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The California state Senate has 40 members each serving four-year terms. Each member represents more than 900,000 Californians.
| Name | Party | District | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
Brian Dahle
|
R
|
1 | El Dorado |
Mike McGuire
|
D
|
2 | Santa Rosa |
Bill Dodd
|
D
|
3 | Napa |
Marie Alvarado-Gil
|
D
|
4 | Modesto |
Susan Talamantes Eggman
|
D
|
5 | Stockton |
Roger Niello
|
R
|
6 | Sacramento |
Steve Glazer
|
D
|
7 | Walnut Creek |
Angelique Ashby
|
D
|
8 | Sacramento |
Nancy Skinner
|
D
|
9 | Oakland |
Aisha Wahab
|
D
|
10 | Fremont |
Scott Wiener
|
D
|
11 | San Francisco |
Shannon Grove
|
R
|
12 | Bakersfield |
Josh Becker
|
D
|
13 | San Mateo |
Anna Caballero
|
D
|
14 | Merced |
Dave Cortese
|
D
|
15 | Campbell |
Melissa Hurtado
|
D
|
16 | Bakersfield |
John Laird
|
D
|
17 | Salinas |
Steve Padilla
|
D
|
18 | Chula Vista |
Monique Limón
|
D
|
19 | Santa Barbara |
Caroline Menjivar
|
D
|
20 | Van Nuys |
Scott Wilk
|
R
|
21 | Lancaster |
Susan Rubio
|
D
|
22 | West Covina |
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
|
R
|
23 | Rancho Cucamonga |
Ben Allen
|
D
|
24 | Redondo Beach |
Anthony Portantino
|
D
|
25 | Glendale |
María Elena Durazo
|
D
|
26 | Los Angeles |
Henry Stern
|
D
|
27 | Calabasas |
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
|
D
|
28 | Los Angeles |
Josh Newman
|
D
|
29 | Brea |
Bob Archuleta
|
D
|
30 | Cerritos |
Richard Roth
|
D
|
31 | Riverside |
Kelly Seyarto
|
R
|
32 | Murrieta |
Lena Gonzalez
|
D
|
33 | Long Beach |
Tom Umberg
|
D
|
34 | Garden Grove |
Steven Bradford
|
D
|
35 | San Pedro |
Janet Nguyen
|
R
|
36 | Huntington Beach |
Dave Min
|
D
|
37 | Costa Mesa |
Catherine Blakespear
|
D
|
38 | Encinitas |
Toni Atkins
|
D
|
39 | San Diego |
Brian Jones
|
R
|
40 | El Cajon |
| Name | Party | District | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
Megan Dahle
|
R
|
1 | Redding |
Jim Wood
|
D
|
2 | Ukiah |
James Gallagher
|
R
|
3 | Chico |
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
|
D
|
4 | Davis |
Joe Patterson
|
R
|
5 | Granite Bay |
Kevin McCarty
|
D
|
6 | Sacramento |
Josh Hoover
|
R
|
7 | Folsom |
Jim Patterson
|
R
|
8 | Fresno |
Heath Flora
|
R
|
9 | Lodi |
Stephanie Nguyen
|
D
|
10 | Elk Grove |
Lori Wilson
|
D
|
11 | Fairfield |
Damon Connolly
|
D
|
12 | San Rafael |
Carlos Villapudua
|
D
|
13 | Stockton |
Buffy Wicks
|
D
|
14 | Oakland |
Tim Grayson
|
D
|
15 | Concord |
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
|
D
|
16 | San Ramon |
Matt Haney
|
D
|
17 | San Francisco |
Mia Bonta
|
D
|
18 | Oakland |
Phil Ting
|
D
|
19 | San Francisco |
Liz Ortega
|
D
|
20 | Hayward |
Diane Papan
|
D
|
21 | San Mateo |
Juan Alanis
|
R
|
22 | Modesto |
Marc Berman
|
D
|
23 | Palo Alto |
Alex Lee
|
D
|
24 | Milpitas |
Ash Kalra
|
D
|
25 | San Jose |
Evan Low
|
D
|
26 | Cupertino |
Esmeralda Soria
|
D
|
27 | Merced |
Gail Pellerin
|
D
|
28 | Santa Cruz |
Robert Rivas
|
D
|
29 | Salinas |
Dawn Addis
|
D
|
30 | San Luis Obispo |
Joaquin Arambula
|
D
|
31 | Fresno |
Vince Fong
|
R
|
32 | Bakersfield |
Devon Mathis
|
R
|
33 | Visalia |
Tom Lackey
|
R
|
34 | Palmdale |
Jasmeet Bains
|
D
|
35 | Bakersfield |
Eduardo Garcia
