California's 31st State Assembly district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox California State Legislature district
| district = 31
| chamber = Assembly
| image = California's 31st Assembly district.svg
| population = 468,265{{Cite web|url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2011/08/crc_20110815_5appendix_3.pdf|title=Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011}}
| population year = 2010
| citizen voting age = 211,837
| percent white = 17.28
| percent black = 4.77
| percent latino = 68.14
| percent asian = 8.34
| percent native american = 0.76
| percent pacific islander = 0.09
| percent other race = 0.22
| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.38
| registered = 174,654
| Democratic = 47.49
| Republican = 26.72
| NPP = 21.34
}}
California's 31st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Joaquin Arambula of Fresno.
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District profile
The district encompasses western Fresno County and is anchored by the city of Fresno. Located in the middle of the Central Valley, the district is heavily agricultural and Latino.
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Fresno County – 50.3%
- Biola
- Bowles
- Calwa
- Cantua Creek
- Caruthers
- Coalinga
- Del Rey
- Easton
- Firebaugh
- Fowler
- Fresno – 41.0%
- Huron
- Kerman
- Kingsburg
- Mendota
- Monmouth
- Orange Cove
- Parlier
- Raisin City
- Reedley
- San Joaquin
- Sanger
- Selma
- Tranquillity
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Election results from statewide races
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| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office ! width="180" | Results |
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| 2021
| Recall | align="right" {{na}} No 56.6 – 43.4% |
| 2020{{Cite web|url=https://cnalysis.com/maps/2020-presidential-by-legislative-district-and-most-recent-election-result/|title=2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result|publisher=CNalysis|access-date=June 9, 2021}}
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Biden 61.9 – 36.2% |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Newsom 58.3 – 41.7% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | de Leon 50.7 – 49.3% |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Clinton 62.1 – 32.9% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Sanchez 55.9 – 44.1% |
| 2014
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Brown 58.2 – 41.8% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama 62.0 – 36.2% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Feinstein 62.6 – 37.4% |
List of assembly members
Due to redistricting, the 31st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
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| Assembly members
! Party ! Years served ! Counties represented ! Notes |
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| Peter Deveny
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | rowspan=18|San Francisco | |
| Edwin Lewis
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 3, 1887 January 7, 1889 | |
| Thomas J. Brannan
| January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |
| John Hayes
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |
| John J. Kennedy
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | |
| J. J. Wilkinson
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 7, 1895 -January 4, 1897 | |
| Timothy E. Treacy
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |
| Daniel S. O'Brien
| January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |
| John J. Hourigan
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |
| Charles A. Siskron
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | |
| Jeremiah Lucey
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |
| Daniel J. Toomey
| January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |
| James Edward Hopkins
| {{party shading/Union Labor}} |Union Labor | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |
| Walter A. McDonald
| rowspan=6 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |
| Milton L. Schmitt
| January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 | |
| Milton Marks Sr.
| January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |
| Albert A. Rosenshine
| January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927 | |
| B. J. Feigenbaum
| January 3, 1927 - January 2, 1933 | |
| C. C. Cottrell
| January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 | rowspan=2|Santa Clara | |
| M. G. Del Mutolo
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | |
| George A. Clarke
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 7, 1957 | |
| rowspan=2|Gordon H. Winton
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | rowspan=2| January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1967 | rowspan=2| |
| Madera, Merced, San Benito |
| Frank Murphy Jr.
