California's 30th State Assembly district
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| Current assemblymember | David Valadao (R–Hanford) | |
| Registration | 45.87% Democratic
36.18% Republican
14.08% Decline to State
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| Demographics | 26.30% White
6.62% Black
61.26% Hispanic
3.56% Asian
1.02% Native American
0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.74% other
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| Population | 423,400 | |
| Voting-age population | 282,179 | |
| Registered voters | 131,965 | |
California's 30th State Assembly district is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Republican David Valadao of Hanford.
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[edit] District profile
The district is currently located within California's Central Valley, including Fresno, Kings, Kern, and Tulare Counties. Hanford and Delano are the two largest cities fully contained within the district. The district is largely rural with agriculture being the main source of the district's economy. Areas of Kings, Tulare, and Fresno counties that are in the district vote heavily Republican. However, the majority of the larger population centers are in largely Hispanic cities in Kern County such as Delano, Shafter, Wasco, Arvin, Lamont and East Bakersfield that vote heavily for Democrats. This combination makes it an extremely competitive district among the two major parties with rural farmers and Hispanics being the two most crucial voting blocs. Nicole Parra successfully appealed to both of these voting blocs which helped her to win three terms.
Former Assembly Speaker Brian Setencich, current 20th district congressman Jim Costa, and John G. Veneman (father of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman) have all represented the 30th district. Clare Berryhill (the father of current 14th district Senator Tom Berryhill and 26th district Assemblyman Bill Berryhill) represented this district from 1969 until 1970.
[edit] List of Communities
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Fresno County - 6.35% Kern County - 30.58%
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All of Kings County Tulare County - 11.09% |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2008
| California State Assembly elections, 2008[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Republican | Danny Gilmore | 43,925 | 50.76 | +2.36 | ||
| Democratic | Fran Florez | 42,615 | 49.24 | -3.68 | ||
| Totals | 86,540 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.66% | |||||
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[edit] 2006
| California State Assembly elections, 2006[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nicole Parra (incumbent) | 28,244 | 51.6 | -3.5 | |
| Republican | Danny Gilmore | 26,527 | 48.4 | +3.5 | |
| Total votes | 55,771 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 1,717 | 3.2 | -7.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -7.0 | |||
[edit] 2004
| California State Assembly elections, 2004[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nicole Parra (incumbent) | 42,953 | 55.1 | +4.9 | |
| Republican | Dean Gardner | 35,084 | 44.9 | -4.9 | |
| Total votes | 78,037 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 7,869 | 10.2 | +9.8 | ||
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| Democratic hold | Swing | +9.8 | |||
[edit] 2002
| California State Assembly elections, 2002[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nicole Parra | 26,203 | 50.2 | -15.6 | |
| Republican | Dean Gardner | 26,016 | 49.8 | +15.6 | |
| Total votes | 52,219 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 187 | 0.4 | -31.2 | ||
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| Democratic hold | Swing | -31.2 | |||
[edit] Representatives
- 1900–1902 George McLaughlin (D)
- 1902–1904 Abner McMahon (D)
- 1904–1906 Francis McNamara (R)
- 1906–1908 James Wilson (R)
- 1908–1910 George Black (D)
- 1910–1912 J.P. Mullally (R)
- 1912–1914 Edward Nolan (R)
- 1914–1916 Joseph Marron (Bull Moose)
- 1916–1924 Clarence Morris (R)
- 1924–1930 Robert Fry (R)
- 1930–1932 J.P. Hayes (R)
- 1932–1934 Frank Lee Crist (R)
- 1934–1936 H. Dewey Anderson (R)
- 1936–1938 Adron Beene
- 1938–1942 Byrl Salsman (R)
- 1942–1961 Ralph M. Brown (D)
- 1962–1969 John G. Veneman (R)
- 1969–1970 Clare Berryhill (R)
- 1970–1972 Ernest LaCoste (D)
- 1972–1974 John Thurman (D)
- 1974–1978 Kenneth L. Maddy (R)
- 1978–1994 Jim Costa (D)
- 1994–1996 Brian Setencich (R)
- 1996–1998 Robert Prenter (R)
- 1998–2002 Dean Florez (D)
- 2002–2008 Nicole Parra (D)
- 2008–present Danny Gilmore (R)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=54a899f1f47c9f3f871ce043cc55561a
[edit] External links
Official Profile of Assembly District from California State Assembly--[1]
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