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December 8, 2024 By Alex Vassar

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 […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, Legislation, Propositions, State Assembly, State Senate, Term Limits

August 29, 2023 By Alex Vassar

Mike McGuire to be California’s next Senate pro Tem

This week, it was announced that Senator Mike McGuire had secured the necessary support to be elected Senate President pro Tem (replacing Toni Atkins) in January. Some questions that folks might be wondering about. When did a Senator from McGuire’s area last lead the State Senate? Senator Mike McGuire is from Sonoma County. The last […]

Filed Under: JoinCalifornia, State Senate

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

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