California's 1st State Assembly district explained

District:	1
Chamber:	Assembly
Population:	512,334^[1]
Percent White:	75.3
Percent Latino:	12.7
Percent Black:	1.1
Percent Asian:	2.2
Percent Native American:	1.8
Percent Pacific Islander:	0.2
Percent Other Race:	0.6
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	6.1
Democratic:	29.25
Republican:	42.45
Npp:	17.24

California's 1st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

The district stretches along the eastern edge of the state from the Oregon border to Lake Tahoe, wrapping around the Sacramento Valley along the northern Sierra Nevada. The district is primarily rural and heavily Republican and at 27, 276 square miles, is the largest assembly district by area in California.^[2]

Butte County – 9.0%

• Magalia

All of Lassen County

• Susanville

All of Modoc County

• Alturas

All of Nevada County

• Grass Valley
• Nevada City
• Truckee

Placer County – 16.7%

• Colfax
• Kings Beach
• North Auburn

All of Plumas County

• Portola
• Quincy

All of Shasta County

• Anderson
• Redding
• Shasta Lake

All of Sierra County

• Downieville
• Loyalton

All of Siskiyou County

• Dorris
• Dunsmuir
• Etna
• Fort Jones
• Montague
• Mount Shasta
• Tulelake
• Weed
• Yreka

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	align="right" Yes 61.8 – 38.2%
2020	President	Trump 56.3 - 41.4%
2018	Governor^[3]	Cox 61.2 – 38.8%
	Senator^[4]	De Leon 59.1 – 40.9%
2016	President	Trump 56.7 – 36.1%
	Senator	Harris 61.5 – 38.5%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 55.9 – 44.1%
2012	President	Romney 57.3 – 39.6%
	Senator	Emken 58.2 – 41.8%

List of members representing the district

1851–1855: one seat

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 6, 1851
John Cook		Whig	January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852	Elected in 1850.	San Diego
Agoston Haraszthy		Democratic	January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853	Elected in 1851.
T. W. Tilgham			January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854	Elected in 1852.
Charles P. Noell		Democratic	January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855	Elected in 1853.

1855–1862: four seats

Dates		Seat A				Seat B				Seat C				Seat D			Counties represented
		Member	Party	Electoral history		Member	Party	Electoral history		Member	Party	Electoral history		Member	Party	Electoral history
nowrap		January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856	align=left nowrap	Wilson W. Jones			Democratic	Elected in 1854.		align=left nowrap	Francis Mellus			Whig	Elected in 1854.	Jefferson Hunt	Democratic	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856. Retired.	align=left nowrap	William C. Ferrell		Whig	Elected in 1854.	San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
nowrap		January 7, 1856 – January 5, 1857	J. Lancaster Brent	Democratic		Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856.	John G. Downey			Democratic	Elected in 1855.	Jeptha J. Kendrick		Democratic	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1856.
nowrap		January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858	Edward Hunter				Democratic	Elected in 1856.
nowrap		January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859	Henry Hancock	Democratic		Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1858.	Andrés Pico	Whig		Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1858. Retired to become a State Senator.	Isaac W. Smith			Democratic	Elected in 1857.	Robert W. Groom		Democratic	Elected in 1857.
nowrap		January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860	G. N. Whitman				Democratic	Elected in 1858.			A. S. Ensworth			Democratic	Elected in 1858.
nowrap		January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861	A. J. King			Democratic	Elected in 1859.	Jonathan J. Warner			Republican	Elected in 1859.		W. A. Conn		Democratic	Elected in 1859.	Robert W. Groom		Democratic	Elected in 1859.
January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862		Charles W. Piercy		Douglas Democratic		Elected in 1860. Killed in duel.	Murray Morrison	Beckenridge Democratic		Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 2nd district.	Abel Stearns	Douglas Democratic		Elected in 1860.	David B. Kurtz	Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1860.
		Vacant

