California's 15th Senate District

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California's 15th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Republican Senator Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria.

1 District Profile
2 Politics
3 2001 Redistricting
4 External Links

[edit] District Profile

The 15th District takes in most of the Central Coast. The district includes one of the longest streches of coastline, from Santa Cruz to just into Santa Barbara County. The district has a relatively small minority population due to the division of Monterey County .

The 15th includes all or portions of five counties, with no one county contributing more than a quarter of the district's population. San Luis Obispo County is entirely in the district, along with the city of Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County.

California State Route 1 connects San Luis Obispo with Monterey County. The western sections of the county, including the city of Monterey and all of Monterey Bay, are in the district, but the county's largest city, Salinas, is not. The district also includes the southeastern edge of Santa Cruz County, specifically the cities of Watsonville, and Scotts Valley.

Lastly, a small area in the southern edge of Santa Clara County is in the 15th, including the cities of Saratoga, Los Gatos, and Morgan Hill, as well as a portion of San Jose.

[edit] Politics

The 15th Senate District is one of the more competitive districts in the state. As of 2006, 39.5% of Registered Voters were registered Democrat while 37% were registered Republican. A large Democratic margin in Santa Cruz County is offset by a large Republican margin in San Luis Obispo County. In 2004, Senator Maldonado received 53% of the vote.

[edit] 2001 Redistricting

Before and after, the 15th included the southern portion of Santa Clara County, and the Monterey Bay area between Watsonville and Big Sur, but little else remained the same. The city of Santa Cruz was removed from the north end, San Benito County removed from the east along with Salinas and large portions of eastern Santa Clara and Monterey Counties. San Luis Obispo County and the Santa Maria area of Santa Barbara County were added, pushing the district distinctly southward.

[edit] External Links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]

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