California's 16th State Senate district

California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

's 16th State Senate
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...

District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat

California Democratic Party

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Michael Rubio of East Bakersfield

East Bakersfield, California

East Bakersfield is a large unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It lies at an elevation of 495 feet . It lies to the east and south of the city of Bakersfield, and lies among rolling hills. East Bakersfield's population is approximately 55,000, and has large Hispanic and African...

District profile

The 16th District encompasses the southern Central Valley, including the entirety of Kings County

Kings County, California

Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is located in a rich agricultural region. Kings County is also home to NAS Lemoore, which is the U.S. Navy's newest and largest master jet air station. The county seat is Hanford...

and parts of Fresno

Fresno County, California

Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...

, Kern

Kern County, California

Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...

, and Tulare

Tulare County, California

Tulare County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Fresno. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner , and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border...

Counties.
Fresno County

Coalinga
Coalinga, California
Coalinga is a city in Fresno County, California. The population was 13,380 at the 2010 census, up from 11,668 at the 2000 census. It is the site of both Pleasant Valley State Prison and Coalinga State Hospital. Coalinga is located southwest of Fresno, at an elevation of 673 feet .-Early...
Firebaugh
Firebaugh, California
Firebaugh is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 7,549 at the 2010 census, up from 5,743 as of the 2000 census. ZIP Code for the community is 93622 and the city is located inside area code 559. Firebaugh is located on the west side of the San Joaquin River west...
Fowler
Fowler, California
Fowler is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located within the San Joaquin Valley. It has a strong agricultural community, with lush grape vineyards and expansive farmland. Fowler is located southeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 308 feet...
Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

(47% of residents)
Huron
Huron, California
Huron is a small city in Fresno County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,754, up from 6,306 at the 2000 census. During the harvest season, the population swells to over 15,000 people due to the influx of migrant farm workers. Huron is located ...
Kerman
Kerman, California
Kerman is a city at the intersection of State Route 180 and State Route 145 in Fresno County, California, USA. The population was 13,544 at the 2010 census. Kerman is located west of Fresno, at an elevation of 220 feet ....
Mendota
Mendota, California
Mendota is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 11,014 at the 2010 census. The State Routes 180 and 33 run through the agricultural city. Mendota is located south-southeast of Firebaugh, at an elevation of 174 feet ....
Orange Cove
Orange Cove, California
Orange Cove is a small city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 9,078 at the 2010 census, up from 7,722 at the 2000 census. Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of whom are farmers...
Parlier
Parlier, California
Parlier is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 9,494, down from 11,145 at the 2000 census. The city has one of the state's highest percentage of Latinos, a large majority of them are seasonal migrant laborers who arrive and...
Sanger
Sanger, California
Sanger is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 24,270 at the 2010 census, up from 18,731 at the 2000 census. Sanger is located east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 371 feet .- Geography :...
San Joaquin
San Joaquin, California
San Joaquin is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2010 census, up from 3,270 at the 2000 census. The nearest high school in the area is Tranquillity High School in Tranquillity...
Selma
Selma, California
Selma is a city in Fresno County, California. The population was 23,219 at the 2010 census, up from 19,240 at the 2000 census. Selma is located southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 308 feet .-Geography:...
Bowles
Bowles, California
Bowles is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census, down from 182 at the 2000 census...
Calwa
Calwa, California
Calwa is an unincorporated census-designated place in Fresno County, California, U.S. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census, up from 762 at the 2000 census. Calwa is located south-southeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 292 feet...
Cantua Creek
Cantua Creek, California
Cantua Creek is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 466, down from the 655 reported at the 2000 census...
Del Rey
Del Rey, California
Del Rey is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,639 at the 2010 census, up from 950 at the 2000 census...
Easton
Easton, California
Easton is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 2,083 at the 2010 census, up from 1,966 at the 2000 census...
Lanare
Lanare, California
Lanare is a community and census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 589 at the 2010 census, up from 540 at the 2000 census. Lanare is located south-southwest of Fresno, at an elevation of 207 feet . The name is derived from Llewellyn A...
Raisin City
Raisin City, California
Raisin City is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 380 at the 2010 census, up from 165 at the 2000 census...
Riverdale
Riverdale, California
Riverdale is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 3,153 at the 2010 census, up from 2,416 at the 2000 census...
Tranquillity
Tranquillity, California
Tranquillity is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 799 at the 2010 census, down from 813 at the 2000 census. Tranquillity High School is the only high school in Tranquillity...

Kern County

Arvin
Arvin, California
Arvin is a city in Kern County, in the United States. Arvin is located southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 449 feet . As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,304, up from 12,956 at the 2000 census....
Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....

(24% of residents)
Delano
Delano, California
Delano's climate is characteristic of the San Joaquin Valley. The weather is hot and dry during the summer and cool and damp in winter. Frequent ground fog known regionally as "tule fog" can obscure vision. Record temperatures range between 115°F and 14°F...
McFarland
McFarland, California
McFarland is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. McFarland is located south of Delano, at an elevation of 354 feet . The population was 12,707 at the 2010 census, up from 9,618 at the 2000 census.-History:The first post office opened in 1908. McFarland...
Shafter
Shafter, California
Shafter is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is located west-northwest of Bakersfield. The population was 16,988 at the 2010 census, up from 12,736 at the 2000 census. Wired telephone numbers in Shafter follow the format 746-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93263.The city is located...
Wasco
Wasco, California
Wasco is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 328 feet...
Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow, California
Buttonwillow is a census-designated place in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Buttonwilliow is located west of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 269 feet . The population was 1,508 at the 2010 census, up from 1,266 at the 2000 census...
Lamont
Lamont, California
Lamont is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Lamont is located south-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 404 feet...
Lost Hills
Lost Hills, California
Lost Hills is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Lost Hills is located west-northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 305 feet...
Mettler
Mettler, California
Mettler, or Mettler Station, is a heavily Hispanic, low-income unincorporated area and census-designated place in Kern County, California. The population was 136 at the 2010 census, down from 157 at the 2000 census...
Weedpatch
Weedpatch, California
Weedpatch is a census-designated place in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Weedpatch is located south-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 387 feet...

Tulare County

Dinuba
Dinuba, California
Dinuba is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 21,453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Visalia Metropolitan Statistical Area according to the United States Census Bureau...
Lindsay
Lindsay, California
Lindsay is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 11,768 at the 2010 census. Lindsay is located southeast of Visalia and is considered part of the Visalia Metropolitan Area by the United States Census Bureau.-History:...
Woodlake
Woodlake, California
Woodlake is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 7,279 at the 2010 census, up from 6,651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodlake is located at ....
Alpaugh
Alpaugh, California
Alpaugh is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2010 census, up from 761 at the 2000 census....
Cutler
Cutler, California
Cutler is a community and census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 5,000 at the 2010 census, up from 4,491 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cutler is located at ....
Ducor
Ducor, California
Ducor is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census, up from 504 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ducor is located at ....
Earlimart
Earlimart, California
Earlimart is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 8,537, up from 6,583 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Earlimart is located at ....
East Orosi
East Orosi, California
East Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 495 at the 2010 census, up from 426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Orosi is located at ....
Goshen
Goshen, California
Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe, California
Ivanhoe is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 4,495 at the 2010 census, up from 4,474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ivanhoe is located at ....
London
London, California
London is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,869 at the 2010 census, up from 1,848 at the 2000 census .-Geography:London is located at ....
Orosi
Orosi, California
Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orosi is located at ....
Pixley
Pixley, California
Pixley is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,310 at the 2010 census, up from 2,586 at the 2000 census...
Poplar-Cotton Center
Poplar-Cotton Center, California
Poplar-Cotton Center is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 census, up from 1,496 at the 2000 census...
Richgrove
Richgrove, California
Richgrove is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,882 at the 2010 census, up from 2,723 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Richgrove is located at ....
Terra Bella
Terra Bella, California
Terra Bella is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,310 at the 2010 census, down from 3,466 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Terra Bella is located at ....
Tipton
Tipton, California
Tipton is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2010 census, up from 1,790 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tipton is located at ....
Traver
Traver, California
Traver is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 713 at the 2010 census, down from 732 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Traver is located at ....
Woodville
Woodville, California
Woodville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,740 at the 2010 census, up from 1,678 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodville is located at ....

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2002

1993 (Special)

External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD16.HTM

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District profile

2006

2002

1993 (Special)

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