California State Legislature, 2001–2002 session
# California State Legislature, 2001–2002 session

The 2001–2002 session was a session of the California State Legislature.

## Major events

### Vacancies and special elections

* December 1, 2000: After pleading guilty to campaign finance violations, Jan Leja (R) agreed not to take the seat she was elected to in November 2000 for the 65th Assembly District.
* January 2001: Senator Hilda Solis (D-24) resigned to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
* March 6, 2001: Assembly member Gloria Romero (D-49) won the special election in the 24th Senate District to replace Solis.
* April 3, 2001: Russ Bogh (R) won the special election in the 65th Assembly District to replace Leja.
* May 15, 2001: Judy Chu (D) won the special election in the 49th Assembly District to replace Romero.

## Members

* Skip to Assembly, below

### Senate

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

President Pro Tem: John L. Burton (D-3) Majority Leader: Richard Polanco (D-22) Minority Leader: Jim Brulte (R-31)

| District | Name | Party | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Rico Oller | Rep | |
| 2nd | Wesley Chesbro | Dem | |
| 3rd | John Burton | Dem | |
| 4th | Maurice Johannessen | Rep | |
| 5th | Michael Machado | Dem | |
| 6th | Deborah Ortiz | Dem | |
| 7th | Tom Torlakson | Dem | |
| 8th | Jackie Speier | Dem | |
| 9th | Don Perata | Dem | |
| 10th | Liz Figueroa | Dem | |
| 11th | Byron Sher | Dem | |
| 12th | Dick Monteith | Rep | |
| 13th | John Vasconcellos | Dem | |
| 14th | Charles Poochigian | Rep | |
| 15th | Bruce McPherson | Rep | |
| 16th | Jim Costa | Dem | |
| 17th | Pete Knight | Rep | |
| 18th | Jack O'Connell | Dem | |
| 19th | Tom McClintock | Rep | |
| 20th | Richard Alarcón | Dem | |
| 21st | Jack Scott | Dem | |
| 22nd | Richard Polanco | Dem | |
| 23rd | Sheila Kuehl | Dem | |
| 24th | Hilda Solis | Dem | Resigned January 3, 2001, to take seat in United States House of Representatives. |
| 24th | vacant | | |
| 24th | Gloria Romero | Dem | Elected March 6, 2001. |
| 25th | Edward Vincent | Dem | |
| 26th | Kevin Murray | Dem | |
| 27th | Betty Karnette | Dem | |
| 28th | Debra Bowen | Dem | |
| 29th | Bob Margett | Rep | |
| 30th | Martha Escutia | Dem | |
| 31st | Jim Brulte | Rep | |
| 32nd | Nell Soto | Dem | |
| 33rd | Dick Ackerman | Rep | |
| 34th | Joe Dunn | Dem | |
| 35th | Ross Johnson | Rep | |
| 36th | Ray Haynes | Rep | |
| 37th | Jim Battin | Rep | |
| 38th | Bill Morrow | Rep | |
| 39th | Dede Alpert | Dem | |
| 40th | Steve Peace | Dem | |

### Assembly

Democrats: 50 Republicans: 30

### Officers

* Speaker Herb Wesson (D-47) from February 6, 2002
   * Robert Hertzberg (D-40) to February 6, 2002
* Speaker pro Tempore Fred Keeley (D-27)
* Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Christine Kehoe (D-76)
* Majority Floor Leader Kevin Shelley (D-12)
* Minority Floor Leader Dave Cox (R-5) from March 26, 2001
   * Bill Campbell (R-71) to March 26, 2001
* 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, 2001-2002

