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The president pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full senate. Other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber. As of 2024, the president pro tempore is Democrat Mike McGuire of Geyserville.
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: Board of Equalization; State Senate; State Assembly; State delegation to the U.S. Senate; State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
The Democratic Party currently holds veto-proof supermajorities in both houses of the California State Legislature. [4] The Assembly consists of 60 Democrats and 19 Republicans , while the Senate is composed of 30 Democrats and 9 Republicans.
Senate Majority Leader: John Thune: SD: January 3, 2025 Party leader since January 3, 2025: Senate Majority Whip: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Tom Cotton: AR: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Shelley Moore Capito: WV: January 3, 2025
Majority party Minority party Leader Toni Atkins: Scott Wilk: Party Democratic: Republican: Leader since March 21, 2018 January 20, 2021 Leader's seat 39th–San Diego: 21st–Santa Clarita: Seats before 31 9 Seats after 32: 8 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,201,860: 1,825,644 Percentage 63.69%: 36.31%
Majority party Minority party Leader Mike McGuire: Brian Jones: Party Democratic: Republican: Leader since February 5, 2024 December 5, 2022 Leader's seat 2nd–Geyserville: 40th–Santee: Last election 32: 8 Seats before 31: 9 Seats won 16: 4 Seats after 30: 10 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,638,045: 2,808,543 Percentage 62.28%: 37.72%
The debate between four candidates vying for a California U.S. Senate seat heated up fast and never cooled off — mostly as the three House Democrats started going after Republican Steve Garvey.
The California Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of California.It is headquartered in Sacramento, the state capital.. With 46.59% of the state's registered voters as of February 2024, the Democratic Party has the highest number of registrants of any political party in California and the highest number of pre-registered voters at 37.21%. [5]