California's 20th senatorial district explained

District:	20
Chamber:	Senate
Population:	935,935^[1]
Population Year:	2010
Voting Age:	645,309
Citizen Voting Age:	465,480
Percent White:	15.74
Percent Black:	8.45
Percent Latino:	68.41
Percent Asian:	6.02
Percent Native American:	0.40
Percent Pacific Islander:	0.28
Percent Other Race:	0.24
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	0.45
Registered:	441,629^[2]
Democratic:	49.31
Republican:	19.77
Npp:	24.58

California's 20th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile

The district encompasses most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern Los Angeles, including Burbank, Van Nuys, Reseda, Canoga Park, Tujunga, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, Panorama City, Pacoima, Mission Hills, San Fernando, and Sylmar.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	align="right" No 64.8 – 35.2%
2020	President	Biden 65.2 – 32.5%
2018	Governor	Newsom 65.7 – 34.3%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 52.9 – 47.1%
2016	President	Clinton 67.9 – 26.8%
2016	Senator	Harris 50.6 – 49.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 61.7 – 38.3%
2012	President	Obama 68.2 – 29.8%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 68.8 – 31.2%

List of senators representing the district

1851–1861: one seat

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established April 16, 1852
James M. Estill		Democratic	April 16, 1852 – May 15, 1854	Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1852.	Sierra
John D. Scellan		Whig	January 1, 1855 – April 21, 1856	Elected in 1854.
William T. Ferguson		Know Nothing	January 5, 1857 – April 26, 1858	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1857.
	Democratic		January 5, 1857 – April 26, 1858	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1857.
M. Kirkpatrick		Democratic	January 3, 1859 – April 13, 1860	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1859.
Harry J. Thornton		Beckenridge Democratic	January 7, 1861 – June 19, 1861	Elected in 1860. Resigned.
Vacant		June 19, 1861 – September 4, 1861	Vacant seat redistricted to the 22nd district before special election.

1860–1867: two seats

Years	Seat A			Seat B			Counties represented
Years	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history	Counties represented
nowrap	January 7, 1861 – May 15, 1862	William D. Harriman		Republican	Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1862. Retired.	align=left	Philip W. Thomas		Union Democratic	Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1861.	Placer
nowrap	May 15, 1862 – December 7, 1863		Union	align=left	Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1862. Retired.	Felix B. Higgins		Union	Elected in 1862.
nowrap	December 7, 1863 – April 4, 1864	James E. Hale	Union	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1865.	John Yule	Union	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1865.
nowrap	December 4, 1865 – April 2, 1866			Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1865.			Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1865.

1867–1876: one seat

Senators	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
Charles A. Tweed	Union	December 2, 1867 – April 4, 1870	Elected in 1867.	Placer
Vacant	April 4, 1870 – December 4, 1871
Jacob H. Neff	Republican	December 4, 1871 – April 1, 1872	Elected in 1871.
100px Noble Martin	Independent	December 1, 1873 – April 3, 1876	Elected in 1873.	Placer, El Dorado County, California

1876–1878: two seats

Years	Seat A			Seat B			Counties represented
Years	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history	Counties represented
nowrap	December 6, 1875 – April 3, 1876	Samuel G. Hilborn		Republican	Elected in 1875. Redistricted to the 19th district.	William M. Hill	Democratic	Elected in 1875.	Solano, Sonoma
nowrap	December 3, 1877 – April 1, 1878	Vacant		Seat vacant due to Hillborn winning a seat for the 19th district.				Elected in 1875.	Solano, Sonoma

1880–present: one seat

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
William L. Anderson		Democratic	January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883	Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880.	Lake, Napa, Sonoma
Dennis Spencer		Democratic	January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884.	Lake, Napa, Sonoma
Thomas J. Pinder		Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888.	San Francisco
George H. Williams		Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 24th district.
John T. Broderick		Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1892.
Eugene F. Bert		Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1894.
Frank W. Burnett		Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1898.
Frank French		Republican	January 5, 1903 – February 27, 1905	Elected in 1902. Expelled for accepting bribes.^[3]
Vacant		February 27, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Thomas J. Kennedy		Democratic	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. Lost re-election.
Edward F. Bryant		Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1910. Retired to become San Francisco Tax Collector.
William S. Scott		Progressive	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Retired to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
	Republican		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923
P. J. Gray		Republican	January 8, 1923 – April 23, 1930	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. Died.^[4]
Vacant		April 23, 1930 – January 5, 1931
Bradford S. Crittenden		Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 8, 1951	Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946.	San Joaquin
Verne W. Hoffman		Republican	January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Retired to run for State Assembly.
Alan Short		Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 6th district.
William E. Coombs		Republican	January 2, 1967 – October 19, 1973	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Resigned.	San Bernardino
Vacant		October 19, 1973 – January 23, 1974
Ruben Ayala		Democratic	January 23, 1974 – November 30, 1974	Elected to finish Coombs's term. Redistricted to the California's 32nd State Senate district.
Alan Robbins		Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 19, 1991	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned after being indicted due to the BRISPEC sting operation.^[5]	Los Angeles
Vacant		November 19, 1991 – July 2, 1992
David Roberti		Democratic	July 2, 1992 – November 30, 1994	Resigned from the 23rd district and assumed seat to finish Robbins's term.^[6] Termed out.
Herschel Rosenthal		Democratic	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1994. Termed out.
Richard Alarcon		Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for State Assembly.
Alex Padilla		Democratic	December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for Secretary of State.
Connie Leyva		Democratic	December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for San Bernardino County Supervisor.^[7]	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Caroline Menjivar		Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Elected in 2022.	Los Angeles

Election results

1994

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

Notes and References

Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
Web site: Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020.
Web site: FOUR SENATORS ARE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE The Bribe Takers Are Expelled by a Unanimous Vote-Wright Attempts to Thwart Movement at Last Moment.. cdnc.ucr.edu.
Web site: Services Today for Senator Gray. cdnc.ucr.edu.
Web site: Robbins Quits Senate, Admits to Corruption : Probe: The San Fernando Valley Democrat will be sentenced to 5 years in prison. He promises to cooperate in other prosecutions.. November 20, 1991. Jacobs, Paul. Los Angeles Times.
Gladstone, Mark. "Robbins Was Widely Disliked by Colleagues : Reputation: He was known for his cockiness and his deal-making, but he remained popular with constituents in his heavily Democratic district", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, November 20, 1991. Retrieved on October 5, 2018.
Web site: Chino lawmaker Connie Leyva makes bid for San Bernardino County supervisor . 27 January 2022 .