1862–1885: two seats

Years		Seat A				Seat B			Counties represented
		Member	Party	Electoral history		Member	Party	Electoral history
nowrap		January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863	Ben Barton			Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1861.	D. B. Hoffman		Douglas Democratic	Elected in 1861.	San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
nowrap rowspan=2		December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865	R. G. Allen			Beckenridge Democratic	Elected in 1862.	George A. Johnson		Douglas Democratic	Elected in 1862.
A. Van Leuven			Union	Elected in 1863.		Jeptha J. Kendrick		Democratic	Elected in 1863. Retired.
nowrap rowspan=2		December 4, 1865 – December 2, 1867	John W. Satterwhite	Democratic		Elected in 1865.	David B. Kurtz		Democratic	Elected in 1865. Unseated due to contest in 1866.
George A. Johnson			Union	Elected due to successful contest.
nowrap		December 2, 1867 – December 6, 1869	Benjamin I. Hayes			Democratic	Elected in 1867.	John M. James		Democratic	Elected in 1867.
nowrap rowspan=2		December 6, 1869 – December 4, 1871	John W. Satterwhite			Democratic	Elected in 1868. Resigned on August 4, 1869.	William N. Robinson	Democratic	Elected in 1868.
Vacant
nowrap	December 4, 1871 – December 1, 1873	George W. Dannals		Democratic		Elected in 1871.	Fenton M. Slaughter		Democratic	Elected in 1871.
nowrap	December 1, 1873 – December 6, 1875	William W. Bowers		Republican		Elected in 1873.	N. J. Pishon		Independent	Elected in 1873.
nowrap	December 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877	James M. Pierce		Republican		Elected in 1875.	Henry Suverkrup		Independent	Elected in 1875.
nowrap	December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880	Frederick N. Pauly		Republican		Elected in 1877.	Byron Waters		Democratic	Elected in 1877.
nowrap	January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881	Henry M. Streeter	Republican	Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880.		Charles C. Wattson		Republican	Elected in 1879.
nowrap	January 3, 1881 – January 8, 1883	Elijah W. Hendrick				Republican	Elected in 1880.
nowrap	January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885	Edwin E. Parker		Republican		Elected in 1883.	Truman Reeves		Republican	Elected in 1883. Redistricted to the 79th district.

1885–present: one seat

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
J. K. Johnson		Democratic	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1884.	Del Norte, Siskiyou
R. H. Campbell		Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1896. Retired.
John M. McVay		Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1898.
George B. Robertson		Democratic	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1890.
Thomas L. Duffy		Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1892.
Eugene S. Tomblin		Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1894.
W. S. Strain		Republican	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1896.
C. B. Jilson		Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1901	Elected in 1898.
T. J. T. Berry		Republican	January 5, 1901 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1900.
Clarence W. Leininger		Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Elected in 1902.
James L. Coyle		Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907	Elected in 1904.	Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity
T. J. T. Berry		Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1906.
Kenneth C. Gillis		Democratic	January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1908.
George E. Malone		Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1910.
William B. Shearer		Democratic	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1912. Retired to become a State Senator.	Del Norte, Siskiyou
H. B. Ream		Democratic	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1914.
G. H. Douglas		Republican	January 8, 1923 – March 7, 1923	Elected in 1922. Died.
J. J. Murphy		Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926.
Henry M. McGuinness		Republican	January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Robert F. Fisher		Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1930.	Del Norte, Humboldt
Michael J. Burns		Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 3, 1949	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Retired to become a State Senator.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino
Arthur W. Way		Republican	January 3, 1949 – November 18, 1949	Elected to finish Burns's term. Resigned to become a State Senator.
Vacant		November 18, 1949 – January 8, 1951
Frank P. Belotti	Republican	January 8, 1951 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino
Pauline Davis	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired.	Plumas, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Humboldt
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
	Stan Statham		Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1992	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Dan Hauser		Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma
Virginia Strom-Martin		Democratic	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Termed out.
Patty Berg		Democratic	December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Termed out.	Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity
Wesley Chesbro		Democratic	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Termed out.
Brian Dahle		Republican	December 3, 2012 – June 12, 2019	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to become a State Senator.	Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou
Vacant		June 12, 2019 – November 12, 2019
Megan Dahle		Republican	November 12, 2019 – present	Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring to run for State Senate.

Election results

1992

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Bureau Tables.
2. Web site: Legislative Districts in California . 2024-04-28 . gis.data.ca.gov . en-us.
3. Web site: Governor results . 2018 . elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov . PDF.
4. Web site: Senate Results . 2018 . elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov . PDF.