California’s Legislature will have a host of new faces after the Nov. 5 election, as 19 assemblymembers and 11 senators will not be returning to the Capitol, and several tight races could result in seats flipping from Democrat to Republican.
Term limits—established by voters in 2012 by Proposition 28, which limits lawmakers to serving 12 years in the Legislature—affect eight members of the Assembly and nine senators.
Assemblyman Jim Wood, who has served as Assembly Speaker pro-Tempore since November 2023, is retiring.
Some assemblymembers—including Evan Low, Luz Rivas, and Laura Friedman—have resigned to run for Congress.
Assemblyman Kevin McCarty is running for Mayor of Sacramento….