California's 24th State Assembly district explained

District:24
Chamber:Assembly
Population:478,426[1]
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:374,736
Citizen Voting Age:287,565
Percent White:14.44
Percent Black:2.22
Percent Latino:16.17
Percent Asian:62.57
Percent Native American:0.18
Percent Pacific Islander:0.50
Percent Other Race:0.51
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:3.42
Registered:243,992[2]
Democratic:49.68
Republican:15.89
Npp:30.08

California's 24th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Alex Lee of San Jose.

District profile

The district consists of portions of Santa Clara and Alameda Counties, including the whole Cities of Milpitas, Fremont, and Newark, and portions of the City of San Jose, which was split to balance population while considering communities of interest. This district includes a large immigrant Asian American Pacific Islander community that shares deep cultural and linguistic ties. Many people in this district are employed in the tech industry and rely on Highway 680 and Highway 880 to get to work.

Alameda County16.58%

Santa Clara County10.27%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 81.4 – 18.6%
2020[3] PresidentBiden 80.3 – 17.4%
2018GovernorNewsom 76.7 – 23.3%
SenatorFeinstein 62.6 – 37.4%
2016PresidentClinton 78.2 – 15.9%
SenatorHarris 74.4 – 25.6%
2014GovernorBrown 75.2 – 24.8%
2012PresidentObama 72.2 – 25.0%
SenatorFeinstein 76.1 – 23.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 24th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2020 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
Samuel I. AllenRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Sonoma
William J. HotchkissDemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
James W. RagsdaleRepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
J. D. BarnettJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Henry F. EmericDemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895Contra Costa
Charles M. BelshawRepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 - January 1, 1901
Arthur WilliamsDemocraticJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
John W. MooreRepublicanJanuary 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907San Joaquin
Arthur Elwood PercivalJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
J. W. StuckenbruckDemocraticJanuary 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
William M. CollinsRepublicanJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915San FranciscoRan as Progressive in the 1914 election. He also died in office.[4]
ProgressiveJanuary 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
RepublicanJanuary 8, 1917 - December 11, 1920
Walter J. SchmidtFebruary 23, 1921 - January 3, 1927Won special election and was sworn in after his predecessor died in office.[5]
Thomas J. LenehanJanuary 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929
James L. QuigleyIndependentJanuary 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931Ran as a Republican in his 2nd term.
RepublicanJanuary 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
Patrick J. McMurrayDemocraticJanuary 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939
Edward F. O'DayJanuary 2, 1939 - November 4, 1947Resigned from the Assembly to become a Judge for the San Francisco County Municipal Court.
Charlie MeyersJanuary 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953
George D. Collins Jr.January 5, 1953 - January 3, 1955
Edward M. GaffneyJanuary 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963
Al AlquistJanuary 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967Santa Clara
John VasconcellosJanuary 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974
Leona H. EgelandDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980San Benito, Santa Clara
Dom CorteseDecember 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992
Santa Clara
Chuck QuackenbushRepublicanDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Jim CunneenDecember 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Rebecca CohnDemocraticDecember 5, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Jim BeallDecember 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Rich GordonDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016San Mateo, Santa Clara
Marc BermanDecember 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022
Alex LeeDecember 5, 2022 - presentAlameda, Santa Clara

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report on Final Maps, 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
  2. Web site: https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-presprim-2024/assembly.pdf.
  3. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. April 16, 2021 . CNalysis. June 9, 2021.
  4. Web site: Assemblyman Collins Dies at San Francisco. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. Web site: Walter J. Schmidt takes Oath. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.