California's 27th State Assembly district explained

District:27
Chamber:Assembly
Population:464,103[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:343,687
Citizen Voting Age:240,288
Percent White:15.72
Percent Black:3.19
Percent Latino:46.28
Percent Asian:33.05
Percent Native American:0.41
Percent Pacific Islander:0.45
Percent Other Race:0.23
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.67
Registered:195,886
Democratic:50.32
Republican:16.09
Npp:29.96

California's 27th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Esmeralda Soria of Fresno.

District profile

Located in the City of Fresno

Santa Clara County26.0%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 75.3 – 24.7%
2020[2] PresidentBiden 70.6 – 27.6%
2018GovernorNewsom 74.1 – 25.9%
SenatorFeinstein 60.2 – 39.8%
2016PresidentClinton 77.8 – 17.3%
SenatorHarris 54.2 – 45.8%
2014GovernorBrown 78.6 – 21.4%
2012PresidentObama 76.4 – 21.5%
SenatorFeinstein 79.1 – 20.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 27th 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 membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
R. C. CarterRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Solano
Robert J. CurreyJanuary 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Jackson Fay BrownJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
John C. WolfskillDemocraticJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
D. J. B. SchroebelJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895Calaveras
Willis DunbarRepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
C. D. FontanaJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Harvey S. BloodJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
William Chapman Ralston Jr.January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Aubrey M. LumleyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907Inyo, Tulara
Peter W. ForbesJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
George Washington WyllieRepublicanJanuary 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Edward P. WalshDemocraticJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915San Francisco
Nicholas J. PrendergastProgressiveJanuary 4, 1915 - April 14, 1920Died in office.[3]
Republican
Patrick J. GrayJanuary 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
William Seward ScottJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Leland Richard JacobsonJanuary 5, 1925 - June 5, 1928Died in office before finishing his last term.[4]
Melvyn I. CroninDemocraticJanuary 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
B. J. FeigenbaumRepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Jefferson E. PeyserJanuary 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
Albert Charles WollenbergJanuary 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
Harrison W. CallJanuary 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947San Mateo
Richard J. DolwigJanuary 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953
Glenn E. CoolidgeJanuary 5, 1953 - January 7, 1963San Benito, Santa Cruz
Leo RyanDemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 - January 3, 1973San MateoElected to Congress.
Lou PapanJanuary 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
John E. ThurmanDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982Merced, Stanislaus
Gary ConditDecember 6, 1982 - September 20, 1989Resigned after winning special election in Congress.[5]
Sal CannellaFebruary 1, 1990 - November 30, 1992Was sworn after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Gary Condit.[6]
Sam FarrDecember 7, 1992 - June 16, 1993Monterey, Santa CruzResigned from the Assembly after winning a special election for the 17th Congressional district.[7]
Bruce McPhersonRepublicanNovember 14, 1993 - November 30, 1996Was sworn in after winning a special election for a vacant seat left by Sam Farr.[8]
Fred KeeleyDemocraticDecember 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
John LairdDecember 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara
Bill MonningDecember 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Nora CamposDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016Santa Clara
Ash KalraDecember 5, 2016 - December 5, 2022
Esmeralda SoriaDecember 5, 2022 – PresentFresno

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Nicholas J. Prendergast dies from Heart Attack. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. Web site: State Assembly Jacobson Dies. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. Web site: Gary Condit Resignation letter. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  6. Web site: Sal Cannella Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  7. Web site: Sam Farr Resignation letter. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  8. Web site: Bruce McPherson Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.