California's 17th State Assembly district explained

District:17
Chamber:Assembly
Population:518,498[1]
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:453,436
Citizen Voting Age:362,292
Percent White:35.87
Percent Black:6.95
Percent Latino:18.93
Percent Asian:31.84
Percent Native American:0.23
Percent Pacific Islander:0.51
Percent Other Race:0.71
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:4.96
Registered:298,276
Democratic:59.23
Republican:4.93
Npp:31.89

California's 17th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Matt Haney of San Francisco.

District profile

The district encompasses the eastern portions of the consolidated city-county of San Francisco, including its central financial and governmental core as well as several of the more working-class neighborhoods of the city. At 24.3 Square Miles its the smallest assembly district by area in California.[2]

San Francisco County – 58.1%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 88.6 – 11.4%
2020[3] PresidentBiden 87.5 – 10.4%
2018GovernorNewsom 89.5 – 10.5%
SenatorFeinstein 63.1 – 36.9%
2016PresidentClinton 88.1 – 7.0%
SenatorHarris 79.2 – 20.8%
2014GovernorBrown 91.0 – 9.0%
2012PresidentObama 87.0 – 9.3%
SenatorFeinstein 90.8 – 9.2%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 17th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
E. H. WatsonDemocraticJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887El Dorado
Henry MahlerJanuary 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
W. E. BaughmanRepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
James C. SimsDemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895Sonoma
W. S. StaleyRepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
John W. KeeganDemocraticJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
William F. CowanJanuary 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
Grove L. JohnsonRepublicanJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905Sacramento
Charles O. BusickJanuary 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Grove L. JohnsonJanuary 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
Charles A. BlissJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Charles W. ByrnesJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915Marin
James E. ManningJanuary 4, 1915 - January 8, 1923
Charles F. ReindollarJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
Clarence Ray RobinsonJanuary 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933Madera, Mariposa, Merced
Henry P. MeehanDemocraticJanuary 2, 1933 - January 4, 1943Alameda
Edward J. CareyRepublicanJanuary 4, 1943 - January 3, 1949
William Byron RumfordDemocraticJanuary 3, 1949 - January 2, 1967
John J. MillerJanuary 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974
Willie BrownDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1992San Francisco
Dean AndalRepublicanDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994San Joaquin
Michael MachadoDemocraticDecember 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Barbara S. MatthewsDecember 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Cathleen GalgianiDecember 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Tom AmmianoDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014San Francisco
David ChiuDecember 1, 2014 - October 31, 2021Resigned to become City Attorney of San Francisco.
Matt HaneyMay 3, 2022 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2022 (special)

See main article: 2022 California's 17th State Assembly district special election.

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2020.
  2. Web site: Legislative Districts in California . 2024-04-28 . gis.data.ca.gov . en-us.
  3. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.