California's 28th State Assembly district explained

District:28
Chamber:Assembly
Population:466,090[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:354,635
Citizen Voting Age:293,328
Percent White:50.40
Percent Black:2.46
Percent Latino:17.41
Percent Asian:27.97
Percent Native American:0.52
Percent Pacific Islander:0.38
Percent Other Race:0.27
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.59
Registered:254,471
Democratic:43.75
Republican:19.43
Npp:33.46

California's 28th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Gail Pellerin of Santa Cruz.

District profile

The district is located in the southwestern corner of Silicon Valley and consists mainly of middle-income and affluent residential communities and neighborhoods. Like other districts in Silicon Valley, the district is also home to the headquarters of many tech corporations.

Santa Clara County -- 18.01%

Santa Cruz County -- 45.60%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 73.6 – 26.4%
2020[2] PresidentBiden 73.1 – 24.5%
2018GovernorNewsom 69.6 – 30.4%
SenatorFeinstein 59.4 – 40.6%
2016PresidentClinton 70.6 – 23.1%
SenatorHarris 72.4 – 27.6%
2014GovernorBrown 69.7 – 30.3%
2012PresidentObama 66.6 – 30.8%
SenatorFeinstein 69.1 – 30.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 28th 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
Joseph AlmyRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Marin
John W. AthertonJanuary 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
Thomas H. EsteyJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
T. P. CusickDemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895San Francisco
H. HealeyJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Eugene F. LacyJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Lawrence J. HoeyRepublicanJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Charles R. FranklinJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
John M. MurphyUnion LaborJanuary 5, 1903 - January 5, 1905
William James MindhamRepublicanJanuary 5, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Peter J. KellyJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Walter Harper MacauleyJanuary 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Andrew M. CunninghamJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
William Stoddard ScottJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
James J. McDonaldJanuary 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Charles W. GoettingJanuary 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
George W. LeeJanuary 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Louis F. ErbJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Edgar C. LeveyJanuary 5, 1925 - January 7, 1935
James F. BrennanDemocraticJanuary 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
Edgar C. LeveyRepublicanJanuary 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
Robert Miller GreenJanuary 2, 1939 - January 7, 1942Resigned to be a Member of the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors.
Raup MillerJanuary 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947Santa Clara
Robert C. KirkwoodJanuary 6, 1947 - January 6, 1953Resigned to accept appointment of the office of State Controller.[3]
Clark L. BradleyNonpartisanApril 6, 1953 - January 7, 1963Was sworn in, after winning a vacant seat when Kirkwood was appointed as State Controller.[4]
Republican
Jack T. CaseyDemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967Kern
Kent H. StaceyRepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973
Raymond Joseph GonzalesDemocraticJanuary 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Frank Murphy Jr.RepublicanDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976Monterey, Santa Cruz
Henry J. MelloDemocraticDecember 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
Sam FarrDecember 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992
Rusty AreiasDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Peter FrusettaRepublicanDecember 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000
Simon SalinasDemocraticDecember 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Anna CaballeroDecember 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Luis AlejoDecember 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Paul FongDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014Santa Clara
Evan LowDecember 1, 2014 – Present

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: Robert C. Kirkwood Resignation. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  4. Web site: Clark L. Bradley. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.