California's 30th State Assembly district

California's 30th State Assembly district
California's 30th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Robert Rivas; D–Hollister
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	465,431; 325,922; 219,999
Demographics	25.05% White; 1.84% Black; 66.30% Latino; 5.37% Asian; 0.61% Native American; 0.25% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.20% other; 0.38% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	196,637
Registration	51.14% Democratic; 22.13% Republican; 22.91% No party preference

California's 30th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Robert Rivas of Hollister.

District profile[]

The district encompasses the inland Monterey Bay Area and other parts of the northern Central Coast, as well as the outer San Jose suburb of Morgan Hill. The district is centered on the major agricultural areas of the Pajaro Valley and the Salinas Valley.

Monterey County – 57.5%

Greenfield
Gonzales
King City
Salinas
Soledad

All of San Benito County

Hollister
San Juan Bautista

Santa Clara County – 5.9%

Gilroy
Morgan Hill

Santa Cruz County – 25.2%

Watsonville

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2018	Governor	Newsom 64.5 – 35.5%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 50.1 – 49.9%
2016	President	Clinton 66.7 – 27.3%
2016	Senator	Harris 58.8 – 41.2%
2014	Governor	Brown 67.2 – 32.8%
2012	President	Obama 67.0 – 30.9%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 68.4 – 31.6%

List of assemblymembers[]

Due to redistricting, the 30th 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 Members	Party	Years Served	Counties Represented	Notes
	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
	Democratic	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
	Republican	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
	Republican	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
	Democratic	January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
	Republican	January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
	Republican	January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
	Democratic	January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
John E. Mullally	Republican Party	January 2, 1911 - January 15, 1912)		Died during an Armed robbery being shot in the stomach and back, while trying to get the revolver from one of the three robbers during a struggle.^[2]
	Republican Party	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
		January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
J.P. Hayes		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933
Frank Lee Crist		January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Santa Clara
		January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
		January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
		January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
Ralph M. Brown	Democratic	January 4, 1943 – September 19, 1961	Stanislaus	Resigns from the Assembly.^[3]
John Veneman	Republican	January 30, 1962 – March 6, 1969	Stanislaus	Was sworn in after winning the special election to fill the vacant left by his predecessor.^[4] He eventually resigned from the Assembly to take a position for the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.^[5]
John Veneman		January 30, 1962 – March 6, 1969	Stanislaus, San Joaquin
Clare Berryhill		June 4, 1969 – January 4, 1971		Sworn in after winning the special election to fill in the vacant seat left by Veneman.^[6]
Ernest LaCoste	Democratic	January 4, 1971 - January 8, 1973
John E. Thurman	Democratic	January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Kenneth L. Maddy	Republican	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978	Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced
Jim Costa	Democratic	December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1994	Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced
Jim Costa	Democratic	December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1994	Fresno, Madera, Kings, Merced
Brian Setencich	Republican	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1996	Fresno, Madera, Kings, Kern
Robert Prenter	Republican	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 1998
Dean Florez	Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2002
Nicole Parra	Democratic	December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008	Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare
Danny Gilmore	Republican	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2010
David Valadao	Republican	December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
Luis Alejo	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Anna Caballero		December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2018
Robert Rivas		December 3, 2018 – present

Election results 1992 - present[]

2020[]

California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Rivas (incumbent)	64,086	69.4%
	Republican	Gregory Swett	28,308	30.6%
Total votes			92,394	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Robert Rivas (incumbent)	123,617	69.6%
	Republican	Gregory Swett	53,928	30.4%
Total votes			177,545	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018[]

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Rivas	30,379	45.5
	Republican	Neil G. Kitchens	20,099	30.1
	Democratic	Peter Leroe-Muñoz	7,099	10.6
	Democratic	Trina Coffman-Gomez	5,003	7.5
	Democratic	Bill Lipe	4,217	6.3
Total votes			66,797	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Robert Rivas	83,162	68.3
	Republican	Neil G. Kitchens	38,719	31.8
Total votes			121,881	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016[]

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Caballero	37,505	46.1
	Democratic	Karina Cervantez Alejo	21,158	26.0
	Republican	Georgia Acosta	12,662	15.6
	Republican	John M. Nevill	9,949	12.2
Total votes			81,274	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anna Caballero	79,885	62.5
	Democratic	Karina Cervantez Alejo	47,998	37.5
Total votes			127,883	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014[]

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Alejo (incumbent)	25,441	58.9
	Republican	Mark Starritt	17,730	41.1
Total votes			43,171	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Luis Alejo (incumbent)	43,431	59.8
	Republican	Mark Starritt	29,187	40.2
Total votes			72,618	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012[]

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Alejo (incumbent)	29,136	58.7
	Republican	Rob Bernosky	20,462	41.3
Total votes			49,598	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Luis Alejo (incumbent)	79,141	65.4
	Republican	Rob Bernosky	41,932	34.6
Total votes			121,073	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010[]

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao	37,392	60.6
	Democratic	Fran Florez	24,386	39.4
Total votes			61,778	100.0
	Republican hold

2008[]

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Gilmore	43,925	50.76
	Democratic	Fran Florez	42,615	49.24
Total votes			86,540	100.00
Turnout				65.66
	Republican gain from Democratic

2006[]

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Parra (incumbent)	28,244	51.56
	Republican	Danny Gilmore	26,527	48.44
Total votes			54,771	100.00
Turnout				46.16
	Democratic hold

2004[]

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Parra (incumbent)	42,953	55.04
	Republican	Dean Gardner	35,084	44.96
Total votes			78,037	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002[]

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Parra	26,203	50.18
	Republican	Dean Gardner	26,016	49.82
Invalid or blank votes			901	1.70
Total votes			53,120	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000[]

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dean Florez (incumbent)	56,936	65.74
	Republican	Kenneth D. Kay	29,669	34.26
Invalid or blank votes			1,986	2.24
Total votes			88,591	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998[]

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dean Florez	37,058	54.36
	Republican	Robert M. Prenter, Jr. (incumbent)	31,116	45.64
Invalid or blank votes			4,707	6.46
Total votes			72,881	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

1996[]

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Prenter	37,024	56.56
	No party	Brian Setencich (write-in)	26,968	41.20
	No party	Linda C. Morales (write-in)	1,458	2.23
	No party	Carolynda Stevensen (write-in)	11	0.02
Invalid or blank votes			19,937	23.35
Total votes			85,398	100.00
	Republican hold

1994[]

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Setencich	35,940	52.21
	Democratic	Bryn Batrich	32,901	47.79
Invalid or blank votes			6,180	8.24
Total votes			75,021	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

1992[]

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	52,566	65.21
	Republican	Gerald G. Hurt	28,048	34.79
Invalid or blank votes			6,351	7.30
Total votes			86,965	100.00
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Assembly Man is Slain by Bandits". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^ "Ralph M. Brown's Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "John Veneman Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "John Veneman's Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Clare Berryhill Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links[]

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Assembly Man is Slain by Bandits". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[3] "Ralph M. Brown's Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[4] "John Veneman Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[5] "John Veneman's Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[6] "Clare Berryhill Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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