Demographics in the California Legislature
The dataset contains racial/ethnic data for California's legislators since the end of the 2015-2016 legislative session through those elected for the current session and data on sex since 1919. An interactive visual for this dataset is available at https://public.tableau.com/views/LegislativeDemographics2021-22/UserView and https://www.library.ca.gov/crb/reports/
Complete Metadata
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API = Asian Pacific Islander
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R = Republican Party
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Column Headings:
Term = Each two year term beginning with 1919-20 through 2025-26
Start/End = Start or End; indicates whether the member served at the start or end of the term. A member who served the entire term will have an entry for both start and end. This indicates changes due to special elections.
House = California State Senate or California State Assembly
District = Number reflects the district number. For example: For Brian Dahle, "1" represents "District 1" It is a senate district because the house column for Brian Dahle is "Senate"
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Last = Last Name
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| identifier | 0d0b2e01-28a8-43ea-9145-d4b6380c6a34 |
| issued | 2020-11-04T21:56:15.318215 |
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| modified | 2025-11-25T18:53:21.052042 |
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| title | Demographics in the California Legislature |