California's 28th State Assembly district

California's 28th State Assembly district
Map
Current assemblymember
  Gail Pellerin
D–Santa Cruz
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		466,090[1]
354,635[1]
293,328[1]
Demographics
Registered voters254,471
Registration43.75% Democratic
19.43% Republican
33.46% No party preference

California's 28th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Gail Pellerin of Santa Cruz.

District profile

The district is currently located in the southwestern corner of Silicon 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]

Prior to the 2021 redistricting, District 28 covered a smaller area further north into Silicon Valley, largely comprising Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Cupertino, and parts of downtown San Jose. Its current profile was at that time covered by District 29, which similarly included Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and parts of Morgan Hill, but extended further south along the coast to Monterey.[2]

Election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
2021 Recall No No 73.6 – 26.4%
2020[3] 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%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 28th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California 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 the San 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 of California State Controller.[4]
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 as California State Controller.[5]
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

Election results (1990–present)

2024

2024 California State Assembly 28th district election[6][7]
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
Democratic hold

2022

2022 California State Assembly 28th district election[8][9]
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
Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly 28th district election[10][11]
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
Democratic hold

2018

2018 California State Assembly 28th district election[12][13]
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
Democratic hold

2016

2016 California State Assembly 28th district election[14][15]
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
Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Assembly 28th district election[16][17]
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
Democratic hold

2012

2012 California State Assembly 28th district election[18][19]
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
Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly 28th district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luis Alejo 56,098 62.8
Republican Robert Bernosky 33,264 37.2
Total votes 89,359 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly 28th district election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Caballero (incumbent) 90,012 100.0
Total votes 90,012 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly 28th district election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Caballero 43,570 57.4
Republican Ignacio Velazquez 32,303 42.6
Total votes 75,873 100.0
Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly 28th district election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Simon Salinas (incumbent) 67,586 63.3
Republican Bob Perkins 39,257 36.7
Total votes 106,843 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly 28th district election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Simon Salinas (incumbent) 43,555 61.0
Republican Jane Howard 27,945 39.0
Total votes 71,500 100.0
Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly 28th district election[25]
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
Democratic gain from Republican

1998

1998 California State Assembly 28th district election[26]
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
Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly 28th district election[27]
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
Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly 28th district election[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Frusetta 43,696 50.2
Democratic Lily Cervantes 43,307 49.8
Total votes 87,003 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 California State Assembly 28th district election[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rusty Areias (incumbent) 64,747 59.0
Republican Peter Frusetta 44,905 41.0
Total votes 109,652 100.0
Democratic hold

1990

1990 California State Assembly 28th district election[30]
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
Democratic hold

See also

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