| District | Name | Party | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Virginia Strom-Martin | Dem | |
| 2 | Richard L. Dickerson | Rep | |
| 3 | Samuel M. Aanestad | Rep | |
| 4 | Tim Leslie | Rep | |
| 5 | Dave Cox | Rep | |
| 6 | Joseph Nation | Dem | |
| 7 | Pat Wiggins | Dem | |
| 8 | Helen Thomson | Dem | |
| 9 | Darrell Steinberg | Dem | |
| 10 | Anthony Pescetti | Rep | |
| 11 | Joseph Canciamilla | Dem | |
| 12 | Kevin Shelley | Dem | |
| 13 | Carole Migden | Dem | |
| 14 | Dion Aroner | Dem | |
| 15 | Lynne C. Leach | Rep | |
| 16 | Wilma Chan | Dem | |
| 17 | Barbara S. Matthews | Dem | |
| 18 | Ellen M. Corbett | Dem | |
| 19 | Louis J. Papan | Dem | |
| 20 | John A. Dutra | Dem | |
| 21 | S. Joseph Simitian | Dem | |
| 22 | Elaine Alquist | Dem | |
| 23 | Manny Diaz | Dem | |
| 24 | Rebecca Cohn | Dem | |
| 25 | Dave Cogdill | Rep | |
| 26 | Dennis Cardoza | Dem | |
| 27 | Fred Keeley | Dem | |
| 28 | Simon Salinas | Dem | |
| 29 | Mike Briggs | Rep | |
| 30 | Dean Florez | Dem | |
| 31 | Sarah Reyes | Dem | |
| 32 | Roy Ashburn | Rep | |
| 33 | Abel Maldonado | Rep | |
| 34 | Phil Wyman | Rep | |
| 35 | Hannah-Beth Jackson | Dem | |
| 36 | George Runner | Rep | |
| 37 | Tony Strickland | Rep | |
| 38 | Keith Richman | Rep | |
| 39 | Tony Cardenas | Dem | |
| 40 | Robert M. Hertzberg | Dem | |
| 41 | Fran Pavley | Dem | |
| 42 | Paul Koretz | Dem | |
| 43 | Dario Frommer | Dem | |
| 44 | Carol Liu | Dem | |
| 45 | Jackie Goldberg | Dem | |
| 46 | Gil Cedillo | Dem | |
| 47 | Herb Wesson | Dem | |
| 48 | Roderick Wright | Dem | |
| 49 | Gloria Romero | Dem | Elected to State Senate on March 6, 2001. |
| 49 | vacant | | |
| 49 | Judy Chu | Dem | Elected on May 15, 2001. |
| 50 | Marco Antonio Firebaugh | Dem | |
| 51 | Jerome Horton | Dem | |
| 52 | Carl Washington | Dem | |
| 53 | George Nakano | Dem | |
| 54 | Alan Lowenthal | Dem | |
| 55 | Jenny Oropeza | Dem | |
| 56 | Sally Havice | Dem | |
| 57 | Edward Chavez | Dem | |
| 58 | Thomas M. Calderon | Dem | |
| 59 | Dennis Mountjoy | Rep | |
| 60 | Robert Pacheco | Rep | |
| 61 | Gloria Negrete McLeod | Dem | |
| 62 | John Longville | Dem | |
| 63 | Bill Leonard | Rep | |
| 64 | Rod Pacheco | Rep | |
| 65 | vacant | | Vacant due to member-elect Jan Leja not taking seat after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations. |
| 65 | Russ Bogh | Rep | Elected on April 3, 2001. |
| 66 | Dennis Hollingsworth | Rep | |
| 67 | Tom Harman | Rep | |
| 68 | Ken Maddox | Rep | |
| 69 | Lou Correa | Dem | |
| 70 | John Campbell | Rep | |
| 71 | Bill Campbell | Rep | |
| 72 | Lynn Daucher | Rep | |
| 73 | Patricia C. Bates | Rep | |
| 74 | Mark Wyland | Rep | |
| 75 | Charlene Zettel | Rep | |
| 76 | Christine Kehoe | Dem | |
| 77 | Jay La Suer | Rep | |
| 78 | Howard Wayne | Dem | |
| 79 | Juan Vargas | Dem | |
| 80 | Dave Kelley | Rep | |

Analysis of Bills

