California State Senate: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento.

Senators serve four year terms. The terms of the Senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The Senators representing the odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The Senators from the even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. Senators are limited to two terms.

Each Senator represents approximately 846,791 Californians.

Senators, 2003-2004 Session

There are 25 Democrats and 15 Republicans.

• Samuel Aanestad
• Dick Ackerman
• Richard Alarcón
• Dede Alpert
• Roy Ashburn
• Jim Battin
• Debra Bowen
• Jim Brulte
• John Burton
• Gilbert Cedillo
• Wesley Chesbro
• Jeff Denham
• Denise Moreno Ducheny
• Joe Dunn
• Martha Escutia
• Liz Figueroa
• Dean Florez
• Dennis Hollingsworth
• Ross Johnson
• Betty Karnette
• William "Pete" Knight
• Sheila Kuehl
• Michael Machado
• Bob Margett
• Tom McClintock
• Bruce McPherson
• Bill Morrow
• Kevin Murray
• Thomas "Rico" Oller
• Deborah Ortiz
• Don Perata
• Charles Poochigian
• Gloria Romero
• Jack Scott
• Byron Sher
• Nell Soto
• Jackie Speier
• Tom Torlakson
• John Vasconcellos
• Edward Vincent