As we again approach the end of the year, we wanted to take a moment to recognize the lives and contributions of those state and federal candidates and elected officials who died in 2012. JANUARY Ruben S. Ayala – State Senator (1974-1998) Louis N. Desmond – Candidate for State Senate, 1958 Jim Lloyd – Congressman […]
Archives for 2012
Happy Birthday, California Legislature!
Saturday, December 15th, will mark the 163rd anniversary of the first meeting of the California Legislature. Back in 1849, the Legislature (which included 16 State Senators and 36 Assemblymembers, all nonpartisan) met in a building in San Jose. The big issues of the day were selecting a permanent capital city for the state (they chose […]
Legislative History Award – 2012
David Wilkening of the California State Senate has been named the winner of the 2012 Legislative History Award. During the forty years he worked for the State Senate, David Wilkening served the institution in a number of important positions, including nearly twenty years as Director of the Senate Office of Floor Analyses. He led several […]
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