| District: | 16 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 516,981 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Percent White: | 51.01 |
| Percent Black: | 1.93 |
| Percent Latino: | 11.20 |
| Percent Asian: | 29.16 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.18 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.17 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.58 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.60[1] |
California's 16th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of Orinda. [2]
The district is located in the East Bay. It consists of suburbs east of the Berkeley Hills, including Lamorinda, the Tri-Valley, and most of Walnut Creek. During Catharine Baker's time in office, it was the most Democratic seat held by a Republican in the Assembly.
Alameda County – (11.78%)
Contra Costa County – (27.22%)
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 65 – 35% |
| Senator | Padilla 66.3 – 33.7% | |
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" No 67.9 – 32.1% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 69 – 28.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.2 – 36.8% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.1 – 41.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64.5 – 29.2% |
| Senator | Harris 71.7 – 28.3% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 62.5 – 37.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57.7 – 40.1% |
| Senator | Feinstein 62.1 – 37.9% |
Due to redistricting, the 16th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. Colby | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Placer | |
| John Davis | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Noble Martin | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| E. D. Drees | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Sonoma | ||
| Walter Fitch Price | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | ||
| H. M. LeBaron | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| Frank A. Cromwell | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| James I. McConnell | Democratic | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | Yolo | |
| Nicholas A. Hawkins | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| James I. McConnell | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Lawrence H. Wilson | January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Will A. Dower | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Alpine, Calaveras, El Dorado | ||
| Robert I. Kerr | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado | ||
| Charles P. Vicini | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921 | |||
| Ralph McGee | January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923 | |||
| Ferdinand G. Stevenot | Republican | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | ||
| Harley E. Dillinger | Democratic | January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931 | ||
| January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne | |||
| Eugene W. Roland | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | ||
| Arthur H. Breed Jr. | January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939 | |||
| Arthur W. Carlson | January 2, 1939 - January 8, 1945 | |||
| Marvin Birkett Sherwin | January 8, 1945 - September 7, 1953 | Resigned from the State Assembly On September 7, 1953.[3] | ||
| Walter I. Dahl | November 25, 1953 - January 7, 1963 | Sworn in after winning special election when Sherwin resigned to be appointed as Judge on the Alameda County Superior Court.[4] | ||
| Don Mulford | January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971 | |||
| Kenneth A. Meade | Democratic | January 4, 1971 - November 30, 1974 | ||
| John Francis Foran | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | San Francisco | ||
| Art Agnos | December 6, 1976 - January 8, 1988 | Resigned from the State Assembly since he became Mayor of San Francisco. | ||
| John Burton | April 14, 1988 - November 30, 1992 | Won special election after Art Agnos resigned. He was sworn in on April 14, 1988.[5] | ||
| Barbara Lee | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996 | Alameda | ||
| Don Perata | December 2, 1996 - December 7, 1998 | |||
| Audie Bock | Green | April 5, 1999 - November 30, 2000 | Won the special election. First Green Party member to win an election for the California State Legislature. She was sworn in on April 5, 1999.[6] On October 7, 1999 she changed her party registration to Independent.[7] | |
| Wilma Chan | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | ||
| Sandré Swanson | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Joan Buchanan | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Alameda, Contra Costa | ||
| Catharine Baker | Republican | December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018 | ||
| Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Democratic | December 3, 2018 – Present | ||