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January 12, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Perea Resignation Letter

Over the weekend, the Assembly Daily Journal for January 4th went online, which gave the public its first view of Assemblyman Henry T. Perea‘s month-old resignation letter. The letter was addressed to the Assembly Speaker. At 160 words, this is the longest resignation letter since Holly Mitchell resigned from the Assembly in 2013. Perea used […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Special Elections, State Assembly

December 30, 2015 By Alex Vassar

California Legislative Staff Tenure

Using the Staff Salaries spreadsheet on the California State Assembly’s Salaries and Expenditures page, I was able to find some interesting statistics about staff tenure and pay in that house. Some of it was pretty surprising. Two of the more interesting data points; 58% of Assembly staff have worked there for 3 years or less. Almost 1/3 of Assembly […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, Legislation, State Assembly, Top Stories

December 21, 2015 By Alex Vassar

Legislators born in 1950s, 1960s, 1970s tied

Here’s a fun fact for you; there are currently an equal number of legislators born in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. When Assemblyman Perea resigns on December 31st, the 1970s will be down by one. But worry not… just like Annakin was supposed to bring balance to the force, both of the most-often-discussed candidates for […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate

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