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California, State Assembly, District 30

California State Assembly District 30
Current incumbentRobert Rivas Democratic Party

California’s thirtieth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Robert Rivas.

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
SalaryPer 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 30

Robert Rivas (D) defeated Neil Kitchens (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Robert Rivas (D)
68.2
83,162

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Neil Kitchens (R)
31.8
38,719

Total votes: 121,881
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 30

Robert Rivas and Neil Kitchens defeated Peter Leroe-Muñoz, Trina Coffman-Gomez, and Bill Lipe in the primary for California State Assembly District 30 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Robert Rivas (D)
45.5
30,379

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Neil Kitchens (R)
30.1
20,099

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Peter Leroe-Muñoz (D)
10.6
7,099

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Trina Coffman-Gomez (D)
7.5
5,003

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Bill Lipe (D)
6.3
4,217

Total votes: 66,797

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 Luis Alejo (D) did not seek re-election.

Anna Caballero defeated Karina Cervantez Alejo in the California State Assembly District 30 general election.

California State Assembly, District 30 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anna Caballero 62.47% 79,885
Democratic Karina Cervantez Alejo 37.53% 47,998
Total Votes 127,883
Source: California Secretary of State

Anna Caballero and Karina Cervantez Alejo defeated Georgia Acosta and John M. Nevill in the California State Assembly District 30 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 30 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anna Caballero 46.15% 37,505
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Karina Cervantez Alejo 26.03% 21,158
Republican Georgia Acosta 15.58% 12,662
Republican John M. Nevill 12.24% 9,949
Total Votes 81,274

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 Luis Alejo (D) and Mark Starritt (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Alejo defeated Starritt in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 30, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Alejo Incumbent 59.8% 43,431
Republican Mark Starritt 40.2% 29,187
Total Votes 72,618

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 Luis Alejo (D) and Robert Bernosky (R) advanced past the June 5 blanket primary unopposed, before Alejo defeated Bernosky in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 30, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Alejo Incumbent 65.4% 79,141
Republican Rob Bernosky 34.6% 41,932
Total Votes 121,073

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 30 raised a total of $20,626,516. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $763,945 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 30

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $1,127,265 4 $281,816
2014 $633,911 2 $316,956
2012 $454,816 2 $227,408
2010 $2,017,404 4 $504,351
2008 $4,656,890 2 $2,328,445
2006 $3,209,175 3 $1,069,725
2004 $4,029,565 2 $2,014,783
2002 $2,393,912 6 $398,985
2000 $2,103,578 2 $1,051,789
Total $20,626,516 27 $763,945