An age in California’s political history is ending. One of the longest-serving elected officials in state history will be leaving office shortly after New Years, drawing to a close a career that started during the Nixon Administration. In California history, thirty-five people have served in the Legislature for more than a quarter-century, and only five […]
Back to the Future
With the recent discussion over whether Sharon Runner might try to rejoin the Senate in a special election, I decided to take a quick look at the history of legislators serving non-consecutive terms in the same house. 4 non-consecutive terms Only three legislators have ever served four separate times in a single house of the California […]
Rod Wright Resignation Letter
The Senate Journal from September 17th contained Senator Rod Wright‘s resignation letter (which went into effect on September 22nd). September 15, 2014 Dear Mr. Schmidt: Effective September 22, 2014, I hereby resign from the California State Senate. Sincerely, RODERICK D. WRIGHT Some thoughts about Wright’s letter; Wright was the first since Senator John J. Benoit in […]
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