California State Legislature, 2005–2006 session
# California State Legislature, 2005–2006 session

The 2005–2006 session was a session of the California State Legislature.

## Major legislation

### Enacted

* SB 1613 - Law banning the use of cell phones in cars.

### Senate

The party affiliation and district numbers of Senators are listed after their names in this list.

President Pro Tem: Don Perata (D-9) Majority Leader: Gloria Romero (D-24) Minority Leader: Dick Ackerman (R-33)

| District | Name | Party | Seat Up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Dave Cox | Rep | 2008 |
| 2nd | Wesley Chesbro Term limited | Dem | 2006 |
| 3rd | Carole Migden | Dem | 2008 |
| 4th | Sam Aanestad | Rep | 2006 |
| 5th | Michael Machado | Dem | 2008 |
| 6th | Deborah Ortiz Term limited. Lost primary election for Secretary of State | Dem | 2006 |
| 7th | Tom Torlakson | Dem | 2008 |
| 8th | Jackie Speier Term limited. Lost primary election for Lieutenant Governor | Dem | 2006 |
| 9th | Don Perata | Dem | 2008 |
| 10th | Liz Figueroa Term limited. Lost primary election for Lieutenant Governor | Dem | 2006 |
| 11th | Joe Simitian | Dem | 2008 |
| 12th | Jeff Denham | Rep | 2006 |
| 13th | Elaine Alquist | Dem | 2008 |
| 14th | Charles Poochigian Term limited. Lost general election for Attorney General | Rep | 2006 |
| 15th | Abel Maldonado | Rep | 2008 |
| 16th | Dean Florez | Dem | 2006 |
| 17th | George Runner | Rep | 2008 |
| 18th | Roy Ashburn | Rep | 2006 |
| 19th | Tom McClintock Lost general election for Lieutenant Governor | Rep | 2008 |
| 20th | Richard Alarcón Term limited. Elected to California State Assembly, 39th District | Dem | 2006 |
| 21st | Jack Scott | Dem | 2008 |
| 22nd | Gilbert Cedillo | Dem | 2006 |
| 23rd | Sheila Kuehl | Dem | 2008 |
| 24th | Gloria Romero | Dem | 2006 |
| 25th | Edward Vincent | Dem | 2008 |
| 26th | Kevin Murray Term limited | Dem | 2006 |
| 27th | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dem | 2008 |
| 28th | Debra Bowen Term limited. Elected Secretary of State | Dem | 2006 |
| 29th | Bob Margett | Rep | 2008 |
| 30th | Martha Escutia Term limited | Dem | 2006 |
| 31st | Robert Dutton | Rep | 2008 |
| 32nd | Nell Soto Term limited. Elected to California State Assembly, 61st District | Dem | 2006 |
| 33rd | Dick Ackerman | Rep | 2008 |
| 34th | Joe Dunn Term limited | Dem | 2006 |
| 35th | John Campbell Tom Harman* | Rep | 2008 |
| 36th | Dennis Hollingsworth | Rep | 2006 |
| 37th | Jim Battin | Rep | 2008 |
| 38th | Bill Morrow Term limited | Rep | 2006 |
| 39th | Christine Kehoe | Dem | 2008 |
| 40th | Denise Moreno Ducheny | Dem | 2006 |

* Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election (and was sworn in on June 12, 2006) for the 35th Senate District seat to replace John Campbell, who vacated his State Senate seat on December 7, 2005 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.

### Assembly

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| - | - | - |
| | Democratic Party | 48 |
| | Republican Party | 32 |
| Total | Total | 80 |
| Majority | Majority | 16 |

### Officers

* Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46)
* Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee, Ph.D. (D-12)
* Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22)
* Majority Floor Leader Dario Frommer (D-43)
* Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29) from November 10, 2006
   * George A. Plescia (R-75) from April 17, 2006 to November 10, 2006
   * Kevin McCarthy (R-32) to April 17, 2006
* Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
* Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane

Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature

### Full List of Members, 2005-2006

| District | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Patty Berg | Dem |
| 2nd | Doug La Malfa | Rep |
| 3rd | Rick Keene | Rep |
| 4th | Tim Leslie Term limited | Rep |
| 5th | Roger Niello | Rep |
| 6th | Joe Nation Term limited | Dem |
| 7th | Noreen Evans | Dem |
| 8th | Lois Wolk | Dem |
| 9th | Dave Jones | Dem |
| 10th | Alan Nakanishi | Rep |
| 11th | Joseph Canciamilla Term limited | Dem |
| 12th | Leland Yee Elected to State Senate, 8th District | Dem |
| 13th | Mark Leno | Dem |
| 14th | Loni Hancock | Dem |
| 15th | Guy S. Houston | Rep |
| 16th | Wilma Chan Term limited | Dem |
| 17th | Barbara S. Matthews Term limited | Dem |
| 18th | Johan Klehs Term limited. Lost primary for State Senate, 10th District | Dem |
| 19th | Gene Mullin | Dem |
| 20th | Alberto Torrico | Dem |
| 21st | Ira Ruskin | Dem |
| 22nd | Sally J. Lieber | Dem |
| 23rd | Joe Coto | Dem |
| 24th | Rebecca Cohn Term limited | Dem |
| 25th | Dave Cogdill Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 14th District | Rep |
| 26th | Greg Aghazarian | Rep |
| 27th | John Laird | Dem |
| 28th | Simon Salinas Term limited | Dem |
| 29th | Michael Villines | Rep |
| 30th | Nicole Parra | Dem |
| 31st | Juan Arambula | Dem |
| 32nd | Kevin McCarthy Elected to U.S. Congress, 22nd District | Rep |
| 33rd | Sam Blakeslee | Rep |
| 34th | Bill Maze | Rep |
| 35th | Pedro Nava | Dem |
| 36th | Sharon Runner | Rep |
| 37th | Audra Strickland | Rep |
| 38th | Keith Richman Term limited. Lost primary for State Treasurer | Rep |
| 39th | Cindy Montañez Lost primary for State Senate, 20th District | Dem |
| 40th | Lloyd E. Levine | Dem |
| 41st | Fran Pavley Term limited | Dem |
| 42nd | Paul Koretz Term limited | Dem |
| 43rd | Dario Frommer Term limited | Dem |
| 44th | Carol Liu Term limited | Dem |
| 45th | Jackie Goldberg Term limited | Dem |
| 46th | Fabian Nuñez | Dem |
| 47th | Karen Bass | Dem |
| 48th | Mark Ridley-Thomas Elected to State Senate, 26th District | Dem |
| 49th | Judy Chu Term limited. Elected to Board of Equalization, 4th District | Dem |
| 50th | Hector De La Torre | Dem |
| 51st | Jerome Horton Term limited. Lost primary for Board of Equalization, 4th District | Dem |
| 52nd | Mervyn M. Dymally | Dem |
| 53rd | Mike Gordon* Ted Lieu* | Dem |
| 54th | Betty Karnette | Dem |
| 55th | Jenny Oropeza Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 28th District | Dem |
| 56th | Rudy Bermúdez Lost primary for State Senate, 30th District | Dem |
| 57th | Ed Chavez Term limited | Dem |
| 58th | Ronald S. Calderon Elected to State Senate, 30th District | Dem |
| 59th | Dennis Mountjoy Term limited | Rep |
| 60th | Bob Huff | Rep |
| 61st | Gloria Negrete McLeod Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 32nd District | Dem |
| 62nd | Joe Baca, Jr. Lost primary for State Senate, 32nd District Elected to Rialto City Council | Dem |
| 63rd | Bill Emmerson | Rep |
| 64th | John J. Benoit | Rep |
| 65th | Russ Bogh Term limited | Rep |
| 66th | Ray Haynes Term limited. Lost primary for Board of Equalization, 3rd District | Rep |
| 67th | Tom Harman* Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 35th District | Rep |
| 68th | Van Tran | Rep |
| 69th | Tom Umberg Term limited. Lost primary for State Senate, 34th District | Dem |
| 70th | Chuck DeVore | Rep |
| 71st | Todd Spitzer | Rep |
| 72nd | Lynn Daucher Term limited. Lost general election for State Senate, 34th District | Rep |
| 73rd | Mimi Walters | Rep |
| 74th | Mark Wyland Term limited. Elected to State Senate, 38th District | Rep |
| 75th | George A. Plescia | Rep |
| 76th | Lori Saldaña | Dem |
| 77th | Jay La Suer Term limited | Rep |
| 78th | Shirley Horton | Rep |
| 79th | Juan Vargas | Dem |
| 80th | Bonnie Garcia | Rep |

* Ted Lieu won the September 13, 2005 special election (and was sworn in on September 21, 2005) for the 53rd Assembly District seat to replace Mike Gordon, who died on June 25, 2005, due to a brain tumor. * Assemblyman Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election for the 35th District seat in the California State Senate and resigned from the Assembly (and was sworn into the Senate) on June 12, 2006. He would have been term limited at the end of 2006.
