California's 17th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat John Laird of Santa Cruz.
District profile The district encompasses the Big Sur section of the Central Coast, including Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties, along with northern San Luis Obispo County.
Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" No 65.1 – 34.9% 2020 President Biden 66.8 – 30.8% 2018 Governor Newsom 63.8 – 36.2% Senator Feinstein 54.0 – 46.0% 2016 President Clinton 63.4 – 29.6% Senator Harris 67.0 – 33.0% 2014 Governor Brown 66.0 – 34.0% 2012 President Obama 62.8 – 33.9% Senator Feinstein 65.1 – 34.9%
List of senators representing the district Due to redistricting, the 17th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes Charles Dent ReynoldsDemocratic January 8, 1883 – January 5, 1885Calaveras, Tuolumne Andrew B. BeauvaisRepublican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 Henry Vrooman January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889Alameda William E. Dargie January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 William J. DunnDemocratic January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897San Francisco Samuel Braunhart January 4, 1897 – June 28, 1900 Resigned to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Vacant June 28, 1900 – January 1, 1901 Joseph M. PlunkettDemocratic January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 Frank A. MarkeyRepublican January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 Thomas F. Finn January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 Archibald E. CampbellDemocratic January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917 Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo Elmer S. Rigdon January 8, 1917 – December 13, 1922Monterey, San Luis Obispo Died in office. Vacant December 13, 1922 – March 5, 1923 Ralph Leon HughesRepublican March 5, 1923 – January 5, 1925 Sworn in after winning special election. C. C. Baker January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933 William Richard Sharkey January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937Contra Costa Truman H. DeLap January 4, 1937 – January 3, 1949 George Miller Jr.Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 2, 1967 Donald L. GrunskyRepublican January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz Bob Nimmo December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Santa CruzHenry J. MelloDemocraticDecember 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992 Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Don RogersRepublican December 15, 1992 – November 30, 1996Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino Took his seat in the 17th State Senate district after resigning from the 16th State Senate district. William J. Knight December 2, 1996 – May 7, 2004 Died in office. Vacant May 7, 2004 – December 6, 2004 George RunnerRepublican December 6, 2004 – December 21, 2010Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura Resigned from the State Senate. Vacant December 21, 2010 – February 18, 2011 Sharon RunnerRepublican February 18, 2011 – November 30, 2012 Sworn in after winning special election. Bill MonningDemocratic December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2020Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz John Laird December 7, 2020 – present
Election results (1990-present)
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See also California State Senate California State Senate districts Districts in California
References
External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission