| California's 1st congressional district | | | | Current Representative | | Mike Thompson (D) | | Area | 11,006 mi² (28,962 km²) | | Distribution | 76% urban, 24% rural | | Population (2000) | 639,087 | | Median income | $38,918 | | Ethnicity | 78.6% White, 1.4% Black, 3.8% Asian, 17.8% Hispanic, 2.8% Native American, 8.6% other | | Cook PVI | D+13 | California's 1st congressional district consists of the northern coastline and includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino counties and parts of Napa, Sonoma, and Yolo counties. It is currently represented by Mike Thompson, a Democrat who has represented the district since 1999. John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 59.7% of the vote. Barack Obama carried the district in 2008 with 65.60% of the vote while John McCain received 31.69%. [edit] Competitiveness California's 1st Congressional District was once conservative in nature; it was dominated by the GOP and was represented for many years by Rep. Donald H. Clausen. The trend toward the Democrats started in the 1970s with the migration of many environmentally conscious people from the San Francisco Bay Area who wanted to experience their lifestyle in a more open setting. Today, areas in Humboldt County and Mendocino County are known for their artist villages and the production of marijuana crops. The GOP last held the seat in 1998 when Rep. Frank Riggs (R) decided to run for the U.S. Senate. Riggs was replaced by long-time Assemblyman and State Senator Mike Thompson (D). Redistricting in 2001 added Democratic-leaning areas of Yolo County. [edit] Voting [edit] List of Representatives | Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | | Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare | Donald C. McRuer | Republican | 1865-03-04 – 1867-03-03 | Retired | | Samuel Beach Axtell | Democratic | 1867-03-04 – 1871-03-03 | Retired | | Sherman Otis Houghton | Republican | 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-03 | Redistricted to 4th district | | San Francisco | Charles Clayton | Republican | 1873-03-04 – 1875-03-03 | Retired | | William Adam Piper | Democratic | 1875-03-04 – 1877-03-03 | Lost re-election | | Horace Davis | Republican | 1877-03-04 – 1881-03-03 | Lost re-election | | William Rosecrans | Democratic | 1881-03-04 – 1885-03-03 | Retired | | Colusa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity | Barclay Henley | Democratic | 1885-03-04 – 1887-03-03 | Redistricted from the 3rd district | | Thomas L. Thompson | Democratic | 1887-03-04 – 1889-03-03 | Lost re-election | | John J. De Haven | Republican | 1889-03-04 – 1890-10-01 | Resigned | | Vacant | 1890-10-02 – 1890-12-08 | | Thomas J. Geary | Democratic | 1890-12-09 – 1893-03-03 | Redistricted to the 2nd district | | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity | John All Barham | Republican | 1895-03-04 – 1901-03-03 | Retired | | Frank Coombs | Republican | 1901-03-04 – 1903-03-03 | Lost re-election | | Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne | James N. Gillett | Republican | 1903-03-04 – 1906-11-04 | Elected governor | | Vacant | 1906-11-05 | | William F. Englebright | Republican | 1906-11-06 – 1911-03-03 | Lost re-election to Raker | | John E. Raker | Democratic | 1911-03-03 – 1913-03-03 | Redistricted to the 2nd district | | Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma, Sutter, Yuba | William Kent | Independent | 1913-03-03 – 1917-03-03 | Redistricted from the 2nd district
Retired | | Clarence F. Lea | Democratic | 1917-03-03 – 1949-01-03 | Retired | | Hubert B. Scudder | Republican | 1949-01-03 – 1953-01-03 | Retired | | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma | 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-03 | | Clement Woodnutt Miller | Democratic | 1959-01-03 – 1962-10-07 | Died | | Vacant | 1962-10-08 – 1963-01-21 | | Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma | Donald H. Clausen | Republican | 1963-01-22 – 1967-01-03 | Redistricted to the 2nd district | | Del Norte, Humboldt, most of Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma | 1967-01-03 – 1971-01-03 | | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma | 1971-01-03 – 1973-01-03 | | Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba | Harold T. Johnson | Democratic | 1973-01-03 – 1977-01-03 | Lost re-election to Chappie | | Eugene A. Chappie | Republican | 1977-01-03 – 1983-01-03 | Redistricted to the 2nd district | | Del Norte, Humboldt, western Lake, Mendocino, southern Napa, northern Sonoma | Douglas H. Bosco | Democratic | 1983-01-03 – 1991-01-03 | Lost re-election to Riggs | | Frank Riggs | Republican | 1991-01-03 – 1993-01-03 | Lost re-election to Hamburg | | Del Norte, Humboldt, western Lake, Mendocino, Napa, northwestern Solano, northeastern Sonoma | Daniel Hamburg | Democratic | 1993-01-03 – 1995-01-03 | Lost re-election to Riggs | | Frank Riggs | Republican | 1995-01-03 – 1999-01-03 | Ran for Senate | | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 1999-01-03 – 2003-01-03 | Incumbent | | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, eastern Sonoma, southern Yolo | 2003-01-03–present | [edit] Election results [edit] 1890 (Special) [edit] 1906 (Special) [edit] 1963 (Special) [edit] References [edit] External links
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