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California State Assembly District 19
Incumbent
Assumed office: December 2, 2024

California State Assembly District 19 is represented by Catherine Stefani (D).

As of the 2020 Census, California state representatives represented an average of 494,709 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 466,775 residents.

About the office

Members of the California State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] California legislators assume office the first Monday in the December following their election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

According to Article IV of the California Constitution:

A person is ineligible to be a member of the Legislature unless the person is an elector and has been a resident of the legislative district for one year, and a citizen of the United States and a resident of California for 3 years, immediately preceding the election, and service of the full term of office to which the person is seeking to be elected would not exceed the maximum years of service permitted by subdivision (a) of this section.[2][3]

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[4]
SalaryPer diem
$128,215/year$214/day

Term limits

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The California legislature is one of 16 state legislatures with term limits. Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years of service. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, limiting them to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years total).[5]


Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the California State Legislature, the governor must call for a special election. The governor must call the election within 14 calendar days of the vacancy. No special election shall be held if the vacancy occurs after the nominating deadline has passed in the final year of the term of office.[6]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: California Code, 1773 and California Cons. Art. IV, § 2


District map

Redistricting

2020-2022

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2020 census

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission voted 14-0 in favor of a new state Assembly and Senate district maps on December 20, 2021, and delivered those maps to the secretary of state on December 27, 2021.[7][8] These maps took effect for California's 2022 state legislative elections.

How does redistricting in California work? In California, a non-politician commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. Established in 2008 by ballot initiative, the commission comprises 14 members: five Democrats, five Republicans, and four belonging to neither party. A panel of state auditors selects the pool of nominees from which the commissioners are appointed. This pool comprises 20 Democrats, 20 Republicans, and 20 belonging to neither party. The majority and minority leaders of both chambers of the state legislature may each remove two members from each of the aforementioned groups. The first eight commission members are selected at random from the remaining nominees. These first eight comprise three Democrats, three Republicans, and two belonging to neither party. The first eight commissioners appoint the remaining six, which must include two Democrats, two Republicans, and two belonging to neither party.[9]

Commissioners must meet the following requirements in order to serve:[9]

  1. Members must have voted in at least two of the last three statewide elections.
  2. Members cannot have switched party affiliation for at least five years.
  3. "Neither commissioners nor immediate family may have been, within 10 years of appointment, a candidate for federal or state office or member of a party central committee; an officer, employee, or paid consultant to a federal or state candidate or party; a registered lobbyist or paid legislative staff; or a donor of more than $2,000 to an elected candidate."
  4. Members cannot be "staff, consultants or contractors for state or federal government" while serving as commissioners. The same prohibition applies to the family of commission members.

In order to approve a redistricting plan, nine of the commission's 14 members must vote for it. These nine must include three Democrats, three Republicans, and three belonging to neither party. Maps drawn by the commission may be overturned by public referendum. In the event that a map is overturned by the public, the California Supreme Court must appoint a group to draw a new map.[9]

The California Constitution requires that districts be contiguous. Further, the state constitution mandates that "to the extent possible, [districts] must ... preserve the geographic integrity of cities, counties, neighborhoods and communities of interest." Districts must also "encourage compactness." State Senate and Assembly districts should be nested within each other where possible.[9]

California State Assembly District 19
until December 4, 2022

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California State Assembly District 19
starting December 5, 2022

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Elections

2024

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 19

Catherine Stefani defeated David Lee in the general election for California State Assembly District 19 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Catherine Stefani
Catherine Stefani (D) Candidate Connection
 
61.7
 
104,151
Image of David Lee
David Lee (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.3
 
64,640

Total votes: 168,791
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 19

Catherine Stefani and David Lee defeated Nadia Flamenco and Arjun Gustav Sodhani in the primary for California State Assembly District 19 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Catherine Stefani
Catherine Stefani (D) Candidate Connection
 
57.0
 
64,973
Image of David Lee
David Lee (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.0
 
33,047
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Nadia Flamenco (R)
 
7.3
 
8,337
Image of Arjun Gustav Sodhani
Arjun Gustav Sodhani (R) Candidate Connection
 
6.7
 
7,632

Total votes: 113,989
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2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting defeated Karsten Weide in the general election for California State Assembly District 19 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Ting
Phil Ting (D)
 
