Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

Chris Holden
Assembly Democrat
District 41, Pasadena
Time in office
Assembly: 2012—Present
Campaign contributions
Assemblymember Chris Holden has taken at least $1.6 million from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 30% of his total campaign contributions.
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Capitol office
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 5650
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
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
Campaign contributions received by sector
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Chris Holden has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
---|---|---|
$1,631,624 $1.6 M | 30% | |
$528,875 $528k | 10% | |
$497,925 $497k | 9% | |
$353,575 $353k | 6% | |
$352,768 $352k | 6% | |
$283,675 $283k | 5% | |
$264,889 $264k | 5% | |
$251,067 $251k | 5% | |
$125,500 $125k | 2% | |
$111,950 $111k | 2% | |
$88,800 $88k | 2% | |
$77,400 $77k | 1% | |
$12,853 $12k | <1% | |
$4,509 $4k | <1% | |
$2,000 $2k | <1% | |
$1,620 $1k | <1% | |
Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified. |
Committees this legislator serves on
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Assembly District 41 demographics

Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2024
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2022 General
D
|
Chris Holden (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
60% | |
R
|
Michael McMahon
Republican
|
40% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
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By Emily Hoeven, September 8, 2022
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By Jeanne Kuang, August 30, 2022
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By Elizabeth Aguilera, June 16, 2022