There are only 40 State Senate districts in California—fewer than Congressional Districts, making them some of the largest districts in the nation. With 36 million or more Californians, each Senator represents about 900,000 folks.
By way of comparison, in Montana, a state of 955,000 souls, each of our 50 Senators represents just over 19,000 Montanans on average.
Each member of the Treasure State Senate wields the same power theoretically as his or her counterpart in the Golden State.
That’s a sobering thought.
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"Each member of the Treasure State Senate wields the same power theoretically as his or her counterpart in the Golden State."
Actually, with 10 less CA Senators than in Montana, they should have more power. But in California, it takes 2/3 to pass the budget so they have less power -- unless they are in the minority and then they have more.
Oh, and each CA Senator has more staff (even without being a Chair) than the entire Montana Senate. And they get new cars and offices in their districts and pretty huge budgets and a good pay check.
Competitive state senate races also cost more than your average statewide race in Montana.
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