California, State Assembly, District 24

California State Assembly District 24
Current incumbent	Marc Berman

California’s twenty-fourth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Marc Berman.

California state assembly members represent an average of 465,674 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 420,000 residents.

About the office

Members of the California State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits. California legislators assume office one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$110,459/year	$192/day for each day in session.

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. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the assembly, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 24

Incumbent Marc Berman (D) defeated Alex Glew (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 24 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Marc Berman (D)	76.6	135,305
	Alex Glew (R)	23.4	41,313

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 176,618

Primary election

Primary for California State Assembly District 24

Incumbent Marc Berman and Alex Glew defeated Bob Goodwyn in the primary for California State Assembly District 24 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Marc Berman (D)	75.4	78,140
✔	Alex Glew (R)	21.0	21,818
	Bob Goodwyn (L)	3.6	3,694

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 103,652

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. Incumbent Rich Gordon (D) did not seek re-election.

Marc Berman defeated Vicki Veenker in the California State Assembly District 24 general election.

California State Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marc Berman	54.43%	92,419
	Democratic	Vicki Veenker	45.57%	77,362
Total Votes			169,781
Source: California Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 24 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 24 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marc Berman	28.15%	30,649
	Democratic	Vicki Veenker	22.23%	24,201
	Republican	Peter Ohtaki	19.77%	21,525
	Democratic	Barry Chang	10.92%	11,890
	Democratic	Mike Kasperzak	10.42%	11,343
	Libertarian	John M. Inks	4.18%	4,546
	Independent	Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera	2.39%	2,603
	Democratic	Sea Reddy	1.93%	2,102
Total Votes			108,859

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 Richard S. Gordon (D) and Diane Gabl (R) defeated Greg Coladonato (D) in the blanket primary. Gordon defeated Gabl in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 24, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard S. Gordon Incumbent	70%	77,986
	Republican	Diane Gabl	30%	33,419
Total Votes			111,405

California State Assembly, District 24 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rich Gordon Incumbent	60.1%	38,758
	Republican	Diane Gabl	27.9%	18,021
	Democratic	Greg Coladonato	12%	7,738
Total Votes			64,517

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 Rich Gordon (D) and Chengzhi Yang (R) defeated Geby Espinosa (D) and Joseph Antonelli Rosas (I) in the June 5 blanket primary. Gordon went on to defeat Yang in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 24, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard S. Gordon Incumbent	70.4%	118,120
	Republican	Chengzhi "George" Yang	29.6%	49,700
Total Votes			167,820

California State Assembly, District 24 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Geby Espinosa	10.4%	7,654
	Democratic	Rich Gordon Incumbent	57%	42,018
	Republican	Chengzhi Yang	28.4%	20,949
	Independent	Joseph Antonelli Rosas	4.2%	3,129
Total Votes			73,750

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 24 raised a total of $10,601,891. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $278,997 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 24

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$2,261,256	8	$282,657
2014	$744,350	3	$248,117
2012	$769,353	4	$192,338
2010	$295,407	3	$98,469
2008	$421,047	2	$210,524
2006	$320,274	4	$80,069
2004	$1,209,840	5	$241,968
2002	$666,162	3	$222,054
2000	$3,914,202	6	$652,367
Total	$10,601,891	38	$278,997