California's 38th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Bennett of Ventura.
District profile The district is entirely within Ventura County. It represents the cities of Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Paula, Port Hueneme, Filmore, Ojai, as well as parts of Camarillo.
Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" No 50.2 – 49.8% 2020 President Biden 53.2 - 44.8% 2018 GovernorSupplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov Newsom 50.3 – 49.7% SenatorSupplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov Feinstein 51.3 – 48.7% 2016 President Clinton 49.6 – 44.4% Senator Harris 62.5 – 37.5% 2014 Governor Kashkari 56.8 – 43.2% 2012 President Romney 50.8 – 46.7% Senator Emken 51.7 – 48.3%
List of assembly members representing the district Due to redistricting, the 38th 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 William B. HuntRepublican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887San Francisco Daniel S. ReganDemocratic January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891 A. T. BarnettRepublican January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 Bert SchlesingerDemocratic January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 Marcus LewisRepublican January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 Gustave Pohlmann January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 William H. Rickard January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 Bert SchlesingerDemocratic January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 Marcus LewisRepublican January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 Samuel H. Beckett January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 William C. Pugh January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 Held dual office. He also served as a member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Edward J. D. Nolan January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913Daniel FergusonJanuary 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917AlamedaProgressive William R. BrackettIndependent January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 Edgar S. HurleyRepublican January 6, 1919 – January 8, 1923 Jacob Croter January 8, 1923 – July 1, 1927 Resigns to focus his time on being the City Treasurer of Oakland. Vacant July 1, 1927 – January 7, 1929 Walter W. FeeleyRepublican January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 Ford A. Chatters January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937Kings, Tulare Gordon Hickman GarlandDemocratic January 4, 1937 – January 4, 1943 Walter J. FourtRepublican January 4, 1943 – January 6, 1947Ventura John B. CookeDemocratic January 6, 1947 – January 5, 1953 Dorothy M. Donahoe January 5, 1953 – April 4, 1960Kern Died in office from pneumonia. Vacant April 4, 1960 – January 2, 1961 Jack T. CaseyDemocratic January 2, 1961 – January 7, 1963 Carley V. Porter January 7, 1963 – December 6, 1972Los Angeles Died in office. Vacant December 6, 1972 – June 5, 1973 Robert M. McLennanRepublican June 5, 1973 – November 30, 1974 Sworn in office after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Porter who died in office. Paul V. Priolo December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980Los Angeles, VenturaMarion W. La FolletteDecember 1, 1980 – November 30, 1990Los Angeles Paula Boland December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1996 Tom McClintock December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000Los Angeles, Ventura Keith Richman December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 Cameron Smyth December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 Scott Wilk December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 Dante Acosta December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2018 Christy SmithDemocratic December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020 Suzette Martinez ValladaresRepublican December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2022 Steve BennettDemocratic December 5, 2022 – present Ventura
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See also California State Assembly California State Assembly districts Districts in California
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External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission