California's 29th Senate District
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California's 29th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Republican Senator Bob Margett of Glendora.
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[edit] District Profile
The 29th District covers a diverse assortment of Republican-leaning suburbs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. It contains portions of three counties, incuding both the San Gabriel Foothills and both sides of the hill ranges separating Orange and Los Angeles Counties.
Over half of the district's population lives in Los Angeles County. This includes over two dozen cities and unincorporated areas from La Crescenta-Montrose to Diamond Bar. The district's Foothill cities include Arcadia, Monrovia, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, and Claremont. The southern tier contains Walnut and La Habra Heights and the unincorporated areas of Rowland Heights and Hacienda Heights. Two cities in San Bernardino County are also adjacent to this tier: Chino and Chino Hills.
The remainder of the district is in Orange County, north of the 91 freeway. In contrast to the Los Angeles County portion, just four cities and a sliver of a fifth are in the district. The entirety of Brea, Yorba Linda, La Habra, and Placentia are in the district, along with a small portion of Anaheim, in the Anaheim Foothills stretching toward Riverside County..
[edit] Politics
The 27th Senate District is a safe Republican district. As of 2006, 45% of Registered Voters were registered Republican and 32% were registered Democratic. In 2004, Senator Margett received 62% of the vote.
[edit] 2001 Redistricting
Reflecting the relative growth rates between Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, Redisticting shifted the 29th toward the southeast. In 1991, the 29th was located entirely in Los Angeles County. In 2001, almost half of the district's population, predominantly in Whittier, Covina, and West Covina on the western edge, were removed in favor of the Orange and San Bernardino County areas.
[edit] External Links
Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]
