Question: How many state senators are in the legislature that Lawrence Gates has been able to make gains in for the Democrats during his tenure?
Sentence (from "California State Senate"): In the United States House of Representatives, California is apportioned 53 representatives, each representing approximately 704,566 people, while in the State Senate, each of the 40 Senators represents approximately 931,349 people, with the result that California state senators each actually represent more voters than California's representatives to the United States Congress do.
Relevant evidence: No