Q: Which California legislator was taken hostage on an airplane hijacked by the Japanese Red Army?
A: Assemblyman Walter Karabian (in 1977)
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Q: How long was the California legislature’s longest single “day” of session? A: In 2009, the Senate had a session that lasted for 45 hours and 30 hours.
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