# California's 30th State Assembly district

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.

## District profile

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

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 66.6 – 33.4% |
| 2020 | 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% |

## 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.
| 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 | San Francisco | |
| J. D. Long | Democratic | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Thomas J. Tully | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| Bernard Conway | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| John O'Day | Democratic | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| H. M. Kelly | Republican | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Louis A. Devoto | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| George J. McLaughlin | Democratic | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| Abner McMahon | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Francis McNamara | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | San Francisco | |
| James A. Wilson | Republican | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| George J. Black | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| John E. Mullally | Republican Party | January 2, 1911 - January 15, 1912 | San Francisco | 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. |
| Edward J. D. Nolan | Republican Party | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Francisco | |
| Joseph Edmund Marron | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | San Francisco | |
| Clarence W. Morris | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925 | San Francisco | |
| Robert B. Fry | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | San Francisco | |
| J.P. Hayes | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | San Francisco | |
| Frank Lee Crist | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Santa Clara | |
| H. Dewey Anderson | Republican | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937 | Santa Clara | |
| Adron A. Beene | Republican | January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939 | Santa Clara | |
| Byrl Salsman | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | Santa Clara | |
| Ralph M. Brown | Democratic | January 4, 1943 – September 19, 1961 | Stanislaus | Resigns from the Assembly. |
| 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. He eventually resigned from the Assembly to take a position for the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. |
| John Veneman | Republican | January 30, 1962 – March 6, 1969 | Stanislaus, San Joaquin | Was sworn in after winning the special election to fill the vacant left by his predecessor. He eventually resigned from the Assembly to take a position for the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. |
| Clare Berryhill | Republican | June 4, 1969 – January 4, 1971 | Stanislaus, San Joaquin | Sworn in after winning the special election to fill in the vacant seat left by Veneman. |
| Ernest LaCoste | Democratic | January 4, 1971 - January 8, 1973 | Stanislaus, San Joaquin | |
| John E. Thurman | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | Stanislaus, San Joaquin | |
| 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 | Fresno, Madera, Kings, Kern | |
| Dean Florez | Democratic | December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2002 | Fresno, Madera, Kings, Kern | |
| Nicole Parra | Democratic | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare | |
| Danny Gilmore | Republican | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2010 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare | |
| David Valadao | Republican | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare | |
| Luis Alejo | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Anna Caballero | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2018 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |
| Robert Rivas | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – present | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020

### 2020

California State Assembly election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Rivas (incumbent) | 64,086 | 69.4% |
| | Republican | Gregory Swett | 28,308 | 30.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 177,545 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 121,881 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 127,883 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luis Alejo (incumbent) | 25,441 | 58.9 |
| | Republican | Mark Starritt | 17,730 | 41.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 72,618 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Luis Alejo (incumbent) | 29,136 | 58.7 |
| | Republican | Rob Bernosky | 20,462 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 121,073 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Valadao | 37,392 | 60.6 |
| | Democratic | Fran Florez | 24,386 | 39.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,778 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Danny Gilmore | 43,925 | 50.76 |
| | Democratic | Fran Florez | 42,615 | 49.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,540 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.66 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nicole Parra (incumbent) | 28,244 | 51.56 |
| | Republican | Danny Gilmore | 26,527 | 48.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,771 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.16 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nicole Parra (incumbent) | 42,953 | 55.04 |
| | Republican | Dean Gardner | 35,084 | 44.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,037 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nicole Parra | 26,203 | 50.18 |
| | Republican | Dean Gardner | 26,016 | 49.82 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 901 | 1.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,120 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dean Florez (incumbent) | 56,936 | 65.74 |
| | Republican | Kenneth D. Kay | 29,669 | 34.26 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 1,986 | 2.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,591 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dean Florez | 37,058 | 54.36 |
| | Republican | Robert M. Prenter, Jr. (incumbent) | 31,116 | 45.64 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,707 | 6.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,881 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert Prenter | 37,024 | 56.56 |
| | No party | Brian Setencich (write-in) | 26,968 | 41.20 |
| | No party | Linda C. Morales (write-in) | 1,458 | 2.23 |
| | No party | Carolynda Stevensen (write-in) | 11 | 0.02 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,937 | 23.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,398 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian Setencich | 35,940 | 52.21 |
| | Democratic | Bryn Batrich | 32,901 | 47.79 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,180 | 8.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,021 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Costa (incumbent) | 52,566 | 65.21 |
| | Republican | Gerald G. Hurt | 28,048 | 34.79 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,351 | 7.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,965 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |