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Most Expensive Fire
The most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history and possibly the most expensive wildfire in U.S history (the Palisades Fire in January 2025) occured within the districts represented by State Senator Ben Allen and Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin.
Link: List of Natural Disaster Legislators

New 2025 "California Lawmaker" Released
The new edition of "California Lawmaker" by JoinCalifornia editor Alex Vassar is now available. In it you'll find everything you need to know about the history of the California state legislature.

Rest in Peace
Fmr Assemblyman Bill Stanton who served in the State Assembly (1963-1966) died September 10th. He had the second longest life of any state lawmaker in California history.

Rest in Peace
Fmr Assemblywoman Patty Berg who served in the State Assembly (2002-2008) died November 19th.

California 175
The One Voter Project will be celebrating the 175 years of California statehood. Stay tuned at California175.com!

Tweets by Alex Vassar

Friday, January 17, 2025

Thanks for visiting! For the past seventeen years, this has been the political history project that just wouldn't end. We work continually to both build a better understanding of California's early political history as well as keeping up with recent elections and looking ahead to the future.

Our records currently include state legislative races since 1898 and statewide and federal offices back to 1849. As of today, our records include information about 14,673 candidates who ran in a total of 563 elections.

It's probably a good idea to keep in mind that records are really incomplete in the very earliest years (1850s), and this is all a work in progress. That being that, we always appreciate you letting us know if anything doesn't quite look right.

Alex and Shane
The One Voter Project

Elections and Other Happenings

● 39 days until the SD-36 and AD-32 Special Primary Elections (2/25)
● Live Election Night Results from the Secretary of State (2/25 after 8 pm)
● 102 days until the SD-36 and AD-32 Special Run-off Elections - if needed (4/29)

● November 5th was the 2024 General Election (11/5)

● 235 days until the 175th Anniversary of California Statehood (9/9)

● 530 days until the effective date for the Legislature Employer-Employee Relations Act (LEERA) (7/1/2026)

● 655 days until the 2026 General Election (11/3/2026)
● 417 days until the Filing Deadline (3/10/2026)
● 437 days until the Certified List of Candidates (3/30/2026)
● 501 days until the 2026 Primary Election (6/2/2026)

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