California's 71st State Assembly district

California's 71st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Kate Sanchez.

District profile
The district encompasses much of San Diego County's backcountry and East County regions, as well as a primarily mountainous portion of Riverside County. While most of the district's area consists of rural mountain country and desert, much of the population is clustered in the suburban southwestern part near San Diego.

Riverside County – 1.9%
 * Aguanga
 * Anza
 * Fern Valley
 * Idyllwild
 * Mountain Center
 * Pine Cove
 * Pinyon Pines
 * Sage
 * Valle Vista

San Diego County – 13.6%
 * Alpine
 * Borrego Springs
 * Descanso
 * El Cajon
 * Eucalyptus Hills
 * Granite Hills
 * Harbison Canyon
 * Jacumba Hot Springs
 * Jamul
 * Julian
 * La Presa – partial
 * Lakeside
 * Ramona
 * Rancho San Diego
 * San Diego Country Estates
 * Santee
 * Spring Valley
 * Winter Gardens

List of assembly members
Due to redistricting, the 71st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Election results (1992–present)
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