Demographics in the California Legislature

Dictionary: AA = African American API = Asian Pacific Islander D = Democratic Party I = A political party other than Democratic or Republican or no political party Hispanic = Hispanic/Latino/Latina Multi = Multiple Races NA = Native American R = Republican Party White = White Alone Column Headings: Term = Each two year term beginning with 1919-20 through 2023-24 Start/End = Start or End; indicates whether the member served at the start or end of the term. A member who served the entire term will have an entry for both start and end. This indicates changes due to special elections. House = California State Senate or California State Assembly District = Number reflects the district number. For example: For Brian Dahle, "1" represents "District 1" It is a senate district because the house column for Brian Dahle is "Senate" First = First Name Last = Last Name Race_Ethnicity = AA, API, Latino, Multi, NA, White Gender = Male, Female Party = D, R, I Notes: This report compares changes to the racial/ethnic and gender composition of the California Legislature as a result of the 2023-24 special elections. It compares the incoming members with prior sessions. This version has been updated since prior versions to account for special elections for terms beginning with 1981-82 "White" indicates white alone, while "Multi" indicates members with multiple racial/ethnic backgrounds other than white.