In 2004, the American Heart Association created the Go Red for Women initiative to help raise awareness of heart disease and stroke as the number one killer of women. Since then, National Wear Red Day has been celebrated on the first Friday of February. 

Presiding officer, Senator Susan Eggman

Senators Eggman, Niello, Jones, Hurtado, Nguyen, Ochoa Bogh, Grove, Caballero, Bradford, Alvarado Gil, Wahab, Newman, Rubio, Min, Limón, Wiener, Archuleta, Becker, Smallwood-Cuevas, Stern, Blakespear, Ashby, Umberg, Gonzalez, Skinner, Roth, Portantino, McGuire and Cortese wear red in support of women's heart health. 

Senators Eggman, Gonzalez, Caballero, Alvarado Gil, Wahab, Rubio, Smallwood-Cuevas, Blakespear, Ashby, Limón and Skinner

Senators Jones, Niello, Nguyen, Ochoa Bogh and Grove

Senators Angelique Ashby and Nancy Skinner

On National Wear Red Day, the color red is symbolic of the day. Senator Dave Min understood the assignment.

Senator Bob Archuleta

Senators María Elena Durazo and Shannon Grove

Senators Josh Becker and Anthony Portantino

Senators Steven Bradford and Josh Newman

Senators Angelique Ashby and Scott Wiener

Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins welcomes Noguchi Yasushi, Consul General of Japan, San Francisco, to her office.

Senator Lena Gonzalez

Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh wears badge number 5662 to honor the memory of Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Isaiah Cordero, who was killed in the line of duty. The Senate adjourned in honor of Deputy Cordero.

Senator Richard Roth adjourns the Senate in memory of Deputy Isaiah Cordero.

Senator Susan Rubio offers condolences to the family of Deputy Cordero.

Senators Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh and Richard Roth greet Bill Young, President of the Riverside Sheriff's Association following the Senate's adjournment.

Senator Dave Min

The 2023-2024 Senate session began with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.   

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and President Pro Tem Toni Atkins

Senators Josh Newman and Caroline Menjivar

Senator Scott Wiener

Senators Steve Padilla and Anna Caballero

Senator Roger Niello

Senators Susan Eggman and Marie Alvarado-Gil

Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones

Senators Ben Allen and Dave Cortese

Senators Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh and Richard Roth

Senators  Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, Steve Bradford, and Catherine Blakespear

Senators Scott Wiener and Tom Umberg

Senators Kelly Seyarto and Janet Nguyen

Senators Monique Limón, Caroline Menjivar, Angelique Ashby, Josh Becker, Susan Rubio, Lena Gonzalez, Nancy Skinner and Scott Wiener

Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire confers with former Senator John Burton before the start of the Senate's Organizational Session. Burton served as President pro Tempore of the California State Senate from 1998-2004

Senator Steve Bradford poses with two former Senate Presidents; Darrell Steinberg and John Burton 

Current Senate President Toni Atkins with former Senate President John Burton

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis with former Senator John Burton

Performing for the Swearing-in ceremony, Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus Small Ensemble, The Polyphonics, under the Direction of Christian Bohm

The Presentation of the Colors by the C.K. McClatchy High School Air Force Junior ROTC

Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil, Pledge of Allegiance

Senator Tom Umberg

Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakuye

Twenty Senators representing even-numbered districts were elected to the California Senate and sworn into office on December 5, 2022. 

The Oath of Office is administered by outgoing California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye.

Taking the Oath of Office, Senators Brian Jones, Thomas Umberg,Steve Padilla and Roger Niello

Senators Tom Umberg, Steve Padilla, Roger Niello, Kelly Seyarto and Janet Nguyen

Senators María Elena Durazo, Shannon Grove, Anna Caballero and Bob Archuleta

Senators Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, Caroline Menjivar and Susan Rubio

Senators Susan Rubio, Aisha Wahab, Mike McGuire Angelique Ashby

Senators Angelique Ashby, Catherine Blakespear, Marie Alvarado-Gil, and Ben Allen

SenatorsCatherine Blakespear and Angelique Ashby

Senator Susan Rubio with her sister

Former Senator Lois Wolk joined Senators Bill Dodd and Richard Roth to celebrate the newly elected Senate members

Senator Aisha Wahab

Senate Minority Leader, Brian Jones

Senator Steve Padilla

Senator Roger Niello

Senator Kelly Seyarto

Newly elected Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas poses with Senator Bradford and California Controller-elect, Malia Cohen

Senator Caroline Menjivar introduced her first bill of the 2023-2024 Legislative session

Senator Janet Nguyen signs newly crafted legislation

The California Senate's incoming includes several new faces. Nearly half of the 20 Senators sworn into office on December 5, 2022 are newcomers to the Senate. Senator Janet Nguyen is the only newcomer who previously served in the Senate (2014-2018) and in the Assembly. Senators Roger Niello and Kelly Seyarto both served in the state Assembly before their election to the Senate. 

Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-04)

Senator Angelique Ashby (D-08)

Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-38)

Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-20)

Senator Roger Niello (R-06)

Senator Steve Padilla (D-18)

Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-32)

Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-28)  

Senator Aisha Wahab (D-10)