California's 28th State Assembly district

California's 28th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Gail Pellerin D–Santa Cruz
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	466,090 [1] 354,635 [1] 293,328 [1]
Demographics	50.40% White 2.46% Black 17.41% Latino 27.97% Asian 0.52% Native American 0.38% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.27% other 0.59 [1] % remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	254,471
Registration	43.75%  Democratic 19.43%  Republican 33.46%  No party preference

California's 28th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Gail Pellerin of Santa Cruz.

District profile

The district is located in the southwestern corner of Silicon Valley and consists mainly of middle-income and affluent residential communities and neighborhoods. Like other districts in Silicon Valley, the district is also home to the headquarters of many tech corporations.^{[ citation needed ]}

Santa Clara County -- 18.01% Los Gatos Monte Sereno Morgan Hill San Jose

Santa Cruz County -- 45.60% Santa Cruz Scotts Valley

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 73.6 – 26.4%
2020 [2]	President	Biden 73.1 – 24.5%
2018	Governor	Newsom 69.6 – 30.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 59.4 – 40.6%
2016	President	Clinton 70.6 – 23.1%
	Senator	Harris 72.4 – 27.6%
2014	Governor	Brown 69.7 – 30.3%
2012	President	Obama 66.6 – 30.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 69.1 – 30.9%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 28th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Joseph Almy	Republican	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Marin
John W. Atherton		January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
Thomas H. Estey		January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
T. P. Cusick	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	San Francisco
H. Healey		January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Eugene F. Lacy		January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Lawrence J. Hoey	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Charles R. Franklin		January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
John M. Murphy	Union Labor	January 5, 1903 – January 5, 1905
William James Mindham	Republican	January 5, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Peter J. Kelly		January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
Walter Harper Macauley		January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
Andrew M. Cunningham		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
William Stoddard Scott		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915
James J. McDonald		January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Charles W. Goetting		January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921
George W. Lee		January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923
Louis F. Erb		January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925
Edgar C. Levey		January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1935
James F. Brennan	Democratic	January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937
Edgar C. Levey	Republican	January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939
Robert Miller Green		January 2, 1939 – January 7, 1942		Resigned to be a Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Vacant		January 7, 1942 – January 4, 1943
Raup Miller	Republican	January 4, 1943 – January 6, 1947	Santa Clara
Robert C. Kirkwood		January 6, 1947 – January 6, 1953		Resigned to accept appointment of the office of California State Controller. [3]
Vacant		January 6, 1953 – April 6, 1953
Clark L. Bradley	Nonpartisan	April 6, 1953 – January 7, 1963		Was sworn in, after winning a vacant seat when Kirkwood was appointed as California State Controller. [4]
	Republican
Jack T. Casey	Democratic	January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967	Kern
Kent H. Stacey	Republican	January 2, 1967 – January 8, 1973
Raymond Joseph Gonzales	Democratic	January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974
Frank Murphy Jr.	Republican	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976	Monterey, Santa Cruz
Henry J. Mello	Democratic	December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980
Sam Farr		December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992
Rusty Areias		December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994	Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Peter Frusetta	Republican	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Simon Salinas	Democratic	December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Anna Caballero		December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Luis Alejo		December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
Paul Fong		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014	Santa Clara
Evan Low		December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022
Gail Pellerin		December 5, 2022 – present	Santa Clara, Santa Cruz

Election results (1990–present)

