California's 20th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

District profile The district encompasses most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern Los Angeles, including Burbank, Van Nuys, Reseda, Canoga Park, Tujunga, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, Panorama City, Pacoima, Mission Hills, San Fernando, and Sylmar.

Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" No 64.8 – 35.2% 2020 President Biden 65.2 – 32.5% 2018 Governor Newsom 65.7 – 34.3% Senator Feinstein 52.9 – 47.1% 2016 President Clinton 67.9 – 26.8% Senator Harris 50.6 – 49.4% 2014 Governor Brown 61.7 – 38.3% 2012 President Obama 68.2 – 29.8% Senator Feinstein 68.8 – 31.2%

List of senators representing the district Due to redistricting, the 20th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

1851–1861: one seat Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties representedDistrict established April 16, 1852James M. EstillDemocratic April 16, 1852 – May 15, 1854Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1852. SierraJohn D. ScellanWhig January 1, 1855 – April 21, 1856Elected in 1854. William T. FergusonKnow NothingJanuary 5, 1857 – April 26, 1858Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1857. DemocraticM. KirkpatrickDemocraticJanuary 3, 1859 – April 13, 1860Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1859. Harry J. ThorntonBeckenridge DemocraticJanuary 7, 1861 – June 19, 1861Elected in 1860. Resigned. VacantJune 19, 1861 – September 4, 1861Vacant seat redistricted to the 22nd district before special election.

1860–1867: two seats Years   Seat A   Seat B   Counties represented Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history January 7, 1861 – May 15, 1862 William D. HarrimanRepublicanElected in 1861. Re-elected in 1862. Retired. Philip W. ThomasUnion Democratic Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1861. Placer May 15, 1862 – December 7, 1863Union Felix B. HigginsUnion Elected in 1862. December 7, 1863 – April 4, 1864 James E. HaleUnionElected in 1862. Re-elected in 1865. John YuleUnionElected in 1862. Re-elected in 1865. December 4, 1865 – April 2, 1866

1867–1876: one seat Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties representedCharles A. TweedUnion December 2, 1867 – April 4, 1870Elected in 1867. PlacerVacantApril 4, 1870 – December 4, 1871 Jacob H. NeffRepublican December 4, 1871 – April 1, 1872Elected in 1871. Noble MartinIndependent December 1, 1873 – April 3, 1876Elected in 1873. Placer, El Dorado County, California

1876–1878: two seats Years   Seat A   Seat B  Counties represented Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history December 6, 1875 – April 3, 1876 Samuel G. Hilborn RepublicanElected in 1875. Redistricted to the 19th district. William M. Hill Democratic Elected in 1875. Solano, SonomaDecember 3, 1877 – April 1, 1878VacantSeat vacant due to Hillborn winning a seat for the 19th district.

1880–present: one seat Senators Party Years served Electoral history Counties representedWilliam L. AndersonDemocratic January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883Elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. Lake, Napa, SonomaDennis SpencerDemocratic January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Thomas J. Pinder Democratic January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. San Francisco George H. Williams Republican January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 24th district.John T. Broderick Republican January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1892. Eugene F. Bert Republican January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899Elected in 1894. Frank W. Burnett Republican January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903Elected in 1898. Frank French Republican January 5, 1903 – February 27, 1905 Elected in 1902. Expelled for accepting bribes.VacantFebruary 27, 1905 – January 7, 1907 Thomas J. Kennedy Democratic January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911Elected in 1906. Lost re-election. Edward F. Bryant Republican January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915Elected in 1910. Retired to become San Francisco Tax Collector.William S. Scott ProgressiveJanuary 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1918. Retired to become a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.RepublicanP. J. Gray Republican January 8, 1923 – April 23, 1930Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1926. Died.VacantApril 23, 1930 – January 5, 1931Bradford S. CrittendenRepublican January 5, 1931 – January 8, 1951Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1946. San Joaquin Verne W. HoffmanRepublican January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1954. Retired to run for State Assembly.Alan Short Democratic January 3, 1955 – January 2, 1967Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 6th district. William E. CoombsRepublican January 2, 1967 – October 19, 1973 Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1970. Resigned.San BernardinoVacantOctober 19, 1973 – January 23, 1974 Ruben Ayala Democratic January 23, 1974 – November 30, 1974Elected to finish Coombs's term. Redistricted to the 32nd district. Alan Robbins Democratic December 2, 1974 – November 19, 1991 Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1990. Resigned after being indicted due to the BRISPEC sting operation.Los AngelesVacantNovember 19, 1991 – July 2, 1992 David Roberti Democratic July 2, 1992 – November 30, 1994Resigned from the 23rd district and assumed seat to finish Robbins's term. Retired due to term limits.Herschel Rosenthal Democratic December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1994. Retired due to term limits.Richard Alarcon Democratic December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for State Assembly. Alex Padilla Democratic December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for Secretary of State. Connie Leyva Democratic December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for San Bernardino County Supervisor.Los Angeles, San Bernardino Caroline Menjivar Democratic December 5, 2022 – presentElected in 2022.Los Angeles

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