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 Robert Rivas of Hollister.

California's 30th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
  Robert Rivas
D–Hollister
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		465,431[1]
325,922[1]
219,999[1]
Demographics
Registered voters196,637
Registration51.14% Democratic
22.13% Republican
22.91% No party preference

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%
Senator Feinstein 50.1 – 49.9%
2016 President Clinton 66.7 – 27.3%
Senator Harris 58.8 – 41.2%
2014 Governor Brown 67.2 – 32.8%
2012 President Obama 67.0 – 30.9%
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.

Assemblymember 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)
Republican Gregory Swett
Total votes

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

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
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