• 1990
• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020
• 2022
• 2024

2024

2024 California State Assembly 28th district election ^{[5] [6]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Pellerin (incumbent)	85,600	69.2
	Republican	Liz Lawler	38,166	30.8
Total votes			123,766	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gail Pellerin (incumbent)	151,419	66.9
	Republican	Liz Lawler	75,069	33.1
Total votes			226,488	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 California State Assembly 28th district election ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Pellerin	41,575	35.9
	Republican	Liz Lawler	34,065	29.4
	Democratic	Rob Rennie	28,592	24.7
	Democratic	Joe Thompson	11,664	10.1
Total votes			115,896	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gail Pellerin	121,119	68.0
	Republican	Liz Lawler	56,917	32.0
Total votes			178,036	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly 28th district election ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evan Low (incumbent)	96,976	71.1
	Republican	Carlos Rafael Cruz	32,136	23.6
	No party preference	Sam Ross	7,350	5.4
Total votes			136,462	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Evan Low (incumbent)	166,733	71.6
	Republican	Carlos Rafael Cruz	65,976	28.4
Total votes			232,709	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 California State Assembly 28th district election ^{[11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evan Low (incumbent)	77,011	70.8
	Republican	Michael Snyder	31,776	29.2
Total votes			108,787	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Evan Low (incumbent)	130,815	71.1
	Republican	Michael Snyder	53,195	28.9
Total votes			184,010	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 California State Assembly 28th district election ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evan Low (incumbent)	83,038	71.5
	Republican	Nicholas Sclavos	33,154	28.5
Total votes			116,192	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Evan Low (incumbent)	136,547	70.0
	Republican	Nicholas Sclavos	58,641	30.0
Total votes			195,188	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Assembly 28th district election ^{[15] [16]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evan Low	30,807	39.7
	Republican	Chuck Page	20,895	26.9
	Democratic	Barry Chang	19,156	24.7
	Republican	Michael Hunsweck	6,732	8.7
Total votes			77,590	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Evan Low	71,239	59.4
	Republican	Chuck Page	48,645	40.6
Total votes			119,884	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 California State Assembly 28th district election ^{[17] [18]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Fong (incumbent)	43,965	54.3
	No party preference	Chad Walsh	37,060	45.7
Total votes			81,025	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Paul Fong (incumbent)	108,061	62.0
	No party preference	Chad Walsh	66,239	38.0
Total votes			174,300	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Alejo	56,098	62.8
	Republican	Robert Bernosky	33,264	37.2
Total votes			89,359	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Caballero (incumbent)	90,012	100.0
Total votes			90,012	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Caballero	43,570	57.4
	Republican	Ignacio Velazquez	32,303	42.6
Total votes			75,873	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simon Salinas (incumbent)	67,586	63.3
	Republican	Bob Perkins	39,257	36.7
Total votes			106,843	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simon Salinas (incumbent)	43,555	61.0
	Republican	Jane Howard	27,945	39.0
Total votes			71,500	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simon Salinas	66,011	52.9
	Republican	Jeff Denham	54,729	43.8
	Libertarian	Roger Ver	2,134	1.7
	Reform	J. J. Vogel	2,038	1.6
Total votes			124,912	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1998

1998 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Frusetta (incumbent)	47,735	51.6
	Democratic	Alan D. Styles	40,652	44.0
	Libertarian	Kate Woods	4,063	4.4
Total votes			92,450	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Frusetta (incumbent)	53,649	48.9
	Democratic	Lily Cervantes	51,888	47.3
	Libertarian	Mark Hinkle	4,263	3.9
Total votes			109,800	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Frusetta	43,696	50.2
	Democratic	Lily Cervantes	43,307	49.8
Total votes			87,003	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rusty Areias (incumbent)	64,747	59.0
	Republican	Peter Frusetta	44,905	41.0
Total votes			109,652	100.0
	Democratic hold

1990

1990 California State Assembly 28th district election ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	80,558	71.5
	Republican	West W. Walker	32,097	28.5
Total votes			112,655	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
3. "Robert C. Kirkwood Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
4. "Clark L. Bradley" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
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17. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
18. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
19. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
20. "November 4, 2008, Presidential General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
21. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
22. "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
23. "November 5, 2002, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
24. "November 7, 2000, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
25. "November 3, 1998, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
26. "November 5, 1996, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
27. "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
28. "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
29. "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved November 25, 2025.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission