California's 25th senatorial district

California's 25th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino of Burbank.

California's 25th State Senate district
Current senator	Anthony Portantino D–Burbank
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	926,935[1] 735,320[1] 625,479[1]
Demographics	52.19% White 5.17% Black 25.97% Latino 15.19% Asian 0.43% Native American 0.20% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.33% other 0.52[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	604,271[2]
Registration	45.41% Democratic 24.49% Republican 24.68% No party preference

District profile

The district encompasses most of the San Gabriel Mountains and its adjacent San Gabriel Valley foothill communities. It stretches from the eastern San Fernando Valley in the west to the far western Inland Empire in the east. Most of the district's population is in the western half of the district, anchored by Glendale and Pasadena.

Los Angeles County – 8.7% Altadena Bradbury Burbank – 85.7% Claremont Duarte Glendale Glendora La Cañada Flintridge La Crescenta-Montrose La Verne City of Los Angeles – 2.2% Lake View Terrace – partial Los Feliz – partial Sunland-Tujunga Monrovia Pasadena San Dimas San Marino Sierra Madre South Pasadena

San Bernardino County – 3.8% Upland

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 63.8 – 34.2%
2018	Governor	Newsom 63.3 – 36.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 58.7 – 41.3%
2016	President	Clinton 62.5 – 31.6%
	Senator	Harris 62.3 – 37.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 59.6 – 40.4%
2012	President	Obama 59.9 – 37.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 62.4 – 37.6%

List of senators who have represented the district

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 6, 1862
J. Granville Doll (Red Bluff)	Union Democratic	January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863	Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1862. [data missing]	Colusa, Tehama
John A. Rush (Colusa)	Democratic	December 7, 1863 – December 2, 1867	Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. [data missing]
Edward J. Lewis (Tehama)	Democratic	December 2, 1867 – December 4, 1871	Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
John Boggs (Colusa)	Democratic	December 4, 1871 – December 6, 1875	Elected in 1871. Re-elected in 1873. [data missing]
Stephen L. Spencer (Camptonville)	Republican	December 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877	Elected in 1875. [data missing]	Sutter, Yuba
Jesse O. Goodwin (Marysville)	Republican	December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880	Elected in 1877. [data missing]
Edwin A. Davis (Marysville)	Republican	December 3, 1877 – January 8, 1883	Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]
Augustus L. Chandler (Nicolaus)	Republican	January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1882. [data missing]
D. J. McCarthy (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889	Elected in 1886. [data missing]	San Francisco
James E. Britt (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893	Elected in 1888. [data missing]
John Fay (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Elected in 1892. [data missing]
John Feeney (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901	Elected in 1896. [data missing]
John H. Nelson (San Francisco)	Republican	January 1, 1901 – January 4, 1909	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing]
Lester G. Burnett (San Francisco)	Republican	January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913	Elected in 1908. [data missing]
David W. Mott (Santa Paula)	Republican	January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917	Elected in 1912. [data missing]	Santa Barbara, Ventura
J. R. Thompson (Santa Barbara)	Democratic	January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921	Elected in 1916. [data missing]
F. A. Arbuckle (Santa Barbara)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925	Elected in 1920. [data missing]
John J. Hollister Sr. (Gaviota)	Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929	Elected in 1924. [data missing]
Walter H. Duval (Santa Paula)	Republican	January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
Edward H. Tickle (Monterey)	Republican	January 2, 1933 – January 8, 1945	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. [data missing]	Monterey, San Benito
Frederick Weybret (Salinas)	Republican	January 8, 1945 – January 31, 1955	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Died.	Monterey, San Benito
				Monterey
Vacant		January 31, 1955 – May 23, 1955
Fred Farr (Carmel)	Democratic	May 23, 1955 – January 2, 1967	Elected to finish Weybret's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 17th district and lost re-election.
Robert S. Stevens (Santa Monica)	Republican	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to become a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.	Los Angeles
H. L. Richardson (Glendora)	Republican	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1988	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. Retired.
				Inyo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Bill Leonard (San Bernardino)	Republican	December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992	Elected in 1988. Redistricted to the 31st district.
Tessa P. Hughes (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1996. Retired due to term limits.	Los Angeles
Edward Vincent (Inglewood)	Democratic	December 4, 2000 – November 4, 2008	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Retired due to term limits.
Roderick Wright (Inglewood)	Democratic	December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2008. Redistricted to the 35th district.
Carol Liu (La Cañada Flintridge)	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits.	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Anthony Portantino (La Cañada Flintridge)	Democratic	December 5, 2016 – present	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Retired due to term limits and ran for U.S. House of Representatives.
Sasha R. Pérez (elect) (Alhambra)	Democratic	December 2, 2024	Elected in 2024.

Election results

Contents

• 1992
• 1996
• 2000
• 2004
• 2008
• 2012
• 2016
• 2020

2020

California State Senate election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino (incumbent)	185,405	99.1
	Republican	Kathleen Hazelton (write-in)	952	0.5
	Libertarian	Evan Wecksell (write-in)	811	0.4
Total votes			187,168	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino (incumbent)	295,432	64.0
	Republican	Kathleen Hazelton	166,529	36.0
Total votes			461,961	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Senate election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael D. Antonovich	85,663	39.5
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino	58,154	26.8
	Democratic	Katherine Perez-Estolano	31,166	14.4
	Democratic	Chris Chahinian	14,849	6.8
	Democratic	Phlunte' Riddle	14,563	6.7
	Democratic	Teddy Choi	12,430	5.7
Total votes			216,825	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino	218,655	57.8
	Republican	Michael D. Antonovich	159,014	42.2
Total votes			377,256	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Senate election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Liu (incumbent)	62,930	51.3
	Republican	Gilbert V. Gonzales	53,093	43.3
	Democratic	Ameenah Fuller	6,592	5.4
Total votes			122,615	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carol Liu (incumbent)	213,127	60.8
	Republican	Gilbert V. Gonzales	137,651	39.2
Total votes			350,778	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

California State Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roderick Wright	179,654	71.90
	Republican	Lydia Gutierrez	70,199	28.10
Total votes			249,853	100.00
Turnout				66.73
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Senate election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Vincent (incumbent)	165,479	73.66
	Republican	James Arlandus Spencer	52,485	23.36
	Libertarian	Dale F. Ogden	6,683	2.97
Total votes			224,647	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

California State Senate election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Vincent	131,725	82.28
	Republican	James Arlandus Spencer	28,375	17.72
Invalid or blank votes			17,112	9.66
Total votes			177,212	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

California State Senate election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa P. Hughes (incumbent)	118,806	82.02
	Republican	Cliff McClain	28,038	17.98
Invalid or blank votes			17,971	11.04
Total votes			164,815	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

California State Senate election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Hughes	125,316	76.75
	Republican	Cliff McClain	30,666	18.78
	Peace and Freedom	Hattie Marie Benn	7,289	4.46
Invalid or blank votes			20,456	11.13
Total votes			183,727	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission