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California State Assembly District 10

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California State Assembly District 10
Incumbent
Assumed office: December 5, 2022

California State Assembly District 10 is represented by Stephanie Nguyen (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.[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 10
until December 4, 2022

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California State Assembly District 10
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 10

Incumbent Stephanie Nguyen defeated Vinaya Singh in the general election for California State Assembly District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Nguyen
Stephanie Nguyen (D)
 
67.6
 
124,509
Vinaya Singh (R)
 
32.4
 
59,665

Total votes: 184,174
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 10

Incumbent Stephanie Nguyen and Vinaya Singh advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 10 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Nguyen
Stephanie Nguyen (D)
 
67.6
 
59,646
Vinaya Singh (R)
 
32.4
 
28,630

Total votes: 88,276
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2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 10

Stephanie Nguyen defeated Eric Guerra in the general election for California State Assembly District 10 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Nguyen
Stephanie Nguyen (D)
 
53.8
 
63,570
Eric Guerra (D)
 
46.2
 
54,595

Total votes: 118,165
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 10

Stephanie Nguyen and Eric Guerra defeated Eric Rigard, Tecoy Porter, and Ben Thompkins in the primary for California State Assembly District 10 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Nguyen
Stephanie Nguyen (D)
 
29.9
 
26,652
Eric Guerra (D)
 
29.4
 
26,193
Image of Eric Rigard
Eric Rigard (R)
 
27.3
 
24,293
Image of Tecoy Porter
Tecoy Porter (D)
 
8.6
 
7,632
Ben Thompkins (D)
 
4.8
 
4,291

Total votes: 89,061
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2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 10

Incumbent Marc Levine defeated Veronica Jacobi in the general election for California State Assembly District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marc Levine
Marc Levine (D)
 
65.7
 
158,263
Image of Veronica Jacobi
Veronica Jacobi (D)
 
34.3
 
82,638

Total votes: 240,901
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 10

Incumbent Marc Levine and Veronica Jacobi defeated Ron Sondergaard and Ted Cabral in the primary for California State Assembly District 10 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marc Levine
Marc Levine (D)
 
62.0
 
112,683
Image of Veronica Jacobi
Veronica Jacobi (D)
 
18.0
 
32,663
Image of Ron Sondergaard
Ron Sondergaard (R) Candidate Connection
 
17.2
 
31,284
Ted Cabral (D)
 
2.9
 
5,192

Total votes: 181,822
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 10

Incumbent Marc Levine defeated Dan Monte in the general election for California State Assembly District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marc Levine
Marc Levine (D)
 
71.7
 
139,050
Image of Dan Monte
Dan Monte (D)
 
28.3
 
54,758

Total votes: 193,808
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 10

Incumbent Marc Levine and Dan Monte advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 10 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marc Levine
Marc Levine (D)
 
80.4
 
97,186
Image of Dan Monte
Dan Monte (D)
 
19.6
 
23,637

Total votes: 120,823
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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.[11]

Incumbent Marc Levine defeated Veronica Jacobi in the California State Assembly District 10 general election.[12][13]

California State Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marc Levine Incumbent 68.21% 140,207
     Democratic Veronica Jacobi 31.79% 65,355
Total Votes 205,562
Source: California Secretary of State


Incumbent Marc Levine and Veronica Jacobi defeated Gregory Allen in the California State Assembly District 10 Blanket primary.[14][15]

California State Assembly, District 10 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marc Levine Incumbent 65.36% 100,578
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Veronica Jacobi 17.70% 27,232
     Republican Gregory Allen 16.95% 26,081
Total Votes 153,891

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 Marc Levine (D) and Gregory Allen (R) defeated Erin Carlstrom (D), Diana M. Conti (D) and Veronica "Roni" Jacobi (D) in the blanket primary. Levine defeated Allen in the general election.[16][17][18]

California State Assembly, District 10, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Levine Incumbent 74.6% 105,636
     Republican Gregory Allen 25.4% 35,999
Total Votes 141,635
California State Assembly, District 10 Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Levine Incumbent 49.2% 45,597
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Allen 20.2% 18,705
     Democratic Diana M. Conti 18% 16,644
     Democratic Erin Carlstrom 7.7% 7,092
     Democratic Veronica Jacobi 5% 4,593
Total Votes 92,631

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. Incumbent Marc Levine (D) and Michael Allen (D) defeated Alex Easton-Brown (D), H. Christian Gunderson (D), Connie Wong (D), Peter Mancus (R) and Joe Boswell (I) in the June 5 blanket primary. Levine went on to defeat Allen in the general election.[19] [20]

California State Assembly, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Levine 51.2% 96,421
     Democratic Michael Allen Incumbent 48.8% 91,973
Total Votes 188,394
California State Assembly, District 10 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Allen Incumbent 31% 32,922
     Democratic Alex Easton-Brown 6.2% 6,563
     Democratic H. Christian Gunderson 2.2% 2,323
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Levine 24.4% 25,920
     Democratic Connie Wong 10.7% 11,371
     Republican Peter Mancus 21.4% 22,708
     Independent Joe Boswell 4.3% 4,544
Total Votes 106,351

Campaign contributions

From 2000 to 2024, candidates for California State Assembly District 10 raised a total of $20,353,942. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $370,072 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 10
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $1,228,116 2 $614,058
2022 $2,008,887 5 $401,777
2020 $450,175 3 $150,058
2016 $917,209 3 $305,736
2014 $1,321,625 5 $264,325
2012 $2,562,786 7 $366,112
2010 $4,141,935 4 $1,035,484
2008 $3,006,810 6 $501,135
2006 $802,109 5 $160,422
2004 $534,145 4 $133,536
2002 $1,980,346 8 $247,543
2000 $1,399,799 3 $466,600
Total $20,353,942 55 $370,072


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, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
  12. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
  13. California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
  14. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
  15. California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
  16. California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
  17. California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
  18. California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
  19. " California Secretary of State, "2012 General Election," November 7, 2013 (dead link)
  20. California Secretary of State, "2012 General Primary,” November 7, 2013


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