title: California State Legislature, 1999–2000 session
text: # California State Legislature, 1999–2000 session
  
  The 1999–2000 session was a session of the California State Legislature.
  
  ## Members
  
  * Skip to Assembly, below
  
  ### 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: Ross Johnson (R-35) to April 27, 2000; Jim Brulte (R-31) from April 27, 2000
  
  | District | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Tim Leslie | Rep |
  | 2nd | Wesley Chesbro | Dem |
  | 3rd | John Burton | Dem |
  | 4th | Maurice Johannessen | Rep |
  | 5th | Patrick Johnston | Dem |
  | 6th | Deborah Ortiz | Dem |
  | 7th | Richard K. Rainey | Rep |
  | 8th | Jackie Speier | Dem |
  | 9th | Don Perata | Dem |
  | 10th | Liz Figueroa | Dem |
  | 11th | Byron Sher | Dem |
  | 12th | Dick Monteith | Rep |
  | 13th | John Vasconcellos | Dem |
  | 14th | Chuck Poochigian | Rep |
  | 15th | Bruce McPherson | Rep |
  | 16th | Jim Costa | Dem |
  | 17th | William J. "Pete" Knight | Rep |
  | 18th | Jack O'Connell | Dem |
  | 19th | Cathie Wright | Rep |
  | 20th | Richard Alarcón | Dem |
  | 21st | Adam Schiff | Dem |
  | 22nd | Richard Polanco | Dem |
  | 23rd | Tom Hayden | Dem |
  | 24th | Hilda Solis | Dem |
  | 25th | Terry Hughes | Dem |
  | 26th | Kevin Murray | Dem |
  | 27th | Betty Karnette | Dem |
  | 28th | Debra Bowen | Dem |
  | 29th | Dick Mountjoy | Rep |
  | 30th | Martha Escutia | Dem |
  | 31st | Jim Brulte | Rep |
  | 32nd | Joe Baca | Dem |
  | 33rd | John Lewis | Rep |
  | 34th | Joe Dunn | Dem |
  | 35th | Ross Johnson | Rep |
  | 36th | Ray Haynes | Rep |
  | 37th | David G. Kelley | Rep |
  | 38th | Bill Morrow | Rep |
  | 39th | Dede Alpert | Dem |
  | 40th | Steve Peace | Dem |
  
  ### Assembly
  
  Democrats: 50 Republicans: 29
  
  ### Officers
  
  * Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa (D-45)
  * Speaker pro Tempore Fred Keeley (D-27)
  * Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)
  * Minority Floor Leader Scott Baugh (R-67) from April 6, 1999
     * Rod Pacheco (R-64) to April 6, 1999
  * Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
  * Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane
  
  Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature
  
  