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Merced, San Benito, Santa Cruz | |
| Ernest N. Mobley
| December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | |
| Richard H. Lehman
| rowspan=5 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982 | |
| Bruce Bronzan
| December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Fresno | Won re-election but declined to serve another term.{{cite web|title=Bruce Bronzan declines another term|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1993/Volumes/9394vol1_6.pdf#page=32|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Cruz Bustamante
| April 29, 1993 - November 30, 1998 | Sworn in after winning special election to fill in vacant seat left by his predecessor after he declined to serve another term.{{cite web|title=Cruz Bustamante Sworn in|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1993/Volumes/9394vol1_6.pdf#page=1292|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Sarah Reyes
| December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | |
| rowspan=2|Juan Arambula
| rowspan=2|December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | rowspan=2|On June 23, 2009 Juan Arambula Changed his party affiliation to independent while in office.{{cite web|title=Juan Armabula changes party affiliation|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/2009/AFJ_2009-10_Vol2.pdf#page=788|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| {{party shading/Independent}} |Independent |
| rowspan=2|Henry Perea
| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | rowspan=2|December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015 | rowspan=2|Resigned from the Assembly to become a lobbyist.{{cite web|title= Leader of Legislature's moderate Democrats will resign to seek government relations job|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-henry-perea-resigning-20151201-story.html|website=latimes.com|accessdate=December 1, 2015}} |
| rowspan=2|Fresno |
| Joaquin Arambula
| April 14, 2016 – Present | Sworn in after winning special election when his predecessor resigned to become a lobbyist.{{cite web|title=Joaquin Arambula Sworn in|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/adj041416_R1_LDC.pdf#page=7|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
Election results (1992–present)
= 2020 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2020
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 38,317
| percentage = 61.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Fernando Banuelos
| votes = 23,743
| percentage = 38.3%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 62,060
| percentage =100.0%
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 77,193
| percentage = 61.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Fernando Banuelos
| votes = 47,551
| percentage = 38.1%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 124,744
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2018
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 24128
| percentage = 59.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Lupe Espinoza
| votes = 16431
| percentage = 40.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 40559
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 54921
| percentage = 64.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Lupe Espinoza
| votes = 29771
| percentage = 35.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 84692
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2016
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 31,600
| percentage = 57.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Clint Olivier
| votes = 19,605
| percentage = 35.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ted Miller
| votes = 3,582
| percentage = 6.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 54,787
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joaquin Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 62,404
| percentage = 63.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Clint Olivier
| votes = 35,454
| percentage = 36.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 97,858
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 (special) =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 31st State Assembly district special election, 2016
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Henry Perea
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joaquin Arambula
| votes = 19,621
| percentage = 53.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Clint Olivier
| votes = 14,708
| percentage = 40.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Ted Miller
| votes = 2,152
| percentage = 5.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 36,481
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2014
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Henry Perea (incumbent)
| votes = 24,853
| percentage = 99.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = No party preference
| candidate = Walter O. Villarreal (write-in)
| votes = 24
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,877
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Henry Perea (incumbent)
| votes = 36,165
| percentage = 66.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = No party preference
| candidate = Walter O. Villarreal
| votes = 18,017
| percentage = 33.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 54,182
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2012 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2012
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Henry Perea (incumbent)
| votes = 22,255
| percentage = 98.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = James (JD) Bennett (write-in)
| votes = 299
| percentage = 1.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,554
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Henry Perea (incumbent)
| votes = 55,626
| percentage = 64.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = James (JD) Bennett
| votes = 31,282
| percentage = 36.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 86,908
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2010 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2010
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Henry Perea
| votes = 40,947
| percentage = 59.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Brandon Shoemaker
| votes = 27,606
| percentage = 40.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 68,553
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
| loser = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2008
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Juan Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 64,620
| percentage = 69.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Clifford Archer
| votes = 28,310
| percentage = 30.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Christopher Alexander McCowan (Alexander Christof Grimaldi) (write-in)
| votes = 170
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 92,947
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2006 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2006
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Juan Arambula (incumbent)
| votes = 45,004
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 45,004
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2004 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2004
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Juan Arambula
| votes = 49,738
| percentage = 57.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Paul Betancourt
| votes = 36,496
| percentage = 42.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 86,234
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2002 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2002
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent)
| votes = 39,727
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,727
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2000 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2000
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Sarah L. Reyes (incumbent)
| votes = 47,202
| percentage = 63.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Richard Guerra Cabral
| votes = 27,529
| percentage = 36.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 74,731
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1998 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 1998
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Sarah L. Reyes
| votes = 36,553
| percentage = 59.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = David Jackson
| votes = 25,426
| percentage = 41.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 61,979
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1996 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 1996
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Cruz Bustamante (incumbent)
| votes = 43,735
| percentage = 62.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Nathan Short
| votes = 22,053
| percentage = 31.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Joseph H. Peacock II
| votes = 2,935
| percentage = 4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Natural Law Party (United States)
| candidate = Joni Mamicki
| votes = 1,273
| percentage = 1.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 69,996
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1994 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 1994
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Cruz Bustamante (incumbent)
| votes = 37,012
| percentage = 58.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Glen S. Peterson
| votes = 26,378
| percentage = 41.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 63,390
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1993 (special) =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California's 31st State Assembly district special election, 1993
Vacancy arising from the resignation of Bruce Bronzan
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Cruz Bustamante
| votes = 18,697
| percentage = 57.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Doug Vagim
| votes = 13,735
| percentage = 42.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,432
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1992 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 1992
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Bruce Bronzan (incumbent)
| votes = 58,025
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 58,025
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150916035742/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_082011/map_20110815_ap_ad_31_certified.pdf District map] from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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