California State Legislature, 2009–10 session

Dates of sessions

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

• November 30, 2008: Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
• May 19, 2009: Assemblyman Curren Price 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 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 resigns in the wake of a lobbyist sex scandal
• November 5, 2009: Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives
• November 30, 2009: Senator John J. Benoit resigns to take a seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
• January 5, 2010: Assemblyman Paul Krekorian resigns to take a seat on the Los Angeles City Council
• January 12, 2010: Supervisor Chris Norby 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 resigns his Senate seat to become Lieutenant Governor to replace Garamendi
• June 8, 2010: Assemblyman Bill Emmerson 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 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 dies from prostate cancer
• August 17, 2010: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee 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 dies of complications from a blood clot

  Leadership changes

• February 18, 2009: Senator Dennis Hollingsworth replaces Senator Dave Cogdill as Senate Republican Leader
• June 1, 2009: Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee replaces Assemblyman Mike Villines as Assembly Republican Leader
• February 1, 2010: Assemblyman Martin Garrick replaces Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee as Assembly Republican Leader, as Blakeslee is termed out at the end of the term
• March 1, 2010: Assemblyman John Pérez replaces Assemblywoman Karen Bass as Speaker of the Assembly, as Bass is termed out at the end of the term
• October 11, 2010: Senator Bob Dutton replaces Senator Dennis Hollingsworth as Senate Republican Leader, as Hollingsworth is termed out at the end of the term

  Party changes

• June 22, 2009: Assemblyman Juan Arambula leaves the Democratic Party to become an independent

  Members

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  Senate

Officers

• President Pro Tem: Darrell Steinberg
• Majority Leader: Dean Florez
• Minority Leader: Bob Dutton from October 11, 2010
• *Dennis Hollingsworth from February 18, 2009 to October 11, 2010
• *Dave Cogdill to February 18, 2009
• Secretary: Greg Schmidt
• Sergeant at Arms: Tony Beard, Jr.

Full list of members, 2009–2010

Assembly

Officers

• Speaker: John Pérez from March 1, 2010
• *Karen Bass to March 1, 2010
• Speaker pro Tempore: Fiona Ma from March 18, 2010
• *Lori Saldaña to March 18, 2010
• Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore: Isadore Hall, III
• Majority Floor Leader: Charles Calderon from March 18, 2010
• *Alberto Torrico to March 18, 2010
• Minority Floor Leader: Martin Garrick from February 1, 2010
• *Sam Blakeslee from June 1, 2009 to February 1, 2010
• *Michael Villines to June 1, 2009
• Chief Clerk: E. Dotson Wilson
• Sergeant at Arms: Ronald Pane

Full List of Members, 2009–2010