In a statewide special election held on November 4th, California voters adopted new Congressional district maps to be used for the rest of the decade (until the redistricting following the 2030 Census).
New 2025 “California Lawmaker” Released
The new edition of “California Lawmaker” by JoinCalifornia.com editor Alex Vassar is now available. Updated for the new session, you’ll find both the latest information and everything you need to know about the history of the California state legislature. The new edition includes new chapters on the history of the veto override (including one episode […]
Legislative Retirement
In December 2024, Assemblyman Corey Jackson introduced legislation (ACA 2 of 2024), the “Legislative Diversification Act”, which would create a retirement system for state lawmakers who served at least a decade. Of particular note is that the legislation is retroactive, requiring that the retirement system include “Members elected to or serving in the Legislature on […]