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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 | Healdsburg |
Bill Dodd
|
D
|
3 | Napa |
Jim Nielsen
|
R
|
4 | Roseville |
Susan Talamantes Eggman
|
D
|
5 | Stockton |
Richard Pan
|
D
|
6 | Sacramento |
Steve Glazer
|
D
|
7 | Walnut Creek |
Andreas Borgeas
|
R
|
8 | Fresno |
Nancy Skinner
|
D
|
9 | Oakland |
Bob Wieckowski
|
D
|
10 | Fremont |
Scott Wiener
|
D
|
11 | San Francisco |
Anna Caballero
|
D
|
12 | Salinas |
Josh Becker
|
D
|
13 | San Mateo |
Melissa Hurtado
|
D
|
14 | Hanford |
Dave Cortese
|
D
|
15 | Campbell |
Shannon Grove
|
R
|
16 | Bakersfield |
John Laird
|
D
|
17 | Monterey |
Bob Hertzberg
|
D
|
18 | Van Nuys |
Monique Limón
|
D
|
19 | Santa Barbara |
Connie Leyva
|
D
|
20 | Chino |
Scott Wilk
|
R
|
21 | Lancaster |
Susan Rubio
|
D
|
22 | West Covina |
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
|
R
|
23 | Rancho Cucamonga |
María Elena Durazo
|
D
|
24 | Los Angeles |
Anthony Portantino
|
D
|
25 | Glendale |
Ben Allen
|
D
|
26 | Redondo Beach |
Henry Stern
|
D
|
27 | Calabasas |
Melissa Melendez
|
R
|
28 | Murrieta |
Josh Newman
|
D
|
29 | Brea |
Sydney Kamlager
|
D
|
30 | Los Angeles |
Richard Roth
|
D
|
31 | Riverside |
Bob Archuleta
|
D
|
32 | Cerritos |
Lena Gonzalez
|
D
|
33 | Long Beach |
Tom Umberg
|
D
|
34 | Garden Grove |
Steven Bradford
|
D
|
35 | San Pedro |
Pat Bates
|
R
|
36 | Laguna Hills |
Dave Min
|
D
|
37 | Costa Mesa |
Brian Jones
|
R
|
38 | El Cajon |
Toni Atkins
|
D
|
39 | San Diego |
Ben Hueso
|
D
|
40 | Chula Vista |
| Name | Party | District | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
Megan Dahle
|
R
|
1 | Bieber |
Jim Wood
|
D
|
2 | Santa Rosa |
James Gallagher
|
R
|
3 | Chico |
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
|
D
|
4 | Woodland |
Frank Bigelow
|
R
|
5 | Placerville |
Kevin Kiley
|
R
|
6 | Granite Bay |
Kevin McCarty
|
D
|
7 | Sacramento |
Ken Cooley
|
D
|
8 | Rancho Cordova |
Jim Cooper
|
D
|
9 | Elk Grove |
Marc Levine
|
D
|
10 | San Rafael |
Lori Wilson
|
D
|
11 | Fairfield |
Heath Flora
|
R
|
12 | Modesto |
Carlos Villapudua
|
D
|
13 | Stockton |
Tim Grayson
|
D
|
14 | Concord |
Buffy Wicks
|
D
|
15 | Oakland |
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
|
D
|
16 | San Ramon |
Matt Haney
|
D
|
17 | San Francisco |
Mia Bonta
|
D
|
18 | Oakland |
Phil Ting
|
D
|
19 | San Francisco |
Bill Quirk
|
D
|
20 | Hayward |
Adam Gray
|
D
|
21 | Merced |
Kevin Mullin
|
D
|
22 | San Mateo |
Jim Patterson
|
R
|
23 | Fresno |
Marc Berman
|
D
|
24 | Los Altos |
Alex Lee
|
D
|
25 | Milpitas |
Devon Mathis
|
R
|
26 | Visalia |
Ash Kalra
|
D
|
27 | San Jose |
Evan Low
|
D
|
28 | Cupertino |
Mark Stone
|
D
|
29 | Santa Cruz |
Robert Rivas
|
D
|
30 | Salinas |
Joaquin Arambula
|
D
|
31 | Fresno |
Rudy Salas
|
D
