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Inventory of the California State Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
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Title: California State Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Dates: 1999-2008
Collection number: LP420
Creator:
Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Collection Size:
144 cubic feet
Repository:
California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Abstract: The Senate Republican Office of Policy records consist of a single record series, Bill Files, 1999-2008. The bill files reflect
the legislative analysis done by the office on nearly every piece of legislation heard in the Senate and Assembly.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
[Identification of item], Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records, LP420: [folder number], California State Archives,
Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.
The California State Archives acquired the Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records according to state law.
The California State Senate Republican Caucus's purpose was to formally organize the Senate Republican members as a distinct
group in order to advocate their collective interests. The primary functions of the Republican Caucus Office were to act as
a member's services office and as a research office.
The Senate Republican Caucus created the Office of Policy in 1999 under the leadership of Jim Brulte and Richard Rainey. The
Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy (SRCOP) contributed to the main objective of research for the members. Prior to
the creation of the Office of Policy, Caucus members relied on Senate Floor Analyses and committee analyses when casting votes.
The SRCOP produced analyses for proposed legislation in order to inform Senate Republicans of the overall impact of each bill
to assist in the Senator's vote. These specific analyses provided Senate Republicans with extensive research in order to represent
and advocate for the interests of their constituents and political party.
The California State Senate Republican Caucus Chairs from 1999-2010 have been:
James L. Brulte, 1999-2000
Charles Poochigian, 2001-2004
George Runner, 2005-2008
Bob Huff, 2009-2010
The California State Senate Republican Leaders from 1999-2010 have been:
Ross Johnson, 1999-2000
James L. Brulte, 2001-2004
Dick Ackerman, 2005-2008
Dennis Hollingsworth, 2009-2010
The Senate Republican Office of Policy records consist 144 cubic feet of textual and audiovisual records comprising a single
record series: Bill Files, 1999-2008. The bill files reflect the legislative analysis performed by the SRCOP on nearly every
piece of legislation heard in the Senate and Assembly. The files include office analyses, letters from interested parties
and constituents, and comments from affected agencies. The bill files also provide historical context and contain business
and constituent letters of support and opposition. These files show the office's concern with such issues as the reduction
of wasteful and inefficient spending, reduction of excessive fees and taxes, and (when needed) fiscally sound revenue increases.
The researcher will be able to find bill files that document research and analysis of the office's work with modernizing California's
policies in technology, agriculture and labor concerns, education, and health reformation.
Further accruals are expected.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Senate Republican Caucus (Calif.)
California. Legislature. Senate
California Politics and government
Related Collections at the California State Archives
Assembly Republican Caucus
Senate Republican Caucus Records
Senate Republican Fiscal Office Records