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.

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.

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. Retired due to term limits.
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

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