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March 7, 2024 By Alex Vassar

Adding Candidates

When to add candidates to the election data is always an interesting question. You definitely don’t want to preempt the voters, so filling in candidates on the General Election ballot ahead of the official results from the Primary is a precarious place to be. Alternatively, to be a timely resource you really do need stay […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Uncategorized

January 25, 2024 By Alex Vassar

First Women to Chair Legislative Committees

I was recently asked who the first woman to chair a committee was. As it turns out, there wasn’t a single “first”. Instead, in 1919, the first session which included women legislators, two of the original four women were appointed as committee chairs: Elizabeth Hughes was appointed chair of Assembly Education and Eleanor Miller became […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, From the Archive, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly

August 29, 2023 By Alex Vassar

Mike McGuire to be California’s next Senate pro Tem

This week, it was announced that Senator Mike McGuire had secured the necessary support to be elected Senate President pro Tem (replacing Toni Atkins) in January. Some questions that folks might be wondering about. When did a Senator from McGuire’s area last lead the State Senate? Senator Mike McGuire is from Sonoma County. The last […]

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