California's 12th State Assembly district

California's 12th State Assembly district
California's 12th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Damon Connolly; D–San Rafael
Population (2020)	486,148
Demographics	61.56% White; 2.02% Black; 23.89% Latino; 5.92% Asian; 0.36% Native American; 0.25% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.70% other; 5.26% remainder of multiracial;

California's 12th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democratic Damon Connolly of San Rafael.^[2]

District profile

The district is has the Sonoma Valley to its north and the San Francisco Bay to its south.

All of Marin County

Sonoma County – (45.79%)

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	Newsom 75.9 – 24.1%
2022	Senator	Padilla 77.5 – 22.5%
2021	Recall^[3]^[4]	58.1 - 41.9%
2021	Recall^[3]^[4]	Elder 59.7 - 6.6%
2020	President	Trump 52.5- 45.3%
2018	Governor^[5]	Cox 56.1 – 43.9%
2018	Senator^[6]	De Leon 59.0 – 41.0%
2016	President	Trump 51.1 – 43.1%
2016	Senator	Harris 59.2 – 40.8%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 53.0 – 47.0%
2012	President	Romney 52.4 – 45.1%
2012	Senator	Emken 53.2 – 46.8%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 12th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.^[7]

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
E. W. Britt	Democratic	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Lake
L. H. Gruwell		January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
C. M. Crawford		January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891
James H. Renfro		January 5, 1891 – May 20, 1892		Died in office. Died after being kicked in the head by a horse on his ranch.^[8]
Richard I. Thomas	Republican	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Nevada
William Siles Robinson		January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
Frank M. Rutherford		January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Benjamin F. Howard	Democratic	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Colusa, Glenn, Lake
Ernest Weyand	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
F. H. Smythe	Democratic	January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
John L. Mendenhall		January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
G. W. Libby		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Sonoma
Knox Boude	Republican	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Lyman Green		January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919
A. F. Stevens		January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923
Emmett I. Donohue		January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925
Hubert B. Scudder		January 5, 1925 – January 5, 1931
Percy G. West		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Sacramento
James E. Thorp		January 2, 1933 – January 27, 1948	San Joaquin	Died in office. Died from heart condition.^[9]
Verne W. Hoffman		January 3, 1949 – January 8, 1951
John J. McFall	Democratic	January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1957
William Biddick Jr.	Democratic	January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961
Bob Monagan	Republican	January 2, 1961 – April 9, 1973		Resigned from the Assembly^[10]
Douglas F. Carter	Republican	July 17, 1973 – December 2, 1974		Was sworn in after winning a special election to replace the vacant seat of Bob Monagan.^[11]
Kenneth A. Meade	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976	Alameda, Contra Costa
Tom Bates		December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1992	Alameda, Contra Costa
John Burton		December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996	San Francisco
Kevin Shelley		December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002	San Francisco, San Mateo
Leland Yee		December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006
Fiona Ma		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Kristin Olsen	Republican	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Heath Flora	Republican	December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2022	San Joaquin, Stanislaus
Damon Connolly	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – Present

Election results (1992–present)

2022

2022 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Damon Connolly	42,950	37.1
	Democratic	Sara Aminzadeh	41,934	36.2
	Democratic	Steve Schwartz	16,612	14.3
	Democratic	Ida Times-Green	13,164	11.4
	Republican	Andrew Podshadley (write-in)	1,181	1.0
Total votes			115,841	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Damon Connolly	92,287	51.8
	Democratic	Sara Aminzade	85,900	48.2
Total votes			21,599	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heath Flora (incumbent)	71,098	62.9
	Democratic	Paul Akinjo	41,859	37.1
Total votes			112,957	100.0
General election
	Republican	Heath Flora (incumbent)	131,625	60.9
	Democratic	Paul Akinjo	84,373	39.1
Total votes			215,998	100.0

