# California State Legislature, 1994–1996 session

The 1994–1996 session was a former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 5, 1994 and adjourned sine die on November 30, 1996.

## Major events
### Vacancies and special elections

* July 8, 1994: Republican state senator Frank Hill (29th–Whittier) resigned after being convicted of extortion, money laundering, and conspiracy in a corruption scandal.
* January 2, 1995: Republican state senator Marian Bergeson (35th–Newport Beach) resigned after being elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
* January 23, 1995: Republican assemblyman Dick Mountjoy (59th–Arcadia) is expelled from the State Assembly. Mountjoy had been simultaneously elected in the November elections to the state assembly and the state senate, the latter in a special election for the 29th State Senate district to replace Hill. Mountjoy was first sworn into the Assembly in December intending to elect a Republican speaker, but was expelled for attempting to hold both offices. He was sworn into the State Senate on January 24.
* May 11, 1995: Republican assemblyman Ross Johnson (72nd–Placentia) is sworn into office after winning the May 9 special election for the 35th State Senate district to replace Bergeson. Earlier, he had moved his residence to Irvine to run in the district.
* May 18, 1995: Republican Gary Miller of Diamond Bar is sworn into office after Independent Paul Horcher (60th–Diamond Bar) was recalled on May 16.
* June 7, 1995: Republican Bob Margett of Arcadia is sworn into office after winning the June 6 special election for the 59th State Assembly district to replace Mountjoy.
* August 22, 1995: A recall election against Democratic assemblyman Michael Machado (17th–Linden) failed, and Machado remained in office.
* September 13, 1995: Republican Dick Ackerman of Fullerton is sworn into office after winning the September 12 special election for the 72nd State Assembly district to replace Johnson.
* November 29, 1995: Republican Scott Baugh of Huntington Beach is sworn into office after Republican Doris Allen (67th–Cypress) was recalled on November 28.
* December 14, 1995: Republican state senator Tom Campbell (11th–Campbell) and Democratic assemblyman Willie Brown (13th–San Francisco) resigned. Campbell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in a December 12 special election for California's 15th congressional district, while Brown was elected to become Mayor of San Francisco.
* March 28, 1996: Democratic assemblyman Byron Sher (21st–Palo Alto) is sworn into office after winning the March 26 special election for the 11th State Senate district to replace Campbell. Democrat Carole Migden of San Francisco is sworn into office after winning the March 26 special election for the 13th State Assembly district to replace Brown.
* April 15, 1996: Democratic assemblywoman Juanita Millender-McDonald (55th–Carson) resigned after being elected to the United States House of Representatives in a March 26 special election for California's 37th congressional district.

### Leadership changes

* December 5, 1994 – January 23, 1995: The Assembly had no speaker after the chamber deadlocked on a 40–40 vote between Democrat Willie Brown (13th–San Francisco) and Republican Jim Brulte (63rd–Rancho Cucamonga), with Paul Horcher (60th–Diamond Bar) voting with the Democrats. On January 24, Brown was elected speaker on a 40–39 vote after expelling Dick Mountjoy (see above).
* January 2, 1995: Democrat Gray Davis is sworn in as Lieutenant Governor (who is also President of the State Senate) to succeed fellow Democrat Leo T. McCarthy.
* June 5, 1995: Republican assemblywoman Doris Allen (67th–Cypress) is elected speaker with the support of Democrats to succeed Brown. Brown remained Democratic leader in the State Assembly.
* August 21, 1995: Assemblyman Curt Pringle (68th–Garden Grove) is elected Republican leader after Jim Brulte (63rd–Rancho Cucamonga) resigned the position on August 18.
* August 24, 1995: Republican state senator Kenneth L. Maddy (14th–Fresno) is ousted from the position of Republican state senate leader by Rob Hurtt (34th–Garden Grove).
* September 14, 1995: Republican assemblyman Brian Setencich (30th–Fresno) is elected speaker with the support of Democrats and Allen to succeed Allen.
* December 18, 1995: Assemblyman Richard Katz (39th–Sylmar) is elected Democratic leader after Willie Brown (13th–San Francisco) resigned from the State Assembly.
* January 4, 1996: Republican assemblyman Brian Setencich (30th–Fresno) is ousted from the speakership by fellow Republican Curt Pringle (68th–Garden Grove).

### Party changes

* December 5, 1994: Assemblyman Paul Horcher (60th–Diamond Bar) leaves the Republican Party to become an Independent on the first day of the legislative session.
* December 5, 1995: Assemblyman Dominic L. Cortese (23rd–San Jose) leaves the Democratic Party for the Reform Party.

