California's 16th State Assembly district is one of 80

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State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of

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District profile

The district is located in the

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. The most affluent State Assembly district, it consists of suburbs east of the

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, including Lamorinda, the

Tri-Valley The Tri-Valley area is grouping of three valleys in the East Bay region of California's Bay Area. The three valleys are Amador Valley, San Ramon Valley, and Livermore Valley. The Tri-Valley encompasses the cities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasa ...

, and most of

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. During Catharine Baker's time in office, it was the most Democratic seat held by a Republican in the Assembly.

Alameda County Alameda County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. Alam ...

– ''13.3%'' of Alameda County population *

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* Livermore * Pleasanton

Contra Costa County ) of the San Francisco Bay , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_name1 = California , subdivision_type2 ...

– ''25.3%'' of Contra Costa County population *

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* Blackhawk * Danville * Diablo * Lafayette *

Moraga Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The town is named in honor of Joaquín Moraga, member of the famed Californio family. As of 2020, Moraga had a total population of 16,870 people. Moraga ...

Saranap Saranap (until 1913, Dewing Park) is a residential census-designated place (CDP) within central Contra Costa County, California. Lying at an elevation of 180 feet (55 m), it is bounded on the south and east by portions of Walnut Creek (including th ...

* San Ramon *

– ''82.5%'' of Walnut Creek population included

Election results from statewide races

List of Assembly Members

Due to redistricting, the 16th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the

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Election results 1992 - present

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References

External links

District map
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