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California's 28th senatorial district

California's 28th State Senate district
Current senator	Lola Smallwood-Cuevas D–Los Angeles
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	930,072[1] 677,516[1] 529,628[1]
Demographics	47.63% White 3.96% Black 40.85% Latino 5.79% Asian 0.84% Native American 0.28% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.21% other 0.45[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	491,228[2]
Registration	37.14% Democratic 35.65% Republican 20.88% No party preference

California's 28th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Lola Smallwood-Cuevas of Los Angeles.

District profile[edit]

The district contains Downtown Los Angeles and most of South Los Angeles, including Park La Brea, Pico-Union, Mid City, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Hyde Park, Nevin, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw, Vermont Square, Adams-Normandie, Florence, Exposition Park, and University Park. It also includes suburbs of Culver City, Ladera Heights, and a small part of the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Palms, Mar Vista, and Playa Vista.

Election results from statewide races[edit]

List of senators who represented the district[edit]

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 6, 1862
George Oulton (Fort Jones)	Republican	January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863	Elected in 1861. [data missing]	Siskiyou
	Union
L. M. Foulke (Gazelle)	Union	December 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865	Elected in 1863. [data missing]
E. Wadsworth (Yreka)	Union	December 4, 1865 – December 6, 1869	Elected in 1865. [data missing]
William Irwin (Yreka)	Democratic	December 6, 1869 – December 9, 1875	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1871. Re-elected in 1873. Resigned to run for Governor of California.
Vacant		December 9, 1875 – March 1, 1875
Wiley J. Tinnin (Weaverville)	Democratic	March 1, 1875 – December 3, 1877	Elected to finish Irwin's term. [data missing]	Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity
Daniel Ream (Yreka)	Democratic	December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880	Elected in 1877. [data missing]
A. B. Carlock (Fort Jones)	Republican	January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883	Elected in 1879. [data missing]
Clay W. Taylor (Shasta)	Democratic	January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887	Elected in 1882. [data missing]
John Spellacy (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1886. [data missing]	San Francisco
Thomas C. Maher (San Francisco)	Republican	January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 19th district.
John L. Beard (Centerville)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1894. [data missing]	Alameda
E. K. Taylor (Alameda)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1898. [data missing]
Charles M. Shortridge (San Jose)	Independent	January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election.	Santa Clara
Marshall Black (Santa Clara)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1913	Elected in 1906. Recalled from office.
Herbert C. Jones (Santa Clara)	Republican	January 2, 1913 – January 5, 1931	Elected to finish Black's term. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. Redistricted to the 18th district.
Joe Riley (Bishop)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935	Elected in 1930. Lost re-election.	Inyo, Mono
Karl P. Keough (Bridgeport)	Democratic	January 7, 1935 – September 27, 1937	Elected in 1934. Died.
Vacant		September 27, 1937 – January 2, 1939
Charles Brown (Shoshone)	Democratic	January 2, 1939 – January 7, 1963	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
William Symons Jr. (Bishop)	Republican	January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1962. [data missing]	Alpine, Inyo, Mono
Alfred H. Song (Monterey Park)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 26th district.	Los Angeles
Ralph C. Dills (Paramount)	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1982	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Redistricted to the 30th district.
Diane Watson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 26th district.
Ralph C. Dills (Paramount)	Democratic	December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998	Elected in 1994. Termed out.
Debra Bowen (Redondo Beach)	Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for Secretary of State.
Jenny Oropeza (Long Beach)	Democratic	December 4, 2006 – October 20, 2010	Elected in 2006. Died and posthumously won re-election.
Vacant		October 20, 2010 – February 18, 2011
Ted Lieu (Torrance)	Democratic	February 18, 2011 – November 30, 2014	Elected to finish Oropeza's term. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Jeff Stone (La Quinta)	Republican	December 1, 2014 – November 1, 2019	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to accept appointment to the U.S. Department of Labor.	Riverside
Vacant		November 1, 2019 – May 18, 2020
Melissa Melendez (Lake Elsinore)	Republican	May 18, 2020 – December 5, 2022	Elected to finish Stone's term. Redistricted to the 32nd district and retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 5, 2022 – present	Elected in 2022.	Los Angeles

Election results[edit]

2020 (special)[edit]

2018[edit]

2014[edit]

2011 (special)[edit]

2010[edit]

2006[edit]

2002[edit]

1998[edit]

1994[edit]

See also[edit]

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

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission