Senators
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Party
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Years served
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Electoral history
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Counties represented
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District established January 6, 1862
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J. Granville Doll (Red Bluff)
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Union Democratic
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January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863
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Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1862. [data missing]
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Colusa, Tehama
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John A. Rush (Colusa)
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Democratic
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December 7, 1863 – December 2, 1867
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Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. [data missing]
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Edward J. Lewis (Tehama)
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Democratic
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December 2, 1867 – December 4, 1871
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Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of California.
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John Boggs (Colusa)
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Democratic
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December 4, 1871 – December 6, 1875
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Elected in 1871. Re-elected in 1873. [data missing]
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Stephen L. Spencer (Camptonville)
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Republican
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December 6, 1875 – December 3, 1877
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Elected in 1875. [data missing]
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Sutter, Yuba
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Jesse O. Goodwin (Marysville)
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Republican
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December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880
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Elected in 1877. [data missing]
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Edwin A. Davis (Marysville)
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Republican
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December 3, 1877 – January 8, 1883
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Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]
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Augustus L. Chandler (Nicolaus)
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Republican
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January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887
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Elected in 1882. [data missing]
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D. J. McCarthy (San Francisco)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
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Elected in 1886. [data missing]
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San Francisco
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James E. Britt (San Francisco)
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Democratic
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January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893
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Elected in 1888. [data missing]
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/John_Fay%2C_1902.jpg/100px-John_Fay%2C_1902.jpg) John Fay (San Francisco)
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Democratic
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January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897
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Elected in 1892. [data missing]
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John Feeney (San Francisco)
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Democratic
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January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
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Elected in 1896. [data missing]
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/John_H._Nelson%2C_1903.jpg/100px-John_H._Nelson%2C_1903.jpg) John H. Nelson (San Francisco)
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Republican
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January 1, 1901 – January 4, 1909
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Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing]
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Lester_G._Burnett%2C_1908.jpg/100px-Lester_G._Burnett%2C_1908.jpg) Lester G. Burnett (San Francisco)
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Republican
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January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
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Elected in 1908. [data missing]
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David W. Mott (Santa Paula)
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Republican
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January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917
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Elected in 1912. [data missing]
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Santa Barbara, Ventura
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J. R. Thompson (Santa Barbara)
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Democratic
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January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921
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Elected in 1916. [data missing]
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Frank_A._Arbuckle%2C_1924.jpg/100px-Frank_A._Arbuckle%2C_1924.jpg) F. A. Arbuckle (Santa Barbara)
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Republican
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January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925
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Elected in 1920. [data missing]
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John J. Hollister Sr. (Gaviota)
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Republican
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January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929
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Elected in 1924. [data missing]
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Walter_H._Duval%2C_1932.jpg/100px-Walter_H._Duval%2C_1932.jpg) Walter H. Duval (Santa Paula)
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Republican
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January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933
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Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 33rd district.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Edward_H._Tickle%2C_1935.jpg/100px-Edward_H._Tickle%2C_1935.jpg) Edward H. Tickle (Monterey)
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Republican
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January 2, 1933 – January 8, 1945
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Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1940. [data missing]
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Monterey, San Benito
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Frederick_Weybret%2C_1954.jpg/100px-Frederick_Weybret%2C_1954.jpg) Frederick Weybret (Salinas)
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Republican
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January 8, 1945 – January 31, 1955
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Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. Died.
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Monterey, San Benito
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Monterey
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Vacant
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January 31, 1955 – May 23, 1955
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Fred_Farr%2C_1958.jpg/100px-Fred_Farr%2C_1958.jpg) Fred Farr (Carmel)
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Democratic
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May 23, 1955 – January 2, 1967
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Elected to finish Weybret's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 17th district and lost re-election.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Robert_S._Stevens%2C_1967.jpg/100px-Robert_S._Stevens%2C_1967.jpg) Robert S. Stevens (Santa Monica)
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Republican
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January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976
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Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to become a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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Los Angeles
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/H._L._Richardson%2C_1971.jpg/100px-H._L._Richardson%2C_1971.jpg) H. L. Richardson (Glendora)
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Republican
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December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1988
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Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. Retired.
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Inyo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Bill_Leonard%2C_1999.jpg/100px-Bill_Leonard%2C_1999.jpg) Bill Leonard (San Bernardino)
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Republican
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December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992
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Elected in 1988. Redistricted to the 31st district.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Teresa_Patterson_Hughes%2C_1997.jpg/100px-Teresa_Patterson_Hughes%2C_1997.jpg) Tessa P. Hughes (Los Angeles)
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Democratic
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December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000
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Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1996. Term-limited and retired.
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Los Angeles
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Edward_Vincent_Jr.%2C_mayor_of_Inglewood_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Edward_Vincent_Jr.%2C_mayor_of_Inglewood_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg) Edward Vincent (Inglewood)
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Democratic
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December 4, 2000 – November 4, 2008
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Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2004. Term-limited and retired.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Roderick_Wright.jpg/100px-Roderick_Wright.jpg) Roderick Wright (Inglewood)
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Democratic
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December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
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Elected in 2008. Redistricted to the 35th district.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Carol_Liu_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Carol_Liu_%28cropped%29.jpg) Carol Liu (La Cañada Flintridge)
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Democratic
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December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016
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Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2012. Term-limited and retired.
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Los Angeles, San Bernardino
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Anthony_Portantino%2C_2022.jpg/100px-Anthony_Portantino%2C_2022.jpg) Anthony Portantino (La Cañada Flintridge)
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Democratic
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December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024
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Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Term-limited and ran for U.S. House of Representatives.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Sasha_Ren%C3%A9e_P%C3%A9rez%2C_2024_%282%29.jpg/100px-Sasha_Ren%C3%A9e_P%C3%A9rez%2C_2024_%282%29.jpg) Sasha Renée Pérez (Alhambra)
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Democratic
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December 2, 2024 – present
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Elected in 2024.
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