from 80 districts and serve two-year terms. Members of the Senate are elected from forty districts and serve four-year terms, twenty Senate seats are up for election at each two-year election cycle. Term limits were established in 1990 following the passage of Proposition 140. In June 2012, voters approved Proposition 28 which allows legislators to serve a maximum of 12 years without regard to whether the years are served in the State Assembly or the State Senate. The proceedings of the California State Legislature are briefly summarized in regularly published journals, which show votes, reports produced by California executive agencies, as well as the Legislature, were published in the Appendices to the Journals from 1849 to 1970. Since the 1990s, the legislature has provided a video feed for its sessions. Due to the expense and the obvious political downside, California did not keep records of actual speeches made by members of the Assembly. As a result, reconstructing legislative intent outside of an acts preamble is extremely difficult in California for legislation passed before the 1990s. Since 1993, the Legislature has hosted a web/ftp site in one form or another, the most sought-after legislative committee appointments are to banking, agriculture and insurance. A bill is a proposal to change, repeal, or add to existing state law, an Assembly Bill is one introduced in the Assembly, a Senate Bill, in the Senate. Bills are designated by number, in the order of introduction in each house, for example, AB16 refers to the 16th bill introduced in the Assembly. The numbering starts afresh each session, there may be one or more extraordinary sessions
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California State Senate
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The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. The legislative body consists of 40 members, with each member representing approximately 931,000 people, due to the states large population and relatively small legislature, the State Senate has the largest population per representative ratio of any state legislative house. Each member roughly represents a population equivalent to the state of Delaware, the State Senate convenes at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. In the current session, Democrats control 27 seats, comprising a two-thirds supermajority of the chamber, prior to 1968, state senate districts were drawn so that each county had at most one state senator. This led to the situation of a populous county such as Los Angeles County being accorded the same number of senators as less populous counties such as Humboldt County. In Reynolds v. Sims, the United States Supreme Court compelled all states to draw up districts with equal population, as such, boundaries were changed to provide more equitable representation. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate, the President pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full senate. Other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their party caucuses according to each partys strength in the chamber. The current president pro tem is Democrat Kevin de León, the minority leader is Republican Jean Fuller. The red tones of the California State Senate Chamber are based on the British House of Lords, the dais rests along a wall shaped like an E, with its central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a portrait of George Washington and the Latin quotation, almost every decorating element is identical to the Assembly Chamber. The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature
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Bill Monning
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William Bill Monning is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he is the current Senate Majority Leader, Monning currently represents the 17th Senate District, which encompasses the Central Coast. Before his election to the State Senate in 2012, Monning served in the California State Assembly and he is the former president and co-founder of Global Majority, Inc. an organization committed to education, training and advocacy in the field of non-violent conflict resolution. Monning served as a Senior Fulbright Specialist, receiving Fulbright scholarships to teach and research in Peru, Monning received a B. A. at University of California, Berkeley and a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He and his wife, Dana T. Kent, a physician, reside in Carmel. About three months later, the bill died in committee
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Monning in 2014
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Jean Fuller
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Jeannie Lynn Jean Fuller is a U. S. politician who serves as the minority leader in the California State Senate. A Republican, she was previously a member of the California Assembly, Jean Fuller was born and raised in Kern County. She supplemented her education with coursework and seminars at the University of Southern California, Harvard University and she served as an educator in the Central Valley for more than 30 years, including time as Superintendent of the Bakersfield City School District. Statewide leadership roles include the California School Boards Association, Association of School Administrators, Fuller was named California Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators in the 2004/2005 school year. Fuller earned national recognition for school improvement in 1998 when she was awarded the AASA Leadership for Learning Award, first elected to the California State Legislature in 2006, Fuller represented the 32nd Assembly district. Fuller went on to win the election for the California State Senate in for Californias 16th State Senate district in 2010. The 16th district includes parts of Kern, Tulare, and San Bernardino Counties as well as all of Inyo County, in 2015, Senator Fuller authored SB111, Securing Federal Funding for Schools that Serve Military Families. SB111, which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, provides a 20% matching of funds for 11 California schools near or on a base, allocating $61 million in federal. In 2012, Fuller authored SB1367, the Archery Hunting/Firearms Bill and this bill revised the archery provisions of the Fish and Game code to authorize a peace officer to carry a firearm while hunting deer, while prohibiting use of that firearm to illegally hunt deer. SB1367 was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, official website State Senator - Jean Fuller
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California State Assembly
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The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. It consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people, members of the assembly are generally referred to using the titles assemblyman, assemblywoman, or assemblymember. The State Assembly convenes at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, in the current session, the Democrats control 55 seats, forming a supermajority of the chamber. The Speaker presides over the State Assembly in the leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full assembly, other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each partys strength in the chamber. The current Speaker is Democrat Anthony Rendon, the majority leader is Democrat Ian Calderon, while the minority leader is Republican Chad Mayes. The chambers green tones are based on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, the dais rests along a wall shaped like an E, with its central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a Latin quotation, almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber. According to Article 4, Section 2 of the California Constitution, the Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature. The Sergeant-at-Arms protects the members of the California State Assembly and this position has existed since December 15,1849, when Samuel N. Houston became the Assemblys first Sergeant-at-Arms. The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature
