Speaker of the California State Assembly

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leadership position presiding officer position public office state legislative office

The Speaker of the California State Assembly is the presiding officer and political leader of the lower house of California’s legislature, responsible for guiding legislation, appointing committee chairs, and managing the Assembly’s agenda.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	leadership position ⓘ presiding officer position ⓘ public office ⓘ state legislative office ⓘ
associatedWith	majority party in the California State Assembly ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy	vote of the California State Assembly ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
electedBy	members of the California State Assembly ⓘ
eligibleFor	reelection by the Assembly ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch of California ⓘ
hasPower	appoint committee chairs ⓘ appoint committee members ⓘ assign bills to committees ⓘ control floor agenda ⓘ enforce Assembly rules ⓘ participate in state budget negotiations ⓘ preside over debates ⓘ
jurisdiction	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
legalBasis	Assembly Rules ⓘ Constitution of California ⓘ surface form: California Constitution
legislativeChamber	California State Assembly ⓘ
officeLocation	California State Capitol ⓘ Sacramento ⓘ surface form: Sacramento, California
officeType	partisan office ⓘ
partOf	California State Assembly ⓘ California State Legislature ⓘ
politicalFunction	chief spokesperson for the Assembly majority ⓘ key negotiator with the Governor of California ⓘ key negotiator with the President pro Tempore of the California State Senate ⓘ political leader of the Assembly majority party ⓘ
positionInGovernment	one of the most powerful offices in California state government ⓘ top leadership of the California State Assembly ⓘ
presidesOver	California State Assembly ⓘ
requires	membership in the California State Assembly ⓘ
responsibleFor	appointing committee chairs ⓘ guiding legislation in the California State Assembly ⓘ maintaining order during Assembly sessions ⓘ managing the Assembly’s agenda ⓘ overseeing administrative operations of the Assembly ⓘ recognizing members to speak on the floor ⓘ referring bills to committees ⓘ scheduling floor votes ⓘ
roleIn	California legislative process ⓘ
selectionMethod	election by Assembly members ⓘ
styleOfAddress	Madam Speaker ⓘ Mister Speaker ⓘ surface form: Mr. Speaker
supervises	Assembly committee structure ⓘ Assembly floor proceedings ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term; serves at the pleasure of the Assembly majority ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of California Board of Regents → exOfficioMember → Speaker of the California State Assembly ⓘ

California State University Board of Trustees → hasMember → Speaker of the California State Assembly ⓘ

C. C. Young → positionHeld → Speaker of the California State Assembly ⓘ

Cruz Bustamante → positionHeld → Speaker of the California State Assembly ⓘ

Leo T. McCarthy → positionHeld → Speaker of the California State Assembly ⓘ

Chief Clerk of the Assembly → worksWith → Speaker of the California State Assembly ⓘ

President pro tempore of the California State Senate → worksWithOffice → Speaker of the California State Assembly ⓘ