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 MEMBERS AND GOVERNOR
Gov.Gray Davis (D)
Sen.Dianne Feinstein (D)
Sen.Barbara Boxer (D)
Rep.Mike Thompson (D-01)
Rep.Wally Herger (R-02)
Rep.Doug Ose (R-03)
Rep.John T. Doolittle (R-04)
Rep.Robert T. Matsui (D-05)
Rep.Lynn Woolsey (D-06)
Rep.George Miller (D-07)
Rep.Nancy Pelosi (D-08)
Rep.Barbara Lee (D-09)
Rep.Ellen O. Tauscher (D-10)
Rep.Richard W. Pombo (R-11)
Rep.Tom Lantos (D-12)
Rep.Pete Stark (D-13)
Rep.Anna G. Eshoo (D-14)
Rep.Michael M. Honda (D-15)
Rep.Zoe Lofgren (D-16)
Rep.Sam Farr (D-17)
Rep.Gary A. Condit (D-18)
Rep.George P. Radanovich (R-19)
Rep.Cal Dooley (D-20)
Rep.Bill Thomas (R-21)
Rep.Lois Capps (D-22)
Rep.Elton Gallegly (R-23)
Rep.Brad Sherman (D-24)
Rep.Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-25)
Rep.Howard L. Berman (D-26)
Rep.Adam B. Schiff (D-27)
Rep.David Dreier (R-28)
Rep.Henry A. Waxman (D-29)
Rep.Xavier Becerra (D-30)
Rep.Hilda L. Solis (D-31)
VACANCY (-32)
Rep.Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-33)
Rep.Grace F. Napolitano (D-34)
Rep.Maxine Waters (D-35)
Rep.Jane Harman (D-36)
Rep.Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37)
Rep.Steve Horn (R-38)
Rep.Ed Royce (R-39)
Rep.Jerry Lewis (R-40)
Rep.Gary G. Miller (R-41)
Rep.Joe Baca (D-42)
Rep.Ken Calvert (R-43)
Rep.Mary Bono (R-44)
Rep.Dana Rohrabacher (R-45)
Rep.Loretta Sanchez (D-46)
Rep.Christopher Cox (R-47)
Rep.Darrell Issa (R-48)
Rep.Susan A. Davis (D-49)
Rep.Bob Filner (D-50)
Rep.Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-51)
Rep.Duncan Hunter (R-52)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Bicameral Legislature:
Two-year session meets year-round, with recess
Assembly: 80 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 32R, 47D; 59 men, 20 women
Salary: $121/day in session, plus $99,000 salary
Phone: (916) 445-3614
Senate: 40 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 15R, 25D; 33 men, 7 women
Salary: $121/day in session, plus $99,000 salary
Phone: (916) 445-4251

Urban Statistics
Los Angeles: Mayor Richard Riordan (R), Population 3,553,638
San Diego: Mayor Susan Golding (R), Population 1,171,121
San Jose: Mayor Ron Gonzales, N-P, Population 838,744
San Francisco: Mayor Willie Brown (D), Population 735,315
Oakland: Mayor Jerry Brown (D), Population 367,230

Registered Voters
Democrat: 47%
Republican: 36%
Unaffiliated: 13%
Other: 5%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 D
House: 28 D, 24 R

Term Limits
For state offices: Yes
Senate: 2 terms
House: 3 terms

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 51%, Bob Dole 38%, Ross Perot 7%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 46%, George Bush 33%, Ross Perot 21%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 51%, Michael S. Dukakis 48%

Population
1998 population (est.): 31,878,234
1990 population: 29,760,021
1980 population: 23,667,902
Percent change 1980-90: +26%
Rank among states (1998): 1
White: 80%
Black: 7%
Asian or Pacific islander: 12%
American Indian or Eskimo: 1%
Hispanic origin: 30%
Urban: 93%
Rural: 7%
Born in state: 46%
Foreign-born: 22%
Under age 18: 8,951,653 (28%)
Ages 18-64: 19,744,683 (61%)
65 and older: 3,571,964 (11%)
Median age: 33

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.ca.us
Capital: Sacramento
Median household income: $39,699 (1997)
   Rank among states: 16
Total area: 158,869 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 3


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