Home  About  Chapters  Policy  Publications  Join  Jobs  Donate  Blog  > Inside Davis  Davis News Progressive States Network Dispatch on Roosevelt Institution The Aggie Article on Roosevelt Students gather at UNC for the Special Center on Emergency Preparedness and Relief. News from the National Office Post-Election Center TI Launched Roosevelt LiveBlogs the Presidential Debate On Campus Midwest Regional Fall Policy Workshop Blum speaks at Vermont Campus Compact conference Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "The giving of love is an education in itself." — Eleanor Roosevelt    CAL Sen Sub-Committees > Roosevelt Home > Davis > Legislative Affairs > CAL Sen Sub-Committees Your name: Your email: Recipient's name: Recipient's email: Message: To prevent spam, please enter the first letter of the recipient's email and the first letter of the recipient's name in the box below (for example, if the name is "John Doe" and the email is "bigjohn@johndoe.com", you would enter "jb"): Memo: California State Senate Organization – Sub-Committees Date: 09/03/07 From: Kevin J. Powers, Legislative Director – Western Region Introduction The California State Senate is the “upper house” of the California State Legislature. The Senate is made up of 40 members, and is currently comprised of 25 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Senators can serve up to two four-year terms. Legislators in California work on a full-time basis. Each Senator represents about 846,791 Californians. Organization The California State Senate does the majority of its work in committee, and all legislation is first seen in committee before moving to the floor of the legislature. This memorandum will detail each sub-committee in the California State Senate and identify the leadership. Sub-Committees Sub-committees augment standing committees, and typically deal with specific issues. For instance, because the committee on Budget and Fiscal Review is particularly daunting, sub-committees like “Sub-Committee No.4 on State Admin” exist. Appropriations Fiscal Oversight and Bonded Indebtedness Members: Senator Tom Torlakson (Chair) Senator Dave Cox (Vice-Chair) Senator Lou Correa Senator Robert Dutton Senator Jenny Oropeza Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Members: Senator Jack Scott (Chair) Senator Bob Margett Senator Joe Simitian Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy Members: Senator Alan Lowenthal (Chair) Senator Darrell Steinberg Senator Mark Wyland Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Members: Senator Elaine Alquist (Chair) Senator Dave Cogdill Senator Alex Padilla Subcommittee No. 4 on State Admin., General Govt., Judicial and Transportation Members: Senator Michael Machado (Chair) Senator Robert Dutton Senator Christine Kehoe Business and Professions and Economic Development Economy, Workforce Preparation and Development Members: Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas (Chair) Senator Samuel Aanestad Senator Ellen Corbett Senator Jeff Denham Senator Dean Florez Senator Leland Yee Professional Sports and Entertainment None Filled Education Higher Education None Filled Energy, Utilities and Communications Alternative Energy Members: Senator Christine Kehoe (Chair) Senator Robert Dutton Senator Joe Simitian Environmental Quality Toxic Materials None Filled Health Aging and Long-Term Care Members: Senator Elaine Alquist (Chair) Judiciary Administration of Justice None Filled Natural Resources and Water Delta Resources None Filled Transportation and Housing Ports and Goods Movement Members: Senator Alan Lowenthal (Chair) Senator Ellen Corbett Senator Robert Dutton Senator Tom Torlakson   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359