| District: | 2 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 506,650 [1] |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Percent White: | 63.0 |
| Percent Latino: | 22.3 |
| Percent Black: | 1.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 3.4 |
| Percent Native American: | 3.0 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 6.1 |
| Democratic: | 50.82 |
| Republican: | 21.22 |
| Npp: | 19.67 |
California's 2nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jim Wood of Santa Rosa.
The district encompasses the North Coast, stretching from the Oregon border to Bodega Bay and Santa Rosa with the district being primarily rural and suburban. At 12,489 square miles, it's the largest assembly district by area in California to be represented by a Democrat.[2]
All of Del Norte County
All of Humboldt County
All of Mendocino County
Sonoma County – 48.01%
All of Trinity County
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" No 64.6 – 35.4% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 63.5 - 34.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 66.4 – 33.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 50.6 – 49.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 62.2 – 29.0% |
| Senator | Harris 70.2 – 29.8% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 68.8 – 31.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.7 – 30.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 68.1 – 31.9% |
Due to redistricting, the 2nd 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 members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Russ | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Humboldt | ||
| George Williams | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||||
| J. G. Murray | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | ||||
| Anthony Jennings Bledsoe | January 5, 1891 - January 4, 1897 | ||||
| Arthur Wellesley Hill | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | ||||
| Geo. D. Marvin | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1901 | ||||
| Melvin Parker Roberts | January 5, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | ||||
| George Thomas Rolley | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | ||||
| Charles Pryde Cutten | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | ||||
| William Kehoe | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | ||||
| Hans Christian Nelson | January 6, 1913 - January 2, 1915 | ||||
| John Francis Quinn | Democratic | January 2, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| Frank J. Cummings | Republican | January 6, 1919 - July 14, 1922 | Died in office[3] | ||
| Frederick John Moore Sr. | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | ||||
| John W. Runner | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | ||||
| Robert F. Fisher | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | ||||
| Henry M. McGuinness | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity | ||
| Albert Frederick Ross Jr. | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity | ||
| Clinton J. Fulcher | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941 | |||
| William I. Gunlock | January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943 | ||||
| Paul Denny | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947 | |||
| Lester Thomas Davis | Democratic | January 6, 1947 – May 3, 1952 | Died in office. He was eventually succeeded by his wife. | ||
| Pauline Davis | January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1967 | On January 7, 1963, during the next session, Tehama County was included in her district, during redistricting.[4] | |||
| Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity | |||||
| Frank Belotti | Republican | January 2, 1967 – January 1, 1973 | Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma | ||
| Barry Keene | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – November 30, 1978 | On December 2, 1974, during the next session, Lake and Del Norte counties[5] were also included during redistricting. | ||
| Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake, Del Norte | |||||
| Douglas H. Bosco | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982 | ||||
| Dan Hauser | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992 | Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Del Norte | |||
| Stan Statham | Republican | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo | ||
| Tom Woods | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998 | ||||
| Dick Dickerson | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2002 | Yolo County was not included in his district during the last two years of being in office.[6] | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo | |||
| Jim Nielsen | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | ||||
| Wesley Chesbro | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Del Norte, Humbdolt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity | ||
| Jim Wood | December 1, 2014 – present |