The California State Assembly Republican Caucus is the formal organization of Republican Members in the

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the upper house being the California State Senate). The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Califor ...

, who hold 18 of its 80 seats after the 2022 general election. It is one of the Assembly's two officially recognized political party caucuses and is led by Assembly Member James Gallagher, the Assembly Republican Leader (Minority Leader of the State Assembly). California Republican Party logo

Caucus Members for the 2024–2026 term

Caucus Leadership Positions

Assembly Republican Leader – James Gallagher The Republican Leader serves multiple roles. Aside from serving as the elected representative of his or her district, the Leader serves as the primary spokesperson of the Assembly Republican membership. The Leader oversees caucus operations and develops policies to implement Republican legislative priorities, and helps elect more Republicans to office. ''Assembly Republican Leaders since 1943'' * Charles W. Lyon 1943-46 (Served as speaker from 1943-46) * Sam L. Collins 1947-52 (Served as speaker from 1947-52) * James W. Silliman 1953-54 (Served as speaker from 1953-54) * Luther H. Lincoln 1955-58 (Served as speaker from 1955-58) * Joseph C. Shell 1959-63 * Charles J. Conrad 1963-64 * Robert T. Monagan 1965-73 (Served as speaker from 1969–70) * Robert G. Beverly 1973-75 * Paul V. Priolo 1976-79 * Carol Hallett 1979-82 * Robert W. Naylor 1982-84 *

Pat Nolan Patrick James Nolan (born June 16, 1950) is an American lawyer, politician and conservative activist. Political career In 1978, Nolan was elected to the California State Assembly, serving the 41st district comprising Glendale, Burbank, Toluc ...

1984-88 * Ross Johnson 1988-91 * Bill Jones 1991-92 * James Brulte 1992-95 *

Curt Pringle Curtis L. "Curt" Pringle (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician from the U.S. state of California. He is the most recent Republican to have served as the Speaker of the California State Assembly. He is a former mayor of Anaheim and a fo ...

1995-97 (Served as speaker in 1996) * Bill Leonard 1997-98 *

Rod Pacheco Rodric Anthony Pacheco (born May 7, 1958), more commonly known as Rod Pacheco, is an American politician, formerly a District Attorney from 2007 to 2011 in Riverside County, California. He served in the California State Assembly from 1996 to ...

1998-99 *

Scott Baugh Scott Randall Baugh (born July 4, 1962) is an American attorney and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served in the California State Assembly and served as the chair of the Republican Party in Orange County, California, from ...

1999-2000 * Bill Campbell 2000-01 *

Dave Cox David E. Cox (February 20, 1938 – July 13, 2010) was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and ...

2001-04 *

Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January until he was Remova ...

2004-06 *

George Plescia George Andrew Plescia (; born August 19, 1966) is a U.S. Republican politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly from 2002 and 2008, and served as its Minority Leader in 2006. Career Born in Sacramento, California, ...

2006 * Mike Villines 2006-09 *

Sam Blakeslee Samuel Blakeslee (born June 25, 1955) is a former Republican California State Senator representing California's 15th State Senate district which included the counties of Santa Clara, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara. H ...

2009-10 * Martin Garrick 2010 *

Connie Conway Connie Marie Conway (born September 25, 1950) is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2022 to 2023. She was a member of the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2014. Before that, Conway was a member o ...

2010–2014 *

Kristin Olsen Kristin Olsen (born January 19, 1974) is an American business owner and politician. She served on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from 2017 to 2021. From 2010 to 2016 she served in the California State Assembly representing the ...

2014-2016 * Chad Mayes 2016-2017 *

Brian Dahle Brian Dwain Dahle (born September 20, 1965) is an American politician and farmer who served as a member of the California State Senate from the 1st district from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Republican Party, Dahle served as a member of the Ca ...

2017-2018 *

Marie Waldron Marie Waldron (born March 28, 1960) is an American politician from California. Waldron was a member of the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2024, and served as the Assembly minority leader from 2018 until 2022. Waldron was a Republican mem ...

2018–2022 * James Gallagher (2022-Present)

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External links

California State Assembly Republican Caucus (official site)

Caucus Members for the 2024–2026 term

Caucus Leadership Positions

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