ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS AD 01 AD 02 AD 03 AD 04 AD 05 AD 06 AD 07 AD 08 AD 09 AD 10 AD 11 AD 12 AD 13 AD 14 AD 15 AD 16 AD 17 AD 18 AD 19 AD 20 AD 21 AD 22 AD 23 AD 24 AD 25 AD 26 AD 27 AD 28 AD 29 AD 30 AD 31 AD 32 AD 33 AD 34 AD 35 AD 36 AD 37 AD 38 AD 39 AD 40

ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS AD 41 AD 42 AD 43 AD 44 AD 45 AD 46 AD 47 AD 48 AD 49 AD 50 AD 51 AD 52 AD 53 AD 54 AD 55 AD 56 AD 57 AD 58 AD 59 AD 60 AD 61 AD 62 AD 63 AD 64 AD 65 AD 66 AD 67 AD 68 AD 69 AD 70 AD 71 AD 72 AD 73 AD 74 AD 75 AD 76 AD 77 AD 78 AD 79 AD 80

SENATE DISTRICTS SD 02 SD 04 SD 06 SD 08 SD 09 SD 10 SD 12 SD 14 SD 16 SD 18 SD 20 SD 22 SD 24 SD 26 SD 28 SD 30 SD 32 SD 34 SD 36 SD 38 SD 40

The California State Legislature is made up of two houses -- the Senate and the Assembly. The Senate is the upper house and is comprised of 40 representatives. Each Senator represents about 800,000 people. There are 80 representatives in the Assembly, which is the lower house. Each Assembly member represents about 400,000 people. As of December, 1998, all Senators and Assembly members will receive an annual salary of $99,000. An Assembly member is elected to a two-year term, and is limited to serving three terms. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are limited to serving two terms. California's legislative districts are "nested", so that two Assembly districts comprise one Senate district. The California Voter Foundation has compiled information on each of the 80 California Assembly races and 21 State Senate seats up this year. (Half of the Senate seats are up for election each year -- this year the even-numbered seats are up, in addition to the special election in Senate District 9). Follow the links to find a list of the candidates running in each district, their party affiliation and contact information. You will also find links here to candidates' web sites, which typically feature campaign literature, endorsement lists, position papers, and information about how to contribute or volunteer. Additionally, this guide features links to profiles of every legislative district, providing demographic, political and community information. These district profiles were written by political science students at the University of California at Davis, in partnership with the California Voter Foundation. Also available are political district maps, produced by the University of California at Berkeley's Institute for Governmental Studies. If you're not sure which district you live in, the California Voter Foundation has compiled some information to help you find out. You can also search this voter guide by a candidate's name to find out which district they are running in. Visit the California Voter Foundation's Internet Guide to California's Legislature for more information about the legislative process, searching for bills on the Internet, and other helpful resources.