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California State Senate | |
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| California State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | Elected before 2012: 2 terms (8 years) Elected 2012 and after: 3 terms (12 years) |
| History | |
New session started | December 5, 2022 |
| Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | Majority
Democratic (30)
Minority Republican (9)
Vacant Vacant (1)[a] |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article 4, California Constitution |
| Salary | $114,877/year + $211 per diem |
| Elections | |
| Nonpartisan blanket primary | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 (20 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (20 seats) |
| Redistricting | California Citizens Redistricting Commission |
| Motto | |
| Senatoris est civitatis libertatem tueri ("It is a senator's duty to protect the liberty of the people.") | |
| Meeting place | |
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| State Senate Chamber California State Capitol Sacramento, California | |
| Website | |
| California State Senate | |
| Rules | |
| Standing Rules of the Senate | |
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature, the lower house being the California State Assembly. The state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Neither house has expanded from the sizes set in the 1879 constitution,[1] and each of the 40 state senators represents approximately 931,349 people.[2] This is a higher number than that of any other state legislative house, than that of California's representatives in Congress,[3] and each state senator represents more than the population of five U.S. states (not combined).[4]
In the current legislative session, the Democratic Party holds 30 out of the 40 seats, which constitutes a 75% majority, well over the two-thirds supermajority threshold of 27.
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- ^ "California Constitution of 1879, prior to any amendments" (PDF). California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Senate Roster". State of California. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "Apportionment Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "Annual and cumulative estimates of residential population change for the United States, regions, states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2024.