California State Senate District 12

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California State Senate District 12
Incumbent
Assumed office: December 5, 2022

California State Senate District 12 is represented by Shannon Grove (R).

As of the 2020 Census, California state senators represented an average of 989,419 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 933,550 residents.

About the office

Members of the California State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits.[1] The terms of the senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The senators representing odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. 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. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of two four-year terms (eight 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

As of February 2023, two sets of overlapping California State Senate maps are in effect because the state's adopted redistricting plan takes effect in two phases. Even-numbered districts use boundaries from the post-2020 census map, while odd-numbered districts use boundaries adopted after the 2010 census. As a result, an area may be represented by two Senators, or may not be represented by any Senator, during the 2023-24 legislative session. The state Senate map enacted after the 2020 census will fully take effect after the 2024 elections.


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 Senate District 12
until December 1, 2024

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California State Senate District 12
starting December 2, 2024

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Elections

2022

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Senate District 12

Incumbent Shannon Grove defeated Susanne Gundy in the general election for California State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)
 
68.7
 
196,017
Image of Susanne Gundy
Susanne Gundy (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
89,471

Total votes: 285,488
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 12

Incumbent Shannon Grove and Susanne Gundy advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 12 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)
 
68.7
 
119,319
Image of Susanne Gundy
Susanne Gundy (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
54,289

Total votes: 173,608
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2018

See also: California State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Senate District 12

Anna Caballero defeated Rob Poythress in the general election for California State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero (D)
 
54.4
 
110,386
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Rob Poythress (R)
 
45.6
 
92,691

Total votes: 203,077
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 12

Anna Caballero and Rob Poythress defeated Johnny Tacherra and Daniel Parra in the primary for California State Senate District 12 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero (D)
 
43.4
 
46,970
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Rob Poythress (R)
 
26.3
 
28,512
Image of Johnny Tacherra
Johnny Tacherra (R)
 
22.2
 
24,088
Image of Daniel Parra
Daniel Parra (D)
 
8.1
 
8,740

Total votes: 108,310
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2014

See also: California State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the California State Senate 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 Anthony Cannella (R) and Shawn K. Bagley (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Cannella defeated Bagley in the general election.[10][11][12]

California State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Cannella Incumbent 60.5% 74,988
     Democratic Shawn K. Bagley 39.5% 49,039
Total Votes 124,027

2010

See also: California State Senate elections, 2010

Elections for the office of California State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 6, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2010. Incumbent Anthony Cannella (R) defeated Anna Caballero (D) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the June 8 primary elections.[13] [14]

California State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Canella Incumbent 51.5% 92,270
     Democratic Anna Caballero 48.5% 86,963
Total Votes 179,233

Campaign contributions

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From 2000 to 2022, candidates for California State Senate District 12 raised a total of $30,035,141. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,365,234 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 12
Year Amount Candidates Average
2022 $2,397,214 2 $1,198,607
2018 $8,828,531 4 $2,207,133
2014 $1,943,861 2 $971,931
2012 $658,286 1 $658,286
2010 $5,262,352 2 $2,631,176
2008 $425,436 1 $425,436
2006 $2,946,230 2 $1,473,115
2004 $645,150 1 $645,150
2002 $6,753,570 6 $1,125,595
2000 $174,511 1 $174,511
Total $30,035,141 22 $1,365,234


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Footnotes


Current members of the California State Senate
Leadership
Minority Leader:Brian Jones
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
S. Limón (D)
District 22
District 23
District 24
Ben Allen (D)
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Vacant
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Democratic Party (30)
Republican Party (9)
Vacancies (1)