## Senate

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Independent | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature | 23 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 1 |
| Begin | 21 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 1 |
| January 2, 1995 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 2 |
| January 24, 1995 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 1 |
| May 11, 1995 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 0 |
| December 14, 1995 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 1 |
| March 28, 1996 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 55% | 5% | 40% | | |

### Officers

| Position | Name | Party | District | Notes |
| Lieutenant Governor | Leo T. McCarthy | Democratic | | Until January 2, 1995 |
| Lieutenant Governor | Gray Davis | Democratic | | From January 2, 1995 onward |
| President pro tempore | Bill Lockyer | Democratic | 10th–Hayward | |
| Minority leader | Kenneth L. Maddy | Republican | 14th–Fresno | Until August 24, 1995 |
| Minority leader | Rob Hurtt | Republican | 34th–Garden Grove | From August 24, 1995 onward |

### Members

| District | Name | Party | Residence | Term-limited? | Notes |
| 1 | Tim Leslie | Republican | Tahoe City | | |
| 2 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | St. Helena | | |
| 3 | Milton Marks | Democratic | San Francisco | | |
| 4 | Maurice Johannessen | Republican | Redding | | |
| 5 | Patrick Johnston | Democratic | Stockton | | |
| 6 | Leroy F. Greene | Democratic | Carmichael | | |
| 7 | Daniel Boatwright | Democratic | Concord | Yes | |
| 8 | Quentin L. Kopp | Independent | San Francisco | | |
| 9 | Nicholas C. Petris | Democratic | Oakland | Yes | |
| 10 | Bill Lockyer | Democratic | Hayward | | |
| 11 | Tom Campbell | Republican | Campbell | | Resigned on December 14, 1995 |
| 11 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 |
| 11 | Byron Sher | Democratic | Palo Alto | | Took office on March 28, 1996 |
| 12 | Dick Monteith | Republican | Modesto | | |
| 13 | Al Alquist | Democratic | San Jose | Yes | |
| 14 | Kenneth L. Maddy | Republican | Fresno | | |
| 15 | Henry J. Mello | Democratic | Watsonville | Yes | |
| 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | Fresno | | |
| 17 | Don Rogers | Republican | Tehachapi | Yes | |
| 18 | Jack O'Connell | Democratic | Carpinteria | | |
| 19 | Cathie Wright | Republican | Simi Valley | | |
| 20 | Herschel Rosenthal | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 21 | Newton Russell | Republican | Glendale | | |
| 22 | Richard Polanco | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 23 | Tom Hayden | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 24 | Hilda Solis | Democratic | El Monte | | |
| 25 | Teresa Hughes | Democratic | Inglewood | | |
| 26 | Diane Watson | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 27 | Robert G. Beverly | Republican | Long Beach | Yes | |
| 28 | Ralph Dills | Democratic | Gardena | | |
| 29 | Vacant from July 8, 1994, to January 24, 1995 | Vacant from July 8, 1994, to January 24, 1995 | Vacant from July 8, 1994, to January 24, 1995 | Vacant from July 8, 1994, to January 24, 1995 | Vacant from July 8, 1994, to January 24, 1995 |
| 29 | Dick Mountjoy | Republican | Arcadia | | Took office on January 24, 1995 |
| 30 | Charles Calderon | Democratic | Whittier | | |
| 31 | Bill Leonard | Republican | San Bernardino | Yes | |
| 32 | Ruben S. Ayala | Democratic | Chino | | |
| 33 | John Lewis | Republican | Orange | | |
| 34 | Rob Hurtt | Republican | Garden Grove | | |
| 35 | Marian Bergeson | Republican | Newport Beach | Yes | Resigned on January 2, 1995 |
| 35 | Vacant from January 2, 1995, to May 11, 1995 | Vacant from January 2, 1995, to May 11, 1995 | Vacant from January 2, 1995, to May 11, 1995 | Vacant from January 2, 1995, to May 11, 1995 | Vacant from January 2, 1995, to May 11, 1995 |
| 35 | Ross Johnson | Republican | Irvine | | Took office on May 11, 1995 |
| 36 | Ray Haynes | Republican | Riverside | | |
| 37 | David G. Kelley | Republican | Idyllwild | | |
| 38 | William A. Craven | Republican | Oceanside | | |
| 39 | Lucy Killea | Independent | San Diego | Yes | |
| 40 | Steve Peace | Democratic | Chula Vista | | |

