May 19, 2009: Assemblyman
Curren Price (
D-
51) wins the special election for the 26th Senate District seat to replace Ridley-Thomas and is sworn in on June 8
September 1, 2009: Councilman
Steven Bradford (
D-
Gardena) wins the special election for the 51st Assembly District seat to replace Price and is sworn in on September 10
September 9, 2009: Assemblyman
Michael D. Duvall (
R-
72) resigns in the wake of a lobbyist sex scandal[1]
January 12, 2010: Supervisor
Chris Norby (
R-
Fullerton) wins the special election for the 72nd Assembly District seat to replace Duvall and is sworn in on January 29
June 8, 2010: Assemblyman
Bill Emmerson (
R-
63) wins the special election for the 37th Senate District seat to replace Benoit and is sworn in on June 9
June 8, 2010: Attorney
Mike Gatto (
D-
Silver Lake) wins the special election for the 43rd Assembly District seat to replace Krekorian and is sworn in on June 10
July 13, 2010: Senator
Dave Cox (
R-
1) dies from prostate cancer
August 17, 2010: Assemblyman
Sam Blakeslee (
R-
33) wins the special election for the 15th Senate District seat to replace Maldonado and is sworn in on August 23
October 20, 2010: Senator
Jenny Oropeza (
D-
28) dies of complications from a blood clot
February 1, 2010: Assemblyman
Martin Garrick (
R-
74) replaces Assemblyman
Sam Blakeslee (
R-
33) as Assembly Republican Leader, as Blakeslee is
termed out at the end of the term
March 1, 2010: Assemblyman
John Pérez (
D-
46) replaces Assemblywoman
Karen Bass (
D-
47) as Speaker of the Assembly, as Bass is
termed out at the end of the term