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March 8, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Politics on Tap – Episode 82

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to join host John Howard and Adam Gottlieb on Capitol Weekly’s Politics on Tap. Adam brought a great collection of campaign ephemera, including some century-old items, and shared his love of political history. I was able to share some of the better stories that have come up through my […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, Political Parties, Special Elections, State Assembly, State Senate, Term Limits, Top Stories

January 12, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Perea Resignation Letter

Over the weekend, the Assembly Daily Journal for January 4th went online, which gave the public its first view of Assemblyman Henry T. Perea‘s month-old resignation letter. The letter was addressed to the Assembly Speaker. At 160 words, this is the longest resignation letter since Holly Mitchell resigned from the Assembly in 2013. Perea used […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Special Elections, State Assembly

December 30, 2015 By Alex Vassar

California Legislative Staff Tenure

Using the Staff Salaries spreadsheet on the California State Assembly’s Salaries and Expenditures page, I was able to find some interesting statistics about staff tenure and pay in that house. Some of it was pretty surprising. Two of the more interesting data points; 58% of Assembly staff have worked there for 3 years or less. Almost 1/3 of Assembly […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, Legislation, State Assembly, Top Stories

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