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March 24, 2015 By Alex Vassar

How Service in the California Legislature Ends

The most common way that a term in the Legislature ends is that that the term ends and the officeholder leaves office. But there are a handful of other options: Resignation There have been about 255 resignations since 1849, most recently in January 2015. Death 83 California Legislators have died in office, most recently in […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, Special Elections, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

March 23, 2015 By Alex Vassar

Quirks of Term Limits

A quirky result of term limits; last year, John M. W. Moorlach was serving on the Orange County Board of Supervisors with Pat Bates and Janet Nguyen. Now, all three are State Senators. But Moorlach, elected four months after the others will actually term out two years earlier. Term Limits 1.0 Under California’s first term […]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, 2016 Election, California law, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Propositions, Special Elections, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

December 5, 2014 By Alex Vassar

Assemblyman Bill Brophy: A Busy 12 Months

Over the past few months, when I heard people talking about incoming Assemblyman Bill Brough (R-Orange County), I thought they had meant Assemblyman Bill Brophy (R-Los Angeles), who remains one of the great cautionary tales of the Legislature. Brough seems like a nice enough guy (married, two kids, military service, and local government experience) so […]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, California law, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, Top Stories

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