California State Legislature, 2017–18 session
Officers
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

California State Legislature, 2017–18 session

Section Title: Officers
Table Section Text: The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

Position	Name	Party	District

Lieutenant Governor	Gavin Newsom	Democratic

President pro tempore	Toni Atkins	Democratic	39th–San Diego

Majority leader	Bill Monning	Democratic	17th–Carmel

Majority whip	Nancy Skinner	Democratic	9th–Berkeley

Majority caucus chair	Connie Leyva	Democratic	20th–Chino

Majority caucus vice chair	Mike McGuire	Democratic	2nd–Healdsburg

Minority leader	Patricia Bates	Republican	36th–Laguna Niguel

Minority caucus chair	Jim Nielsen	Republican	4th–Gerber

Minority whip	Ted Gaines	Republican	1st–El Dorado Hills

Secretary	Daniel Alvarez

Sergeant-at-Arms	Debbie Manning

Chaplain	Sister Michelle Gorman

Sentence(s)

In 2018, Democratic senator Toni Atkins became President pro tempore for the 39th–San Diego district.

final_sentence: In 2018, Democratic senator Toni Atkins became President pro tempore for the 39th–San Diego district.