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December 19, 2024 By Alex Vassar

Legislator Hometowns

The city or town that a legislator is from definitely has an impact on the center of power within a legislative district. It can also give insight into what the legislator’s priorities are. So, what’s the best way to identify a legislator’s hometown? Well, the Senate and Assembly Final Histories was a fantastic resource for […]

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December 14, 2024 By Alex Vassar

New 2025 “California Lawmaker” Released

The new edition of “California Lawmaker” by JoinCalifornia.com editor Alex Vassar is now available. Updated for the new session, you’ll find both the latest information and everything you need to know about the history of the California state legislature. The new edition includes new chapters on the history of the veto override (including one episode […]

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

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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The highest vote count for a State Senator was in 1958, when Richard Richards ran unopposed for reelection and won with more than 1.4 million votes. At the time, State Senate districts were apportioned by county rather than population, and Richards represented the entirety of Los Angeles County (which now contains parts of 14 Senate […]

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