|
32 | Bakersfield |
Thurston Smith
|
R
|
33 | Hesperia |
Vince Fong
|
R
|
34 | Bakersfield |
Jordan Cunningham
|
R
|
35 | San Luis Obispo |
Tom Lackey
|
R
|
36 | Palmdale |
Steve Bennett
|
D
|
37 | Santa Barbara |
Suzette Martinez Valladares
|
R
|
38 | Valencia |
Luz Rivas
|
D
|
39 | San Fernando |
James Ramos
|
D
|
40 | Rancho Cucamonga |
Chris Holden
|
D
|
41 | Pasadena |
Chad Mayes
|
I
|
42 | Rancho Mirage |
Laura Friedman
|
D
|
43 | Burbank |
Jacqui Irwin
|
D
|
44 | Camarillo |
Jesse Gabriel
|
D
|
45 | Van Nuys |
Adrin Nazarian
|
D
|
46 | Van Nuys |
Eloise Gómez Reyes
|
D
|
47 | San Bernardino |
Blanca Rubio
|
D
|
48 | West Covina |
Mike Fong
|
D
|
49 | Monterey Park |
Richard Bloom
|
D
|
50 | Santa Monica |
Wendy Carrillo
|
D
|
51 | Los Angeles |
Freddie Rodriguez
|
D
|
52 | Chino |
Miguel Santiago
|
D
|
53 | Los Angeles |
Isaac Bryan
|
D
|
54 | Los Angeles |
Phillip Chen
|
R
|
55 | Brea |
Eduardo Garcia
|
D
|
56 | Coachella |
Lisa Calderon
|
D
|
57 | City of Industry |
Cristina Garcia
|
D
|
58 | Downey |
Reggie Jones-Sawyer
|
D
|
59 | Los Angeles |
Sabrina Cervantes
|
D
|
60 | Corona |
Jose Medina
|
D
|
61 | Riverside |
Tina McKinnor
|
D
|
62 | Inglewood |
Anthony Rendon
|
D
|
63 | Lakewood |
Mike Gipson
|
D
|
64 | Gardena |
Sharon Quirk-Silva
|
D
|
65 | Buena Park |
Al Muratsuchi
|
D
|
66 | Torrance |
Kelly Seyarto
|
R
|
67 | Murrieta |
Steven Choi
|
R
|
68 | Tustin |
Tom Daly
|
D
|
69 | Anaheim |
Patrick O'Donnell
|
D
|
70 | Long Beach |
Randy Voepel
|
R
|
71 | Santee |
Janet Nguyen
|
R
|
72 | Huntington Beach |
Laurie Davies
|
R
|
73 | San Juan Capistrano |
Cottie Petrie-Norris
|
D
|
74 | Costa Mesa |
Marie Waldron
|
R
|
75 | Escondido |
Tasha Boerner Horvath
|
D
|
76 | Oceanside |
Brian Maienschein
|
D
|
77 | San Diego |
Christopher Ward
|
D
|
78 | San Diego |
Akilah Weber
|
D
|
79 | San Diego |
David Alvarez
|
D
|
80 | San Diego |
How liberal or conservative are your legislators?
Each legislator is placed on the spectrum depending on the votes they cast in the 2019-20 session. Methodology →
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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. Patrick O'Donnell
|
Long Beach |
|
D
Asm. Phil Ting
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Sen. Connie Leyva
|
Chino |
|
R
Asm. Kevin Kiley
|
Granite Bay |
|
D
Asm. Kevin McCarty
|
Sacramento |
What's going on with K-12 education in California?
Read our explainer: Mind the achievement gap: California’s disparities in education, explained
California has more than 6 million students attending public school from kindergarten through high school. With nearly $90 billion in state funding per year, schools are the largest category in the California budget. Current issues include teacher retention, funding issues and an achievement gap.
