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California, State Assembly, District 33

California State Assembly District 33
Current incumbentJay Obernolte Republican Party

California’s thirty-third state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Jay Obernolte.

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 33

Incumbent Jay Obernolte (R) defeated Socorro Cisneros (D) in the general election for California State Assembly District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jay Obernolte (R)
60.2
72,109

Socorro Cisneros (D)
39.8
47,603

Total votes: 119,712
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 33

Incumbent Jay Obernolte and Socorro Cisneros defeated Scott Markovich in the primary for California State Assembly District 33 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jay Obernolte (R)
65.8
43,100

Socorro Cisneros (D)
19.2
12,566

Scott Markovich (D)
15.0
9,854

Total votes: 65,520

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 Jay Obernolte defeated Scott Markovich in the California State Assembly District 33 general election.

California State Assembly, District 33 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jay Obernolte Incumbent 59.96% 84,000
Democratic Scott Markovich 40.04% 56,086
Total Votes 140,086
Source: California Secretary of State

Scott Markovich and incumbent Jay Obernolte were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 33 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 33 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Markovich
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jay Obernolte Incumbent

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. John Coffey (D) and Jay Obernolte (R) defeated Michelle Ambrozic (R), Art Bishop (R), Robert J. "Bob" Buhrle (R), Robert Larivee (R), Jerry J. Laws (R), Scott Markovich (R), Rick Roelle (R) and Brett Savage (R) in the blanket primary. Obernolte defeated Coffey in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 33, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJay Obernolte 65.9% 46,144
Democratic John Coffey 34.1% 23,828
Total Votes 69,972

California State Assembly, District 33 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Coffey 23.1% 9,865
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJay Obernolte 18.8% 8,028
Republican Michelle Ambrozic 17.7% 7,566
Republican Rick Roelle 15.4% 6,574
Republican Art Bishop 14% 5,956
Republican Brett Savage 4.2% 1,811
Republican Scott Markovich 2.3% 975
Republican Jerry J. Laws 1.9% 814
Republican Robert J. Buhrle 1.9% 802
Republican Robert Larivee 0.7% 299
Total Votes 42,690

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 Tim Donnelly (R) and John Coffey (D) defeated William Jahn (R) in the June 5 blanket primary. Donnelly went on to defeat Coffey in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 33, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Donnelly Incumbent 59% 73,836
Democratic John Coffey 41% 51,215
Total Votes 125,051

California State Assembly, District 33 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Coffey 28.7% 13,873
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Donnelly Incumbent 52.1% 25,200
Republican William Jahn 19.3% 9,331
Total Votes 48,404

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 33 raised a total of $5,566,364. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $154,621 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 33

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $430,019 2 $215,010
2014 $676,230 10 $67,623
2012 $442,034 3 $147,345
2010 $1,299,983 6 $216,664
2008 $561,820 2 $280,910
2006 $369,275 2 $184,638
2004 $1,063,357 6 $177,226
2002 $389,815 3 $129,938
2000 $333,831 2 $166,916
Total $5,566,364 36 $154,621