On September 1st, Assemblyman Bill Berryhill announced his candidacy for the new State Senate District 5. If elected, he would join his brother State Senator Tom Berryhill and become only the second siblings to serve together concurrently in the upper house. The only brothers to serve in the Senate at the same time were Robert […]
Special Elections Timing in 2013
The 2011 Redistricting has led to a significant number of legislators who will be changing district numbers in the 2012 election. One interesting impact is in the State Senate, where the four year terms are likely to cause a number of vacancies as members jockey for their new districts. Although it’s still early to figure […]
Record Setting Legislative Turnover
Based on the current numbers, it appears that California may have more new legislators in 2013 than it has seen in nearly a century. There are 120 inumbent state legislators, of whom 29 will be terming out this year; 7 State Senators; Alquist, Calderon, Dutton, Harman, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Simitian 22 Assemblymembers; Beall, Calderon, Cedillo, Cook, […]
