California State Senate District 2

California State Senate District 2 is represented by Mike McGuire (D).

As of the 2020 Census, California state senators represented an average of 988,455 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 931,348 residents.

About the office[edit]

Members of the California State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits.^[1] 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 the first Monday in the December following their election.

Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, a candidate for the Senate must be:

• a citizen of the U.S.;
• a state resident for at least three years;
• a resident of his or her legislative district for at least one year; and
• a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.^[2]

Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$119,702/year	$211/day for senators and $214/day for representatives

Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with 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 total).^[3]

Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the California State Legislature, the governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the governor within 14 days of the vacancy. No special election can be held if the vacancy happens in an election year and the nominating deadline passes.^[4]

See sources: California Elec. Code, § 10700 and California Cons. Art. IV, § 2

District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2020 census

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission voted 14-0 in favor of a new state Assembly and Senate district maps on December 20, 2021, and delivered those maps to the secretary of state on December 27, 2021.^[5][6] These maps take effect for California's 2022 state legislative elections.

How does redistricting in California work? In California, a non-politician commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. Established in 2008 by ballot initiative, the commission comprises 14 members: five Democrats, five Republicans, and four belonging to neither party. A panel of state auditors selects the pool of nominees from which the commissioners are appointed. This pool comprises 20 Democrats, 20 Republicans, and 20 belonging to neither party. The majority and minority leaders of both chambers of the state legislature may each remove two members from each of the aforementioned groups. The first eight commission members are selected at random from the remaining nominees. These first eight comprise three Democrats, three Republicans, and two belonging to neither party. The first eight commissioners appoint the remaining six, which must include two Democrats, two Republicans, and two belonging to neither party.^[7]

Commissioners must meet the following requirements in order to serve:^[7]

1. Members must have voted in at least two of the last three statewide elections.
2. Members cannot have switched party affiliation for at least five years.
3. "Neither commissioners nor immediate family may have been, within 10 years of appointment, a candidate for federal or state office or member of a party central committee; an officer, employee, or paid consultant to a federal or state candidate or party; a registered lobbyist or paid legislative staff; or a donor of more than $2,000 to an elected candidate."
4. Members cannot be "staff, consultants or contractors for state or federal government" while serving as commissioners. The same prohibition applies to the family of commission members.

In order to approve a redistricting plan, nine of the commission's 14 members must vote for it. These nine must include three Democrats, three Republicans, and three belonging to neither party. Maps drawn by the commission may be overturned by public referendum. In the event that a map is overturned by the public, the California Supreme Court must appoint a group to draw a new map.^[7]

The California Constitution requires that districts be contiguous. Further, the state constitution mandates that "to the extent possible, [districts] must ... preserve the geographic integrity of cities, counties, neighborhoods and communities of interest." Districts must also "encourage compactness." State Senate and Assembly districts should be nested within each other where possible.^[7]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

2018[edit]

See also: California State Senate elections, 2018

2014[edit]

See also: California State Senate elections, 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. Mike McGuire (D) and Lawrence R. Wiesner (R) defeated Derek Knell (D) and Harry V. Lehmann (I) in the blanket primary. McGuire defeated Wiesner in the general election.^[8][9][10]

California State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike McGuire	70%	188,142
	Republican	Lawrence R. Wiesner	30%	80,778
Total Votes				268,920

California State Senate, District 2 Blanket Primary, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike McGuire	57.9%	104,670
	Republican	Lawrence R. Wiesner	26.8%	48,401
	Democratic	Derek Knell	10.9%	19,733
	Independent	Harry V. Lehmann	4.5%	8,060
Total Votes				180,864

2010[edit]

See also: California State Senate elections, 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. Noreen Evans was eligible but did not seek re-election to the California State Assembly in 2010. She instead won election to District 2 of the California State Senate. Evans defeated Tom Lynch, David Rosas and Joanne Sanders in the June 8 blanket primary, before defeating Lawrence E. Wiesner in the general election. Wiesner ran without primary opposition.^{[11] [12]}

California State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Noreen Evans	63.4%	190,824
	Republican	Lawrence E. Wiesner	36.6%	110,209
Total Votes				301,033

California State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2010
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Noreen Evans	58.8%	45,076
Tom Lynch	18.6%	14,263
Joanne Sanders	15%	11,486
David Rosas	7.5%	5,775
Total Votes		76,600

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for California State Senate District 2 raised a total of $6,343,673. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $288,349 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 2
Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2018	$1,519,221	2	$759,610
2014	$1,013,645	4	$253,411
2012	$318,569	1	$318,569
2010	$643,643	5	$128,729
2008	$430,038	1	$430,038
2006	$399,004	2	$199,502
2004	$437,288	1	$437,288
2002	$738,125	5	$147,625
2000	$844,140	1	$844,140
Total	$6,343,673	22	$288,349

See also[edit]

• California State Legislature
• California State Senate
• California State Assembly
• California state legislative districts

External links[edit]

• The California State Legislature

Footnotes[edit]

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