## Assembly

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Reform | Independent | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature | 0 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 80 | 0 |
| Begin | 0 | 0 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 80 | 0 |
| December 5, 1995 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 40 | | 80 | 0 |
| January 23, 1995 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 79 | 1 |
| May 11, 1995 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 78 | 2 |
| May 18, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | | 78 | 2 |
| June 5, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 38 | 78 | 2 |
| June 7, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 79 | 1 |
| September 13, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 40 | 80 | 0 |
| September 14, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 39 | 80 | 0 |
| November 29, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 40 | 80 | 0 |
| December 5, 1995 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 40 | 80 | 0 |
| December 14, 1995 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 40 | 79 | 1 |
| January 4, 1996 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 40 | 79 | 1 |
| March 28, 1996 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 40 | 79 | 1 |
| April 15, 1996 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 40 | 78 | 2 |
| Latest voting share | 1.3% | 0% | 46.2% | 1.3% | 51.3% | | |

### Officers

| Position | Name | Party | District | Notes |
| Speaker | Willie Brown | Democratic | 13th–San Francisco | From January 24, 1995 until June 5, 1995 |
| Speaker | Doris Allen | Republican | 67th–Cypress | From June 5, 1995, to September 14, 1995 |
| Speaker | Brian Setencich | Republican | 30th–Fresno | From September 14, 1995, to January 4, 1996 |
| Speaker | Curt Pringle | Republican | 68th–Garden Grove | From January 4, 1996 onward |
| Minority leader | Jim Brulte | Republican | 63rd–Rancho Cucamonga | Until June 5, 1995 |
| Minority leader | Willie Brown | Democratic | 13th–San Francisco | From June 5, 1995, to September 14, 1995 |
| Minority leader | Richard Katz | Democratic | 39th–Sylmar | From September 14, 1995 onward |