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List of Speakers of the California State Assembly
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This is a list of Speakers of the California State Assembly. It does not number those individuals who serving abbreviated terms, nor those serving during a session called by the Governor for a narrowly defined agenda. Office of the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, archived from the original on June 20,2007
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John Bigler
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James T. Farley
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Campbell Polson Berry
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Frank Leslie Coombs
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Anthony Rendon
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Anthony Michael Rendon is an American baseball third baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. Rendon played college baseball for the Rice University Owls, where he won the 2010 Dick Howser Trophy, Rendon was selected sixth overall in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft by the Nationals. Rendon is the son of Rene and Bridget Rendon and is of Mexican descent. His parents say Rendon started playing baseball at an early age. Rendon grew up on the southwest side of Houston and excelled academically and he was a star basketball player, track athlete and baseball player at Hodges Bend Middle School. For the first two and a years of high school, Rendon attended George Bush High School, before transferring to Lamar High School. Out of high school, Rendon was drafted in the 27th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves and he turned down their signing bonus to play for Rice University and head coach Wayne Graham. As a true freshman, he hit.388 with 20 home runs and 72 runs batted in, Rendon was also nominated for both the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award in his first season at the college level. He led the conference in offensive categories, including batting average, slugging percentage and home runs. He added 31 walks to his already gaudy offensive numbers, giving him a.496 on-base percentage. In addition to his prowess, he stole 9 bases in 11 attempts, two away from leading the team, and showed defensive ability at third base as well. However, in Rices last game, in the Baton Rouge Super Regional, as a sophomore in 2010 he was the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy and was Baseball Americas College Player of the Year, becoming the first underclassman to win the award. He is also only the player to be named Conference USA Player of the Year twice. He finished the season hitting.394 with 26 home runs and 85 runs batted in, again starting in one of the Owls 63 games. Rendons 26 home runs were the second highest single season total in school history, in his sophomore campaign, Rendon hit more home runs than he struck out, and his walks nearly tripled his strike out total. Again, Rendon flashed the leather, raising his fielding percentage to.978, after his Rice season ended, Rendon was invited to represent his country playing on the international circuit for Team USA. He suffered another ankle injury in the first game against South Korea. Houston mayor Annise Parker declared June 29,2010 to be Anthony Rendon Day in Houston, Rendon was a member of Wiess College while at Rice
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Rendon with the Washington Nationals
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Chris Holden
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Christopher Holden is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 41st Assembly District, which encompasses the northern San Gabriel Valley and he is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. Prior to his election to the Assembly in 2012, Holden was a Mayor and he is the son of longtime Los Angeles politician Nate Holden. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, Holden was a Pasadena city council member, and he is the second longest-serving city councilmember in the citys history, having served since 1989. Holden is an alumnus of Pasadena High School and San Diego State University and he first ran for seat 3 of the Pasadena City Council in 1985, but lost narrowly to incumbent Loretta Thompson-Glickman. He was elected four years later, and was appointed Mayor in 1997, during his term, the City charter was revised to allow for open election of the mayor. However, in the first citywide election, Holden was defeated by former Councilmember and former Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard. Holden previously served as the Assembly Majority Floor Leader, in 2014, Holden was reelected to the Assembly with 59% of the vote. Nathaniel Tsai, the 18-year-old challenger to Holden, finished with 41% of the vote, in his first term, Holden introduced legislation to require California schools to teach about the significance of the Barack Obama presidency. He introduced legislation to tackle the problem of grease thievery at restaurants and he also introduced legislation to study and foster economic development and job creation. Official website—41st State Assembly district Campaign website Chris Holden Blog
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Chad Mayes
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Chad Mayes is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 42nd district, encompassing parts of Riverside, prior to being elected to the State Assembly, he was a Yucca Valley town councilmember. Mayes earned a Bachelor of Science in Government from Liberty University, before entering public service, Mayes worked as a financial advisor and tax preparer. Mayes served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 2002–2011, and was elected by the council to serve as mayor. In 2004, Mayes and then-councilman Paul Cook voted against a proposed 42-percent pay increase for town elected officials, in his final budget as Mayor, Yucca Valley spent $8.7 million, a slight decrease from the previous year, and had over $5 million in reserves. Mayes was elected to the State Assembly in November 2014, with 57. 3% of the vote, Mayes was also appointed to the Select Committee on Renewable Energy Development and Restoration of the Salton Sea, and was named Chief Republican Whip. All three bills received unanimous support in their policy committee hearings. The son of a pastor, Mayes grew up in Yucca Valley, after graduating from Liberty University, Mayes married his wife Shanon at 24. Mayes currently plays guitar at his church, and performed with Kristin Olsen, Official website Official Biography Official Facebook Official Twitter Personal Twitter
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