California's 24th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly

California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...

. It is currently represented by Democrat

California Democratic Party

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 Jim Beall of San Jose

San Jose, California

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, who succeeded Rebecca Cohn

Rebecca Cohn

Rebecca Cohn is an American politician who served as the California State Assembly member for the 24th District from 2001 to 2007...

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District profile

The district currently consists of 25.16% of Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County, California

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, including Buena Vista

Buena Vista, Santa Clara County, California

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, Burbank

Burbank, Santa Clara County, California

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, Cambrian Park, Campbell

Campbell, California

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, Fruitdale

Fruitdale, California

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, Saratoga

Saratoga, California

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, 35.47% of San Jose

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

, and 20.03% of Santa Clara

Santa Clara, California

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Assembly District 24 stretches from the hills of San Jose’s Berryessa district through Willow Glen and West San Jose, and south to the neighborhoods of Santa Teresa. It also encompasses Saratoga, Campbell, and portions of Santa Clara and Los Gatos.

The district is home to some of Silicon Valley’s most heavily visited destinations for commerce, culture, medicine, tourism, and nature, including Mineta San Jose International Airport, Santana Row, the Montalvo Arts Center, the Hakone Gardens, the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium, the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, the Winchester Mystery House, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and Santa Teresa County Park.

2006

2004

2002

Democratic Party Delegates of 2011-2013:

Jill Chesler

Maureen De Nieva

Drina Collins

Jeanine Cornelliusen

Myrtle Farrande

Melinda Amato

Peter Allen

Clark Williams

Lizandro Carrasco

Kerry Hillis

Shaian Mohammadi

Clarence Madrilejos

See also

• California State Assembly Districts
  California State Assembly districts
  California's State Assembly districts are numbered 1 through 80. The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members to the Assembly, representing an equal amount of constituencies, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
  
  
• California State Assembly
  California State Assembly
  The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
  
  
• Districts in California
  Districts in California
  There are several different types of districts in California. The U.S. state of California is geographically divided into various districts for political and administrative purposes.-Congressional Districts:...
  
  

External links

Official Profile of Assembly District from California State Assembly--http://www.assembly.ca.gov/committee/c7/asmfinal/AD24.HTM