California's 30th State Assembly district

California's 30th State Assembly district
	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.

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.

	Party	Years served
George McLaughlin	Democratic	1900–1902
Abner McMahon	Democratic	1902–1904
Francis McNamara	Republican	1904–1906
James Wilson	Republican	1906–1908
George Black	Democratic	1908–1910
John E. Mullally	Republican	1910–1912 (note: murdered January 14, 1912)
Edward Nolan	Republican	1912–1914
Joseph Marron	Progressive	1914–1916
Clarence Morris	Republican	1916–1924
Robert Fry	Republican	1924–1930
J.P. Hayes	Republican	1930–1932
Frank Lee Crist	Republican	1932–1934
H. Dewey Anderson	Republican	1934–1936
Adron Beene	Republican	1936–1938
Byrl Salsman	Republican	1938–1942
Ralph M. Brown	Democratic	1942–1961
John Veneman	Republican	1962–1969
Clare Berryhill	Republican	1969–1970
Ernest LaCoste	Democratic	1970–1972
John E. Thurman	Democratic	1972–1974
Kenneth L. Maddy	Republican	1974–1978
Jim Costa	Democratic	1978–1994
Brian Setencich	Republican	1994–1996
Robert Prenter	Republican	1996–1998
Dean Florez	Democratic	1998–2002
Nicole Parra	Democratic	2002–2008
Danny Gilmore	Republican	2008–2010
David Valadao	Republican	2010–2012
Luis Alejo	Democratic	2012–2016
Anna Caballero	Democratic	2016–2018
Robert Rivas	Democratic	2018–present

Election results

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 hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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

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