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Congressional District 11
Democrat Mark DeSaulnier currently represents Congressional District 11. DeSaulnier is expected to win re-election in 2016.
District Summary
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Voter Registration
Total Voters - 358,182 Democrat - 49.40% Republican - 23.58% No Party Preference - 22.64% |
Demographics
White - 48.62% Latino - 25.56% Black - 9.39% Asian - 14.03% |
Citizen Voting Age Population
Latino - 12.33% Black - 10.04% Asian - 12.17% |
Counties
Contra Costa |
Major Cities
Concord Lafayette Walnut Creek El Cerrito |
District Vote History
2014
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Congressional District 11
Mark DeSaulnier (D) - 67% Tue Phan-Quang (R) - 33% |
Governor
Jerry Brown (D) - 70% Neel Kashkari (R) - 30% |
Secretary of State
Alex Padilla (D) - 60% Pete Peterson (R) - 40% |
Proposition 46: MICRA
Yes - 34% No - 66% |
2012
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Congressional District 11
George Miller (D) - 70% Virginia Fuller (R) - 30% |
U.S. President
Barack Obama (D) - 68% Mitt Romney (R) - 30% |
U.S. Senator
Diane Feinstein (D) - 71.5% Elizabeth Emken (R) - 28.5% |
Proposition 30: Income and Sales Tax Increase
Yes - 62% No - 38% |
Mark DeSaulnier Biography
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (DE-SOWN-YAY) represents California’s 11th Congressional District. He was sworn-in as a member of the 114th Congress on January 6, 2015 and was appointed to serve on the Education and the Workforce and Oversight and Government Reform Committees.
For more than 20 years, Mark has been a strong voice for reform and has developed a reputation for taking on the tough causes while seeking to make government more accessible and transparent to all Californians. He is a leader on issues of importance to working families including guaranteeing a livable wage, ensuring education is affordable and accessible, making investments in job training, and keeping good paying jobs here at home.
Prior to being elected to Congress, DeSaulnier served in the California State Senate where as Chair of the Transportation and Housing Committee he fought for greater accountability on the state’s transportation infrastructure projects including the Bay Bridge, and was a strong advocate for safe and efficient transportation systems. He also founded the Select Committee on Excellence, Innovation, and Accountability in State Government as a means to examine the ways to improve state government to more efficiently and effectively deliver services to California citizens. Mark also served in the State Assembly and received the distinction of being the first freshman in history to chair the Assembly Transportation Committee.
During his time in the state legislature, Mark championed issues that impact the most vulnerable populations of California, introducing legislation to support underserved, homeless, and foster youth, and founded the Ending Poverty and Inequality in California Caucus. He also fought to safeguard against corporate tax giveaways, to end prescription drug abuse, and to protect homeowners against foreclosure. He was a proponent of more stringent guidelines to prevent the use of harmful, toxic pesticides in schools, and worked to foster regional coordination as a co-chair of the Bay Area Caucus. From 2008 to 2014, during the time he was in the state legislature, 61 of Mark’s bill were passed and became California state law.
DeSaulnier served locally as a Concord City Councilmember and as Mayor. He was appointed to the Concord Planning Commission and was a member of the University of California Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program Advisory Committee. Prior to serving on the City Council, DeSaulnier was appointed to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, where he was re-elected three times. As Supervisor, he served on the California Air Resources Board, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Mark championed several local issues including the Expansion of Highway 4, BART to eastern Contra Costa County, and the development of a fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel.
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, DeSaulnier earned his BA in History from the College of the Holy Cross. As a young man in Massachusetts, Congressman DeSaulnier worked for the Boston juvenile court, as a warehouse worker, and as a hotel services employee. DeSaulnier was a member of both the Teamsters International Union and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union. In the early 1970s Mark moved to California. Over the next 35 years, DeSaulnier would own and manage several successful Bay Area restaurants. Mark has been a small business owner most of his career.
Congressman DeSaulnier lives in Concord where he raised his two sons, Tristan and Tucker. He is an avid runner and has completed twenty-one marathons.
For more than 20 years, Mark has been a strong voice for reform and has developed a reputation for taking on the tough causes while seeking to make government more accessible and transparent to all Californians. He is a leader on issues of importance to working families including guaranteeing a livable wage, ensuring education is affordable and accessible, making investments in job training, and keeping good paying jobs here at home.
Prior to being elected to Congress, DeSaulnier served in the California State Senate where as Chair of the Transportation and Housing Committee he fought for greater accountability on the state’s transportation infrastructure projects including the Bay Bridge, and was a strong advocate for safe and efficient transportation systems. He also founded the Select Committee on Excellence, Innovation, and Accountability in State Government as a means to examine the ways to improve state government to more efficiently and effectively deliver services to California citizens. Mark also served in the State Assembly and received the distinction of being the first freshman in history to chair the Assembly Transportation Committee.
During his time in the state legislature, Mark championed issues that impact the most vulnerable populations of California, introducing legislation to support underserved, homeless, and foster youth, and founded the Ending Poverty and Inequality in California Caucus. He also fought to safeguard against corporate tax giveaways, to end prescription drug abuse, and to protect homeowners against foreclosure. He was a proponent of more stringent guidelines to prevent the use of harmful, toxic pesticides in schools, and worked to foster regional coordination as a co-chair of the Bay Area Caucus. From 2008 to 2014, during the time he was in the state legislature, 61 of Mark’s bill were passed and became California state law.
DeSaulnier served locally as a Concord City Councilmember and as Mayor. He was appointed to the Concord Planning Commission and was a member of the University of California Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program Advisory Committee. Prior to serving on the City Council, DeSaulnier was appointed to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, where he was re-elected three times. As Supervisor, he served on the California Air Resources Board, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Mark championed several local issues including the Expansion of Highway 4, BART to eastern Contra Costa County, and the development of a fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel.
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, DeSaulnier earned his BA in History from the College of the Holy Cross. As a young man in Massachusetts, Congressman DeSaulnier worked for the Boston juvenile court, as a warehouse worker, and as a hotel services employee. DeSaulnier was a member of both the Teamsters International Union and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union. In the early 1970s Mark moved to California. Over the next 35 years, DeSaulnier would own and manage several successful Bay Area restaurants. Mark has been a small business owner most of his career.
Congressman DeSaulnier lives in Concord where he raised his two sons, Tristan and Tucker. He is an avid runner and has completed twenty-one marathons.
Mark DeSaulnier Political History
1991-1993: Concord City Council Member
1994: City of Concord Mayor
1994-2006: Contra Costa County Supervisors
1998-2006: California Air Resources Board Member
2006-2008: California State Assemblymember
2008-2014: California State Senator
2009: Unsuccessfully ran in special election for Congressional District 10
2014-Present: Congressmember
1994: City of Concord Mayor
1994-2006: Contra Costa County Supervisors
1998-2006: California Air Resources Board Member
2006-2008: California State Assemblymember
2008-2014: California State Senator
2009: Unsuccessfully ran in special election for Congressional District 10
2014-Present: Congressmember
Mark DeSaulnier Financial Disclosure Reports
Committee Membership
Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Member
Mark DeSaulnier Staff
Betsy Marr - Chief of Staff (betsy.marr@mail.house.gov)
Remy Goldsmith - District Director (remy.goldsmith@mail.house.gov)
Remy Goldsmith - District Director (remy.goldsmith@mail.house.gov)
Mark DeSaulnier Social Media
2016 Election Outlook
Candidates
Mark DeSaulnier (D) - Incumbent
District Map
