With all the recent discussion of the role that the 14th Amendment played in the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, it might be worth a quick review of California’s history with the 14th. The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress on June 13, 1866. The issue was not taken up during the legislative […]
Current Legislator Tenure Rankings (End of June 2015)
Since 1849, a total of 4,416 people have served in the California State Legislature. So how do the current 120 legislators rank in terms of tenure? In June, Senator Jim Nielsen (with 18.5 years of legislative service) moved up to become the 119th longest serving California legislator in state history, passing Don A. Allen. Also […]
California’s Confederate Flag Vote
Although it wasn’t noted on JoinCalifornia at the time, recent events and public interest in the Confederate Flag have led us to designate the three NO votes on AB 2444 (2014) as a “Notable No.” Notable No Votes are a series of biographical notations on candidate biographies that note an officerholder’s vote against a particularly […]
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