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2015-16 Joint Handbook Table of Contents California Legislature 2015-16 Table of Contents “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” I Table of Contents Table of Contents EDMUND G. BROWN JR. GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA III Table of Contents GAVIN NEWSOM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IV Table of Contents KEVIN DE LEóN PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE V Table of Contents ANTHONY RENDON SPEAkeR OF THE ASSEMBLY VI Table of Contents KEVIN MULLIN SPEAkeR PRO TEMPORE OF THE ASSEMBLY VII Table of Contents Memoranda VIII Table of Contents CALIFORNIA SENATE AT SACRAMENTO Biographies and Photographs of SENATE AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND OFFICERS List of SENATE AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, OFFICERS, ATTACHES, COMMITTEES and RULES OF THE TWO HOUSES and Standards of Conduct of the Senate Together With a List of the Members of Congress, State Officers, Etc. 2015–16 REGULAR SESSION (2016 Edition) Convened December 1, 2014 Published August 2016 DANIEL ALVAREZ Secretary of the Senate E. DOTSON WILSON Chief Clerk of the Assembly IX Table of Contents SENATE LEADERSHIP President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D) Majority Leader William W. Monning (D) Democratic Caucus Chair Connie M. Leyva Republican Leader Jean Fuller Republican Caucus Chair Jim Nielsen Senate Rules Committee: Kevin de León (D) (Chair); Anthony Cannella (R) (Vice Chair); Tom Berryhill (R); Connie M. Leyva (D); Holly J. Mitchell (D). X Click on the description to direct you to the corresponding page CONTENTS PAGE California Representatives in Congress ....................... 13 Directory of State Officers ........................................... 16 Constitutional Officers ............................................. 16 Legislative Department ............................................ 20 SENATE ...................................................................... 21 Biographies and Photographs of Senators ............... 23 Biographies and Photographs of Officers ................ 53 Senatorial Districts ................................................... 55 Senators—Occupations, District Addresses ............. 57 Senate Chamber Seating Chart ................................ 68 Standing Committees ............................................... 69 Senators and Committees of Which They Are Members ................................... 72 Select Committees ................................................... 75 Subcommittees ......................................................... 77 Joint Committees ..................................................... 79 Weekly Committee Schedule ................................... 81 Seniority of Senators ................................................ 84 Offices of the Senate ................................................ 85 Election Statistics ..................................................... 88 Standing Rules of the Senate ................................... 121 Index to Standing Rules of the Senate ................. 185 Standards of Conduct of the Senate ......................... 207 (11) Click on the description to direct you to the corresponding page CONTENTS—Continued PAGE ASSEMBLY ................................................................ 211 Assembly Rules Committee Photograph ..................... 215 Members of the Assembly— Biographies and Pictures ...................................... 217 District Offices and Occupations ......................... 262 Assembly Districts and Counties ................................. 274 Classification as to Legislative Service ........................ 277 Standing Committees of the Assembly ........................ 279 Subcommittees of Standing Committees ............. 285 Select Committees ............................................... 286 Special Committees ............................................. 291 Joint Committees ................................................. 292 Schedule of Committee Meetings ........................ 294 Schedule of Subcommittee Meetings ................... 296 Offices of the Assembly ............................................... 297 Primary Vote for State Assemblymembers................... 299 General Election Vote for State Assemblymembers .... 348 Special Election Vote for Assembly ............................. 397 Standing Rules of the Assembly .................................. 399 Index to Standing Rules of the Assembly ............ 473 Constitution of California, Article IV .......................... 515 Index to Constitution of California, Article IV .... 539 Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly ...................... 559 Index to Joint Rules.............................................. 625 Sessions of the Legislature ........................................... 645 Governors of California, 1849–2016 ........................... 663 Officers of the Assembly, 1849–2016 .......................... 669 (12) Table of Contents CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS 114th Congress UNITED STATES SENATE Boxer, Barbara (D) .................................................San Francisco Term expires January 3, 2017. Feinstein, Dianne (D) ............................................San Francisco Term expires January 3, 2019. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dist. 1. LaMalfa, Doug (R) .....................................................Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama 2. Huffman, Jared (D) .............................................Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity 3. Garamendi, John (D) ............................................... Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba 4. McClintock, Tom (R) ...............................................Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne 5. Thompson, Mike (D) ......................................Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma 6. Matsui, Doris O. (D) ........................................Sacramento, Yolo 7. Bera, Ami (D) ....................................................Sacramento 8. Cook, Paul (R) ............................................................. Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino 9. McNerney, Jerry (D) ......................................Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin 10. Denham, Jeff (R) ............................................. San Joaquin, Stanislaus 11. DeSaulnier, Mark (D) ......................................Contra Costa 12. Pelosi, Nancy (D) ..........................................San Francisco 13. Lee, Barbara (D) ................................................... Alameda, San Francisco (13) Table of Contents 14 Representatives in Congress HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Continued 14. Speier, Jackie (D) .........................................San Francisco, San Mateo 15. Swalwell, Eric (D) ................................................ Alameda, Contra Costa 16. Costa, Jim (D) ..........................................................Fresno, Madera, Merced 17. Honda, Mike (D) .................................................. Alameda, Santa Clara 18. Eshoo, Anna G. (D) ........................................... San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz 19. Lofgren, Zoe (D) ...............................................Santa Clara 20. Farr, Sam (D) ....................................................... Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz 21. Valadao, David G. (R) ..............................................Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare 22. Nunes, Devin (R) ......................................................Fresno, Tulare 23. McCarthy, Kevin (R) ...................................................Kern, Los Angeles, Tulare 24. Capps, Lois (D) ........................................San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura 25. Knight, Steve (R) .............................................Los Angeles, Ventura 26. Brownley, Julia (D) .........................................Los Angeles, Ventura 27. Chu, Judy (D) ..................................................Los Angeles, San Bernardino 28. Schiff, Adam (D) ..............................................Los Angeles 29. Cárdenas, Tony (D) ..........................................Los Angeles 30. Sherman, Brad (D) ..........................................Los Angeles, Ventura 31. Aguilar, Pete (D) .........................................San Bernardino 32. Napolitano, Grace F. (D) ..................................Los Angeles 33. Lieu, Ted (D) ....................................................Los Angeles Table of Contents 15 Representatives in Congress HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Continued 34. Becerra, Xavier (D) ..........................................Los Angeles 35. Torres, Norma J. (D) .......................................Los Angeles, San Bernardino 36. Ruiz, Raul (D) ...................................................... Riverside 37. Bass, Karen (D) ................................................Los Angeles 38. Sánchez, Linda (D) ..........................................Los Angeles, Orange 39. Royce, Ed (R) ..................................................Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino 40. Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D) ...............................Los Angeles 41. Takano, Mark (D) ................................................. Riverside 42. Calvert, Ken (R) ................................................... Riverside 43. Waters, Maxine (D) ..........................................Los Angeles 44. Hahn, Janice (D) ...............................................Los Angeles 45.
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