2018

2018 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heath Flora (incumbent)	56,212	63.9
	Democratic	Robert D. Chase	31,811	36.1
Total votes			88,023	100.0
General election
	Republican	Heath Flora (incumbent)	94,404	60.0
	Democratic	Robert D. Chase	62,811	40.0
Total votes			157,215	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Vogel	23,678	25.6
	Republican	Heath Flora	21,484	23.2
	Democratic	Virginia Madueno	19,764	21.4
	Democratic	Harinder Grewal	17,245	18.6
	Republican	Cindy Marks	10,397	11.2
Total votes			92,568	100.0
General election
	Republican	Heath Flora	79,420	52.3
	Republican	Ken Vogel	72,528	47.7
Total votes			151,948	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Olsen (incumbent)	38,892	67.5
	Democratic	Harinder Grewal	18,742	32.5
Total votes			57,634	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kristin Olsen (incumbent)	63,003	67.2
	Democratic	Harinder Grewal	30,752	32.8
Total votes			93,755	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Olsen (incumbent)	44,209	65.0
	Democratic	Christopher Mateo	23,782	35.0
Total votes			67,991	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kristin Olsen (incumbent)	89,821	60.6
	Democratic	Christopher Mateo	58,517	39.4
Total votes			148,338	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fiona Ma (incumbent)	90,388	80.8
	Republican	Alfonso Faustino	21,540	19.2
Total votes			111,928	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fiona Ma (incumbent)	131,231	83.26
	Republican	Conchita Applegate	26,380	16.74
Total votes			157,611	100.00
Turnout				67.87
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fiona Ma	73,922	71.00
	Republican	Howard Epstein	17,020	16.35
	Green	Barry Hermanson	13,174	12.65
Total votes			104,116	100.00
Turnout				50.90
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leland Yee (incumbent)	112,000	77.58
	Republican	Howard Epstein	23,803	16.49
	Libertarian	Chris Maden	8,560	5.93
Total votes			144,363	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leland Yee	71,879	77.75
	Republican	Howard Epstein	14,621	15.82
	Libertarian	Michael Denny	5,950	6.44
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			92,450	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Shelley (incumbent)	110,644	82.23
	Republican	Howard Epstein	23,905	17.77
Invalid or blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			134,549	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Shelley (incumbent)	80,962	80.50
	Republican	Howard Epstein	19,615	19.50
Invalid or blank votes			23,956	19.24
Total votes			124,533	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Shelley (incumbent)	94,167	77.98
	Republican	Torence Faulkner	26,595	22.02
Invalid or blank votes			24,108	16.64
Total votes			134,870	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. Burton (incumbent)	71,371	70.77
	Republican	Philip Louis Wing	24,459	24.25
	Libertarian	Anton Sherwood	5,014	4.97
Invalid or blank votes			23,216	18.71
Total votes			124,060	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John L. Burton (incumbent)	84,924	65.10
	Republican	Storm Jenkins	34,104	26.14
	Peace and Freedom	Kitty Reese	8,212	6.29
	Libertarian	Anton Sherwood	3,221	2.47
Invalid or blank votes			28,281	17,82
Total votes			158,742	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^ "California State Assembly District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2022.
^ "Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidates" (PDF).
^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov
^ "California Redistricting :: California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^ "A Legislator Killed by a Horse". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^ "J. E. Thorp, State Assemblyman, Is Dead In Lockeford". The Sacramento Bee. January 28, 1948. p. 10.
^ "Bob Monagan Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Douglas Carter Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[1] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

[2] "California State Assembly District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

[3] "Supplement to the Statement of Vote September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2022.

[4] "Counties by Congressional Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidates" (PDF).

[5] Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov

[6] Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov

[7] "California Redistricting :: California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

[8] "A Legislator Killed by a Horse". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[9] "J. E. Thorp, State Assemblyman, Is Dead In Lockeford". The Sacramento Bee. January 28, 1948. p. 10.

[10] "Bob Monagan Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[11] "Douglas Carter Oath of Office" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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