California's 30th senatorial district

California's 30th State Senate district
Current senator	Bob Archuleta D–Pico Rivera
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	922,496[1] 686,822[1] 465,763[1]
Demographics	14.05% White 27.90% Black 50.04% Latino 6.30% Asian 0.24% Native American 0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.51% other 0.85[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	550,416[2]
Registration	64.84% Democratic 6.74% Republican 23.18% No party preference

California's 30th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. The seat is currently represented by Democrat Bob Archuleta of Pico Rivera.

The district encompasses the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Downey, Norwalk, Bellflower, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Valinda, Avocado Heights, Industry, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar, along with Brea in northeastern Orange County.

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 86.8 – 13.2%
2020	President	Biden 85.6 – 12.5%
2018	Governor	Newsom 87.5 – 12.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 64.0 – 36.0%
2016	President	Clinton 87.5 – 8.0%
	Senator	Harris 71.3 – 28.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 86.0 – 14.0%
2012	President	Obama 88.3 – 9.7%
	Senator	Feinstein 88.4 – 11.6%

Senators	Party	Years served	Electoral history	Counties represented
District established January 3, 1887
A. J. Meany (Merced)	Democratic	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891	Elected in 1886. Retired.	Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Thomas D. Harp (Ceres)	Democratic	January 5, 1891 – October 31, 1891	Elected in 1890. Indicted on bribery charges and fled the state.
Vacant		October 31, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Frederick C. Franck (Santa Clara)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899	Elected in 1894. [data missing]	Santa Clara
Charles M. Shortridge (San Jose)	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903	Elected in 1898. Restricted to the 28th district.
Orrin Z. Hubbell (Ontario)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – April 17, 1903	Elected in 1902. Died.[3]	Inyo, San Bernardino
Vacant		April 17, 1903 – January 2, 1905
William T. Leeke (Ontario)	Republican	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907	Elected in 1904. [data missing]
Henry M. Willis (San Bernardino)	Republican	January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911	Elected in 1906. [data missing]
John L. Avey (Redlands)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Elected in 1910. [data missing]
Lyman King (Redlands)	Republican	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing]
Ralph E. Swing (Upland)	Democratic	January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. Redistricted to the 36th district.
Ray W. Hays (Fresno)	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 4, 1943	Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. [data missing]	Fresno
Hugh M. Burns (Fresno)	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. Redistricted to the 16th district.
Lawrence E. Walsh (Huntington Park)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.	Los Angeles
Nate Holden (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1978	Elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Diane Watson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982	Elected in 1978. Redistricted to the 26th district.
Ralph C. Dills (Paramount)	Democratic	December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 28th district.
Charles Calderon (Montebello)	Democratic	December 4, 1994 – December 7, 1998	Elected in 1994. Retired to run for Attorney General.
Martha Escutia (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired due to term limits.
Ron Calderon (Montebello)	Democratic	December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 32nd district and retired due to term limits.
Holly Mitchell (Los Angeles)	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – December 6, 2020	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Vacant		December 6, 2020 – March 11, 2021
Sydney Kamlager (Los Angeles)	Democratic	March 11, 2021 – January 3, 2023	Elected in finish Mitchell's term. Retired to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bob Archuleta (Pico Rivera)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 2022.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that a special election will take place on March 2, 2021.^[4] As of March 13th, 2021, election results have certified candidate Sydney Kamlager won the election and will represent California's 30th Senate district.^[5] Her term ends on November 8, 2022.

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• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission