LAKE COUNTY – The Area Agency on Aging is accepting applications for candidacy in the California Senior Legislature.

Two positions are available: one as a senior Senator and one as a senior Assemblymember, representing both Lake and Mendocino counties.

The California Senior Legislature (CSL) is a nonpartisan, volunteer organization made up of 120 elected members, 60 years of age and older.

The 40 Senior Senators and 80 Senior Assembly Members are elected by their peers to represent seniors throughout the state.

The CSL gives senior citizens the opportunity to become familiar with the legislative process through actual involvement and provides them a forum to present their legislative priorities to the state Legislature.

Each October, the CSL meets in Sacramento to convene a legislative session in the chambers and hearing rooms of the State Capitol.  

Senior legislators seek state lawmakers to author the CSL proposals and then work through the year to ensure adoption of the legislative bills.

Since its inception in 1980, more than 70 percent of the CSL’s priority proposals have been enacted into law.

To be eligible for candidacy, an applicant must be a registered voter residing in Lake or Mendocino County and aged 60 or over on election day, May 13.

To receive an application packet, please contact Loretta Houck at 707-463-7775 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .