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Elected Officials

  • There are 33 women legislators in the California state legislature (27 Democrats and 6 Republicans).
  • Debra Bowen, Secretary of State, is the sixth woman to be elected to the Executive Branch of California’s state government.
  • Karen Bass, Speaker of the California Assembly, is the first African American woman to be elected to this position.
  • Judy Chu joins Betty Yee on the Board of Equalization.
  • In 2008, 10 women legislators will be lost to term limits (7 Democrats, 3 Republicans).

For informational purposes, this is a complete list of women elected officials, both Democrats and Republicans:

LEGISLATOR DISTRICT COUNTIES PARTY ELECTED TERM
Wilma Chan AD 16 Alameda D 2000 2006
Barbara Matthews AD 17 Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus D 2000 2006
Rebecca Cohn AD 24 Santa Clara D 2000 2006
Fran Pavley AD 41 Los Angeles, Ventura D 2000 2006
Carol Liu AD 44 Los Angeles D 2000 2006
Jackie Goldberg AD 45 Los Angeles D 2000 2006
Judy Chu AD 49 Los Angeles D 2001 2006
Jenny Oropeza AD 55 Los Angeles D 2000 2006
Gloria Negrete McLeod AD 61 Los Angeles, San Bernardino D 2000 2006
Lynn Daucher AD 72 Orange R 2000 2006
Deborah Ortiz SD 6 Sacramento D 1998 2006
Jackie Speier SD 8 San Francisco, San Mateo D 1998 2006
Liz Figueroa SD 10 Alameda, Santa Clara D 1998 2006
Debra Bowen SD 28 Los Angeles D 1998 2006
Martha Escutia SD 30 Los Angeles D 1998 2006
Nell Soto SD 32 Los Angeles, San Bernardino D 2000 2006
Patty Berg AD 1 Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake D 2002 2008
Lois Wolk AD 8 Yolo, Solano D 2002 2008
Loni Hancock AD 14 Alameda, Contra Costa D 2002 2008
Sally Lieber AD 22 Santa Clara D 2002 2008
Nicole Parra AD 30 Fresno, Kings, Kern, Tulare D 2002 2008
Sharon Runner AD 36 Los Angeles R 2002 2008
Cindy Montanez AD 39 Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino, Tulare D 2002 2008
Betty Karnette AD 54 Los Angeles D 2004 2008
Shirley Horton AD 78 San Diego R 2002 2008
Bonnie Garcia AD 80 Imperial, Riverside R 2002 2008
Sheila Kuehl SD 23 Los Angeles D 2000 2008
Noreen Evans AD 7 Napa, Solano, Sonoma D 2004 2010
Audra Strickland AD 37 Los Angeles, Ventura R 2004 2010
Karen Bass AD 47 Los Angeles D 2004 2010
Mimi Walters AD 73 Orange, San Diego R 2004 2010
Lori Saldana AD 76 San Diego D 2004 2010
Gloria Romero SD 24 Los Angeles D 2001 2010
Denise Moreno Ducheny SD 40 Imperial, Riverside, San Diego D 2002 2010
Carole Migden SD 3 Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco D 2004 2012
Elaine Alquist SD 13 Santa Clara D 2004 2012
Christine Kehoe SD 39 San Diego D 2004 2012
Fiona Ma AD 12 San Francisco D 2006 2012
Cathleen Galgiani AD 17 Merced, San Joaguin, Stanislaus D 2006 2012
Mary Hayashi AD 18 Alameda D 2006 2012
Anna Caballero AD 28 Salinas D 2006 2012
Jean Fuller AD 32 Kern R 2006 2012
Julia Brownley AD 41 Los angeles, Ventura D 2006 2012
Laura Richardson AD 55 Los Angeles D 2006 2012
Nell Soto AD 61 Los Angeles, San Bernadino D 2006 2012
Wilmer Amina Carter AD 62 San Bernadino D 2006 2012
Mary Salas AD 79 San Diego D 2006 2012
Judy Chu BOE District 1 D 2006 2012
Betty Yee BOE District 4 D 2006 2012
Michelle Steel BOE District 3 R 2006
Patricia Wiggins SD 2 Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, Solano D 2006 2018
Ellen Corbett SD 10 Alameda, Santa Clara D 2006 2018
Jenny Oropeza SD 28 Los Angeles D 2006 2018
Gloria Negrete-McLeod SD 32 Los Angeles, San Bernadino D 2006 2018
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SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS

Karen Bass

KAREN BASS
Speaker of the California State Assembly

Karen Bass has been a State Assembly Member representing Los Angeles’ 47th Assembly District since 2005. In May 2008, she made history when the Los Angeles Democrat became the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, catapulting a Democratic woman to the post for the first time in the state ’s history. Along with the California political first, Speaker Bass makes national history as the first African American woman in the country to serve in this powerful state legislative role.

A CALIFORNIA LIST endorsed candidate, Assembly Member Karen Bass was elected November 2, 2004, to represent the 47th Assembly District which includes the cities of Los Angeles and Culver City, as well as the communities of Ladera Heights, Baldwin Hills, View Park, Cheviot Hills, Westwood-UCLA and Windsor Hills.