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NEW BOOK: Freedom by State Senator Nelson S. Dilworth
Freedom by Nelson S. Dilworth New available on Amazon.com is Freedom: Reflections on What Makes… [more]


The 129-year-old Case of Robert Desty
In the first years of California statehood, the number of individuals who served in the state legislature… [more]


This Election in History (UPDATED 11/13)
Governor Gavin Newsom will be the first Democratic Governor to succeed another Democratic Governor… [more]


Senator Delgado Arrives
Due in large part to an curiously timed Senate special election that resulted in Vanessa Delgado winning… [more]


Welcome to the California Legislative History blog
The purpose of the One Voter Project websites is to educate the public (and those who are involved in state politics or policy-making) about the political landscape around them, and to assure them that there is a long history that has led to the occasionally turbulent world of California politics. Looking to the past gives us a reference point from which to view current events and reminds us that there is a precedent for almost everything.