| District: | 28 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Population: | 930,072[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 677,516 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 529,628 |
| Percent White: | 47.63 |
| Percent Black: | 3.96 |
| Percent Latino: | 40.85 |
| Percent Asian: | 5.79 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.84 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.28 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.21 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.45 |
| Registered: | 491,228[2] |
| Democratic: | 37.14 |
| Republican: | 35.65 |
| Npp: | 20.88 |
California's 28th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .
The district contains Downtown Los Angeles and most of South Los Angeles, including Park La Brea, Pico-Union, Mid City, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Hyde Park, Nevin, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw, Vermont Square, Adams-Normandie, Florence, Exposition Park, and University Park. It also includes suburbs of Culver City, Ladera Heights, and a small part of the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Palms, Mar Vista, and Playa Vista.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 50.9 – 47.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cox 52.5 – 47.5% |
| Senator | de Leon 50.8 – 49.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.5 – 46.7% |
| Senator | Harris 55.1 – 44.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 52.9 – 47.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52.6 – 45.5% |
| Senator | Emken 52.0 – 48.0% |
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 6, 1862 | ||||||
George Oulton | Republican | January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863 | Elected in 1861. | Siskiyou | ||
| Union | ||||||
L. M. Foulke | Union | December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 | Elected in 1863. | |||
E. Wadsworth | Union | December 4, 1865 – December 6, 1869 | Elected in 1865. | |||
William Irwin | Democratic | December 6, 1869 – December 9, 1875 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1871. Re-elected in 1873. Resigned to run for Governor of California. | |||
| Vacant | December 9, 1875 – March 1, 1875 | |||||
Wiley J. Tinnin | Democratic | March 1, 1875 – December 3, 1877 | Elected to finish Irwin's term. | Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity | ||
Daniel Ream | Democratic | December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880 | Elected in 1877. | |||
A. B. Carlock | Republican | January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883 | Elected in 1879. | |||
Clay W. Taylor | Democratic | January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. | |||
John Spellacy | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. | San Francisco | ||
Thomas C. Maher | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 19th district. | |||
John L. Beard | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. | Alameda | ||
E. K. Taylor | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. | |||
Charles M. Shortridge | Independent | January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election. | Santa Clara | ||
Marshall Black | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1913 | Elected in 1906. Recalled from office. | |||
Herbert C. Jones | Republican | January 2, 1913 – January 5, 1931 | Elected to finish Black's term. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. Redistricted to the 18th district. | |||
Joe Riley | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | Inyo, Mono | ||
Karl P. Keough | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – September 27, 1937 | Elected in 1934. Died. | |||
| Vacant | September 27, 1937 – January 2, 1939 | |||||
Charles Brown | Democratic | January 2, 1939 – January 7, 1963 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | |||
William Symons Jr. | Republican | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1962. | Alpine, Inyo, Mono | ||
Alfred H. Song | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 26th district. | Los Angeles | ||
Ralph C. Dills | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1982 | Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Redistricted to the 30th district. | |||
Diane Watson | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 | Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 26th district. | |||
Ralph C. Dills | Democratic | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998 | Elected in 1994. Termed out. | |||
Debra Bowen | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for Secretary of State. | |||
Jenny Oropeza | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – October 20, 2010 | Elected in 2006. Died and posthumously won re-election. | |||
| Vacant | October 20, 2010 – February 18, 2011 | |||||
Ted Lieu | Democratic | February 18, 2011 – November 30, 2014 | Elected to finish Oropeza's term. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |||
Jeff Stone | Republican | December 1, 2014 – November 1, 2019 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to accept appointment to the U.S. Department of Labor. | Riverside | ||
| Vacant | November 1, 2019 – May 18, 2020 | |||||
Melissa Melendez | Republican | May 18, 2020 – December 5, 2022 | Elected to finish Stone's term. Redistricted to the 32nd district and retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |||
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | Democratic | December 5, 2022 – present | Elected in 2022. | Los Angeles | ||