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Jerry Brown was elected to a 3rd term in 2010, and then to a fourth and final term in 2014, because his previous terms were before the term limit was enacted. The 1849 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor , who, in cases of vacancy in the office of governor, becomes governor. [ 4 ]
1 Republican and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states . This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress .
California elects United States senators to class 1 and class 3. The state has been represented by 48 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff. Dianne Feinstein was the state's longest serving senator, who served from 1992 until her death in 2023.
Governors are elected by popular ballot and serve terms of four years, with a limit of two terms, if served after November 6, 1990. [3] Governors take the following oath: I (Governor) do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and ...
Upon California's admission to the Union in 1850, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1849. Since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, U.S. Senators are elected directly by the voters of each state.
As of January 21, 2025, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors. Both Republicans and Democrats control 2 territorial governorships. Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico is a member of the New Progressive Party, although she is also affiliated with the Republican Party. [1]
Rep. Adam Schiff, candidate for U.S. Senate in California, after voting at McCambridge Recreation Center in Burbank on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Democratic Colorado: Former governor 76 1990 Bill Hagerty: Republican Tennessee: Tennessee 17th in population (2010) 77 1991 Tommy Tuberville: Republican Alabama: Alabama 23rd in population (2010) 78 1992 Alex Padilla: Democratic California: January 18, 2021 Ranking Member: Rules: 79 1993 Jon Ossoff: Democratic Georgia: January 20, 2021 "O ...