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April 11, 2013 By Alex Vassar

State Senate Resignations

Less than six months into the 2013-14 Legislative Session and there have already been three resignations in the State Senate (Senators Negrete McLeod and Vargas in January and Senator Rubio in February). The three resignations, with another possible in June (Curren D. Price), would make make the 2013 tie 1993 as the Senate’s most resignation-heavy […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Special Elections, State Senate

April 5, 2013 By Alex Vassar

“California’s First Absentee Ballots”

I just finished reading the article “California’s First Absentee Ballots” by Sebastian Nelson in the latest edition of California Originals (the Quarterly Newsletter of the California State Archives). As the Civil War raged in 1863, thousands of California soldiers were stationed through-out the United States. To ensure the right to vote for these soldiers, Governor Leland […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Political Parties

April 3, 2013 By Alex Vassar

Big Daddy’s Vacation Photos

We don’t see new pictures like this very often… these vacation photos were taken on a trip that Speaker Jesse Unruh (also known as “Big Daddy”) took to Japan. These photos were included in a collection of items recently donated by the estate of Senator Leroy F. Greene.   Unruh inspects pearl necklaces at an […]

Filed Under: Constitutional Officers, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories Tagged With: Assembly Speaker, Big Daddy, California, history, Jesse Unruh, Leroy Greene, Speaker Unruh, State Assembly, Treasurer

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