ative ▁house . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁California ▁is ▁app ort ioned ▁ 5 3 ▁U . S . ▁Representatives , ▁each ▁representing ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 4 , 5 6 6 ▁people , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Senate , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁State ▁Sen ators ▁represents ▁approximately ▁ 9 3 1 , 3 4 9 ▁people . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁California ▁State ▁Sen ators ▁each ▁represent ▁more ▁people ▁than ▁California ' s ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁current ▁legisl ative ▁session , ▁Democr ats ▁currently ▁hold ▁a ▁two - third s ▁super major ity ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁seats , ▁while ▁Republic ans ▁hold ▁ 1 0 ▁seats . ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁vac ancy . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁districts ▁were ▁drawn ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁" L ittle ▁Federal ▁Model " ▁by ▁which ▁Assembly ▁seats ▁were ▁drawn ▁to ▁according ▁to ▁population ▁and ▁Senate ▁seats ▁were ▁drawn ▁according ▁to ▁county ▁lines . ▁The ▁gu idel ines ▁were ▁that ▁no ▁Senate ▁district ▁would ▁include ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁count ies ▁and ▁none ▁would ▁include ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁complete ▁county . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁a ▁popul ous ▁county ▁such ▁as ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁( 1 9 6 0 ▁population ▁of ▁ 6   mill ion ) ▁being ▁accord ed ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁state ▁sen ators ▁( one ) ▁as ▁less ▁popul ous ▁count ies ▁such ▁as ▁Al pine ▁County