California's 47th State Assembly district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox California State Legislature district
|image = California's 47th Assembly district.svg
| district = 47
| chamber = Assembly
| population = 518,651{{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 = 2020
| citizen voting age = 366,475
| percent white = 61.92
| percent black = 4.35
| percent latino = 27.30
| percent asian = 3.89
| percent native american = 0.91
| percent pacific islander = 0.11
| registered = 309,416 {{Cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2023/assembly.pdf|title=Report of Registration as of February 10, 2023, 2023}}
| Democratic = 39.97
| Republican = 33.56
| NPP = 18.51
}}
California's 47th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Greg Wallis.
District location
Prior to the 2022 election, the district was located in the heart of the Inland Empire. The heavily Latino district was anchored by Fontana, while Rialto and San Bernardino also comprised sizable portions of its population.
Following redistricting in 2021, the district became centered around the Coachella Valley in Riverside County and the High Desert in San Bernardino County.
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Riverside County – 18.1%
- Banning
- Beaumont
- Calimesa
- Cathedral City
- Desert Hot Springs
- Indian Wells
- La Quinta
- Palm Desert
- Palm Springs
- Rancho Mirage
San Bernardino County – 6.3%
- Morongo Valley
- Highland – 21.2%
- Redlands – 13.9%
- Yucaipa
- Yucca Valley
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Election results from statewide races
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| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Newsom 51.1 – 48.9 |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Padilla 52.4 – 47.6% |
| 2021
| Recall | align="right" {{na}} No 65.8 – 34.2% |
| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Biden 66.5 – 31.2% |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Newsom 67.4 – 32.6% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Feinstein 54.8 – 45.8% |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Clinton 70.1 – 24.8% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Sanchez 50.7 – 49.3% |
| 2014
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Brown 65.0 – 35.0% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama 71.5 – 26.5% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Feinstein 72.1 – 27.9% |
List of assembly members
Due to redistricting, the 47th 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 |
|---|
| Charles D. Douglas
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | rowspan=4|San Francisco | |
| Thomas F. Mitchell
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |
| G. W. Burnett
| January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |
| John T. Stelz
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |
| Aaron Bretz
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | rowspan=6|Alameda | |
| James A. Waymire
| rowspan=6 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | |
| Joseph R. Knowland
| January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |
| Joseph Clement Bates Jr.
| January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | |
| Frank Otis
| January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | |
| Sumner Crosby
| January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |
| George Alexander Clarke
| January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | rowspan=8|Mariposa, Tuolumne, Mono, Inyo | |
| Maurice B. Browne
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | |
| Dan E. Williams
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |
| Maurice B. Browne
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |
| John Calvin Webster
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | |
| George Alexander Clarke
| January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | |
| Maurice B. Browne
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | |
| Dan E. Williams
| rowspan=7 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |
| Augustus F. Jewett Jr.
| January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | |
| Eleanor Miller
| January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1943 | rowspan=12|Los Angeles | |
| Willis Sargent
| January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1945 | |
| Albert I. Stewart
| January 8, 1945 - January 5, 1959 | |
| Bruce V. Reagan
| January 5, 1959 - January 7, 1963 | |
| Frank D. Lanterman
| January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974 | |
| Bill Greene
| rowspan=9 {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | December 2, 1974 - April 7, 1975 | Resigned from Office after winning a special election in the 29th State Assembly district.{{cite web|title=Bill Greene Resignation letter|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1975/Volumes/7576vol1_11.pdf#page=3031|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Teresa Patterson Hughes
| July 22, 1975 - November 30, 1992 | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant left by Greene after he was sworn in the State Senate.{{cite web|title=Tersea Hughes Sworn in|url=https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1975/Volumes/7576vol1_11.pdf#page=7835|website=clerk.assembly.ca.gov}} |
| Gwen Moore
| December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | |
| Kevin Murray
| December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1998 | |
| Herb Wesson
| December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | |
| Karen Bass
| December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | |
| Holly Mitchell
| December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |
| Cheryl Brown
| December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2016 | rowspan=2|San Bernardino | |
| Eloise Reyes
| December 5, 2016 - November 30, 2022 | |
| Greg Wallis
| rowspan=1 {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | rowspan=1|Riverside, San Bernardino |
Election results (1992–present)
= 2022 =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California State Assembly election, 2022
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Christy Holstege
| votes = 51,169
| percentage = 46.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Greg Wallis
| votes = 37,996
| percentage = 34.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Gary Michaels
| votes = 12,716
| percentage = 11.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Jamie Swain
| votes = 8,200
| percentage = 7.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =110,081
| percentage =100.0%
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Greg Wallis
| votes = 84,752
| percentage = 50.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Christy Holstege
| votes = 84,667
| percentage = 50.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 169,419
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=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 = Eloise Reyes (incumbent)
|votes = 45,618
|percentage = 71.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Matthew Gordon
|votes = 18,649
|percentage = 29.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 64,267
|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 = Eloise Reyes (incumbent)
|votes = 109,635
|percentage = 69.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Matthew Gordon
|votes = 49,170
|percentage = 31.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 158,805
|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 = Eloise Reyes (incumbent)
| votes = 30629
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30629
| 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 = Eloise Reyes (incumbent)
| votes = 77458
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 77458
| 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 = Cheryl Brown (incumbent)
| votes = 25,165
| percentage = 44.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Eloise Reyes
| votes = 20,342
| percentage = 35.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Aissa Chanel Sanchez
| votes = 11,613
| percentage = 20.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 57,120
| 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 = Eloise Reyes
| votes = 62,432
| percentage = 54.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Cheryl Brown (incumbent)
| votes = 51,994
| percentage = 45.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 114,426
| 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 = Cheryl Brown (incumbent)
| votes = 12,643
| percentage = 68.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Gil Navarro
| votes = 5,854
| percentage = 31.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Kelly J. Chastain (write-in)
| votes = 32
| percentage = 0.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18,529
| 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 = Cheryl Brown (incumbent)
| votes = 23,632
| percentage = 56.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Gil Navarro
| votes = 17,875
| percentage = 43.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 41,507
| 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 = Joe Baca, Jr.
