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California State Assembly District 1
Incumbent
Assumed office: December 2, 2024

California State Assembly District 1 is represented by Heather Hadwick (R).

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.[2]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

According to Article IV of the California Constitution:[3]

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.[4]


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[5]
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).[6]


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.[7]

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


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

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.[8][9] 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.[10]

Commissioners must meet the following requirements in order to serve:[10]

  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.[10]

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.[10]

California State Assembly District 1
until December 4, 2022

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California State Assembly District 1
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 1

Heather Hadwick defeated Tenessa Audette in the general election for California State Assembly District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heather Hadwick
Heather Hadwick (R)
 
59.8
 
125,387
Tenessa Audette (R)
 
40.2
 
84,167

Total votes: 209,554
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 1

Heather Hadwick and Tenessa Audette defeated Mark Mezzano and Melissa Hunt in the primary for California State Assembly District 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heather Hadwick
Heather Hadwick (R)
 
35.6
 
41,939
Tenessa Audette (R)
 
29.2
 
34,439
Mark Mezzano (R)
 
25.5
 
30,090
Melissa Hunt (R)
 
9.6
 
11,344

Total votes: 117,812
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2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 1

Incumbent Megan Dahle defeated Belle Starr Sandwith in the general election for California State Assembly District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Megan Dahle
Megan Dahle (R)
 
62.1
 
129,527
Image of Belle Starr Sandwith
Belle Starr Sandwith (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.9
 
79,068

Total votes: 208,595
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 1

Incumbent Megan Dahle and Belle Starr Sandwith defeated Kelly Tanner and Joshua Brown in the primary for California State Assembly District 1 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Megan Dahle
Megan Dahle (R)
 
52.5
 
79,201
Image of Belle Starr Sandwith
Belle Starr Sandwith (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.0
 
51,237
Kelly Tanner (R)
 
11.6
 
17,577
Image of Joshua Brown
Joshua Brown (Peace and Freedom Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
2,898

Total votes: 150,913
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2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 1

Incumbent Megan Dahle defeated Elizabeth Betancourt in the general election for California State Assembly District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Megan Dahle
Megan Dahle (R)
 
58.9
 
146,902
Image of Elizabeth Betancourt
Elizabeth Betancourt (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.1
 
102,541

Total votes: 249,443
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 1

Incumbent Megan Dahle and Elizabeth Betancourt defeated PK Dhanuka in the primary for California State Assembly District 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Megan Dahle
Megan Dahle (R)
 
51.0
 
83,883
Image of Elizabeth Betancourt
Elizabeth Betancourt (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.5
 
64,948
PK Dhanuka (Independent)
 
9.5
 
15,630

Total votes: 164,461
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2019

See also: California state legislative special elections, 2019

A special election for District 1 of the California State Assembly was called for November 5, 2019. A primary election took place on August 27, 2019. Candidates wishing to run in this election were required to file by July 3, 2019.[11][12]

The seat became vacant after Brian Dahle (R) was elected to represent District 1 of the California State Senate.

General election

Special general election for California State Assembly District 1

Megan Dahle defeated Elizabeth Betancourt in the special general election for California State Assembly District 1 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Megan Dahle
Megan Dahle (R)
 
57.3
 
59,991
Image of Elizabeth Betancourt
Elizabeth Betancourt (D) Candidate Connection
 
42.7
 
44,618

Total votes: 104,609
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 1

Elizabeth Betancourt and Megan Dahle defeated Patrick Henry Jones, Joe Turner, and Lane Rickard in the special primary for California State Assembly District 1 on August 27, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elizabeth Betancourt
Elizabeth Betancourt (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.6
 
35,167
Image of Megan Dahle
Megan Dahle (R)
 
35.6
 
32,427
Patrick Henry Jones (R)
 
18.7
 
17,010
Image of Joe Turner
Joe Turner (R) Candidate Connection
 
5.2
 
4,751
Lane Rickard (R)
 
1.8
 
1,674

Total votes: 91,029
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 1

Incumbent Brian Dahle defeated Caleen Sisk in the general election for California State Assembly District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Dahle
Brian Dahle (R)
 
63.0
 
125,227
Caleen Sisk (D)
 
37.0
 
73,449

Total votes: 198,676
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 1

Incumbent Brian Dahle and Caleen Sisk defeated Peter Van Peborgh and Jenny O'Connell-Nowain in the primary for California State Assembly District 1 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Dahle
Brian Dahle (R)
 
64.2
 
82,916
Caleen Sisk (D)
 
23.9
 
30,902
Image of Peter Van Peborgh
Peter Van Peborgh (D)
 
8.9
 
11,446
Image of Jenny O'Connell-Nowain
Jenny O'Connell-Nowain (Independent)
 
3.1
 
3,987

Total votes: 129,251
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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.[13]

Incumbent Brian Dahle defeated Donn Coenen in the California State Assembly District 1 general election.[14][15]

California State Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Dahle Incumbent 73.76% 148,657
     Libertarian Donn Coenen 26.24% 52,871
Total Votes 201,528
Source: California Secretary of State


Incumbent Brian Dahle and Donn Coenen were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 1 Blanket primary.[16][17]

California State Assembly, District 1 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Dahle Incumbent
    Libertarian Green check mark transparent.png Donn Coenen

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 Brian Dahle (R) and Brigham Sawyer Smith (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Dahle defeated Smith in the general election.[18][19][20]

California State Assembly, District 1, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Dahle Incumbent 70.2% 104,103
     Democratic Brigham Sawyer Smith 29.8% 44,119
Total Votes 148,222

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. Brian Dahle (R) and Rick Bosetti (R) defeated Robert Meacher (D), Charley Hooper (L) and David Edwards (G) in the June 5 blanket primary. Dahle then went on to defeat Bosetti in the general election.[21] [22]

California State Assembly, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Dahle 65.6% 116,098
     Republican Rick Bosetti 34.4% 60,920
Total Votes 177,018
California State Assembly, District 1 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Robert Meacher 25.8% 31,120
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Bosetti 28.5% 34,457
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Dahle 34.2% 41,384
     Libertarian Charley Hooper 5.4% 6,503
     Green David Edwards 6.1% 7,381
Total Votes 120,845

Campaign contributions

From 2000 to 2024, candidates for California State Assembly District 1 raised a total of $7,527,200. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $179,219 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 1
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $616,089 4 $154,022
2022 $665,533 4 $166,383
2020 $1,356,768 3 $452,256
2016 $576,378 2 $288,189
2014 $477,332 2 $238,666
2012 $809,520 5 $161,904
2010 $511,796 2 $255,898
2008 $334,694 2 $167,347
2006 $320,221 3 $106,740
2004 $436,929 4 $109,232
2002 $1,277,442 8 $159,680
2000 $144,499 3 $48,166
Total $7,527,200 42 $179,219


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. California State Constitution, accessed December 16, 2013
  2. California Constitution, "Article 4, Section 2. (a)(3)," accessed November 1, 2021
  3. California Legislature, "Qualifications for State Legislature," accessed May 21, 2025
  4. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  6. California Legislative Information, "Article IV Legislative (Sec. 1 - Sec. 28)," accessed February 9, 2021
  7. California Legislative Information, "California Code," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute, 1773-California Government Code)
  8. Politico, "California’s new congressional map boosts Democrats," Dec. 21, 2021
  9. Lake County News, "California Citizens Redistricting Commission delivers maps to California Secretary of State," Dec. 28, 2021
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 All About Redistricting, "California," accessed April 21, 2015
  11. California Secretary of State, "Primary Election Calendar," accessed June 20, 2019
  12. California Secretary of State, "Notice to candidates," accessed July 8, 2019
  13. California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
  14. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
  15. California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
  16. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
  17. California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
  18. California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
  19. California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
  20. California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
  21. " California Secretary of State, "2012 General Election," November 7, 2013 (dead link)
  22. California Secretary of State, "2012 General Primary,” November 7, 2013


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