California's 22nd senatorial district

California's 22nd State Senate district
Current senator	Susan Rubio D–Baldwin Park
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	929,298 [1] 698,855 [1] 515,067 [1]
Demographics	12.16% White 1.56% Black 53.44% Latino 31.97% Asian 0.25% Native American 0.10% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.16% other 0.35 [1] % remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	459,489 [2]
Registration	48.00%  Democratic 17.48%  Republican 29.12%  No party preference

California's 22nd senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Susan Rubio of Baldwin Park.

District profile

The district encompasses eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in Los Angeles County, including El Monte, West Covina, Covina, Duarte, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, Vincent, Azusa, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona; as well as Montclair, Chino, and Ontario in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	Newsom 56.9 - 43.1%
	Senator	Padilla 59.7 - 40.3%
2021	Recall	No 66.7 – 33.3%
2020	President	Biden 67.4 – 30.7%
2018	Governor	Newsom 68.2 – 31.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 55.5 – 44.5%
2016	President	Clinton 69.9 – 24.6%
	Senator	Harris 51.8 – 48.2%
2014	Governor	Brown 64.6 – 35.4%
2012	President	Obama 68.3 – 29.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 70.3 – 29.7%

List of senators representing the district

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
Francis Anderson (Downieville)	Union	January 6, 1862 – December 6, 1863	Elected in 1862. [ data missing ]	Sierra
J. W. Moyle (Howland Flat)	Union	December 6, 1863 – December 4, 1865	Elected in 1863. [ data missing ]
Leonidas E. Pratt (Downieville)	Union	December 4, 1865 – December 6, 1869	Elected in 1865. [ data missing ]
Henry K. Turner (Sierraville)	Republican	December 6, 1869 – December 3, 1877	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1873. [ data missing ]
				Nevada, Sierra
[ data missing ]		December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880	[ data missing ]
Samuel B. Burt (Bath)	Republican	January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883	Elected in 1879. [ data missing ]	Placer
Joseph A. Filcher (Placer)	Democratic	January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1882. [ data missing ]
J. N. E. Wilson (San Francisco)	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1886. [ data missing ]	San Francisco
Daniel H. Everett (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1890. [ data missing ]
Percy L. Henderson (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1894. [ data missing ]
Sigmund M. Bettman (San Francisco)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1888. [ data missing ]
Hamilton A. Bauer (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Elected in 1902. [ data missing ]
Gus Hartman (San Francisco)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. [ data missing ]
John J. Cassidy (San Francisco)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1910. [ data missing ]
J. J. Crowley (San Francisco)	Progressive	January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. [ data missing ]
	Republican
David F. Bush (Oakdale)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935	Elected in 1930. [ data missing ]	Stanislaus
J. C. Garrison (Modesto)	Republican	January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. [ data missing ]
Hugh P. Donnelly (Turlock)	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. [ data missing ]
Tom C. Carrell (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – October 15, 1972	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Died.	Los Angeles
Vacant		October 15, 1972 – March 2, 1973
Alan Robbins (Los Angeles)	Democratic	March 2, 1973 – November 30, 1974	Elected to finish Carrell's term. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Anthony Beilenson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – January 3, 1977	Redistricted from the 26h district and re-elected in 1974. Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant		January 3, 1977 – March 24, 1977
Alan Sieroty (Los Angeles)	Democratic	March 24, 1977 – November 30, 1982	Elected to finish Beilenson's term.
Herschel Rosenthal (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Richard Polanco (East Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1998. Retired due to term limits.
Gil Cedillo (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to run for State Assembly.
Kevin de León (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Ed Hernandez (Azuza)	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2014. Retired due to term limits and ran for lieutenant governor.
Susan Rubio (Baldwin Park)	Democratic	December 3, 2018 – present	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

• 1990
• 1994
• 1998
• 2002
• 2006
• 2010
• 2014
• 2018
• 2022

2022

2022 California State Senate 22nd district election ^{[3] [4]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Rubio (incumbent)	63,394	59.7
	Republican	Vincent Tsai	28,262	26.6
	Republican	Kimo Mateo	14,479	13.6
Total votes			106,135	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Rubio (incumbent)	110,327	58.5
	Republican	Vincent Tsai	78,156	41.5
Total votes			188,483	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 California State Senate 22nd district election ^{[5] [6]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Eng	38,051	45.3
	Democratic	Susan Rubio	22,136	26.4
	Democratic	Monica Garcia	17,404	20.7
	Democratic	Ruben Sierra	6,377	7.6
Total votes			83,968	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Rubio	101,936	52.3
	Democratic	Mike Eng	93,018	47.7
Total votes			194,954	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Senate 22nd district election ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Hernandez (incumbent)	34,375	99.6
	Republican	Marc Rodriguez (write-in)	154	0.4
Total votes			34,529	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ed Hernandez (incumbent)	63,570	64.8
	Republican	Marc Rodriguez	34,468	35.2
Total votes			98,038	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Senate 22nd district election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin de León	90,557	100.0
Total votes			90,557	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Senate 22nd district election ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent)	71,199	76.4
	Republican	Mike Ten	18,581	19.9
	Libertarian	Murray Levy	3,469	3.7
Total votes			93,249	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Senate 22nd district election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gilbert Cedillo	68,282	100.0
Total votes			68,282	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Senate 22nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard G. Polanco (incumbent)	65,104	89.5
	Peace and Freedom	Marian 'Muffy' Sunde	7,665	10.5
Total votes			72,769	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Senate 22nd district election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Polanco	46,613	68.0
	Republican	Yong Tai Lee	15,847	23.1
	Peace and Freedom	Pearl Wolff	3,845	5.6
	Libertarian	Vincent Way	2,217	3.2
Total votes			68,522	100.0
	Democratic hold

1990

1990 California State Senate 22nd district election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herschel Rosenthal (incumbent)	129,939	64.6
	Republican	Michael Schrager	62,193	30.9
	Peace and Freedom	Margery Hinds	8,969	4.5
Total votes			201,101	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
3. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
4. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
5. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
6. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
7. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
8. "November 4, 2014, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
9. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
10. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Senate" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
11. "November 5, 2002, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
12. "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
13. "November 6, 1990, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved August 3, 2025.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission