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February 12, 2021 By Alex Vassar

NEW BOOK: California Lawmaker 2021

From confrontations in the tense years before the Civil War to the recent work to help the state through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, California’s legislature and the people who have served in it have an amazing and rich history. Updated through the start of the legislature’s 94th session (2021-22 Regular Session), “California Lawmaker” is a […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

January 29, 2021 By Alex Vassar

Women in Statewide Office

As an update to a post from 2018, which noted that three was the highest number of women statewide officials to serve concurrently… the confirmation of Shirley Weber as Secretary of State brings that number to four, which is the new record for California. As a recap, the previous highs were: 4 Women in Statewide […]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, 2022 Election, Constitutional Officers, Current Research

May 4, 2020 By Alex Vassar

Detangling the Senators Tyrrell

Sometimes, you run into elected officials with similar names The two were State Senator John G. Tyrrell (a Republican elected to his one and only term in 1900) and State Senator John R. Tyrrell (a Republican elected to his one and only term in 1900). You see where this confusing?

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