California's 8th State Assembly district

California's 8th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican David Tangipa of Fresno.

District profile The district comprises seven California counties in the Central Sierra Nevada and Eastern Sierra regions of the state.

Calaveras County (part) Fresno County (part) Inyo County (all) Madera County (part) Mariposa County (all) Mono County (all) Tuolumne County (all)

Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" No 54.0 – 46.0% 2020 President Biden 55.1 - 42.2% 2018 GovernorSupplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov Newsom 52.2 – 47.8% SenatorSupplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov De Leon 50.1 – 49.9% 2016 President Clinton 51.8 – 41.0% Senator Harris 65.4 – 34.6% 2014 Governor Brown 56.5 – 43.5% 2012 President Obama 51.6 – 45.5% Senator Feinstein 54.5 – 45.5%

List of assembly members representing the district Due to redistricting, the 8th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes Allen HenryDemocratic January 5, 1885 – January 4, 1889Butte C. H. PorterRepublican January 4, 1889 – January 5, 1891 T. H. Barnard January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 D. P. Durst January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895Sutter, Yuba William M. Cutter January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 Charles G. Raub January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 Lawrence Schillig January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 Alexander C. McLaughlin January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 E. T. Manwell January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 Arthur Hathaway Hewitt January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913 Joseph Alfred Murray January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915Sutter, Yuba, Yolo L. N. TablerDemocratic January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 Louis TarkeRepublican January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 Edward Lewis January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923 Fred B. Noyes January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1931 Frank L. Gordon January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 Napa, Yolo Roy J. Nielsen January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937Sacramento Chester M. GannonDemocratic January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 John Edward CainDemocratic January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943 Chester M. GannonRepublican January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949 Gordon A. Fleury January 3, 1949 – August 28, 1955 Resigned from the California State Assembly. Vacant August 28, 1955 – January 7, 1957 Thomas Jamison MacBrideDemocratic January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961 William Adolphus “Jimmy” Hicks January 2, 1961 – December 29, 1961 Died in office from a heart attack. Vacant December 29, 1961 – November 27, 1962 Walter W. PowersDemocratic November 27, 1962 – November 30, 1974 Was sworn in on November 27, 1962 after winning the special election. Alfred C. Siegler December 2, 1974 – May 18, 1976Napa, Solano, Sonoma Died in office from a heart attack while playing tennis. Vacant May 18, 1976 – December 6, 1976 Michael GageDemocratic December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980Don SebastianiRepublican December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982 December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1986Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma Bev Hansen December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1992 Thomas M. HanniganDemocratic December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996Sacramento, Solano, Yolo Helen Thomson December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 Lois Wolk December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 Solano, Yolo Mariko Yamada December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 Ken Cooley December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022 Sacramento Jim PattersonRepublican December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madero, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolumne David Tangipa December 2, 2024 – present

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See also California State Assembly California State Assembly districts Districts in California

References

External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission