A California Democrat says he has enough votes to become the next speaker of the state Assembly.
It’s not clear when Rivas would take over. In a news release, Rivas said he met with Rendon on Friday morning “to begin discussions on a transition.”“Anthony Rendon has been an effective and unifying Speaker, and I am grateful to him for his steady leadership, and I am confident a smooth transition of power is a shared value of ours,” Rivas said in a news release.State lawmakers in California are limited to 12 years in office.
The change comes at a key time of the legislative calendar as lawmakers must pass an operating budget by June 15 or forfeit their salaries. Legislative leaders have been deep in negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration for weeks, with lawmakers unable to agree on how to distribute billions of dollars in tax rebates.
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