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31-631: California's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California . John Duarte , a Republican , has represented this district since January 2023. In the 2022 redistricting cycle, the district was moved to the San Joaquin Valley , while the old 13th district was renumbered as the 12th. The new 13th district includes all of Merced County ; most of the population of Madera County ; and parts of Stanislaus , Fresno , and San Joaquin Counties . It includes
62-402: A resort hotel and spa, six golf courses , an equestrian center, vineyards, a winery and commercial properties, including a high-tech research park. After investing $ 120 million into Diablo Grande and the financial crisis of 2007–08 occurring, the investors of the community filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 10, 2008. There were more than $ 54 million in unpaid debts and 70 out of
93-437: A population of 826. The population density was 161.5 inhabitants per square mile (62.4/km ). The racial makeup of Diablo Grande was 510 (61.7%) White , 77 (9.3%) African American , 3 (0.4%) Native American , 70 (8.5%) Asian , 6 (0.7%) Pacific Islander , 77 (9.3%) from other races , and 83 (10.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 254 persons (30.8%). The census reported that 826 people (100% of
124-669: Is about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Patterson . The 2010 United States census reported Diablo Grande's population was 826. The 2018 estimated population was 1,200. A gated community and golf resort developed by Don Panoz , in May 1990, the Patterson city council received preliminary plans for Diablo Grande. The project was later approved in the fall of 1993. By 1999, the Stanislaus County superior court had rejected Diablo Grande's second environmental impact report with
155-801: Is split between this district and the 9th district . They are partitioned by Union Pacific, Highway 380, S Tracy Blvd, the California Aqueduct, S Banta Rd, Highway 5, Paradise Cut, S Manthey Rd, Walthall Slough, E West Ripon Rd, Kincaid Rd, Hutchinson Rd, and Stanislaus River. The 9th district takes in the city of Lathrop . Stanislaus County is split between this district and the 5th district . They are partitioned by S Golden State Blvd, Highway J14, Union Pacific, Highway 99, N Golden State Blvd, Faith Home Rd, Rohde Rd, Moore Rd, Tuolumne River, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Lateral No 2 Park, Viola St, Roble Ave, N Conejo Ave, N Carpenter Rd, Kansas Ave, Morse Rd, and Stanislaus River. The 5th district takes in
186-528: Is the most populous U.S. state ; as a result, it has the most representation in the United States House of Representatives , with 52 Representatives. Each Representative represents one congressional district . Per the 2020 United States census , California lost a congressional seat which it had gained after the 2000 census , reducing its total seats from 53 to 52 starting from the 2022 elections and its subsequent 118th Congress . This marked
217-632: The 2012 elections . The 14-member Commission for 2020 is made up of five Republicans, five Democrats, and four members who are not affiliated with either party. Initial and supplemental applications were forwarded to a review panel consisting of three independent auditors from the CA State Auditor. This panel selected 120 of the "most qualified applicants", who were then personally interviewed and divided into three equal sub-pools according to party affiliation, and then narrowed down to 60 applicants. The review panel presented those 60 applicants to
248-632: The 2020 presidential election . Prior to the 2022 redistricting, the 13th district contained cities in the northwestern portion of Alameda County including Alameda , Albany , Berkeley , Emeryville , Oakland , Piedmont , and San Leandro . Due to the 2020 redistricting, California's 13th congressional district has been moved geographically to the San Joaquin Valley. It encompasses Merced County, and parts of San Joaquin , Stanislaus , Madera , and Fresno Counties. San Joaquin County
279-435: The 2004 elections, a win by less than 55 percent of the vote was quite rare. This was seen in only five out of 80 State Assembly seats and two out of 20 State Senate seats up for election. The congressional seats were even less competitive than the state legislative districts - just three of the 53 districts were won with less than 60 percent of the vote in 2004 . Proposition 11 , a California ballot proposition known as
310-508: The 2012 election. The new districts are described as more "purple" than "red" or "blue" - that is, more mixed in electoral composition compared to the mostly "safe" districts of the previous decade, where incumbents were almost guaranteed re-election. These new districts, combined with demographic trends over several decades that favored the Democratic party, resulted in a gain of four House of Representatives seats for California Democrats in
