# California's 30th senatorial district

California's 30th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. The seat is currently represented by Democrat Bob Archuleta of Pico Rivera.

## District profile

The district encompasses the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Downey, Norwalk, Bellflower, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Valinda, Avocado Heights, Industry, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar, along with Brea in northeastern Orange County.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 86.8 – 13.2% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 85.6 – 12.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 87.5 – 12.5% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 64.0 – 36.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 87.5 – 8.0% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 71.3 – 28.7% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 86.0 – 14.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 88.3 – 9.7% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 88.4 – 11.6% |

## List of senators representing the district

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| District established January 3, 1887 |||||
| A. J. Meany (Merced) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Retired. | Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolumne |
| Thomas D. Harp (Ceres) | Democratic | January 5, 1891 – October 31, 1891 | Elected in 1890. Indicted on bribery charges and fled the state. | Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolumne |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 31, 1891 – January 7, 1895 | | Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolumne |
| Frederick C. Franck (Santa Clara) | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. [data missing] | Santa Clara |
| Charles M. Shortridge (San Jose) | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1898. Restricted to the 28th district. | Santa Clara |
| Orrin Z. Hubbell (Ontario) | Republican | January 5, 1903 – April 17, 1903 | Elected in 1902. Died. | Inyo, San Bernardino |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 17, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | | Inyo, San Bernardino |
| William T. Leeke (Ontario) | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1904. [data missing] | Inyo, San Bernardino |
| Henry M. Willis (San Bernardino) | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1906. [data missing] | Inyo, San Bernardino |
| John L. Avey (Redlands) | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1910. [data missing] | Inyo, San Bernardino |
| Lyman King (Redlands) | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing] | Inyo, San Bernardino |
| Ralph E. Swing (Upland) | Democratic | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. Redistricted to the 36th district. | Inyo, San Bernardino |
| Ray W. Hays (Fresno) | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 4, 1943 | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. [data missing] | Fresno |
| Hugh M. Burns (Fresno) | Democratic | January 4, 1943 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 16th district. | Fresno |
| Lawrence E. Walsh (Huntington Park) | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. | Los Angeles |
| Nate Holden (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978 | Elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Diane Watson (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982 | Elected in 1978. Redistricted to the 26th district. | Los Angeles |
| Ralph C. Dills (Paramount) | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 28th district. | Los Angeles |
| Charles Calderon (Montebello) | Democratic | December 4, 1994 – December 7, 1998 | Elected in 1994. Retired to run for Attorney General. | Los Angeles |
| Martha Escutia (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired due to term limits. | Los Angeles |
| Ron Calderon (Montebello) | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 32nd district and retired due to term limits. | Los Angeles |
| Holly Mitchell (Los Angeles) | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – December 6, 2020 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. | Los Angeles |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 6, 2020 – March 11, 2021 | | Los Angeles |
| Sydney Kamlager (Los Angeles) | Democratic | March 11, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in finish Mitchell's term. Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Bob Archuleta (Pico Rivera) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 2022. | Los Angeles |

## Contents

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2021 (special)

### 2021 special

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that a special election will take place on March 2, 2021. As of March 13th, 2021, election results have certified candidate Sydney Kamlager won the election and will represent California's 30th Senate district. Her term ends on November 8, 2022.
2021 California State Senate 30 Special Election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sydney Kamlager | 48,483 | 68.70 |
| | Democratic | Daniel Wayne Lee | 9,458 | 13.40 |
| | Republican | Joe Lisuzzo | 4,412 | 6.25 |
| | Democratic | Cheryl C. Turner | 3,799 | 5.38 |
| | Republican | Tiffani Jones | 1,611 | 2.28 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Ernesto Alexander Huerta | 1,570 | 2.22 |
| | Nonpartisan | Renita Duncan | 1,244 | 1.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,577 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 California State Senate election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 93,078 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,078 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 230,623 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 230,623 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Senate elections, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 48,280 | 85.3 |
| | Democratic | Isidro Armenta | 8,301 | 14.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,581 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Holly Mitchell (incumbent) | 78,115 | 68.8 |
| | Democratic | Isidro Armenta | 35,442 | 31.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,557 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

California State Senate election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ronald Calderon (incumbent) | 105,946 | 68.6 |
| | Republican | Warren P. Willis | 48,534 | 31.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,480 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

California State Senate election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ron Calderon | 93,436 | 70.91 |
| | Republican | Selma Minerd | 38,340 | 29.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,776 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

California State Senate election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martha M. Escutia (incumbent) | 80,562 | 67.10 |
| | Republican | John O. Robertson | 39,498 | 32.90 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,905 | 6.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128,965 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

California State Senate election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martha Escutia | 80,562 | 73.98 |
| | Republican | John O. Robertson | 24,520 | 22.52 |
| | Libertarian | John P. McCready | 3,816 | 3.50 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,674 | 8.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,572 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

California State Senate election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charles Calderon (incumbent) | 72,968 | 67.90 |
| | Republican | Ken Gow | 34,498 | 32.10 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,986 | 10.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,452 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |