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The first person to ever resign from the Assembly after winning a Senate special election was Allen G. Thurman in 1947.

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The longest gap in legislative service was Frederick Lux, who was out of office for 37 years between between his second and third Assembly terms.

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Since 1850, there have been 110 people who have served more than 20 years in the California Legislature.

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The highest vote count for a State Assemblymember was in 2008,when Ted Gaines won with 166,736 votes. His high count was a combination of a district whose population had grown faster than any other since the last redistricting and being the only candidate on the ballot.

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