341-500: The 2022 general election was complete. Starting from the 2023 inaugurations, the existing boundaries and elected representatives are as shown above. Diablo Grande, California Diablo Grande is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California . It is a gated bedroom community nestled in the Diablo Range , whence it gets its name. Diablo Grande sits at an elevation of 1,535 feet (468 m). It
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#1732794022068372-496: The 350 homes built faced foreclosure . In October 2008, World International LLC purchased Diablo Grande for $ 20 million. The California Department of Health temporarily suspended new building permits in January 2009 when water tests showed Trihalomethane levels at 0.103 milligrams per liter vs. the state standard of 0.080 milligrams per liter. Diablo Grande's Legends golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus and Gene Sarazen ,
403-564: The California State Legislature, where leadership had the option of removing up to 24 names from the list, eight from each sub-pool. The names of the remaining applicants were submitted to the California State Auditor, who randomly drew three Democrats, three Republicans, and two from neither of those parties. These eight individuals became the first eight members of the commission, and they selected
434-661: The Democratic-controlled state legislature. In September 1991, the Supreme Court of California took over the redistricting process to break the stalemate and, under its direction, a panel of retired judges determined the boundaries of the new districts. After the 2000 census , the California State Legislature was obliged to complete redistricting for House of Representatives districts (in accordance with Article 1, Section 4 of
465-942: The Phase 1 development area of the District to Angel’s Crossing, LLC. On August 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, due to the SCU Lightning Complex fires of 2020 , the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention issued an evacuation order of Diablo Grande. The evacuation order was lifted on August 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP covers an area of 5.1 square miles (13.2 km ), 99.99% of it land and 0.01% of it water. The 2010 United States Census reported that Diablo Grande had
496-615: The United States Constitution) as well as California State Assembly and California State Senate districts. It was mutually decided by legislators that the status quo in terms of balance of power would be preserved - a so-called Incumbent Protection Plan. A bipartisan gerrymandering effort was done, and districts were configured in such a way that they were dominated by one or the other party, with few districts that could be considered competitive. In some cases this resulted in extremely convoluted boundary lines. In
527-541: The Voters FIRST Act, was approved by the voters on November 4, 2008. It removed from the California Legislature the responsibility for drawing the state's congressional districts, and gave the responsibility instead to a 14-member Citizens Commission . The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of removing the responsibility from the legislature. The proposition also required that
558-597: The argument that it had failed to properly protect the surrounding environment and there was no answer to where water would come from due to the area not containing adequate on-site water. In response to these claims, Diablo Grande created the Western Hills Water District to serve the community. Water transfers from former agriculture land to the community were arranged and 12,000 acres have been preserved for wildlife. Developer Donald Panoz envisioned Diablo Grande to consist of 5,000 to 10,000 homes,
589-687: The cities of Chowchilla and Madera and the census-desiganted places Fairmead , Madera Acres , Parksdale , Parkwood , La Vina , Bonadelle Ranchos , and Madera Ranchos . Fresno County is split between this district and the 21st district . They are partitioned by N Dickenson Ave, Highway 180, S Garfield Ave, W California Ave, S Grantland Ave, W Jensen Ave, S Chateau Fresno Ave, W North Ave, W American Ave, S Westlawn Ave, W Lincoln Ave, Shayes Ave, W Sumner Ave, S Cornelia Ave, W South Ave, S East Ave, E Mountain View Ave, S Sunnyside Ave, E Clemenceau Ave, S Fowler Ave, E Elkhorn Ave. The 13th district takes in
620-802: The cities of Coalinga , Mendota , Kerman , Firebaugh , San Joaquin , and Huron , and the census-designated places Biola , Raisin City , Caruthers , Laton , Riverdale , Lanare , Tranquillity , Three Rocks , Cantua Creek , and Westside . 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 (Special) • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 California%27s congressional districts California
651-420: The cities of Merced , Madera , Ceres , Patterson , Lathrop , Chowchilla , Atwater , Coalinga , and Mendota ; as well as the southern parts of both Modesto and Turlock . The new 13th district is considered a Democratic-leaning swing district. Despite that, Duarte was narrowly elected to represent it in 2022 . As a result, it was one of 18 districts won by Republicans in 2022 that voted for Joe Biden in
