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📊California State Stats

LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS

California

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👥 Pop 39,356,104 · 💰 Income $82,967 · 💻 Voting-age 30,581,534 🔗 hover for all

📊 California State Stats

Population39356104

Males voting age15213846

Females voting age15367688

Median household income82967

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★ California State Legislature

Bicameral Legislature

80 Senators 159 Representatives

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Senate 80 members

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Marie Alvarado-Gil

Jesse Arreguín

Angelique Ashby

Melissa Hurtado

Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh

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Suzette Martinez Valladares

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Tony Strickland

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House of Representatives 159 members

Heather Hadwick

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

Stephanie Nguyen

Rhodesia Ransom

Anamarie Avila Farias

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

Catherine Stefani

Esmeralda Soria

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★ Government Structure — California

★ Executive Branch

• Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
• Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
• Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
• Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
• Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

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• State Senate — Upper chamber, 80 members
• State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 159 members
• Committees — Review bills before floor votes
• Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

• State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
• Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
• District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
• County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction

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