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California, State Assembly, District 25

California State Assembly District 25
Current incumbentKansen Chu Democratic Party

California’s twenty-fifth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Kansen Chu.

California state assembly members represent an average of 465,674 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 420,000 residents.

About the office

Members of the California State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits. California legislators assume office one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,459/year$192/day for each day in session.

Term limits

Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the assembly, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for California State Assembly District 25

Incumbent Kansen Chu (D) defeated Bob Brunton (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 25 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kansen Chu (D)
74.3
98,612

Bob Brunton (R)
25.7
34,193

Total votes: 132,805
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 25

Incumbent Kansen Chu and Bob Brunton defeated Carmen Montano and Robert Imhoff in the primary for California State Assembly District 25 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kansen Chu (D)
51.8
36,417

Bob Brunton (R)
23.3
16,391

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Carmen Montano (D)
21.8
15,345

Robert Imhoff (L)
3.0
2,127

Total votes: 70,280

2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Kansen Chu defeated Bob Brunton in the California State Assembly District 25 general election.

California State Assembly, District 25 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kansen Chu Incumbent 72.80% 107,821
Republican Bob Brunton 27.20% 40,280
Total Votes 148,101
Source: California Secretary of State

Incumbent Kansen Chu and Bob Brunton were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 25 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 25 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kansen Chu Incumbent
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Brunton

2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Kansen Chu (D) and Bob Brunton (R) defeated Teresa Cox (D), Armando Gomez (D) and Craig T. Steckler (D) in the blanket primary. Chu defeated Brunton in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 25, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKansen Chu 69.4% 57,718
Republican Bob Brunton 30.6% 25,441
Total Votes 83,159

California State Assembly, District 25 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKansen Chu 30.6% 16,672
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBob Brunton 23.3% 12,699
Democratic Armando Gomez 16.9% 9,218
Democratic Teresa Cox 16.7% 9,104
Democratic Craig T. Steckler 12.5% 6,835
Total Votes 54,528

2012

Elections for the office of California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9, 2012. Incumbent Bob Wieckowski (D) and Arlyne Diamond (R) defeated Pete McHugh (D) in the June 5 blanket primary. Wieckowski went on to defeat Diamond in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 25, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Wieckowski Incumbent 70.5% 93,487
Republican Arlyne Diamond 29.5% 39,159
Total Votes 132,646

California State Assembly, District 25 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Pete McHugh 28.2% 14,970
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Wieckowski Incumbent 41.6% 22,112
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngArlyne Diamond 30.2% 16,077
Total Votes 53,159

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 25 raised a total of $5,384,853. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $168,277 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 25

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $402,868 2 $201,434
2014 $1,310,148 5 $262,030
2012 $653,331 3 $217,777
2010 $673,939 6 $112,323
2008 $553,188 2 $276,594
2006 $677,804 4 $169,451
2004 $367,171 2 $183,586
2002 $399,707 3 $133,236
2000 $346,697 5 $69,339
Total $5,384,853 32 $168,277