California's 15th State Assembly district explained

District:15
Chamber:Assembly
Population:512,289[1]
Population Year:2020
Percent White:37.03
Percent Black:9.78
Percent Latino:31.96
Percent Asian:13.78
Percent Native American:0.28
Percent Pacific Islander:0.71
Percent Other Race:0.67
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:5.79
Registered:310,142[2]
Democratic:69.54
Republican:5.64
Npp:21.01

California's 15th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tim Grayson of Concord.[3]

District profile

The district encompasses the northern coastal East Bay from Martinez to Brentwood. The district is centered on Concord and Antioch.

Contra Costa County43.86%[1]

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults[4]
2012PresidentObama 68.7 – 28.7%
SenatorFeinstein 71.8 – 28.2%
2014GovernorBrown 70.4 – 29.6%
2016PresidentClinton 69.7 – 24.5%
SenatorHarris 69.1 – 30.9%
2018GovernorNewsom 69.2 – 30.8%
SenatorFeinstein 57.2 – 42.8%
2020PresidentBiden 71.8 – 25.8%
2021Recallalign="right" No 71.5 – 28.5%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 15th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
Austin WalrathRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Nevada
Josiah SimsJanuary 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
Michael GarverDemocraticJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Robert S. RawRepublicanJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895El Dorado
Charles A. SwislerJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
George BurnhamJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Robert S. RawJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
S. W. IrvingDemocraticJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Charles O. DunbarJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905Sonoma
H. L. TrippRepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 - April 26, 1906Resigned from office, 8 days after the San Francisco Earthquake.[5]
Henry W. A. WeskeJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Louis W. JuilliardDemocraticJanuary 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Herbert W. SlaterJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
J. M. InmanRepublicanJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915Sacramento
Walter W. ChenowethJanuary 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
John W. JohnstonJanuary 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
Roy J. NielsenJanuary 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
Frank S. IsraelJanuary 5, 1931 - September 26, 1932San JoaquinDied in office after falling from a haysack.[6]
William F. KnowlandJanuary 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935Alameda
Charles J. WagnerDemocraticJanuary 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
George P. MillerJanuary 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941
Randal F. DickeyRepublicanJanuary 6, 1941 - January 7, 1957
Robert W. CrownDemocraticJanuary 7, 1957 - May 21, 1973Died in office.
Bill LockyerSeptember 10, 1973 – November 30, 1982Sworn in after he won the special election.[7]
Johan KlehsDecember 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992
Tom BatesDecember 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996Alameda, Contra Costa
Dion AronerDecember 6, 1996 – November 30, 2002
Loni HancockDecember 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
Nancy SkinnerDecember 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Susan BonillaDecember 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016Contra Costa, Solano
Tim GraysonDecember 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly District 15, District map.
  2. Web site: Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020 Registration by State Assembly District .
  3. Web site: Timothy Grayson Biography . 25 August 2023.
  4. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.
  5. Web site: H.L Tripp. joincalifornia.com.
  6. Web site: Frank S. Israel. joincalifornia.com.
  7. Web site: Bill Lockyer Oath of Office. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.