Sonoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census,its population was 488,863. Its seat of government and largest city is Santa Rosa.
Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County,California,United States. At the 2020 census,the city had a population of 11,340.
Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County,in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California. Its population as of the 2020 census was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and Redwood Coast. It is the fifth most populous city in the Bay Area after San Jose,San Francisco,Oakland,and Fremont;and the 25th-most populous city in California.
Charles Michael Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 4th congressional district since 1999. The district,in the outer northern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area,includes all of Lake and Napa counties and parts of Contra Costa,Solano,Yolo and Sonoma counties. Thompson chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The California Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in Sacramento,the state capital.
California's 4th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. The district is located in the northwestern part of the state,and includes all of Lake County and Napa County,most of Yolo County,and parts of Solano County and Sonoma County. Major cities in the district include Davis,Woodland,Napa,Vacaville,and most of Santa Rosa. The new 4th district is solidly Democratic,and is represented by Mike Thompson.
California's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Jared Huffman,a Democrat,has represented the district since January 2013. It encompasses the North Coast region and adjacent areas of the state. It stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border,and includes all of the portions of Highway 101 within California that are north of San Francisco,excepting a stretch in Sonoma County. The district consists of Marin,Mendocino,Humboldt,Del Norte,and Trinity counties,plus portions of Sonoma County. Cities in the district include San Rafael,Petaluma,Novato,Windsor,Healdsburg,Ukiah,Fort Bragg,Fortuna,Eureka,Arcata,McKinleyville,Crescent City,and northwestern Santa Rosa.
Jared William Huffman is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Huffman represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. He chaired the Assembly Water,Parks &Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Environmental Caucus. He was elected to Congress in 2012 with more than 70% of the vote,defeating Republican nominee Dan Roberts. His congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.
Patricia A. Wiggins was an American politician and member of the Democratic party. Wiggins served in the California State Assembly,representing the 7th district from 1998 until 2004,and in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2010,representing the 2nd district. Wiggins previously served as a member of the Santa Rosa city council.
California's 2nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Chris Rogers of Santa Rosa.
Noreen Marie Evans is an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the California State Senate. As a Democrat,she represented the 2nd district,encompassing Humboldt,Mendocino,Lake and Napa counties,as well as parts of Sonoma and Solano counties.
Mike McGuire is an American politician currently serving as the 52nd President pro tempore of the California State Senate. He is a Democrat and represents the 2nd Senate district,which encompasses the North Coast region,from Marin County to Del Norte County.
Jim Wood is an American politician who served as Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly from 2023 to 2024. He is a Democrat who represented the 2nd Assembly District,which encompasses all of Del Norte,Humboldt,Mendocino,and Trinity counties,plus northern and coastal Sonoma County,including the northern half of Santa Rosa.
The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election,as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5,2018.
The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held on June 5,2018,to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in California,the superintendent is not elected under the state's "top-two primary". Instead,the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a general election,with a runoff held on November 6,2018,because no candidate received a majority of the vote.
The 2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election being held on June 5,2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the California State Assembly.
The 2018 California Secretary of State election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the California Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary Alex Padilla won re-election to a second term.
Rusty Hicks is a former labor leader serving as chair of the California Democratic Party. Hicks won the June 4,2019,chairmanship election after the resignation of Eric C. Bauman and was re-elected in 2021. He unsuccessfully ran for California's 2nd Assembly District in 2024,ultimately placing 3rd in the March Primary.
The Monroe District is an area in western Santa Rosa,California,which has been recognized since at least 1870. It was named for the Monroe family,early residents of the area. Some of the early homes were built of wood brought in by Jim McReynolds as early as 1854.
The 2024 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election being held on March 5,2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly were elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
