California's 20th State Assembly district explained

District:20
Chamber:Assembly
Population:461,362[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:348,027
Citizen Voting Age:266,963
Percent White:25.82
Percent Black:8.65
Percent Latino:28.77
Percent Asian:32.76
Percent Native American:0.56
Percent Pacific Islander:1.67
Percent Other Race:0.28
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:1.49
Registered:233,345
Democratic:54.70
Republican:13.93
Npp:27.22

California's 20th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is represented by Democrat Liz Ortega of San Leandro.

District profile

The district is located in the southern East Bay, centered on Hayward. The district is a major gateway between the Tri-Valley to the east, Silicon Valley to the south, and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Alameda County30.5%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 75.7 – 24.3%
2020[2] PresidentBiden 74.7 – 23.2%
2018GovernorNewsom 74.8 – 25.2%
SenatorFeinstein 58.5 – 41.5%
2016PresidentClinton 75.5 – 19.1%
SenatorHarris 69.1 – 30.9%
2014GovernorBrown 76.8 – 23.2%
2012PresidentObama 75.7 – 22.2%
SenatorFeinstein 78.3 – 21.7%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 20th 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
Dwight HollisterRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Sacramento
Seymour CarrJanuary 3, 1887 - January 5, 1889
L. H. FassettJanuary 5, 1889 - December 16, 1889Died in office.[3]
Gillis DotyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
William A. AndersonRepublicanJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Judson C. BrusieJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
William M. SimsJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Grove L. JohnsonJanuary 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
W. S. KillingsworthDemocraticJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905Solano
Frank R. DevlinRepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
John Roche CroninJanuary 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Wilber C. WallDemocraticJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915San Joaquin
Lawrence EdwardsJanuary 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919
Charles LambRepublicanJanuary 6, 1919 - January 6, 1920Died in office.[4]
Oscar C. ParkinsonJanuary 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
George A. DeanJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Tom H. LouttitJanuary 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927
Forsythe Charles ClowdsleyDemocraticJanuary 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Theodore McKay WrightRepublicanJanuary 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933Santa Clara
Thomas A. MaloneyJanuary 2, 1933 - January 7, 1957San Francisco
Phillip BurtonDemocraticJanuary 7, 1957 - February 24, 1964Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special congressional election.
John BurtonJanuary 4, 1965 - June 25, 1974Resigned from the Assembly after winning a special congressional election.
Dixon ArnettRepublicanDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978San Mateo
Robert W. NaylorDecember 4, 1978 - November 30, 1986
Bill DuplisseaDecember 1, 1986 - November 30, 1988
Ted LempertDemocraticDecember 5, 1988 - November 30, 1992
Delaine EastinDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994Alameda, Santa Clara
Liz FigueroaDecember 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998
John A. DutraDecember 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Alberto TorricoDecember 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Bob WieckowskiDecember 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Bill QuirkDecember 3, 2012 – PresentAlameda

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: Fassett Dies at 52. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. Web site: Resolution for Charles Lamb. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.