California's 35th State Assembly district explained

District:35
Chamber:Assembly
Population:467,334[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:359,077
Citizen Voting Age:295,361
Percent White:55.68
Percent Black:2.40
Percent Latino:35.71
Percent Asian:4.25
Percent Native American:1.05
Percent Pacific Islander:0.25
Percent Other Race:0.30
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.37
Registered:245,216
Democratic:34.49
Republican:33.74
Npp:25.89

California's 35th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jasmeet Bains of Bakersfield.

District profile

The district is located in the Central Valley and spans from the slopes of the Coast Ranges to the slopes of the Sierra Nevada into the Mojave desert.

Kern County - 54.9%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 51.0 – 49.0%
2020PresidentBiden 54.1 – 43.5%
2018GovernorCox 50.4 – 49.6%
Senatorde Leon 51.7 – 48.3%
2016PresidentClinton 49.6 – 43.4%
SenatorHarris 60.1 – 39.9%
2014GovernorBrown 51.7 – 48.3%
2012PresidentRomney 49.2 – 47.6%
SenatorEmken 50.4 – 49.6%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 35th 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
N. T. WhitcombRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887San Francisco
John H. ColbertDemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 - November 18, 1888Died before finishing his term ended in office from pneumonia.[2]
H. H. DobbinJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
William J. DunnJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
J. G. GallagherRepublicanJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Calvin EwingPeople'sJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Lawrence J. DolanFusionJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
W.H. CobbRepublicanJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Edward F. TreadwellJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Edward D. KnightJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Edward F. TreadwellJanuary 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Fred Hugo HartmanJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Frederick Carsten GerdesJanuary 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Alfred L. MorgensternJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915Alameda
Paul J. ArnerichJanuary 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
William J. LockeJanuary 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
Homer R. SpenceJanuary 3, 1921 - January 3, 1927
Roy BishopJanuary 3, 1927 - January 2, 1933
Ellis E. PattersonJanuary 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939Monterey, San Luis ObispoChanges his party to Democrat in 1937.
Democratic
Frederick WeybretRepublicanJanuary 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
S.L. HeisingerDemocraticJanuary 4, 1943 - September 22, 1949FresnoDied in office. He was killed by a freight train.[3]
William W. HansenRepublicanMarch 8, 1950 - January 5, 1953Was sworn in after winning a special election after the death of Heisinger.[4]
Roscoe L. PattersonJanuary 5, 1953 - July 9, 1955Kings, TulareDied in office, while being treated in the hospital from a heart attack.[5]
Domer F. PowerJuly 3, 1956 - January 7, 1957Sworn in during a special election to fill in seat vacant by his predecessor Patterson, after he died in office.[6]
Myron H. FrewDemocraticJanuary 7, 1957 - January 4, 1965
Gordon W. DuffyRepublicanJanuary 4, 1965 - January 2, 1967
John BriggsJanuary 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974Orange, Bernardino
Gary K. HartDemocraticDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982Santa Barbara
Jack O'ConnellDecember 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994Santa Barbara, Ventura
Brooks FirestoneRepublicanDecember 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
Hannah-Beth JacksonDemocraticDecember 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Pedro NavaDecember 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Das WilliamsDecember 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Katcho AchadjianRepublicanDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Jordan CunninghamDecember 5, 2016 – December 5, 2022
Jasmeet BainsDemocraticDecember 5, 2022 – presentKern

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: Around The City (Assemblyman John H. Colbert dies). cdnc.ucr.edu.
  3. Web site: Grade Crossing Crash Is Fatal to Heisinger. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. Web site: William W. Hansen Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  5. Web site: Roscoe Patterson, Assemblyman From Visalia, Succumbs. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  6. Web site: Domer F. Power Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.