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 assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 32nd 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
Joseph FranklinRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887San Francisco
A. M. LawrenceDemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 - March 7, 1888Died in office.[2]
John StaudeRepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
George E. LewisJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
John E. BuckleyDemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
John F. TwiggJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
John W. PowerFusionJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
James M. HanleyDemocraticJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
W. J. EvattRepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Jay N. CopusDemocraticJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Patrick J. BoyleRepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
Charles A. NelsonJanuary 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
William P. KennedyJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Arthur L. ShannonDemocraticJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
Frank N. RodgersRepublicanJanuary 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Henry D. ByrneJanuary 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
George W. WarrenJanuary 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Walter J. RockJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
James A. MillerJanuary 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
Edwin H. ZionJanuary 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935Stanislaus
Hugh P. DonnellyDemocraticJanuary 7, 1935 - January 4, 1943
Jacob M. LeonardRepublicanJanuary 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947San Benito, Santa Cruz
Donald L. GrunskyJanuary 6, 1947 - January 5, 1953
Wallace HendersonDemocraticJanuary 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959Fresno
Bert DelottoJanuary 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963
George N. ZenovichJanuary 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971
Kenneth L. MaddyRepublicanJanuary 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974
Gordon W. DuffyDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982Kern, Kings, Tulare
Bill JonesDecember 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare
Trice HarveyDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996Kern, Tulare
Roy AshburnDecember 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Kevin McCarthyDecember 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006Kern, San Bernardino
Jean FullerDecember 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010
Shannon GroveDecember 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Rudy SalasDemocraticDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2022Kern, Kings
Vince FongRepublicanDecember 5, 2022 – May 24, 2024Kern, Tulare

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: A. M. Lawrence's Death. cdnc.ucr.edu.