California's 13th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Becker of Menlo Park.
District profile The district encompasses the southern Bay Area, taking in most of San Mateo County such as the communities of South San Francisco, Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, San Mateo, Foster City, El Granada, Hallf Moon Bay, San Carlos, Redwood City, Woodside, and Menlo Park; along with the western Santa Clara County communities of Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell, Saratoga, and Los Gatos.
Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" No 79.2 – 20.8% 2020 President Biden 78.8 – 19.2% 2018 Governor Newsom 75.5 – 24.5% Senator Feinstein 62.5 – 37.5% 2016 President Clinton 76.7 – 17.9% Senator Harris 73.0 – 27.0% 2014 Governor Brown 75.0 – 25.0% 2012 President Obama 71.8 – 25.6% Senator Feinstein 76.2 – 23.8%
List of senators representing the district Due to redistricting, the 13th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes William CronanDemocratic January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885San FranciscoCronan and Sullivan served together. Frank J. Sullivan January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885 John L. BooneRepublican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887Boone and Days served together. John M. Days January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 Findley R. Dray January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893Sacramento Elijah Carson Hart January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 Gillis DotyDemocratic January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 Robert T. DevlinRepublican January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 John G. Mattos Jr. January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909Alameda Edward Keating Strobridge January 4, 1909 – January 8, 1917 Frank Monroe Carr January 8, 1917 – January 5, 1925 E. H. Christian January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933 Charles F. Reindollar January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937Marin Thomas F. KeatingDemocratic January 4, 1937 – September 15, 1950 Resigned to become a Judge for the Marin Superior Court. Vacant September 15, 1950 – November 13, 1950 John F. McCarthyRepublican November 13, 1950 – January 2, 1967 Sworn in after winning special election. Al AlquistDemocratic January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 Santa Clara John Garamendi December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1984 Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Al Alquist December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1996Santa Clara John Vasconcellos December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 Elaine Alquist December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 Jerry Hill December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020San Mateo, Santa Clara Josh Becker December 7, 2020 – present
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See also California State Senate California State Senate districts Districts in California
References
External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission