Senate Minority Leader Scott Wilk and Senate Minority Leader-elect Brian Jones. Monday, members of the California Senate Republican Caucus unanimously voted to elect Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) as their next leader. Jones currently serves as Senate Republican Caucus Chair and succeeds Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) who was elected to the post by his
Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R- Santa Clarita, and incoming Senate Minority Leader-elect Brian Jones, R-Santee issued a joint statement requesting the California State Senate to not hastily proceed with the swearing-in ceremony in the Senate District 16 race due to concerns over hundreds of ballots that have not been counted.