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December 2, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Steve Fox pulls ahead, will be sworn in Monday

  The Sacramento Bee is reporting that Steve Fox (D) pulled ahead of Ron Smith (R) in the Assembly District 36 race. The last minute update, released about 20 hours before the new Legislature is due to be sworn in, is guaranteed to shake up Monday’s celebrations. At the Capitol, Smith’s photo had been hung […]

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December 2, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Legislator Numbers

So, how many members of the Assembly and Senate have there been? Ever? As of Monday at noon, the “1849 to Present” totals for the two houses stand at; 1,144 State Senators 3,712 Assemblymembers   The newest members of each house (ranking each first by date of election and second by district number) are; State […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

November 26, 2012 By Alex Vassar

The End for Butler

An unusually close Primary election was the first big indicator of a tough reelection for Assemblywoman Betsy Butler. Even then, it seemed unlikely that she would be defeated by a fellow Democrat; these things just don’t happen very often. But, as the latest votes were counted on Monday, Butler continued to slip farther behind challenger […]

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