California's 32nd State Assembly district explained

District:32
Chamber:Assembly
Population:466,850[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:315,978
Citizen Voting Age:209,937
Percent White:19.50
Percent Black:6.46
Percent Latino:68.89
Percent Asian:3.53
Percent Native American:0.88
Percent Pacific Islander:0.12
Percent Other Race:0.33
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.30
Registered:146,980
Democratic:48.89
Republican:26.33
Npp:21.14

California's 32nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently vacant following Republican Vince Fong's resignation.

District profile

The district is located in the southwestern Central Valley and consists of portions of Kern and Tulare Counties, including the whole Cities of Exeter, Ridgecrest, Tehachapi, Maricopa, and Taft, and portions of the Cities of Bakersfield and Visalia. The Cities of Bakersfield and Visalia were split to balance population while considering communities of interest. This district’s border is impacted by Voting Rights Act obligations in three neighboring districts. The district maintains local communities of interest along the Valley floor. Areas within the district share common social and economic characteristics as well as shared environmental concerns.

Kern County

Tulare County

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 51.1 – 48.9%
2020PresidentBiden 55 – 42.6%
2018GovernorNewsom 54.3 – 45.7%
Senatorde Leon 57.9 – 42.1%
2016PresidentClinton 56.5 – 38.0%
SenatorSanchez 55.9 – 44.1%
2014GovernorBrown 54.4 – 45.6%
2012PresidentObama 56.2 – 41.8%
SenatorFeinstein 57.2 – 42.8%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
District established January 5, 1885

Joseph Franklin
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 –
January 3, 1887
Elected in 1884.
San Francisco

A. M. Lawrence
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
March 7, 1888
Elected in 1886.
Died.
VacantMarch 7, 1888 –
January 7, 1889

John Staude
RepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 –
January 5, 1891
Elected in 1888.

George E. Lewis
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893
Elected in 1890.

John E. Buckley
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 7, 1895
Elected in 1892.

John F. Twigg
DemocraticJanuary 7, 1895 –
January 4, 1897
Elected in 1894.

John W. Power
FusionJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 2, 1899
Elected in 1896.
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James M. Hanley
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1899 –
January 1, 1901
Elected in 1898.
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W. J. Evatt
RepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1900.

Jay N. Copus
DemocraticJanuary 5, 1903 –
January 2, 1905
Elected in 1902.

Patrick J. Boyle
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 4, 1909
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.

Charles A. Nelson
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1909 –
January 2, 1911
Elected in 1908.

William P. Kennedy
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1911 –
January 6, 1913
Elected in 1910.

Arthur L. Shannon
DemocraticJanuary 6, 1913 –
January 4, 1915
Elected in 1912.

Frank N. Rodgers
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1917
Elected in 1914.
Retired to run for California State Senate.

Henry D. Byrne
RepublicanJanuary 8, 1917 –
January 6, 1919
Elected in 1916.
Retired to run for California State Senate.

George W. Warren
RepublicanJanuary 6, 1919 –
January 8, 1923
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.

Walter J. Rock
RepublicanJanuary 8, 1923 –
January 5, 1925
Elected in 1922.

James A. Miller
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1925 –
January 2, 1933
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.
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Edwin H. Zion
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 –
January 7, 1935
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1932.
Stanislaus
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Hugh P. Donnelly
DemocraticJanuary 7, 1935 –
January 4, 1943
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to run for California State Senate.

Jacob M. Leonard
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1943 –
January 6, 1947
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
San Benito, Santa Cruz

Donald L. Grunsky
RepublicanJanuary 6, 1947 –
January 5, 1953
Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
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Wallace Henderson
DemocraticJanuary 5, 1953 –
January 5, 1959
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired to run for Fresno City Council.
Fresno
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Bert Delotto
DemocraticJanuary 5, 1959 –
April 15, 1962
Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Resigned after appointment to the Peace Corps.
VacantApril 15, 1962 –
January 7, 1963

George N. Zenovich
DemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 –
January 4, 1971
Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired to run for California State Senate.

Kenneth L. Maddy
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1971 –
November 30, 1974
Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 30th district.

Gordon W. Duffy
RepublicanDecember 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1982
Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for California Secretary of State.
Kern, Kings, Tulare

Bill Jones
RepublicanDecember 6, 1982 –
November 30, 1992
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 29th district.
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare

Trice Harvey
RepublicanDecember 7, 1992 –
November 30, 1996
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Kern, Tulare

Roy Ashburn
RepublicanDecember 2, 1996 –
November 30, 2002
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for California State Senate.

Kevin McCarthy
RepublicanDecember 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2006
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Kern, San Bernardino

Jean Fuller
RepublicanDecember 4, 2006 –
November 30, 2010
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for California State Senate.

Shannon Grove
RepublicanDecember 6, 2010 –
November 30, 2012
Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 34th district.

Rudy Salas
DemocraticDecember 3, 2012 –
November 30, 2022
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Kern, Kings

Vince Fong
RepublicanDecember 5, 2022 –
May 24, 2024
Redistricted from the 34th district and re-elected in 2022.
Resigned to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Kern, Tulare
VacantMay 24, 2024 –
present
Fong was re-elected in 2024 but declined the seat.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.