2024 Departing Members – STATE SENATE

On November 5, 2024, voters will cast their ballot on federal, state, and local races, along with 10 statewide propositions and hundreds of local ballot measures. How many state legislators will be departing this year?

Every two years, all 80 seats of the State Assembly and half of the 40 seats in the State Senate are up for election. There will be a dozen new members of the Senate and two dozen new members of the Assembly when the Legislature convenes its next 2-year Session on Monday, December 2. There could be more if any legislator running for re-election is unsuccessful.

The following includes the 12 departing State Senators.

On December 2, the Legislature will convene their 2025-26 Legislative Session. So, how many new legislators will be seated at that time?

For the State Senate, assuming the status quo regarding those state Senators running for re-election (i.e., that they will win their seats again next month), there will be 12 new state Senators (note, however, that 4 sitting Assembly Members are likely to win senate seats, so those could be excluded from the count of 12 “new” senators).

The following are the 12 departing Senators, in alphabetical order (along with their party affiliation and district number), and whether their departure is due to term limits or whether they have additional years to serve:

Toni Atkins (D) – SD 39 – due to term limits

Steve Bradford (D) – SD 35 – due to term limits

Brian Dahle (R) – SD 1 – due to term limits

Bill Dodd (D) – SD 3 – due to term limits

Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) – SD 5 – due to term limits

Steve Glazer (D) – SD 7 – due to term limits

Dave Min (D) – SD 37 – running for Congress – has 8 years remaining

Janet Nguyen (R) – SD 36 – running for board of supervisors – has 4 years remaining

Anthony Portantino (D) – SD 25 – due to term limits

Richard Roth (D) – SD 31 – due to term limits

Nancy Skinner (D) – SD 9 – due to term limits

Scott Wilk (R) – SD 21 – due to term limits