<P> This is a list of Speakers of the California State Assembly . It does not number those individuals who served abbreviated terms or those who served during an extraordinary session called by the Governor for a narrowly - defined agenda . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Speaker </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> District </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Term of service </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 . Thomas J. White </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sacramento </Td> <Td> unaffiliated </Td> <Td> December 1849--February 1850 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 . John Bigler </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sacramento </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> February 1850--May 1851 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 . Richard P. Hammond </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1852--May 1852 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 . Isaac B. Wall </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1853--May 1853 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 . Charles S. Fairfax </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1854--May 1854 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 . William W. Stow </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Whig </Td> <Td> January 1855--May 1855 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 . James T. Farley </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> American </Td> <Td> January 1856--April 1856 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 . Elwood T. Beatty </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1857--April 1857 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 . Ninian E. Whiteside </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1858--April 1858 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 . William C. Stratton </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1859--April 1859 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 . Phillip Moore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1860--April 1860 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 . R. Burnell </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Douglas Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1861--May 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 . George Barstow </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1862--May 1862 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 . Tim N. Machin </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> National Union </Td> <Td> January 1863--April 1863 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 . William H. Sears </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> National Union </Td> <Td> December 1863--April 1864 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 . John Yule </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> National Union </Td> <Td> December 1865--April 1866 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 . Caius T. Ryland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> December 1867--March 1868 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 . George H. Rogers </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> December 1869--April 1870 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 . Thomas Bowles Shannon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> December 1871--April 1872 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 . Morris M. Estee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> December 1873--March 1874 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 . Gideon J. Carpenter </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> December 1875--April 1876 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 . Campbell Polson Berry </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> December 1877--April 1878 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 . Jabez F. Cowdery </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1880--April 1880 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 . William H. Parks </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1881--May 1881 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 . Hugh M. La Rue </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1883--May 1884 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--William H. Parks </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1885--September 1886 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 . William H. Jordan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1887--March 1887 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 . Robert Howe </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1889--March 1889 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 . Frank Leslie Coombs </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1891--March 1891 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 . Frank H. Gould </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1893--March 1893 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 . John C. Lynch </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1895--March 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--Frank Leslie Coombs </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1897--March 1897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 . Howard E. Wright </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1899 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 . Alden Anderson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1899--February 1900 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 . Cornelius W. Pendleton </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1901--March 1901 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 . Arthur G. Fisk </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1903--March 1903 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 . Frank C. Prescott </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1905--June 1906 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 . Robert L. Beardslee Sr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1907--November 1907 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 . Philip A. Stanton </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1909--October 1910 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 . Arthur Hathaway Hewitt </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1911--December 1911 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 . C.C. Young </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican, Progressive </Td> <Td> January 1913--April 1917 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 . Henry W. Wright </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1919--April 1921 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 . Frank F. Merriam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1923--October 1926 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 . Edgar C. Levey </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1927--May 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 . Walter J. Little </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1933--July 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 . Forsythe Charles Clowdsley </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> September 1934 (extraordinary session) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 . Edward Craig </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1935--May 1936 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 . William Moseley Jones </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1937--March 1938 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 . Paul Peek </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1939--June 1939 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 . Gordon Hickman Garland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1940--January 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 . Charles W. Lyon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1943--July 1946 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 . Sam L. Collins </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1947--August 1952 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 . James W. Silliman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1953--April 1954 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 . Luther H. Lincoln </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1955--April 1958 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 . Ralph M. Brown </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1959--September 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 . Jesse M. Unruh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> September 1961--January 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 . Robert T. Monagan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 1969--September 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 56 . Bob Moretti </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> January 1971--June 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 57 . Leo T. McCarthy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 / 18 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> June 1974--November 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 58 . Willie Brown </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 / 13 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> December 2, 1980--June 5, 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 59 . Doris Allen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> June 5, 1995--September 14, 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 60 . Brian Setencich </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> September 14, 1995--January 4, 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 61 . Curt Pringle </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> January 4, 1996--November 30, 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 . Cruz M. Bustamante </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> December 2, 1996--February 26, 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 63 . Antonio Villaraigosa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> February 26, 1998--April 13, 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64 . Robert M. Hertzberg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> April 13, 2000--February 6, 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 65 . Herb J. Wesson, Jr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> February 6, 2002--February 9, 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 . Fabian Núñez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> February 9, 2004--May 13, 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 67 . Karen Bass </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> May 13, 2008--March 1, 2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 68 . John Pérez </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 46 / 53 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> March 1, 2010--May 12, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 69 . Toni Atkins </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> May 12, 2014--March 7, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 . Anthony Rendon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> March 7, 2016--present </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Speaker </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> District </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Term of service </Th> </Tr>

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