81.0
 
133,316
Image of Karsten Weide
Karsten Weide (R) Candidate Connection
 
19.0
 
31,252

Total votes: 164,568
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting and Karsten Weide advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 19 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Ting
Phil Ting (D)
 
80.0
 
89,910
Image of Karsten Weide
Karsten Weide (R) Candidate Connection
 
20.0
 
22,509

Total votes: 112,419
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2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting defeated John McDonnell in the general election for California State Assembly District 19 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Ting
Phil Ting (D)
 
77.6
 
175,858
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
John McDonnell (R)
 
22.4
 
50,846

Total votes: 226,704
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting and John McDonnell advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 19 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Ting
Phil Ting (D)
 
82.0
 
111,464
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
John McDonnell (R)
 
18.0
 
24,530

Total votes: 135,994
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting defeated Keith Bogdon in the general election for California State Assembly District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Ting
Phil Ting (D)
 
83.7
 
154,705
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Keith Bogdon (R)
 
16.3
 
30,049

Total votes: 184,754
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 19

Incumbent Phil Ting and Keith Bogdon defeated David Ernst in the primary for California State Assembly District 19 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Ting
Phil Ting (D)
 
80.5
 
86,304
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Keith Bogdon (R)
 
15.7
 
16,785
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
David Ernst (Independent)
 
3.8
 
4,084

Total votes: 107,173
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[10]

Incumbent Phil Ting defeated Carlos Taylor in the California State Assembly District 19 general election.[11][12]

California State Assembly, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Phil Ting Incumbent 80.14% 150,052
     Republican Carlos Taylor 19.86% 37,180
Total Votes 187,232
Source: California Secretary of State


Incumbent Phil Ting and Carlos Taylor were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 19 Blanket primary.[13][14]

California State Assembly, District 19 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Phil Ting Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Carlos Taylor

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Phil Ting (D) and Rene Pineda (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Ting defeated Pineda in the general election.[15][16][17]

California State Assembly, District 19, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Ting Incumbent 77% 81,103
     Republican Rene Pineda 23% 24,170
Total Votes 105,273

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Elections for the office of California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9, 2012. Phil Ting (D) and Michael Breyer (D) defeated James Pan (D) and Matthew Del Carlo (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Ting went on to defeat Breyer in the general election.[18] [19]

California State Assembly, District 19, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Ting 58.4% 92,858
     Democratic Michael Breyer 41.6% 66,200
Total Votes 159,058
California State Assembly, District 19 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Breyer 22% 14,991
     Democratic James Pan 4.5% 3,075
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Ting 56.4% 38,432
     Republican Matthew Del Carlo 17.1% 11,646
Total Votes 68,144

Campaign contributions

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From 2000 to 2024, candidates for California State Assembly District 19 raised a total of $15,340,033. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $356,745 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 19
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $1,853,351 4 $463,338
2022 $2,096,986 2 $1,048,493
2020 $1,498,601 2 $749,301
2016 $1,171,629 3 $390,543
2014 $947,805 2 $473,903
2012 $2,300,223 4 $575,056
2010 $587,684 3 $195,895
2008 $1,929,276 6 $321,546
2006 $30,838 3 $10,279
2004 $314,436 3 $104,812
2002 $2,160,453 7 $308,636
2000 $448,751 4 $112,188
Total $15,340,033 43 $356,745


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. California State Constitution, accessed December 16, 2013
  2. California Legislature, "Qualifications for State Legislature," accessed February 10, 2023
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  5. California Legislative Information, "Article IV Legislative (Sec. 1 - Sec. 28)," accessed February 9, 2021
  6. California Legislative Information, "California Code," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute, 1773-California Government Code)
  7. Politico, "California’s new congressional map boosts Democrats," Dec. 21, 2021
  8. Lake County News, "California Citizens Redistricting Commission delivers maps to California Secretary of State," Dec. 28, 2021
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 All About Redistricting, "California," accessed April 21, 2015
  10. California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
  11. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
  12. California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
  13. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
  14. California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
  15. California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
  16. California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
  17. California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
  18. " California Secretary of State, "2012 General Election," November 7, 2013 (dead link)
  19. California Secretary of State, "2012 General Primary,” November 7, 2013


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