Assembly District 5

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Assembly District 5 is represented by Joe Patterson (Republican). It includes 1 tribal land area of 1 federally recognized tribe and 14,792 Native residents (American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or with one other race), 3.0% of the district.

Assemblymember

Joe Patterson · Republican · El Dorado, Placer Counties
Official website

Population

498,465

Tribal land areas

1

Native residents

14,792

Tribal land in this district

• Shingle SpringsShingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California · 461 acres

Non-federally recognized tribes located here

• Nashville-Eldorado Miwok TribeEl Dorado, El Dorado County · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013

Bills by this member

13 Native American–related and 8 higher education measures passed by the Legislature since 2021 that Joe Patterson authored or coauthored. Recent ones:

• ACR 85 · 529 College Savings Day.2025–26 · Chaptered Jun 25, 2025 · Res. Ch. 106 · Coauthor
• ACR 39 · Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.2025–26 · Chaptered May 13, 2025 · Res. Ch. 60 · Coauthor
• ACR 208 · California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference.2025–26 · Chaptered Aug 10, 2026 · Res. Ch. 157 · Coauthor
• ACR 163 · Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.2025–26 · Chaptered Jun 18, 2026 · Res. Ch. 109 · Coauthor
• ACR 102 · California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference.2025–26 · Chaptered Sep 23, 2025 · Res. Ch. 191 · Coauthor
• SB 895 · Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.2023–24 · Vetoed Sep 27, 2024 · Coauthor
• ACR 60 · San Diego State University Aztecs: March Madness.2023–24 · Chaptered Jun 23, 2023 · Res. Ch. 107 · Coauthor
• ACR 25 · Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.2023–24 · Chaptered Jun 2, 2023 · Res. Ch. 76 · Coauthor

Colleges in this district

• Sierra CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Rocklin
• SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · El Dorado Hills
• William Jessup UniversityIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Rocklin