| California's 28th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 466,090[1] 354,635[1] 293,328[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 254,471 | ||
| Registration | 43.75% Democratic 19.43% Republican 33.46% No party preference | ||
California's 28th State Assembly district is one of 80CaliforniaState Assembly districts. It is currently represented byDemocratGail Pellerin ofSanta Cruz.
The district is located in the southwestern corner ofSilicon 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.[citation needed]
Santa Cruz County -- 45.60%
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| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall | |
| 2020[2] | President | Biden 73.1 – 24.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 69.6 – 30.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 59.4 – 40.6% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 70.6 – 23.1% |
| Senator | Harris 72.4 – 27.6% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 69.7 – 30.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66.6 – 30.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 69.1 – 30.9% |
Due to redistricting, the 28th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by theCalifornia Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Almy | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Marin | |
| John W. Atherton | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | |||
| Thomas H. Estey | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | |||
| T. P. Cusick | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| H. Healey | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | |||
| Eugene F. Lacy | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | |||
| Lawrence J. Hoey | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | ||
| Charles R. Franklin | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | |||
| John M. Murphy | Union Labor | January 5, 1903 – January 5, 1905 | ||
| William James Mindham | Republican | January 5, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | ||
| Peter J. Kelly | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 | |||
| Walter Harper Macauley | January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 | |||
| Andrew M. Cunningham | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | |||
| William Stoddard Scott | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | |||
| James J. McDonald | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 | |||
| Charles W. Goetting | January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921 | |||
| George W. Lee | January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 | |||
| Louis F. Erb | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925 | |||
| Edgar C. Levey | January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1935 | |||
| James F. Brennan | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937 | ||
| Edgar C. Levey | Republican | January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939 | ||
| Robert Miller Green | January 2, 1939 – January 7, 1942 | Resigned to be a Member of theSan Francisco Board of Supervisors. | ||
| Vacant | January 7, 1942 – January 4, 1943 | |||
| Raup Miller | Republican | January 4, 1943 – January 6, 1947 | Santa Clara | |
| Robert C. Kirkwood | January 6, 1947 – January 6, 1953 | Resigned to accept appointment of the office ofCalifornia State Controller.[3] | ||
| Vacant | January 6, 1953 – April 6, 1953 | |||
| Clark L. Bradley | Nonpartisan | April 6, 1953 – January 7, 1963 | Was sworn in, after winning a vacant seat when Kirkwood was appointed asCalifornia State Controller.[4] | |
| Republican | ||||
| Jack T. Casey | Democratic | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | Kern | |
| Kent H. Stacey | Republican | January 2, 1967 – January 8, 1973 | ||
| Raymond Joseph Gonzales | Democratic | January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974 | ||
| Frank Murphy Jr. | Republican | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976 | Monterey,Santa Cruz | |
| Henry J. Mello | Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | ||
| Sam Farr | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992 | |||
| Rusty Areias | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | Monterey,San Benito,Santa Clara,Santa Cruz | ||
| Peter Frusetta | Republican | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | ||
| Simon Salinas | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | ||
| Anna Caballero | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | |||
| Luis Alejo | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Paul Fong | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | Santa Clara | ||
| Evan Low | December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022 | |||
| Gail Pellerin | December 5, 2022 – present | Santa Clara,Santa Cruz | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gail Pellerin (incumbent) | 85,600 | 69.2 | |
| Republican | Liz Lawler | 38,166 | 30.8 | |
| Total votes | 123,766 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gail Pellerin (incumbent) | 151,419 | 66.9 | |
| Republican | Liz Lawler | 75,069 | 33.1 | |
| Total votes | 226,488 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gail Pellerin | 41,575 | 35.9 | |
| Republican | Liz Lawler | 34,065 | 29.4 | |
| Democratic | Rob Rennie | 28,592 | 24.7 | |
| Democratic | Joe Thompson | 11,664 | 10.1 | |
| Total votes | 115,896 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gail Pellerin | 121,119 | 68.0 | |
| Republican | Liz Lawler | 56,917 | 32.0 | |
| Total votes | 178,036 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 96,976 | 71.1 | |
| Republican | Carlos Rafael Cruz | 32,136 | 23.6 | |
| No party preference | Sam Ross | 7,350 | 5.4 | |
| Total votes | 136,462 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 166,733 | 71.6 | |
| Republican | Carlos Rafael Cruz | 65,976 | 28.4 | |
| Total votes | 232,709 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 77,011 | 70.8 | |
| Republican | Michael Snyder | 31,776 | 29.2 | |
| Total votes | 108,787 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 130,815 | 71.1 | |
| Republican | Michael Snyder | 53,195 | 28.9 | |
| Total votes | 184,010 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 83,038 | 71.5 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Sclavos | 33,154 | 28.5 | |
| Total votes | 116,192 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low (incumbent) | 136,547 | 70.0 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Sclavos | 58,641 | 30.0 | |
| Total votes | 195,188 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Evan Low | 30,807 | 39.7 | |
| Republican | Chuck Page | 20,895 | 26.9 | |
| Democratic | Barry Chang | 19,156 | 24.7 | |
| Republican | Michael Hunsweck | 6,732 | 8.7 | |
| Total votes | 77,590 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Evan Low | 71,239 | 59.4 | |
| Republican | Chuck Page | 48,645 | 40.6 | |
| Total votes | 119,884 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Paul Fong (incumbent) | 43,965 | 54.3 | |
| No party preference | Chad Walsh | 37,060 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 81,025 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Paul Fong (incumbent) | 108,061 | 62.0 | |
| No party preference | Chad Walsh | 66,239 | 38.0 | |
| Total votes | 174,300 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Luis Alejo | 56,098 | 62.8 | |
| Republican | Robert Bernosky | 33,264 | 37.2 | |
| Total votes | 89,359 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anna Caballero (incumbent) | 90,012 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 90,012 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anna Caballero | 43,570 | 57.4 | |
| Republican | Ignacio Velazquez | 32,303 | 42.6 | |
| Total votes | 75,873 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simon Salinas (incumbent) | 67,586 | 63.3 | |
| Republican | Bob Perkins | 39,257 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 106,843 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simon Salinas (incumbent) | 43,555 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | Jane Howard | 27,945 | 39.0 | |
| Total votes | 71,500 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Simon Salinas | 66,011 | 52.9 | |
| Republican | Jeff Denham | 54,729 | 43.8 | |
| Libertarian | Roger Ver | 2,134 | 1.7 | |
| Reform | J. J. Vogel | 2,038 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 124,912 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Frusetta (incumbent) | 47,735 | 51.6 | |
| Democratic | Alan D. Styles | 40,652 | 44.0 | |
| Libertarian | Kate Woods | 4,063 | 4.4 | |
| Total votes | 92,450 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Frusetta (incumbent) | 53,649 | 48.9 | |
| Democratic | Lily Cervantes | 51,888 | 47.3 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Hinkle | 4,263 | 3.9 | |
| Total votes | 109,800 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Frusetta | 43,696 | 50.2 | |
| Democratic | Lily Cervantes | 43,307 | 49.8 | |
| Total votes | 87,003 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rusty Areias (incumbent) | 64,747 | 59.0 | |
| Republican | Peter Frusetta | 44,905 | 41.0 | |
| Total votes | 109,652 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 80,558 | 71.5 | |
| Republican | West W. Walker | 32,097 | 28.5 | |
| Total votes | 112,655 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||