March 11, 2016

The California State Assembly on Monday swore in a new Speaker, Anthony Rendon for the 63rd Assembly District (Los Angeles County). Rendon succeeds Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins and, thanks to the 2012 voter-fueled changes to term limits, Speaker Rendon can serve as many as eight years in this role. He has voiced his intention of focusing on labor, the environment and affordable housing policy issues and has demonstrated a particular interest in water policy, having played a lead part in the passage of the 2014 water bond.

CSAC’s advocacy on behalf of counties is closely tied to the positive relationships we build and maintain with members and leaders of the Legislature. With a new Speaker come changes in leadership and Assembly Committee membership. We look forward to working with County Supervisors and staff who may have existing relationships some of the legislators Speaker Rendon appointed to leadership posts yesterday.

Speaker pro Tempore – Assembly Member Kevin Mullin (San Francisco City & County)

Assistant Speaker pro Tempore – Assembly Member Autumn R. Burke (Los Angeles County)

Majority Floor Leader – Assembly Member Ian C. Calderon (Los Angeles County)

Assistant Majority Floor Leader – Assembly Member Jim Cooper (Sacramento County)

Majority Whip – Assembly Member Miguel Santiago (Los Angeles County)

Democratic Whip – Assembly Member Nora Campos (Santa Clara County)

Assistant Majority Whip – Assembly Member Evan Low (Santa Clara County)

Democratic Caucus Chair – Assembly Member Mike A. Gipson (Los Angeles County)

Speaker Rendon additionally made the following changes to Assembly Committee chairmanships (note: the following only reflects changes to Committees; for a full list of Committee memberships, click here:)

Accountability and Administrative Review Committee – Assembly Member Cristina Garcia as Chair

Agriculture Committee – Assembly Member Devon Mathis as Vice-Chair

Appropriations – Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez as Chair

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee – Assembly Member Kansen Chu as Chair

Budget Committee – Assembly Member Phil Ting as Chair

Business and Professions Committee – Assembly Member Rudy Salas as Chair, Assembly Member Bill Brough as Vice-Chair

Elections and Redistricting Committee – Assembly Member Shirley Weber as Chair

Governmental Organization Committee – Assembly Member Frank Bigelow as Vice Chair

Health Committee – Assembly Member Jim Wood as Chair

Human Services Committee – Assembly Member Susan Bonilla as Chair

Insurance Committee – Assembly Member Melissa Melendez as Vice Chair

Labor and Employment Committee – Assembly Member Jim Patterson as Vice Chair

Assembly Local Government Committee – Assembly Member Susan Eggman as Chair, Assembly Member Marie Waldron as Vice Chair

Natural Resources Committee – Brian Jones as Vice Chair

Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee – Assembly Member Rob Bonta as Chair

Public Safety Committee – Assembly Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer as Chair

Revenue and Taxation Committee – Assembly Member Sebastian Ridley-Thomas as Chair

Transportation Committee – Assembly Member Eric Linder as Vice Chair

Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Assembly Member Rocky Chávez as Vice Chair

Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee – Assembly Member James Gallagher as Vice Chair