Title: Government of California - Wikipedia
Headings: Government of California
Government of California
Contents
Statewide
Executive branch
State agencies
Independent entities
Legislative branch
Direct democracy
Judicial branch
Watchdog evaluations
Local government
See also
References
External links

Content: It is composed of three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of California and the other constitutionally elected and appointed officers and offices; the legislative, consisting of the California State Legislature, which includes the Assembly and the Senate; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts. There is also local government, consisting of counties, cities, special districts, and school districts, as well as government entities and offices that operate independently on a constitutional, statutory, or common law basis. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by initiative, referendum, recall and ratification . Contents
1 Statewide
1.1 Executive branch
1.1.1 State agencies
1.1.2 Independent entities
1.2 Legislative branch
1.3 Direct democracy
1.4 Judicial branch
1.5 Watchdog evaluations
2 Local government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Statewide
Executive branch
Main article: California executive branch
California's elected executive officers are: Gavin Newsom (D)
Governor
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Lieutenant Governor
Shirley Weber (D)
Secretary of State
Rob Bonta (D)
Attorney General
Fiona Ma (D)
State Treasurer
Betty Yee (D)
State Controller
Tony Thurmond (D)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ricardo Lara (D)
Insurance Commissioner
All offices are elected separately to concurrent four-year terms, and each officer may be elected to an office a maximum of two times. The Governor has the powers and responsibilities to: