The 2009–2010 session was a meeting of the

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Dates of sessions

Convene: December 1, 2008
Adjourn: November 30, 2010

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

*November 30, 2008: Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas ( D- 26) resigns to take a seat on the

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*May 19, 2009: Assemblyman Curren Price ( D- 51) wins the special election for the 26th Senate District seat to replace Ridley-Thomas and is sworn in on June 8 *September 1, 2009: Councilman Steven Bradford ( D- Gardena) wins the special election for the 51st Assembly District seat to replace Price and is sworn in on September 10 *September 9, 2009: Assemblyman

Michael D. Duvall Michael Dobbins Duvall (born June 14, 1955) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and a former member of the California State Assembly. Duvall was first elected as the Assemblyman for California's 72nd State Assembly distri ...

( R- 72) resigns in the wake of a lobbyist sex scandal *November 5, 2009: Lieutenant Governor (and Senate President)

John Garamendi John Raymond Garamendi (; born January 24, 1945) is an American businessman, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield ...

resigns to take a seat in the

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*November 30, 2009: Senator John J. Benoit ( R- 37) resigns to take a seat on the

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*January 5, 2010: Assemblyman

Paul Krekorian Paul Krekorian (born March 24, 1960) is an American politician, currently serving as the 26th president of the Los Angeles City Council since October 18, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he has represent ...

( D- 43) resigns to take a seat on the

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*January 12, 2010: Supervisor

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( R- Fullerton) wins the special election for the 72nd Assembly District seat to replace Duvall and is sworn in on January 29 *April 27, 2010: Senator

Abel Maldonado Abel O. Maldonado Jr. (born August 21, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 48th lieutenant governor of California from April 27, 2010 to January 10, 2011. As of 2022, he is the last Republican to serve as lieutenant governor of Cal ...

( R- 15) resigns his Senate seat to become

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to replace Garamendi *June 8, 2010: Assemblyman

Bill Emmerson William Emmerson (born October 28, 1945) is a former Republican California State Senator who represented the 23rd district in Riverside County. He previously represented the 37th Senate District, having been elected in a June 8, 2010, special ...

( R- 63) wins the special election for the 37th Senate District seat to replace Benoit and is sworn in on June 9 *June 8, 2010: Attorney

Mike Gatto Michael Anthony Gatto, (born October 19, 1974)California ...

( D-

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) wins the special election for the 43rd Assembly District seat to replace Krekorian and is sworn in on June 10 *July 13, 2010: Senator

Dave Cox David E. Cox (February 20, 1938 – July 13, 2010) was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and ...

( R- 1) dies from prostate cancer *August 17, 2010: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee ( R- 33) wins the special election for the 15th Senate District seat to replace Maldonado and is sworn in on August 23 *October 20, 2010: Senator

Jenny Oropeza Jennifer Ann Oropeza (September 27, 1957 – October 20, 2010) was the California State Senator for the 28th district which included the cities of Carson, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance; the ...

( D- 28) dies of complications from a blood clot

Leadership changes

*February 18, 2009: Senator

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( R- 36) replaces Senator

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( R- 14) as Senate Republican Leader *June 1, 2009: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee ( R- 33) replaces Assemblyman

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( R- 29) as Assembly Republican Leader *February 1, 2010: Assemblyman

Martin Garrick Martin W. Garrick (born March 24, 1953) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012 and was Minority Leader in 2010. Garrick also served in the Reagan Administration and is a small business owner. ...

( R- 74) replaces Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee ( R- 33) as Assembly Republican Leader, as Blakeslee is termed out at the end of the term *March 1, 2010: Assemblyman

John Pérez John A. Pérez (born September 28, 1969) is an American union organizer and politician. He has been a Regent of the University of California since November 17, 2014, previously serving as the 68th Speaker of the California State Assembly from M ...

( D- 46) replaces Assemblywoman

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( D- 47) as Speaker of the Assembly, as Bass is termed out at the end of the term *October 11, 2010: Senator Bob Dutton ( R- 31) replaces Senator

( R- 36) as Senate Republican Leader, as Hollingsworth is termed out at the end of the term

Party changes

*June 22, 2009: Assemblyman Juan Arambula ( D- 31) leaves the Democratic Party to become an independent

Members

*'' Skip to Assembly, below''

Senate

: Democrats: 24 : Republicans: 14 : Vacancies: 2

Officers

*President Pro Tem:

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(D-Sacramento) *Majority Leader:

Dean Florez Dean Raymond Florez (born April 5, 1963 in Shafter, California) is a former California State Senator from the 16th Senate District, who served from 2002 until the end of his second term in November 2010. He was first elected to the California ...

(D-Shafter) *Minority Leader: Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) from October 11, 2010 **

(R-Murrieta) from February 18, 2009, to October 11, 2010 **

(R-Modesto) to February 18, 2009 *

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: Greg Schmidt *

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: Tony Beard, Jr. ''Note: The Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature''

Full list of members, 2009–2010

Assembly

: Democrats: 50 : Republicans: 27 :

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: 1 : Vacancies: 2

Officers

*Speaker:

(D-Los Angeles) from March 1, 2010 **

(D-Los Angeles) to March 1, 2010 *Speaker pro Tempore:

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(D-San Francisco) from March 18, 2010 **

Lori Saldaña Lori R. Saldaña (born November 7, 1958) is an American politician from San Diego, California. She is a former member of the California State Assembly from the 76th Assembly district (central San Diego). She served from 2004 to 2010, when term l ...

(D-San Diego) to March 18, 2010 *Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore: Isadore Hall, III (D-Compton) *Majority Floor Leader:

Charles Calderon Charles Michael Calderon (born March 12, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. Early life and education Calderon was born on March 12, 1950 in Montebello, California. He ...

(D-Montebello) from March 18, 2010 ** Alberto Torrico (D-Newark) to March 18, 2010 *Minority Floor Leader:

(R-Carlsbad) from February 1, 2010 ** Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) from June 1, 2009, to February 1, 2010 **

Michael Villines Michael N. Villines (born March 30, 1967) is an American businessman and former California State Assemblyman, who served from 2004 to 2010 representing the 29th district. The 29th Assembly District includes Clovis, Fresno, Madera, Orange C ...

(R-Clovis) to June 1, 2009 * Chief Clerk: E. Dotson Wilson *

: Ronald Pane ''Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature''

Full List of Members, 2009–2010

References

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Dates of sessions

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

Leadership changes

Party changes

Members

Senate

Officers

Full list of members, 2009–2010

Assembly

Officers

Full List of Members, 2009–2010

See also

References