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California, State Senate, District 22

California State Senate District 22
Current incumbentSusan Rubio Democratic Party

California’s twenty-second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Susan Rubio.

California state senators represent an average of 931,349 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 846,791 residents.

About the office

Members serve four-year terms with term limits. The terms of the senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The senators representing odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. 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 two four-year terms (eight years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy being created. 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 Senate 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 Senate District 22

Susan Rubio (D) defeated Mike Eng (D) in the general election for California State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Susan Rubio (D)
52.3
101,936

Mike Eng (D)
47.7
93,018

Total votes: 194,954
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Primary election
Primary for California State Senate District 22

Mike Eng and Susan Rubio defeated Monica Garcia and Ruben Sierra in the primary for California State Senate District 22 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mike Eng (D)
45.3
38,051

Susan Rubio (D)
26.4
22,136

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Monica Garcia (D)
20.7
17,404

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Ruben Sierra (D)
7.6
6,377

Total votes: 83,968

2014

Elections for the California State Senate 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 Ed Hernandez (D) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated write-in candidate Marc Rodriguez (R) in the general election.

California State Senate, District 22, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEd Hernandez Incumbent 64.8% 63,570
Republican Marc Rodriguez 35.2% 34,468
Total Votes 98,038

2010

Elections for the office of California State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 6, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2010. Kevin de León defeated Alejandro Menchaca, Edward Paul Reyes and David Rosas in the June 8 Democratic primary before running unopposed in the general election.

California State Senate, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2010

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin de León 58.6% 18,743
David Rosas 18% 5,775
Edward Paul Reyes 11.6% 3,727
Alejandro Menchaca 11.7% 3,757
Total Votes 32,002

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for California State Senate District 22 raised a total of $5,276,610. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $405,893 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 22

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $1,513,350 2 $756,675
2012 $863,862 1 $863,862
2010 $880,716 3 $293,572
2008 $69,228 1 $69,228
2006 $500,465 3 $166,822
2004 $481,117 1 $481,117
2002 $796,872 1 $796,872
2000 $171,000 1 $171,000
Total $5,276,610 13 $405,893