California's 23rd Senate District

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California's 23rd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Senator Sheila Kuehl of Santa Monica.

1 District Profile
2 Politics
3 2001 Redistricting
4 External Links

[edit] District Profile

The 23rd District covers Los Angeles' wealthiest neighborhoods including a large portion of West Los Angeles and Mid-Wilshire. This district also connects to some poorer neighborhoods in Ventura County. Though it is mostly urban, some portions are distinctly rural, particularly in the Santa Monica Mountains.

The Los Angeles County portion of the district includes four cities in West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Malibu. Neighborhoods in the city of Los Angeles in the district include Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Beverlywood, Westwood, Carthay Circle, Fairfax, Melrose, and Olympic Park.

The San Fernando Valley communities of Woodland Hills, West Hills, Canoga Park, Tarzana, Encino, Sherman Oaks, and Studio City also are entirely or partly in the district. There are also four cities in the Conejo Valley portion of Los Angeles County, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, Westlake Village, and Calabasas.

The Ventura County portion includes the cities of Oxnard, and Port Hueneme.

[edit] Politics

The 23rd Senate District is a safe Democratic district. As of 2006, 50% of Registered Voters were registered Democrat and 26% were registered Republican. In 2004, Senator Kuehl received 66% of the vote .

[edit] 2001 Redistricting

Before and after, the 23rd was a West Los Angeles/south San Fernando Valley seat. However, redistricting removed portions of West Los Angeles in the Century City area and added Oxnard and Port Hueneme in Ventura County.

[edit] External Links

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

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