Senators
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Party
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Years served
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Electoral history
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Counties represented
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District established January 3, 1887
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A. W. Crandall (San Jose)
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Republican
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January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893
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Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing]
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Santa Clara
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L. A. Whitehurst (Gilroy)
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Democratic
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January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897
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Elected in 1892. [data missing]
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Henry V. Morehouse (San Jose)
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Republican
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January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
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Elected in 1898. [data missing]
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Louis Oneal (San Jose)
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Republican
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January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905
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Elected in 1900. [data missing]
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Henry W. Lynch (Pleyto)
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Republican
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January 2, 1905 – January 6, 1913
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Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing]
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Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo
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Edwin M. Butler (Los Angeles)
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Republican
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January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917
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Elected in 1912. [data missing]
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Los Angeles
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Harry A. Chamberlin (Los Angeles)
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Republican
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January 8, 1917 – January 7, 1929
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Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing]
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Henry E. Carter (Los Angeles)
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Republican
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January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933
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Elected in 1928. [data missing]
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Edgar W. Stow (Goleta)
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Republican
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January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937
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Elected in 1932. [data missing]
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Santa Barbara
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John J. Hollister Sr. (Santa Barbara)
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Democratic
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January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941
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Elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
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Clarence C. Ward (Santa Barbara)
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Republican
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January 6, 1941 – May 9, 1955
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Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Died.
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Vacant
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May 9, 1955 – December 2, 1955
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John J. Hollister Jr. (Santa Barbara)
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Democratic
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December 2, 1955 – November 23, 1961
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Elected to finish Ward's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Died.
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Vacant
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November 23, 1961 – February 24, 1962
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Alvin C. Weingand (Santa Barbara)
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Democratic
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February 24, 1962 – January 2, 1967
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Elected to finish Hollister Jr.'s term. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 24th district and lost re-election.
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James Q. Wedworth (Hawthorne)
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Democratic
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January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976
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Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 27th district and lost re-election.
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Los Angeles
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George Deukmejian (Long Beach)
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Republican
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December 6, 1976 – January 8, 1979
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Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1976. Resigned after becoming Attorney General.
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Vacant
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January 8, 1979 – April 26, 1979
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Ollie Speraw (Long Beach)
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Republican
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April 26, 1979 – November 30, 1984
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Elected to finish vacant term. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
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William Campbell (Hacienda Heights)
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Republican
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December 3, 1984 – December 15, 1989
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Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1988. Resigned.
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Los Angeles, Orange
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Vacant
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December 15, 1989 – April 16, 1990
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Frank Hill (Whittier)
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Republican
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April 16, 1990 – November 30, 1992
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Elected to finish Campbell's term. Redistricted to the 29th district.
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Bill Leonard (San Bernardino)
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Republican
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December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996
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Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for State Assembly.
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Riverside, San Bernardino
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Jim Brulte (Rancho Cucamonga)
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Republican
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December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004
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Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Retired due to term limits.
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Robert Dutton (Rancho Cucamonga)
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Republican
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December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
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Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
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Richard Roth (Riverside)
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Democratic
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December 3, 2012 – present
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Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Retired due to term limits.
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Riverside
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Sabrina Cervantes (elect) (Riverside)
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Democratic
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December 2, 2024
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Elected in 2024.
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