California's 30th State Assembly district

California's 30th State Assembly district
California's 30th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Dawn Addis; D–Morro Bay
Population (2020)	474,319
Demographics	62.54% White; 1.67% Black; 23.79% Latino; 5.35% Asian; 0.37% Native American; 0.35% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.61% other; 5.33% remainder of multiracial;

California's 30th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Dawn Addis of Morro Bay. On December 21, 2021 the new Assembly District 30 Map has been finalized. It includes part of Santa Cruz County, part of Monterey County, and part of San Luis Obispo County.^[2]

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District profile

The district encompasses many of the seaside towns of the Central Coast, spanning parts Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz Counties.^[1]

Monterey County – 34.11%

San Luis Obispo County - 90.20%

Santa Cruz County – 27.35%

Election results from statewide races

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Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 66.6 – 33.4%
2020^[3]	President	Biden 68.0 – 29.7%
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%

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List of assembly members

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.

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Assembly Members	Party	Years Served	Counties Represented	Notes
E. C. Kalben	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Joseph Burnett	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
J. D. Long	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Thomas J. Tully	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Bernard Conway	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
John O'Day	Democratic	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
H. M. Kelly	Republican	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Louis A. Devoto	Republican	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
George J. McLaughlin	Democratic	January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Abner McMahon	Democratic	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Francis McNamara	Republican	January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
James A. Wilson	Republican	January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
George J. Black	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.^[4]
Edward J. D. Nolan	Republican Party	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915
Joseph Edmund Marron	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Clarence W. Morris	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925
Robert B. Fry		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
H. Dewey Anderson		January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937
Adron A. Beene		January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
Byrl Salsman		January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943
Ralph M. Brown	Democratic	January 4, 1943 – September 19, 1961	Stanislaus	Resigns from the Assembly.^[5]
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.^[6] He eventually resigned from the Assembly to take a position for the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.^[7]
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.^[8]
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

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Election results (1992–present)

2020

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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

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2018

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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

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2016

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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

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2014

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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

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2012

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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

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