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District 41, Pasadena

Time in office

Assembly: 2012—Present

Background

Business Owner/Councilmember

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Capitol office

Capitol Office, Room 5132
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0041; (916) 319-2041

District office(s)

600 North Rosemead Boulevard, Suite 117, Pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 351-1917

415 West Foothill Boulevard, Suite 124, Claremont, CA 91711; (909) 624-7876

Biographical information

Birth Place

Montgomery, AL

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

Residence

Pasadena, CA

Gender

Male

Born

July 19, 1960

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Selected Legislator

Democratic

Republican

Independent

No longer in this office

Liberal

Conservative

This legislator was Left relative to colleagues in the state Assembly last year.

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CalMatters coverage about this legislator

California politicians owe $2 million in campaign fines, don’t get punished

By Laurel Rosenhall, April 14, 2021

Election calendar crunch: Census count is running late

By Ben Christopher, April 8, 2021

Mandate diversity? California bill would ban all-white corporate boards

By Elizabeth Castillo, August 4, 2020

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Committees this legislator serves on

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Business and Professions

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Bills involving new regulatory entities within the Department of Consumer Affairs; elimination of regulatory entities within the DCA; health care professional licensing; Veterinarian licensing; Occupational licensing; Vocational education; Department of General Services; Product labeling.

Communications and Conveyance

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Bills including emergency communication networks, broadband, telecommunications, electronic privacy, electric vehicles.

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

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Bills involving toxic substances and hazardous materials, hazardous waste regulation, drinking water regulation, and pesticides.

Judiciary

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Bills involving family law, product liability, tort liability, Civil Code, and Evidence Code.

Utilities and Energy (Chair)

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Bills involving the California Energy Commission; California Independent System Operator; California Public Utilities Commission; Electric generation; Electric grid; Energy providers; utility rates; water utilities.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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27%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.

100%

2020

California Labor Federation

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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.

88%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.

91%

2020

California Teachers Association

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California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.

95%

2020

Courage California

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Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.

31%

2020

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.

Assembly District 41 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

47%

46%

GOP

25%

24%

No party

22%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

33%

39%

White

42%

37%

Asian

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$86,963

$75,235

Median age

40.8

36.5

Poverty rate

10%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

46%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Chris Holden (Incumbent)

Democratic

65.3%

Robin A. Hvidston

Republican

34.7%

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Chris Holden

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District office(s)

Biographical information

Birth Place

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Residence

Gender

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

California politicians owe $2 million in campaign fines, don’t get punished

Election calendar crunch: Census count is running late

Mandate diversity? California bill would ban all-white corporate boards

Committees this legislator serves on

Business and Professions

Communications and Conveyance

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Judiciary

Utilities and Energy (Chair)

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Assembly District 41 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

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