California, State Assembly, District 60

California State Assembly District 60
Current incumbent	Sabrina Cervantes

California’s sixtieth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Sabrina Cervantes.

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 60

Incumbent Sabrina Cervantes (D) defeated Bill Essayli (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 60 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sabrina Cervantes (D)	54.1	67,950
	Bill Essayli (R)	45.9	57,710

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 125,660

Primary election

Primary for California State Assembly District 60

Bill Essayli and incumbent Sabrina Cervantes advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 60 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bill Essayli (R)	52.9	30,639
✔	Sabrina Cervantes (D)	47.1	27,241

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 57,880

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.

Sabrina Cervantes defeated incumbent Eric Linder in the California State Assembly District 60 general election.

California State Assembly, District 60 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sabrina Cervantes	54.47%	77,404
	Republican	Eric Linder Incumbent	45.53%	64,710
Total Votes			142,114
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Eric Linder and Sabrina Cervantes defeated Ken Park in the California State Assembly District 60 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 60 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eric Linder Incumbent	45.62%	30,048
	Democratic	Sabrina Cervantes	41.51%	27,346
	Democratic	Ken Park	12.87%	8,478
Total Votes			65,872

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 Eric Linder (R) and write-in candidate Ken Park (D) defeated write-in candidates Oliver Unaka (D) and John Farr (L) in the blanket primary. Linder defeated Park in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 60, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eric Linder Incumbent	61.5%	34,348
	Democratic	Ken Park	38.5%	21,508
Total Votes			55,856

California State Assembly, District 60 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eric Linder Incumbent	98.6%	20,248
	Democratic	Ken Park (Write-in)	0.7%	144
	Democratic	Oliver Unaka (Write-in)	0.6%	118
	Libertarian	John Farr (Write-in)	0.2%	34
Total Votes			20,544

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 Eric Linder (R) and Jose Luis Perez (D) defeated Greg Kraft (R) and Stan Skipworth (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Linder went on to defeat Perez in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 60, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eric Linder	51.8%	60,638
	Democratic	Jose Luis Perez	48.2%	56,405
Total Votes			117,043

California State Assembly, District 60 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jose Luis Perez	32.4%	11,411
	Republican	Greg Kraft	19.2%	6,749
	Republican	Eric Linder	28.4%	10,000
	Republican	Stan Skipworth	20%	7,058
Total Votes			35,218

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 60 raised a total of $9,282,332. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $343,790 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 60

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$3,502,406	3	$1,167,469
2014	$778,157	4	$194,539
2012 *	$220,472	4	$55,118
2010	$439,290	2	$219,645
2008	$1,037,612	3	$345,871
2006	$511,195	2	$255,598
2004	$1,858,703	4	$464,676
2002	$403,827	2	$201,914
2000	$530,670	3	$176,890
Total	$9,282,332	27	$343,790
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.