California Senior Legislature
In 1980, the State Legislature charged the California Commission on Aging with developing a forum through which older Californians could develop senior-specific legislative priorities.
The California Senior Legislature (CSL) was established in 1981. It is a nonpartisan volunteer organization composed of 120 elected members. Forty Senior Senators and 80 Senior Assembly Members are elected by their peers (people who are 60 years of age and older) to represent seniors throughout the State.
Each October, the CSL meets in Sacramento to convene a model legislative session in the chambers and hearing rooms of the State Capitol. The CSL members hear testimony, debate issues, and vote to approve or disapprove as many as 120 legislative proposals each year.
Senior Legislators seek State lawmakers to author at least ten of the Session's priority proposals. They work throughout the year to ensure adoption of these measures.
The CSL is not funded by taxes. It is funded through contributions.
Area 1, which includes Humboldt and Del Norte counties, has two local representatives to the California Senior Legislature. Our current representatives for the 2010-2014 term are:
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Mary Anderson |
Jack Alderson |
For More information, the press release of each year's legislative accomplishments and other information, please visit the California Senior Legislature's web-page.
