California · State and local campaigns
Political SMS & MMS
for California campaigns
California campaign planning: 40 Senate seats and 80 State Assembly seats. Assembly, Senate, and municipal elections have separate records.
California boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, cartographic data. Geographic context, not electoral districts.
Messaging for every level of local leadership
California has 40 seats in its State Senate. State Senate districts are separate from congressional districts. The State Assembly has 80 seats.
Governor
California Governor is elected statewide; local event areas do not define separate gubernatorial constituencies.
Read the guideState Senator
California has 40 seats in its State Senate. State Senate districts are separate from congressional districts.
Read the guideAssembly Member
California has 80 seats in its State Assembly. Use that chamber’s actual district and seat label, independently of the Senate map.
Read the guideAssembly, Senate, and municipal elections have separate records
California's lower chamber is the State Assembly, with 80 seats; the Senate has 40. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Fresno, and Sacramento municipal campaigns each add another boundary system. The FPPC's advertising resources distinguish the payer and communication type, making disclosure review a separate task from selecting a sender.
The elected offices in this guide
Use Assembly Member for lower-chamber campaigns. State Senate districts and Assembly districts have different boundaries.
| Office record | Seats / scope | Keep in the campaign brief |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | Statewide | Statewide committee and event responsibilities |
| State Senate | 40 | Official State Senate district and candidate |
| State Assembly | 80 | Complete lower-chamber district or seat designation |
Official records to retain
- California official legislature: chamber and district structure
- California election resources: actual candidate and contest instructions
- California campaign reporting or advertising reference: the applicable office, payer, and medium
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