Top legislative leaders:
Higher education
|
D
Sen. Connie Leyva
|
Chino |
|
D
Asm. Marc Berman
|
Los Altos |
|
D
Sen. John Laird
|
Monterey |
|
D
Asm. Jose Medina
|
Riverside |
|
D
Asm. Kevin McCarty
|
Sacramento |
What's going on with higher education in California?
Read our explainer: The soul-crushing cost of college in California, explained
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 and capacity challenges.
Top legislative leaders:
Health
|
D
Sen. Richard Pan
|
Sacramento |
|
D
Asm. Jim Wood
|
Santa Rosa |
|
D
Asm. Joaquin Arambula
|
Fresno |
|
D
Sen. Scott Wiener
|
San Francisco |
What's going on with health in California?
Read our explainer: Single-payer health care: what Californians need to know
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 1.5 million.
Top legislative leaders:
Housing
|
D
Sen. Scott Wiener
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Sen. Toni Atkins
|
San Diego |
|
D
Asm. Buffy Wicks
|
Oakland |
|
D
Asm. Tim Grayson
|
Concord |
|
D
Asm. Richard Bloom
|
Santa Monica |
What's going on with housing in California?
Read our explainer: Californians: Here’s why your housing costs are so high
California faces a housing crisis with a record in 2021 for the median price for a single-family home at more than $750,000. That is 2.5 times the national median and up 24% since the start of the COVID pandemic. Despite billions of dollars, homelessness also remains high. California’s challenge is to build far more housing units than it has in recent years.
Top legislative leaders:
Environment
|
D
Asm. Cristina Garcia
|
Downey |
|
D
Asm. Laura Friedman
|
Burbank |
|
D
Sen. Ben Allen
|
Redondo Beach |
|
D
Sen. Bob Wieckowski
|
Fremont |
|
D
Sen. Henry Stern
|
Calabasas |
What's going on with the environment in California?
Read our explainer: What Biden’s presidency means for California’s environment
California is a world leader on climate policies with goals to reduce harmful emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, to ban the sale of new gas powered cars by 2035 and to gain 100% of energy from carbon-free sources by 2045. The state is also working to protect endangered species, maintain healthy ecosystems and adapt to climate change impacts.
Top legislative leaders:
Justice
|
D
Sen. Steven Bradford
|
San Pedro |
|
D
Asm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer
|
Los Angeles |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Sen. Sydney Kamlager
|
Los Angeles |
|
D
Sen. Scott Wiener
|
San Francisco |
What's going on with justice in California?
Read our explainer: California’s attempt to reduce police shootings, explained
There are about 100,000 inmates serving in California state prisons and about another 60,000 incarcerated in county jails. Due to initiatives and state policies, that population is down from a total incarcerated population of about 256,000 in 2006. Overall crime rates in California remain low, although homicides increased in many cities in 2020.
Top legislative leaders:
State budget
|
D
Asm. Phil Ting
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Asm. Anthony Rendon
|
Lakewood |
|
D
Sen. Toni Atkins
|
San Diego |
What's going on with the state budget in California?
Read our explainer: The open secret about California taxes
California adopts a fiscal year budget that begins July 1 each year. The 2020-21 general fund budget of about $200 billion was designed to cover an estimated $54 billion deficit caused by the pandemic. With a state surplus and federal aid, the 2021-22 budget totaled $262.6 billion.
Top legislative leaders:
Poverty
|
D
Sen. María Elena Durazo
|
Los Angeles |
|
D
Sen. Nancy Skinner
|
Oakland |
|
D
Asm. Phil Ting
|
San Francisco |
|
D
Asm. Eloise Gómez Reyes
|
San Bernardino |
What's going on with poverty in California?
Read our explainer: California’s unemployment crisis, explained
Nearly 7 million Californians, about 18% of the population, live in poverty according to the California Poverty Measure. A similar share of Californians live on the brink, meaning more than a third of the state is living in or near poverty. It is the highest rate in the nation.