The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento. The California State Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of California. ... Sacramento from near the Sacramento River Sacramento is the county seat of Sacramento County, California and the capital of the U.S. state of California. ...

Senators serve four year terms. The terms of the Senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The Senators representing the odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The Senators from the even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. Senators are limited to two terms.

Each Senator represents approximately 846,791 Californians.

Senators, 2005-2006 Session

The party affiliation and district numbers of Senators are listed after their names in this list. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

President Pro Tem: Don Perata (D-9)
Majority Leader: Gloria Romero (D-24)
Minority Leader: Dick Ackerman (R-33)
Don Perata is a California politician, who is the current President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. ...

• Sam Aanestad (R-4)
• Dick Ackerman (R-33)
• Richard Alarcón (D-20)
• Elaine Alquist (D-13)
• Roy Ashburn (R-18)
• Jim Battin (R-37)
• Debra Bowen (D-28)
• John Campbell (R-35)
• Gilbert Cedillo (D-22)
• Wesley Chesbro (D-2)
• Dave Cox (R-1)
• Jeff Denham (R-12)
• Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-40)
• Joe Dunn (D-34)
• Robert Dutton (R-31)
• Martha Escutia (D-30)
• Liz Figueroa (D-10)
• Dean Florez (D-16)
• Dennis Hollingsworth (R-36)
• Christine Kehoe (D-39)
• Sheila Kuehl (D-23)
• Alan S. Lowenthal (D-27)
• Michael Machado (D-5)
• Abel Maldonado (R-15)
• Bob Margett (R-29)
• Tom McClintock (R-19)
• Carole Migden (D-3)
• Bill Morrow (R-38)
• Kevin Murray (D-26)
• Deborah Ortiz (D-6)
• Don Perata (D-9)
• Charles Poochigian (R-14)
• Gloria Romero (D-24)
• George C. Runner (R-17)
• Jack Scott (D-21)
• Joe Simitian (D-11)
• Nell Soto (D-32)
• Jackie Speier (D-8)
• Tom Torlakson (D-7)
• Edward Vincent (D-25)

Joe Dunn State Senator Joe Dunn (D-Garden Grove) was elected in November 1998 to represent the 34th Senate District in Orange County; he was re-elected handily in 2002. ... Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) is a politician from the state of California. ... Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941) is an American politician and former child actress. ... Thomas Miller McClintock (born July 10, 1956) is a Republican California State Senator. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Kevin Bulldog Murray (born 18 June 1938) was a champion Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 games over 18 seasons. ... Deborah Ortiz is a Democratic California State Senator. ... Don Perata is a California politician, who is the current President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. ... Jack Scott (born Giovanni Sacfone Jr. ... S. Joseph Joe Simitian is a California State Senator, who was elected to replace the term-limited Byron Sher in the 2004 elections. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Senators, 2003-2004 Session

The party affiliation and district numbers of Senators are listed after their names in this list. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

President Pro Tem: John Burton (D-3)
Majority Leader: Don Perata (D-9)
Minority Leader: Jim Brulte (R-31) to May 2004; Dick Ackerman (R-33) from May 2004
Don Perata is a California politician, who is the current President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. ...

• Sam Aanestad
• Dick Ackerman
• Richard Alarcón
• Dede Alpert
• Roy Ashburn
• Jim Battin
• Debra Bowen
• Jim Brulte
• John Burton
• Gilbert Cedillo
• Wesley Chesbro
• Jeff Denham
• Denise Moreno Ducheny
• Joe Dunn
• Martha Escutia
• Liz Figueroa
• Dean Florez
• Dennis Hollingsworth
• Ross Johnson
• Betty Karnette
• William "Pete" Knight
• Sheila Kuehl
• Michael Machado
• Bob Margett
• Tom McClintock
• Bruce McPherson
• Bill Morrow
• Kevin Murray
• Thomas "Rico" Oller
• Deborah Ortiz
• Don Perata
• Charles Poochigian
• Gloria Romero
• Jack Scott
• Byron Sher
• Nell Soto
• Jackie Speier
• Tom Torlakson
• John Vasconcellos
• Edward Vincent

Joe Dunn State Senator Joe Dunn (D-Garden Grove) was elected in November 1998 to represent the 34th Senate District in Orange County; he was re-elected handily in 2002. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941) is an American politician and former child actress. ... Thomas Miller McClintock (born July 10, 1956) is a Republican California State Senator. ... Bruce A. McPherson (born January 7, 1944) is a California politician, currently serving as the 29th California Secretary of State. ... Kevin Bulldog Murray (born 18 June 1938) was a champion Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 games over 18 seasons. ... Deborah Ortiz is a Democratic California State Senator. ... Don Perata is a California politician, who is the current President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. ... Jack Scott (born Giovanni Sacfone Jr. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... John Vasconcellos is a California politician. ...

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• California State Senate