2007–2008 session of the
California State Legislature
2003–2004 2007–2008
The Great Seal of the State of California
Overview
Legislative bodyCalifornia State Legislature
JurisdictionCalifornia
TermDecember 6, 2004 – November 30, 2006
Senate
Members40
President of the SenateCruz Bustamante (D)
President pro temporeDon Perata (D9th)
Minority LeaderDick Ackerman (R33rd)
Party controlDemocratic
Assembly
Members80
SpeakerFabian Núñez (D46th)
Minority Leader
Party controlDemocratic

The 2005–2006 session was a session of the California State Legislature.

Major legislation

Enacted

  • SB 1613 - Law banning the use of cell phones in cars.

Senate

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

President Pro Tem: Don Perata (D-9)
Majority Leader: Gloria Romero (D-24)
Minority Leader: Dick Ackerman (R-33)

DistrictNamePartySeat Up
1stDave CoxRep2008
2ndWesley Chesbro
Term limited
Dem2006
3rdCarole MigdenDem2008
4thSam AanestadRep2006
5thMichael MachadoDem2008
6thDeborah Ortiz
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Secretary of State
Dem2006
7thTom TorlaksonDem2008
8thJackie Speier
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Lieutenant Governor
Dem2006
9thDon PerataDem2008
10thLiz Figueroa
Term limited. Lost primary election
for Lieutenant Governor
Dem2006
11thJoe SimitianDem2008
12thJeff DenhamRep2006
13thElaine AlquistDem2008
14thCharles Poochigian
Term limited. Lost general election
for Attorney General
Rep2006
15thAbel MaldonadoRep2008
16thDean FlorezDem2006
17thGeorge RunnerRep2008
18thRoy AshburnRep2006
19thTom McClintock
Lost general election
for Lieutenant Governor
Rep2008
20thRichard Alarcón
Term limited. Elected to
California State Assembly, 39th District
Dem2006
21stJack ScottDem2008
22ndGilbert CedilloDem2006
23rdSheila KuehlDem2008
24thGloria RomeroDem2006
25thEdward VincentDem2008
26thKevin Murray
Term limited
Dem2006
27thAlan S. LowenthalDem2008
28thDebra Bowen
Term limited. Elected
Secretary of State
Dem2006
29thBob MargettRep2008
30thMartha Escutia
Term limited
Dem2006
31stRobert DuttonRep2008
32ndNell Soto
Term limited. Elected to
California State Assembly, 61st District
Dem2006
33rdDick AckermanRep2008
34thJoe Dunn
Term limited
Dem2006
35thJohn Campbell
Tom Harman*
Rep2008
36thDennis HollingsworthRep2006
37thJim BattinRep2008
38thBill Morrow
Term limited
Rep2006
39thChristine KehoeDem2008
40thDenise Moreno DuchenyDem2006

* Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election (and was sworn in on June 12, 2006) for the 35th Senate District seat to replace John Campbell, who vacated his State Senate seat on December 7, 2005 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Assembly

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 48
  Republican Party 32
 Total
80
 Majority
16

Officers

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

Full List of Members, 2005-2006

DistrictNameParty
1stPatty BergDem
2ndDoug La MalfaRep
3rdRick KeeneRep
4thTim Leslie
Term limited
Rep
5thRoger NielloRep
6thJoe Nation
Term limited
Dem
7thNoreen EvansDem
8thLois WolkDem
9thDave JonesDem
10thAlan NakanishiRep
11thJoseph Canciamilla
Term limited
Dem
12thLeland Yee
Elected to State Senate,
8th District
Dem
13thMark LenoDem
14thLoni HancockDem
15thGuy S. HoustonRep
16thWilma Chan
Term limited
Dem
17thBarbara S. Matthews
Term limited
Dem
18thJohan Klehs
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Senate, 10th District
Dem
19thGene MullinDem
20thAlberto TorricoDem
21stIra RuskinDem
22ndSally J. LieberDem
23rdJoe CotoDem
24thRebecca Cohn
Term limited
Dem
25thDave Cogdill
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 14th District
Rep
26thGreg AghazarianRep
27thJohn LairdDem
28thSimon Salinas
Term limited
Dem
29thMichael VillinesRep
30thNicole ParraDem
31stJuan ArambulaDem
32ndKevin McCarthy
Elected to U.S. Congress,
22nd District
Rep
33rdSam BlakesleeRep
34thBill MazeRep
35thPedro NavaDem
36thSharon RunnerRep
37thAudra StricklandRep
38thKeith Richman
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Treasurer
Rep
39thCindy Montañez
Lost primary for State Senate,
20th District
Dem
40thLloyd E. LevineDem
41stFran Pavley
Term limited
Dem
42ndPaul Koretz
Term limited
Dem
43rdDario Frommer
Term limited
Dem
44thCarol Liu
Term limited
Dem
45thJackie Goldberg
Term limited
Dem
46thFabian NuñezDem
47thKaren BassDem
48thMark Ridley-Thomas
Elected to State Senate,
26th District
Dem
49thJudy Chu
Term limited. Elected to
Board of Equalization, 4th District
Dem
50thHector De La TorreDem
51stJerome Horton
Term limited. Lost primary for
Board of Equalization, 4th District
Dem
52ndMervyn M. DymallyDem
53rdMike Gordon*
Ted Lieu*
Dem
54thBetty KarnetteDem
55thJenny Oropeza
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 28th District
Dem
56thRudy Bermúdez
Lost primary for State Senate,
30th District
Dem
57thEd Chavez
Term limited
Dem
58thRonald S. Calderon
Elected to State Senate,
30th District
Dem
59thDennis Mountjoy
Term limited
Rep
60thBob HuffRep
61stGloria Negrete McLeod
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 32nd District
Dem
62ndJoe Baca, Jr.
Lost primary for
State Senate, 32nd District
Elected to Rialto City Council
Dem
63rdBill EmmersonRep
64thJohn J. BenoitRep
65thRuss Bogh
Term limited
Rep
66thRay Haynes
Term limited. Lost primary for
Board of Equalization, 3rd District
Rep
67thTom Harman*
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 35th District
Rep
68thVan TranRep
69thTom Umberg
Term limited. Lost primary for
State Senate, 34th District
Dem
70thChuck DeVoreRep
71stTodd SpitzerRep
72ndLynn Daucher
Term limited. Lost general election
for State Senate, 34th District
Rep
73rdMimi WaltersRep
74thMark Wyland
Term limited. Elected to
State Senate, 38th District
Rep
75thGeorge A. PlesciaRep
76thLori SaldañaDem
77thJay La Suer
Term limited
Rep
78thShirley HortonRep
79thJuan VargasDem
80thBonnie GarciaRep

* Ted Lieu won the September 13, 2005 special election (and was sworn in on September 21, 2005) for the 53rd Assembly District seat to replace Mike Gordon, who died on June 25, 2005, due to a brain tumor.
* Assemblyman Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election for the 35th District seat in the California State Senate and resigned from the Assembly (and was sworn into the Senate) on June 12, 2006. He would have been term limited at the end of 2006.

See also

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