|
D
|
36 | Coachella |
Gregg Hart
|
D
|
37 | Santa Barbara |
Steve Bennett
|
D
|
38 | Oxnard |
Juan Carrillo
|
D
|
39 | Hesperia |
Pilar Schiavo
|
D
|
40 | Santa Clarita Valley |
Chris Holden
|
D
|
41 | Pasadena |
Jacqui Irwin
|
D
|
42 | Thousand Oaks |
Luz Rivas
|
D
|
43 | Arleta |
Laura Friedman
|
D
|
44 | Burbank |
James Ramos
|
D
|
45 | Highland |
Jesse Gabriel
|
D
|
46 | Woodland Hills |
Greg Wallis
|
R
|
47 | Rancho Mirage |
Blanca Rubio
|
D
|
48 | West Covina |
Mike Fong
|
D
|
49 | Monterey Park |
Eloise Gómez Reyes
|
D
|
50 | San Bernardino |
Rick Chavez Zbur
|
D
|
51 | West Hollywood |
Wendy Carrillo
|
D
|
52 | Los Angeles |
Freddie Rodriguez
|
D
|
53 | Chino |
Miguel Santiago
|
D
|
54 | Los Angeles |
Isaac Bryan
|
D
|
55 | Culver City |
Lisa Calderon
|
D
|
56 | City of Industry |
Reggie Jones-Sawyer
|
D
|
57 | Los Angeles |
Sabrina Cervantes
|
D
|
58 | Corona |
Phillip Chen
|
R
|
59 | Brea |
Corey Jackson
|
D
|
60 | Perris |
Tina McKinnor
|
D
|
61 | Inglewood |
Anthony Rendon
|
D
|
62 | Lakewood |
Bill Essayli
|
R
|
63 | Riverside |
Blanca Pacheco
|
D
|
64 | Downey |
Mike Gipson
|
D
|
65 | Gardena |
Al Muratsuchi
|
D
|
66 | Torrance |
Sharon Quirk-Silva
|
D
|
67 | Fullerton |
Avelino Valencia
|
D
|
68 | Anaheim |
Josh Lowenthal
|
D
|
69 | Long Beach |
Tri Ta
|
R
|
70 | Westminster |
Kate Sanchez
|
R
|
71 | Murrieta |
Diane Dixon
|
R
|
72 | Huntington Beach |
Cottie Petrie-Norris
|
D
|
73 | Irvine |
Laurie Davies
|
R
|
74 | San Juan Capistrano |
Marie Waldron
|
R
|
75 | Escondido |
Brian Maienschein
|
D
|
76 | San Diego |
Tasha Boerner Horvath
|
D
|
77 | Carlsbad |
Christopher Ward
|
D
|
78 | San Diego |
Akilah Weber
|
D
|
79 | La Mesa |
David Alvarez
|
D
|
80 | Chula Vista |
How liberal or conservative are your legislators?
Each legislator is placed on the spectrum depending on the votes they cast in the 2021-22 session. Methodology →
Which state legislators work on the issues you care about?
Our reporters closely follow California state legislators, the causes they champion, the committees they serve on and the legislation they introduce. Here is our list of the top leaders on the state’s major issues. How we choose →
Top legislative leaders:
K-12 education
|
D
Asm. Phil Ting
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Asm. Kevin McCarty
|
Sacramento |
|
D
Asm. Al Muratsuchi
|
Torrance |
|
D
Sen. Josh Newman
|
Brea |
|
D
Sen. John Laird
|
Salinas |
What's going on with K-12 education in California?
Read our explainer: California student test scores plunge — but some achievement gaps narrow. See how your school compares.
California has more than 6 million students attending public school from kindergarten through high school. With nearly $100 billion in state funding per year, schools are the largest category in the California budget. Current issues include teacher retention, an achievement gap for students of color and enrollment and learning losses from the pandemic.
Top legislative leaders:
Higher education
|
D
Asm. Mike Fong
|
Monterey Park |
|
D
Asm. Jacqui Irwin
|
Thousand Oaks |
|
D
Asm. Kevin McCarty
|
Sacramento |
|
D
Sen. Josh Newman
|
|
|
D
Sen. John Laird
|
Salinas |
What's going on with higher education in California?