| votes = 11,033
| percentage = 42.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Cheryl Brown
| votes = 7,566
| percentage = 29.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jeane Ensley
| votes = 5,787
| percentage = 22.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Thelma E. Beach
| votes = 1,685
| percentage = 6.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,071
| 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 = Cheryl Brown
| votes = 53,434
| percentage = 55.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Joe Baca, Jr.
| votes = 42,475
| percentage = 44.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 95,909
| 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 = 2010 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Holly Mitchell
| votes = 93,541
| percentage = 80.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Lady Cage
| votes = 17,195
| percentage = 14.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Sean P. McGary
| votes = 5,305
| percentage = 4.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 116,041
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2008 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Karen Bass (incumbent)
| votes = 134,003
| percentage = 85.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Lady Cage-Barile
| votes = 23,642
| percentage = 15.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 157,645
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 68.20
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2006 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2006 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Karen Bass (incumbent)
| votes = 84,674
| percentage = 84.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jeffers Dodge
| votes = 15,096
| percentage = 15.13
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 99,770
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = 48.63
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2004 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2004 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Karen Bass (incumbent)
| votes = 118,495
| percentage = 80.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Dale V. Everett
| votes = 21,485
| percentage = 14.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Peter "Pedro" De Baets
| votes = 6,730
| percentage = 4.59
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 146,710
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2002 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title=2002 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Herb Wesson (incumbent)
| votes = 72,063
| percentage = 81.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jonathan Leonard
| votes = 13,287
| percentage = 15.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Keith Clemens
| votes = 2,729
| percentage = 3.10
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 7,519
| percentage = 7.87
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 95,598
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2000 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2000 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Herb Wesson (incumbent)
| votes = 100,328
| percentage = 83.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jonathan Leonard
| votes = 16,137
| percentage = 13.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Scott Pacer
| votes = 4,027
| percentage = 3.34
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 14,467
| percentage = 10.72
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 134,959
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1998 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Herb Wesson
| votes = 80,222
| percentage = 84.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jonathan Leonard
| votes = 12,666
| percentage = 13.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Eric Michael Fine
| votes = 2,596
| percentage = 2.72
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 9,848
| percentage = 9.35
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 105,332
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1996 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1996 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin Murray (incumbent)
| votes = 86,763
| percentage = 79.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jonathan Leonard
| votes = 17,616
| percentage = 16.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Bob Weber
| votes = 4,252
| percentage = 3.91
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 16,851
| percentage = 13.43
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 125,482
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1994 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1994 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin Murray
| votes = 66,884
| percentage = 71.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jonathan Leonard
| votes = 17,754
| percentage = 19.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Tamara Taleebah
| votes = 4,424
| percentage = 4.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Kevin C. Murphy
| votes = 4,077
| percentage = 4.38
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 13,747
| percentage = 12.86
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 106,886
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1992 =
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1992 California State Assembly election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Gwen Moore (incumbent)
| votes = 105,838
| percentage = 80.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Jonathan Leonard
| votes = 18,344
| percentage = 14.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Chuck Hammill
| votes = 4,969
| percentage = 3.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Yassin A. Saededdin
| votes = 1,834
| percentage = 14.00
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 15,939
| percentage = 10.85
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 146,924
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{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/20150916013915/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_082011/map_20110815_ap_ad_47_certified.pdf District map] from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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