Gov. Schwarzenegger has made implicit threats to veto a majority of the approximately 700 bills that are currently on his desk unless a comprehensive water deal can be reached. So, who’s got the most to lose? Below is a look at the members with the greatest number of bills on the governor’s desk, as of Oct. 7. Not surprisingly, all of the members on our list are Democrats.
The data for the list was provided by aroundthecapitol.com
The numbers below include co-authored bills, but not committee bills.
Member Number of bills
Asm. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance 20
Asm. Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco 18
Asm. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa 17
Asm. Dave Jones, D-Sacramento 15
Asm. Mike Eng, D-Monterey Park 15
Sen. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro 14
Asm. Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica 14
Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello 11
Asm. Mary Hayashi, D-Hayward 11
Asm. Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles 11
Asm. Kevin De Leon, D-Los Angeles 11
Asm. Felipe Fuentes, D-Sylmar 11
Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego 11
Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco
11
Asm. Jim Beall, D-San Jose 10
Asm. Lori Saldaña, D-San Diego 10

