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January 25, 2024 By Alex Vassar

First Women to Chair Legislative Committees

I was recently asked who the first woman to chair a committee was. As it turns out, there wasn’t a single “first”. Instead, in 1919, the first session which included women legislators, two of the original four women were appointed as committee chairs: Elizabeth Hughes was appointed chair of Assembly Education and Eleanor Miller became […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, From the Archive, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly

November 13, 2022 By Alex Vassar

What Happened in the 2022 Election

[Updated 12/12] That was interesting. An election season that roared by in that unique pandemic fashion that we’re still getting the hang of. Compared to the last cycle, the 2022 election appears to have brought far lower turnout than the 2020 election, and a significantly higher number of contests that remained unsettled past the first […]

Filed Under: 2022 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories, Uncategorized

March 26, 2022 By Alex Vassar

Running Unopposed in 2022

According the Notice to Candidates, issued by the Secretary of State on March 26, there will be 13 candidates for partisan office running unopposed in the June Primary. It’s important to remember that additional candidates may appear when the official list of candidates is released early next week, and that candidates can still qualify for […]

Filed Under: 2022 Election, Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Term Limits, Top Stories

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