California State Assembly
California State Assembly | |
|---|---|
| California State Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 terms (12 years) |
| History | |
New session started | December 5, 2022 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Robert Rivas (D) since June 30, 2023 |
Speaker pro tempore | Josh Lowenthal (D) since December 2, 2024 |
Majority Leader | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) since November 22, 2023 |
Minority Leader | Heath Flora (R) since September 16, 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 80 |
Political groups | Majority: Democratic (60) Minority: Republican (20) |
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article 4, California Constitution |
| Salary | $114,877/year + $211 per diem |
| Elections | |
| Nonpartisan blanket primary | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
| Redistricting | California Citizens Redistricting Commission |
| Motto | |
| Legislatorum est justas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to enact just laws.") | |
| Meeting place | |
| State Assembly Chamber California State Capitol Sacramento, California | |
| Website | |
| assembly | |
| Rules | |
| Standing Rules of the Assembly | |
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the upper house being the California State Senate). The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Neither house has been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution,[1] and each of the 80 members represent at least 490,000 people, more than any other state lower house.[2]
Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman, Assemblywoman, or Assemblymember. In the current legislative session, Democrats have a three-fourths supermajority of 60 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 19 seats.
- ^ "California Constitution of 1879, prior to any amendments" (PDF). California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Population represented by state legislators". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 2, 2025.