STATE PAGES California Colorado
Nickname...... The Golden State Nickname...... The Centennial State Motto...... Eureka (I Have Found It) Motto...... Nil Sine Numine Flower...... California Poppy (Nothing Without Providence) Bird...... California Valley Quail Flower...... Rocky Mountain Columbine Tree...... California Redwood Bird...... Lark Bunting Song...... I Love You, California Tree...... Blue Spruce Entered the Union...... September 9, 1850 Song...... Where the Columbines Grow Capital...... Sacramento Entered the Union...... August 1, 1876 Capital...... Denver STATISTICS Land Area (square miles)...... 155,779 STATISTICS Rank in Nation...... 3rd Land Area (square miles)...... 103,642 Population...... 37,691,912 Rank in Nation...... 8th Rank in Nation...... 1st Population...... 5,116,796 Density per Square Mile...... 242 Rank in Nation...... 22nd Capital City...... Sacramento Density per square mile...... 49.4 Population...... 466,488 Capital City...... Denver Rank in State...... 7th Population...... 600,158 Largest City...... Los Angeles Rank in State...... 1st Population...... 3,792,621 Largest City...... Denver Number of Representatives in Congress...... 53 Number of Representatives in Congress...... 7 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes...... 55 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes...... 9 Number of Geographic Counties...... 58 Number of Geographic Counties...... 64 Number of County Governments...... 57 Number of County Governments...... 62 Number of Consolidated Governments...... 1 Number of Consolidated Governments...... 2 Number of Municipal Governments...... 478 Number of Municipal Governments...... 270 Number of School Districts...... 1,044 Number of School Districts...... 180 Number of Special Districts...... 2,765 Number of Special Districts...... 1,904
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Legislative Body...... Legislature Legislative Body...... General Assembly
President of the Senate...... Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom President of the Senate...... Brandon Shaffer President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Darrell Steinberg President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Betty Boyd Secretary of the Senate...... Gregory Schmidt Secretary of the Senate...... Cindy Markwell
Speaker of the Assembly...... John A. Perez Speaker of the House...... Frank McNulty Speaker Pro Tem of the Assembly...... Fiona Ma Speaker Pro Tem of the House...... Kevin Priola Chief Clerk of the Assembly...... E. Dotson Wilson Chief Clerk of the House...... Marilyn Eddins
2012 Regular Session...... Jan. 4 – Aug. 31, 2012 2012 Regular Session...... Jan. 11 – May 9, 2012 Number of Senatorial Districts...... 40 Number of Senatorial Districts...... 35 Number of Representative Districts...... 80 Number of Representative Districts...... 65
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH Governor...... Edmund G. Brown Jr. Governor...... John Hickenlooper Lieutenant Governor...... Gavin Newsom Lieutenant Governor...... Joe Garcia Secretary of State...... Debra Bowen Secretary of State...... Scott Gessler Attorney General...... Kamala Harris Attorney General...... John W. Suthers Treasurer...... Bill Lockyer Treasurer...... Walker Stapleton Auditor...... Elaine M. Howle Auditor...... Diane Ray Controller...... John Chiang Controller...... David McDermott
Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2011 – 1/2015 Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2011 – 1/2015 Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 8 Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 5 Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 11 Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 21
JUDICIAL BRANCH JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court...... Supreme Court Highest Court...... Supreme Court Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Tani Cantil-Sakauye Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Michael L. Bender Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 7 Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 7 Number of Intermediate Appellate Court Judges...... 88 Number of Intermediate Appellate Court Judges...... 16 Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 4 Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 1 U.S. Circuit Court...... 9th Circuit U.S. Circuit Court...... 10th Circuit
STATE INTERNET ADDRESSES STATE INTERNET ADDRESSES Official State Website...... http://www.ca.gov Official State Website...... http://www.colorado.gov Governor’s Website...... http://gov.ca.gov/ Governor’s Website...... http://www.colorado.gov/governor State Legislative Website...... http://www.leginfo.ca.gov State Legislative Website...... http://www.leg.state.co.us State Judicial Website...... http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov State Judicial Website...... http://www.courts.state.co.us
562 The Book of the States 2012