Read our explainer: Cal State’s Black students are falling behind other groups — and poor graduation data obscures the crisis
California’s higher education system is the largest in the nation with eight in 10 students attending one of the three public university systems: California Community Colleges, California State University or the University of California. The public system faces funding, capacity and student housing challenges.
Top legislative leaders:
Health
|
D
Asm. Joaquin Arambula
|
Fresno |
|
D
Asm. Jim Wood
|
Ukiah |
|
D
Sen. Scott Wiener
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman
|
Stockton |
|
D
Sen. Caroline Menjivar
|
Van Nuys |
What's going on with health in California?
Read our explainer: Congenital syphilis rates soar across California as public health funding dwindled prior to the pandemic
California’s Medi-Cal system provides care to about 13 million Californians, roughly 30% of the state population. Covered California, the state’s version of the federal Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, has an enrollment of about 1.8 million.
Top legislative leaders:
Housing
|
D
Asm. Buffy Wicks
|
Oakland |
|
R
Asm. Joe Patterson
|
Granite Bay |
|
D
Sen. Scott Wiener
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Sen. Toni Atkins
|
San Diego |
What's going on with housing in California?
Read our explainer: Newsom campaigned on building 3.5 million homes. He hasn’t gotten even close
California faces a housing crisis with the median price for a single-family home at $830,000. That is double the national median. Despite billions of dollars in spending, homelessness has increased by at least 22,500 since 2019, to 173,800. California’s challenge is to build far more housing units than it has in recent years.
Top legislative leaders:
Environment
|
D
Asm. Laura Friedman
|
Burbank |
|
D
Asm. Steve Bennett
|
Oxnard |
|
D
Asm. Luz Rivas
|
Arleta |
|
D
Asm. Damon Connolly
|
San Rafael |
|
D
Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
|
San Ramon |
|
D
Sen. Henry Stern
|
Calabasas |
|
D
Sen. Ben Allen
|
Redondo Beach |
|
D
Sen. Dave Min
|
Costa Mesa |
What's going on with the environment in California?
Read our explainer: How can California boost its water supply?
California is a global leader on climate policies with new goals to reduce carbon emissions 48% below 1990 levels by 2030, to ban the sale of new gas powered cars by 2035 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. At the same time, the state is heading into the fourth year of drought and also working to protect endangered species.
Top legislative leaders:
Justice
|
D
Asm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer
|
Los Angeles |
|
D
Asm. Brian Maienschein
|
San Diego |
|
D
Asm. Mia Bonta
|
Oakland |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Sen. Aisha Wahab
|
Fremont |
|
D
Sen. Tom Umberg
|
Garden Grove |
What's going on with justice in California?
Read our explainer: Fatal shootings: California’s bid to police its police is lagging
There are about 103,000 inmates in California state prisons, as initiatives and state policies reduce the population. Overall crime rates in California remain historically low, although homicides have increased in many cities recently. Meanwhile, a new system to investigate police killings of unarmed civilians is off to a slow start.
Top legislative leaders:
State budget
|
D
Asm. Phil Ting
|
San Francisco |
|
R
Asm. Vince Fong
|
Bakersfield |
|
D
Asm. Chris Holden
|
Pasadena |
|
D
Asm. Anthony Rendon
|
Lakewood |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Sen. Toni Atkins
|
San Diego |
|
D
Sen. Anthony Portantino
|
Glendale |
What's going on with the state budget in California?
Read our explainer: California budget approved: What to know about record spending plan
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature have benefited from record surpluses in crafting the state budget, which hit a record $308 billion in the general fund for 2022-23. But early numbers project a $25 billion deficit for 2023-24, which changes the dynamics of the budget debate.
Top legislative leaders:
Poverty
|
D
Asm. Joaquin Arambula
|
Fresno |
|
D
Asm. Corey Jackson
|
Perris |
|
D
Asm. Phil Ting
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Asm. Carlos Villapudua
|
Stockton |
|
D
Sen. María Elena Durazo
|
Los Angeles |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil
|
Modesto |
What's going on with poverty in California?
Read our explainer: When employers steal wages from workers
Poverty rates have dropped due to surges in government aid during the pandemic. But some of those safety net programs are being pulled back. And about 29% of Californians are poor or near poor and the state has the highest poverty rate, when the cost of living, especially housing, is counted.