### Members

| District | Name | Party | Residence | Term-limited? | Notes |
| 1 | Dan Hauser | Democratic | Arcata | Yes | |
| 2 | Tom Woods | Republican | Shasta | | |
| 3 | Bernie Richter | Republican | Chico | | |
| 4 | David Knowles | Republican | Cameron Park | Yes | |
| 5 | Barbara Alby | Republican | Fair Oaks | | |
| 6 | Kerry Mazzoni | Democratic | Novato | | |
| 7 | Valerie K. Brown | Democratic | Sonoma | | |
| 8 | Tom Hannigan | Democratic | Fairfield | Yes | |
| 9 | Phillip Isenberg | Democratic | Sacramento | Yes | |
| 10 | Larry Bowler | Republican | Elk Grove | | |
| 11 | Robert Campbell | Democratic | Richmond | Yes | |
| 12 | John L. Burton | Democratic | San Francisco | Yes | |
| 13 | Willie Brown | Democratic | San Francisco | Yes | Resigned on December 14, 1995 |
| 13 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 | Vacant from December 14, 1995, to March 28, 1996 |
| 13 | Carole Migden | Democratic | San Francisco | | Sworn into office on March 28, 1996 |
| 14 | Tom Bates | Democratic | Berkeley | Yes | |
| 15 | Richard Rainey | Republican | Walnut Creek | | |
| 16 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | Oakland | Yes | |
| 17 | Michael Machado | Democratic | Linden | | |
| 18 | Michael Sweeney | Democratic | Hayward | | |
| 19 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | Hillsborough | Yes | |
| 20 | Liz Figueroa | Democratic | Fremont | | |
| 21 | Byron Sher | Democratic | Palo Alto | Yes | Resigned on March 28, 1996 |
| 21 | Vacant from March 28, 1996, onward | Vacant from March 28, 1996, onward | Vacant from March 28, 1996, onward | Vacant from March 28, 1996, onward | Vacant from March 28, 1996, onward |
| 22 | John Vasconcellos | Democratic | Santa Clara | Yes | |
| 23 | Dominic L. Cortese | Democratic | San Jose | Yes | Changed parties on December 5, 1995 |
| 23 | Dominic L. Cortese | Reform | San Jose | Yes | Changed parties on December 5, 1995 |
| 24 | Jim Cunneen | Republican | San Jose | | |
| 25 | George House | Republican | Hughson | | |
| 26 | Sal Cannella | Democratic | Ceres | Yes | |
| 27 | Bruce McPherson | Republican | Santa Cruz | | |
| 28 | Peter Frusetta | Republican | Tres Pinos | | |
| 29 | Chuck Poochigian | Republican | Fresno | | |
| 30 | Brian Setencich | Republican | Fresno | | |
| 31 | Cruz Bustamante | Democratic | Fresno | | |
| 32 | Trice Harvey | Republican | Bakersfield | Yes | |
| 33 | Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. | Republican | Paso Robles | | |
| 34 | Keith Olberg | Republican | Victorville | | |
| 36 | William J. Knight | Republican | Palmdale | | |
| 37 | Nao Takasugi | Republican | Oxnard | | |
| 38 | Paula Boland | Republican | Granada Hills | Yes | |
| 39 | Richard Katz | Democratic | Sylmar | Yes | |
| 40 | Barbara Friedman | Democratic | Los Angeles | Yes | |
| 41 | Sheila Kuehl | Democratic | Santa Monica | | |
| 42 | Wally Knox | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 43 | James E. Rogan | Republican | Glendale | | |
| 44 | Bill Hoge | Republican | Pasadena | | |
| 45 | Antonio Villaraigosa | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 42 | Louis Caldera | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 47 | Kevin Murray | Democratic | Los Angeles | | |
| 48 | Marguerite Archie-Hudson | Democratic | Los Angeles | Yes | |
| 49 | Diane Martinez | Democratic | Monterey Park | | |
| 50 | Martha Escutia | Democratic | Huntington Park | | |
| 51 | Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. | Democratic | Inglewood | Yes | |
| 52 | Willard H. Murray, Jr. | Democratic | Paramount | Yes | |
| 53 | Debra Bowen | Democratic | Marina del Rey | | |
| 54 | Steven T. Kuykendall | Republican | Rancho Palos Verdes | | |
| 55 | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Democratic | Carson | | Resigned on April 15, 1996 |
| 55 | Vacant from April 15, 1996 onward | Vacant from April 15, 1996 onward | Vacant from April 15, 1996 onward | Vacant from April 15, 1996 onward | Vacant from April 15, 1996 onward |
| 56 | Phil Hawkins | Republican | Bellflower | | |
| 57 | Martin Gallegos | Democratic | Baldwin Park | | |
| 58 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | Norwalk | Yes | |
| 59 | Dick Mountjoy | Republican | Arcadia | Yes | Expelled on January 23, 1995 |
| 59 | Vacant from January 23, 1995, to June 7, 1995 | Vacant from January 23, 1995, to June 7, 1995 | Vacant from January 23, 1995, to June 7, 1995 | Vacant from January 23, 1995, to June 7, 1995 | Vacant from January 23, 1995, to June 7, 1995 |
| 59 | Bob Margett | Republican | Arcadia | | Sworn into office on June 7, 1995 |
| 60 | Paul Horcher | Republican | Diamond Bar | Yes | Changed parties on December 5, 1994. Recalled on May 16, 1995. |
| 60 | Paul Horcher | Independent | Diamond Bar | Yes | Changed parties on December 5, 1994. Recalled on May 16, 1995. |
| 60 | Gary Miller | Republican | Diamond Bar | | Sworn into office on May 18, 1995 |
| 61 | Fred Aguiar | Republican | Chino | | |
| 62 | Joe Baca | Democratic | Rialto | | |
| 63 | Jim Brulte | Republican | Rancho Cucamonga | Yes | |
| 64 | Ted Weggeland | Republican | Riverside | | |
| 65 | Brett Granlund | Republican | Yucaipa | | |
| 66 | Bruce Thompson | Republican | Fallbrook | | |
| 67 | Doris Allen | Republican | Cypress | Yes | Recalled on November 28, 1995 |
| 67 | Scott Baugh | Republican | Huntington Beach | | Sworn into office on November 29, 1995 |
| 68 | Curt Pringle | Republican | Garden Grove | | |
| 69 | Jim Morrissey | Republican | Santa Ana | | |
| 70 | Marilyn Brewer | Republican | Newport Beach | | |
| 71 | Mickey Conroy | Republican | Orange | Yes | |
| 72 | Ross Johnson | Republican | Placentia | Yes | Resigned on May 11, 1995 |
| 72 | Vacant from May 11, 1995, to September 13, 1995 | Vacant from May 11, 1995, to September 13, 1995 | Vacant from May 11, 1995, to September 13, 1995 | Vacant from May 11, 1995, to September 13, 1995 | Vacant from May 11, 1995, to September 13, 1995 |
| 72 | Dick Ackerman | Republican | Fullerton | | Sworn into office on September 13, 1995 |
| 73 | Bill Morrow | Republican | Oceanside | | |
| 74 | Howard Kaloogian | Republican | Carlsbad | | |
| 75 | Jan Goldsmith | Republican | Poway | | |
| 76 | Susan Davis | Democratic | San Diego | | |
| 77 | Steve Baldwin | Republican | El Cajon | | |
| 78 | Dede Alpert | Democratic | Coronado | | |
| 79 | Denise Moreno Ducheny | Democratic | San Diego | | |
| 80 | Jim Battin | Republican | La Quinta | | |