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Brooklyn Marnoch, Nicholas Manzanares, Kongmeng Vang, Anthony Urrea, Alexys Zimzores

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Every State constitution establishes a formal lawmaking body that is, in effect, the powerhouse of that State's government.

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The California Legislature is a bicameral body modeled after the United States Congress

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The California assembly has 80 members, elected from 80 districts that are about equal in population

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California Lawmakers are elected by a popular vote in November of even-numbered years.

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On average, the Legislature will propose, analyze, and debate over 6,000 bills in a single two-year session.

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During the past 100 years, there have only been 25 California legislators who did not belong to either of the major political parties

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Legislators are elected to either two or four year terms. In California, members of the assembly serve two year terms and senators are elected to serve a term of four years

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The California legislature consists of a lower house a upper house, both parties convene at the California state capitol in Sacramento