title: California State Legislature, 2007–2008 session
text: # California State Legislature, 2007–2008 session
  
  The 2007–2008 session was a meeting of the California State Legislature.
  
  ## Dates of sessions
  
  Convene: December 4, 2006 Adjourn: August 31, 2008
  
  ## Major events
  
  ### Vacancies and special elections
  
  * March 16, 2007: Assemblyman Richard Alarcón (D-39) resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council
  * May 15, 2007: Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) wins the special election for the 39th Assembly District seat to replace Alarcón and is sworn in on May 25
  * September 4, 2007: Assemblywoman Laura Richardson (D-55) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives, replacing Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, who died on April 22, 2007
  * February 5, 2008: Warren T. Furutani (D-Gardena) wins the special election for the 55th Assembly District seat to replace Richardson and is sworn in on February 7
  * June 3, 2008: The recall election against Senator Jeff Denham (R-12) fails, with over 75% of the voters deciding to keep Denham in office
  
  ### Leadership changes
  
  * February 7, 2008: Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-6) is named to replace Senator Don Perata (D-9) as president pro tempore of the Senate, as Perata is termed out at the end of the term
  * April 15, 2008: Senator Dave Cogdill (R-14) replaces Senator Dick Ackerman (R-33) as Senate Republican Leader, as Ackerman is termed out at the end of the term
  * May 13, 2008: Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-47) replaces Assemblyman Fabian Núñez (D-46) as Speaker of the Assembly, as Núñez is termed out at the end of the term
  
  ## Members
  
  * Skip to Assembly, below
  
  ### Senate
  
  California State Senate :
  
  | Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
  | End of previous legislature | 25 | 15 | 40 | 0 |
  | Begin | 25 | 15 | 40 | 0 |
  | Final voting share | 62.5% | 37.5% | | |
  
  ### Officers
  
  President Pro Tem: Don Perata (D-9) Majority Leader: Gloria Romero (D-24) Minority Leader: Dick Ackerman (R-33) to April 15, 2008; Dave Cogdill (R-14) from April 15, 2008
  
  ### Full list of members, 2007-2008
  
  | District | Name | Party | Seat Up |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Dave Cox | Rep | 2008 |
  | 2nd | Pat Wiggins | Dem | 2010 |
  | 3rd | Carole Migden | Dem | 2008 |
  | 4th | Sam Aanestad | Rep | 2010 |
  | 5th | Michael Machado Term limited | Dem | 2008 |
  | 6th | Darrell Steinberg | Dem | 2010 |
  | 7th | Tom Torlakson Term limited | Dem | 2008 |
  | 8th | Leland Yee | Dem | 2010 |
  | 9th | Don Perata Term limited | Dem | 2008 |
  | 10th | Ellen M. Corbett | Dem | 2010 |
  | 11th | Joe Simitian | Dem | 2008 |
  | 12th | Jeff Denham | Rep | 2010 |
  | 13th | Elaine Alquist | Dem | 2008 |
  | 14th | Dave Cogdill | Rep | 2010 |
  | 15th | Abel Maldonado | Rep | 2008 |
  | 16th | Dean Florez | Dem | 2010 |
  | 17th | George Runner | Rep | 2008 |
  | 18th | Roy Ashburn | Rep | 2010 |
  | 19th | Tom McClintock Term limited | Rep | 2008 |
  | 20th | Alex Padilla | Dem | 2010 |
  | 21st | Jack Scott Term limited | Dem | 2008 |
  | 22nd | Gilbert Cedillo | Dem | 2010 |
  | 23rd | Sheila Kuehl Term limited | Dem | 2008 |
  | 24th | Gloria Romero | Dem | 2010 |
  | 25th | Edward Vincent Term limited | Dem | 2008 |
  | 26th | Mark Ridley-Thomas | Dem | 2010 |
  | 27th | Alan Lowenthal | Dem | 2008 |
  | 28th | Jenny Oropeza | Dem | 2010 |
  | 29th | Bob Margett Term limited | Rep | 2008 |
  | 30th | Ronald S. Calderon | Dem | 2010 |
  | 31st | Robert Dutton | Rep | 2008 |
  | 32nd | Gloria Negrete McLeod | Dem | 2010 |
  | 33rd | Dick Ackerman Term limited | Rep | 2008 |
  | 34th | Lou Correa | Dem | 2010 |
  | 35th | Tom Harman | Rep | 2008 |
  | 36th | Dennis Hollingsworth | Rep | 2010 |
  | 37th | Jim Battin Term limited | Rep | 2008 |
  | 38th | Mark Wyland | Rep | 2010 |
  | 39th | Christine Kehoe | Dem | 2008 |
  | 40th | Denise Moreno Ducheny | Dem | 2010 |
  
  ### Assembly
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 48 |
  | | Republican Party | 32 |
  | Total | Total | 80 |
  | Majority | Majority | 16 |
  
  California State Assembly :
  
  | Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
  | End of previous legislature | 48 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
  | Begin | 48 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
  | March 16, 2007 | 47 | 32 | 79 | 1 |
  | May 15, 2007 | 48 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
  | September 4, 2007 | 47 | 32 | 79 | 1 |
  | February 7, 2008 | 48 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
  | Final voting share | 60.0% | 40.0% | | |
  
