California's 14th senatorial district explained

District:14
Chamber:Senate
Population:935,376[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:623,635
Citizen Voting Age:410,500
Percent White:17.87
Percent Black:4.75
Percent Latino:71.16
Percent Asian:4.74
Percent Native American:0.83
Percent Pacific Islander:0.11
Percent Other Race:0.26
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.29
Registered:326,981[2]
Democratic:44.51
Republican:25.23
Npp:24.41

California's 14th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Anna M. Caballero of Merced.

District profile

The district takes in the western portion of the Central Valley, including Merced County and western Fresno County.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 54.4 – 45.6%
2020PresidentBiden 57.8 – 40.0%
2018GovernorNewsom 56.0 – 44.0%
Senatorde Leon 55.3 – 44.7%
2016PresidentClinton 58.7 – 36.0%
SenatorSanchez 56.0 – 44.0%
2014GovernorBrown 55.5 – 44.5%
2012PresidentObama 58.3 – 39.8%
SenatorFeinstein 59.0 – 41.0%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 14th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
Henry VroomanRepublicanJanuary 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887Served together with Whitney.[3] Alameda
George E. WhitneyJanuary 8, 1883 - January 3, 1887

Anthony Caminetti
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891Amador, Calaveras
Edward Converse VoorheisRepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1899
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mono
John F. DavisJanuary 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903

Joseph R. Knowland
January 5, 1903 - September 28, 1904Resigned from the Senate to run for the 3rd Congressional district.Alameda
M. W. SimpsonJanuary 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Joseph Clement Bates Jr.January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
George Jacob HansJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1919
Edwin Mastic OtisJanuary 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923

T. C. West
January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1931
Roy FellomJanuary 5, 1931 - January 7, 1935San Francisco
Walter McGovernJanuary 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939

John F. Shelley
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1939 - January 6, 1947
Gerald J. O'GaraJanuary 6, 1947 - January 3, 1955
Robert I. McCarthyJanuary 3, 1955 - January 5, 1959

J. Eugene McAteer
January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967
Clark L. BradleyRepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974Santa Clara, Alameda

George N. Zenovich
DemocraticDecember 2, 1974 - March 22, 1979Resigned from the Senate.[4] Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus

Kenneth L. Maddy
RepublicanJune 26, 1979 - November 30, 1998 Sworn in after winning special election.[5]
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Fresno, Kern, Tulare

Chuck Poochigian
December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2006Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2002.
Unsuccessfully ran for Attorney General in 2006.

Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne

Dave Cogdill
December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010Elected in 2006.
Retired.

Tom Berryhill
December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2014Elected in 2010
Redistricted to the 8th district.

Andy Vidak
December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018Redistricted from the 16th district.
Re-elected in 2014.
Lost re-election.

Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare

Melissa Hurtado (Sanger)
DemocraticDecember 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022Elected in 2018.
Redistricted to the 16th district.

Anna Caballero (Merced)
DemocraticDecember 3, 2022 – presentRedistricted from the 12th district.
Re-elected in 2022.

Fresno, Madera, Merced

Election results (1994–present)

1994

See also

References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: 1883 Legislature. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. Web site: George N. Zenovich Resignation letter. bable.hathitrust.org.
  5. Web site: Ken Maddy Sworn in. babel.hathitrust.org.

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