California's 3rd congressional district
| California's 3rd congressional district | |
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California's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
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| Current Representative | John Garamendi (D–Walnut Grove) |
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| Cook PVI | D+3 |
California's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
John Garamendi, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2013.
Currently, the 3rd district generally encompasses areas north and west of Sacramento. It consists of Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba counties plus portions of Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo counties.
Prior to redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission of 2011, the 3rd district consisted of Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras counties plus portions of Sacramento and Solano counties.
The 3rd district once extended up the Sacramento Valley from Sacramento to take in rural territory up to Tehama County.
Once a Democratic bastion, the district became more conservative over the years and finally elected a Republican in 1998. The 2001 reapportionment made the district more compact and Republican than previously, though it was far less Republican than the neighboring 4th District. Although there was some movement in registration in favor of the Democrats, it still had a strong GOP flavor as most of Sacramento's Democratic voters lived in the neighboring 5th District.
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