  ### Officers
  
  * Speaker Karen Bass (D-47) from May 13, 2008
     * Fabian Núñez (D-46) to May 13, 2008
  * Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22)
  * Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore Lori Saldaña (D-76) from May 16, 2008
     * Laura Richardson (D-55) to September 4, 2007
  * Majority Floor Leader Alberto Torrico (D-20) from May 13, 2008
     * Karen Bass (D-47) to May 13, 2008
  * Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29)
  * 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
  
  ### Full List of Members, 2007-2008
  
  | District | Name | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Patty Berg | Dem |
  | 2nd | Doug La Malfa | Rep |
  | 3rd | Rick Keene | Rep |
  | 4th | Ted Gaines | Rep |
  | 5th | Roger Niello | Rep |
  | 6th | Jared Huffman | Dem |
  | 7th | Noreen Evans | Dem |
  | 8th | Lois Wolk | Dem |
  | 9th | Dave Jones | Dem |
  | 10th | Alan Nakanishi | Rep |
  | 11th | Mark DeSaulnier | Dem |
  | 12th | Fiona Ma | Dem |
  | 13th | Mark Leno | Dem |
  | 14th | Loni Hancock | Dem |
  | 15th | Guy S. Houston | Rep |
  | 16th | Sandré Swanson | Dem |
  | 17th | Cathleen Galgiani | Dem |
  | 18th | Mary Hayashi | Dem |
  | 19th | Gene Mullin | Dem |
  | 20th | Alberto Torrico | Dem |
  | 21st | Ira Ruskin | Dem |
  | 22nd | Sally J. Lieber | Dem |
  | 23rd | Joe Coto | Dem |
  | 24th | Jim Beall Jr. | Dem |
  | 25th | Tom Berryhill | Rep |
  | 26th | Greg Aghazarian | Rep |
  | 27th | John Laird | Dem |
  | 28th | Anna M. Caballero | Dem |
  | 29th | Michael Villines | Rep |
  | 30th | Nicole Parra | Dem |
  | 31st | Juan Arambula | Dem |
  | 32nd | Jean Fuller | Rep |
  | 33rd | Sam Blakeslee | Rep |
  | 34th | Bill Maze | Rep |
  | 35th | Pedro Nava | Dem |
  | 36th | Sharon Runner | Rep |
  | 37th | Audra Strickland | Rep |
  | 38th | Cameron Smyth | Rep |
  | 39th | Richard Alarcón* Felipe Fuentes* | Dem |
  | 40th | Lloyd E. Levine | Dem |
  | 41st | Julia Brownley | Dem |
  | 42nd | Mike Feuer | Dem |
  | 43rd | Paul Krekorian | Dem |
  | 44th | Anthony J. Portantino | Dem |
  | 45th | Kevin de León | Dem |
  | 46th | Fabian Núñez | Dem |
  | 47th | Karen Bass | Dem |
  | 48th | Mike Davis | Dem |
  | 49th | Mike Eng | Dem |
  | 50th | Hector De La Torre | Dem |
  | 51st | Curren D. Price Jr. | Dem |
  | 52nd | Mervyn M. Dymally | Dem |
  | 53rd | Ted Lieu | Dem |
  | 54th | Betty Karnette | Dem |
  | 55th | Laura Richardson** Warren T. Furutani** | Dem |
  | 56th | Tony Mendoza | Dem |
  | 57th | Edward P. Hernandez | Dem |
  | 58th | Charles M. Calderon | Dem |
  | 59th | Anthony Adams | Rep |
  | 60th | Bob Huff | Rep |
  | 61st | Nell Soto | Dem |
  | 62nd | Wilmer Amina Carter | Dem |
  | 63rd | Bill Emmerson | Rep |
  | 64th | John J. Benoit | Rep |
  | 65th | Paul Cook | Rep |
  | 66th | Kevin Jeffries | Rep |
  | 67th | Jim Silva | Rep |
  | 68th | Van Tran | Rep |
  | 69th | Jose Solorio | Dem |
  | 70th | Chuck DeVore | Rep |
  | 71st | Todd Spitzer | Rep |
  | 72nd | Michael D. Duvall | Rep |
  | 73rd | Mimi Walters | Rep |
  | 74th | Martin Garrick | Rep |
  | 75th | George A. Plescia | Rep |
  | 76th | Lori Saldaña | Dem |
  | 77th | Joel Anderson | Rep |
  | 78th | Shirley Horton | Rep |
  | 79th | Mary Salas | Dem |
  | 80th | Bonnie Garcia | Rep |
  
  *Felipe Fuentes won the May 15, 2007 special election for the 39th Assembly District seat to replace Richard Alarcón, who resigned on March 16, 2007, to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council.
  
  **Warren T. Furutani won the February 5, 2008 special election for the 55th Assembly District seat to replace Laura Richardson, who resigned on September 4, 2007, to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives, replacing Juanita Millender-McDonald who died on April 22, 2007.
  
  ### 2006 elections
  
  The last Assembly elections occurred on November 7, 2006. The Democratic Party retained their majority, with no loss or gain of seats for any party.
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | Seats | Loss/Gain | Share of Vote (%) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | 4,449,698 | 48 | 0 | 55.2 |
  | | Republican | 3,448,781 | 32 | 0 | 42.8 |
  | | Libertarian | 93,588 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 |
  | | Green | 35,283 | 0 | 0 | .44 |
  | | Peace and Freedom | 29,384 | 0 | 0 | .36 |
  | Total | Total | 8,056,734 | 80 | 0 | 100.0% |
  