New State Legislators Sworn in Today
Posted by Chris Nguyen on December 1, 2014
It’s the first Monday in December of an even year, so California’s new and re-elected state legislators will be sworn in today at 12:00 PM. 27 of 80 Assembly Members (33.75%) and 10 of 40 Senators (25%) will be freshmen.
Republicans picked up enough seats to break the Democratic supermajorities in both houses.
Orange County’s delegation will have proportionally even more freshmen, with 4 out of 7 Assembly Members (57.14%) and 3 of 5 Senators (60%) holding their first terms in their respective houses.
While the new Senators already have their official web sites up, the new Assembly Members do not, presumably waiting for the swearing-in at 12:00 PM.
As of 12:00 PM, Orange County’s Assembly delegation will consist of:
- Ling-Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar), 55th District (far northern Orange County, southeastern LA County, and Chino Hills) – First Term
- Young Kim (R-Fullerton), 65th District (northwestern Orange County) – First Term
- Don Wagner (R-Irvine), 68th District (eastern Orange County) – Third Term
- Tom Daly (D-Anaheim), 69th District (central Orange County) – Second Term
- Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach), 72nd District (Orange County’s northern coast and Little Saigon) – Second Term
- Bill Brough (R-Dana Point), 73rd District (southern Orange County) – First Term
- Matt Harper (R-Huntington Beach), 74th District (Orange County’s central coast) – First Term
As of 12:00 PM, Orange County’s Senate delegation will consist of:
- Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar), 29th District (northern Orange County, southeastern LA County, and Chino Hills) – Midway Through Second Term
- Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia), 30th District (Buena Park and portions of LA County)
- Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove), 34th District (central Orange County and portions of Long Beach) – First Term
- Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), 36th District (southern Orange County and northern San Diego County) – First Term
- Mimi Walters (R-Irvine), 37th District (eastern Orange County) – Midway Through Second Term
Walters is still a State Senator, as she will not be sworn into the United States Congress until January.
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“New State Legislators Sworn in Today”
Wow. 37 new state legislators were sworn? That’s a lot of cussing. Where’s the rest of the story? Was it all bi-partisan or were there some intra-party squabbles too? Maybe I’ll see it on the 11 o’clock news. Hopefully I’ll learn some new choice words. Signing off.