2001–2002 session of the
California State Legislature
1999–2000 2003–2004
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Overview
Legislative bodyCalifornia State Legislature
JurisdictionCalifornia
TermDecember 4, 2000 – November 30, 2002
Senate
Members40
President of the SenateCruz Bustamante (D)
President pro temporeJohn L. Burton (D3rd)
Minority LeaderJim Brulte (R31st)
Party controlDemocratic
Assembly
Members80
Speaker
Minority Leader
Party controlDemocratic

The 2001–2002 session was a session of the California State Legislature.

Dates of sessions

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

  • December 1, 2000: After pleading guilty to campaign finance violations, Jan Leja (R) agreed not to take the seat she was elected to in November 2000 for the 65th Assembly District.[1]
  • January 2001: Senator Hilda Solis (D-24) resigned to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.[2]
  • March 6, 2001: Assembly member Gloria Romero (D-49) won the special election in the 24th Senate District to replace Solis.[2]
  • April 3, 2001: Russ Bogh (R) won the special election in the 65th Assembly District to replace Leja.[2]
  • May 15, 2001: Judy Chu (D) won the special election in the 49th Assembly District to replace Romero.[2]

Major legislation

Contents: EnactedPending or failedVetoed

Enacted

Pending or failed

Vetoed

Members

Senate

The party affiliation and district numbers of Senators are listed after their names in this list.

President Pro Tem: John L. Burton (D-3)
Majority Leader: Richard Polanco (D-22)
Minority Leader: Jim Brulte (R-31)

DistrictNamePartyNotes
1stRico OllerRep 
2ndWesley ChesbroDem 
3rdJohn BurtonDem 
4thMaurice JohannessenRep 
5thMichael MachadoDem 
6thDeborah OrtizDem 
7thTom TorlaksonDem 
8thJackie SpeierDem 
9thDon PerataDem 
10thLiz FigueroaDem 
11thByron SherDem 
12thDick MonteithRep 
13thJohn VasconcellosDem 
14thCharles PoochigianRep 
15thBruce McPhersonRep 
16thJim CostaDem 
17thPete KnightRep 
18thJack O'ConnellDem 
19thTom McClintockRep 
20thRichard AlarcónDem 
21stJack ScottDem 
22ndRichard PolancoDem 
23rdSheila KuehlDem 
24thHilda SolisDemResigned January 3, 2001, to take seat in United States House of Representatives.
vacant  
Gloria RomeroDemElected March 6, 2001.
25thEdward VincentDem 
26thKevin MurrayDem 
27thBetty KarnetteDem 
28thDebra BowenDem 
29thBob MargettRep 
30thMartha EscutiaDem 
31stJim BrulteRep 
32ndNell SotoDem 
33rdDick AckermanRep 
34thJoe DunnDem 
35thRoss JohnsonRep 
36thRay HaynesRep 
37thJim BattinRep 
38thBill MorrowRep 
39thDede AlpertDem 
40thSteve PeaceDem 

Assembly

Democrats: 50
Republicans: 30

Officers

Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature

Full list of members, 2001-2002

DistrictNamePartyNotes
1Virginia Strom-MartinDem 
2Richard L. DickersonRep 
3Samuel M. AanestadRep 
4Tim LeslieRep 
5Dave CoxRep 
6Joseph NationDem 
7Pat WigginsDem 
8Helen ThomsonDem 
9Darrell SteinbergDem 
10Anthony PescettiRep 
11Joseph CanciamillaDem 
12Kevin ShelleyDem 
13Carole MigdenDem 
14Dion AronerDem 
15Lynne C. LeachRep 
16Wilma ChanDem 
17Barbara S. MatthewsDem 
18Ellen M. CorbettDem 
19Louis J. PapanDem 
20John A. DutraDem 
21S. Joseph SimitianDem 
22Elaine AlquistDem 
23Manny DiazDem 
24Rebecca CohnDem 
25Dave CogdillRep 
26Dennis CardozaDem 
27Fred KeeleyDem 
28Simon SalinasDem 
29Mike BriggsRep 
30Dean FlorezDem 
31Sarah ReyesDem 
32Roy AshburnRep 
33Abel MaldonadoRep 
34Phil WymanRep 
35Hannah-Beth JacksonDem 
36George RunnerRep 
37Tony StricklandRep 
38Keith RichmanRep 
39Tony CardenasDem 
40Robert M. HertzbergDem 
41Fran PavleyDem 
42Paul KoretzDem 
43Dario FrommerDem 
44Carol LiuDem 
45Jackie GoldbergDem 
46Gil CedilloDem 
47Herb WessonDem 
48Roderick WrightDem 
49Gloria RomeroDemElected to State Senate on March 6, 2001.
vacant  
Judy ChuDemElected on May 15, 2001.
50Marco Antonio FirebaughDem 
51Jerome HortonDem 
52Carl WashingtonDem 
53George NakanoDem 
54Alan LowenthalDem 
55Jenny OropezaDem 
56Sally HaviceDem 
57Edward ChavezDem 
58Thomas M. CalderonDem 
59Dennis MountjoyRep 
60Robert PachecoRep 
61Gloria Negrete McLeodDem 
62John LongvilleDem 
63Bill LeonardRep 
64Rod PachecoRep 
65vacant Vacant due to member-elect Jan Leja not taking seat after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations.
Russ BoghRepElected on April 3, 2001.
66Dennis HollingsworthRep 
67Tom HarmanRep 
68Ken MaddoxRep 
69Lou CorreaDem 
70John CampbellRep 
71Bill CampbellRep 
72Lynn DaucherRep 
73Patricia C. BatesRep 
74Mark WylandRep 
75Charlene ZettelRep 
76Christine KehoeDem 
77Jay La SuerRep 
78Howard WayneDem 
79Juan VargasDem 
80Dave KelleyRep 

Analysis of Bills

See also

References

  1. Morain, Dan; Ingram, Carl (December 2, 2000). "Winner in Assembly Race Agrees to Give Up Office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "California Special Elections History" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
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