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#1732794022068682-415: The districts drawn up (1) comply with the federal Voting Rights Act ; (2) make districts contiguous; (3) respect, to the extent possible, the integrity of cities, counties, neighborhoods and "communities of interest"; and (4) to the extent possible, make districts compact. Several of these terms are not defined in law. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had earlier proposed placing the redistricting process in
713-651: The first time in the state's history where it lost a seat. List of members of the United States House delegation from California, their terms in office, district boundaries, and their political ratings according to the CPVI . The delegation for the 118th Congress had a total of 52 members, with 40 Democrats and 12 Republicans . The 1990 census gave California seven additional congressional seats. Legislative attempts to draw new districts failed, as Republican governor Pete Wilson vetoed all three plans made by
744-654: The hands of retired judges, which was on the November ballot as an initiative in a special election (called by the Governor on June 14, 2005), Proposition 77 . The special election was held on November 8, 2005. However, the initiative was overwhelmingly defeated, with 59 percent voting no. All initiatives, including those proposed by the Governor's allies and several independent initiatives, failed that year. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission certified final district maps on August 15, 2011, and they took effect with
775-619: The population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 307 households, out of which 107 (34.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 192 (62.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 25 (8.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 14 (4.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 6 (2.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 54 households (17.6%) were made up of individuals, and 5 (1.6%) had someone living alone who
806-509: The remaining six members by selecting two commissioners from each of the three sub-pools. The commission received the official 2020 U.S. census data on which the maps must be based, by law, on September 21, 2021. Draft maps were released then on November 21, and final maps were submitted to the California Secretary of State on December 27, 2021. The new districts are considered "enacted" as of December 27, 2021. However, there
837-598: The southern halves of the cities of Modesto and Turlock , the cities of Ceres , Patterson , and Newman , and the census-designated places Empire , Airport , Rouse , Bystrom , Parklawn , Bret Harte , Riverdale Park , West Modesto , Keyes , Cowan , Monterey Park Tract , Grayson , Westley , Crows Landing , and Diablo Grande . Madera County is split between this district and the 5th district. They are partitioned by Road 35, Road 36, Road 38, Madera Equalization Reservoir, River Rd, Avenue 21, Road 23, Avenue 27, Road 22 1/2, and Berenda Slough. The 13th district takes in
868-488: The total number of housing units to 2,354. By the fall of 2019, it was announced that the remaining golf course at Diablo Grande would close in October. It was also revealed that World International has outstanding tax bills on about half of its 340 parcels at Diablo Grande, totaling more than $ 6 million, and is looking for a new owner. On May 7, 2020, World International, LLC sold substantially all of its property within
899-404: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69. There were 231 families (75.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.09. The population was spread out, with 217 people (26.3%) under the age of 18, 47 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 249 people (30.1%) aged 25 to 44, 249 people (30.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 64 people (7.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
930-424: Was a 90-day period for a referendum petition to be filed to prevent the maps from becoming effective. This referendum period ended on March 27, 2022, when the filing and campaign season for the 2022 primary election was already underway. Even after becoming effective, the newly redrawn districts did not become official until the 2022 primary and general elections, and the new districts did not actually exist until after
961-657: Was closed in March 2014 due to the drought in California . In May 2017, the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors approved a revised plan for the community. An additional 1,000 single-family homes could be built by reducing the number of condos and townhouses and eliminating apartments. Also, instead of building homes spread along the hillsides, residential areas will be grouped together, leaving more open terrain and walking trails. The revised plan brings