Assembly District 8
Assembly District 8 is represented by David J. Tangipa (Republican). It includes 14 tribal land areas of 14 federally recognized tribes and 23,440 Native residents (American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or with one other race), 4.7% of the district.
Assemblymember
David J. Tangipa · Republican · Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolumne Counties
Official website
- Population
- 501,653
- Tribal land areas
- 14
- Native residents
- 23,440
Tribal land in this district
- Benton PaiuteUtu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California · 639 acres
- Big PineBig Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley · 431 acres
- Big SandyBig Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California · 507 acres
- BishopBishop Paiute Tribe · 1,391 acres
- BridgeportBridgeport Indian Colony · 130 acres
- Chicken RanchChicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California · 134 acres
- Cold SpringsCold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California · 327 acres
- Fort IndependenceFort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California · 878 acres
- Lone PineLone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe · 373 acres
- NorthforkNorthfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California · 225 acres
- PicayunePicayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California · 323 acres
- Table MountainTable Mountain Rancheria · 701 acres
- Timbisha ShoshoneTimbisha Shoshone Tribe · 12,515 acres
- TuolumneTuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California · 1,164 acres
Non-federally recognized tribes located here
- Mono Lake Indian CommunityLee Vining · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Washoe/Paiute of Antelope ValleyColeville · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Antelope Valley Paiute TribeColeville · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation (formerly American Indian Council of Mariposa County, aka Yosemite)Mariposa · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- North Fork Band of Mono IndiansNorth Fork, Madera County (Mono homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Dunlap Band of Mono Indians (aka Mono Tribal Council of Dunlap)Dunlap · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Chukchansi Yokotch TribeRaymond · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Choinumni CouncilPiedra, Kings River (Choinumni homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Chukchansi Yokotch Tribe of Mariposa CAMariposa · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Traditional Choinuymni TribePine Flat, Kings River (Choinumni homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Calaveras Band of Mi-wuk IndiansWest Point · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Dumna Wo-Wah Tribal Government (formerly Dumna Tribe of Millerton Lake)Friant / Millerton Lake · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiute Indian CommunityMono Lake area, Mono County · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Toulumne Algerine Band of YokutTuolumne · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Northern Band of Mono-YokutsDunlap · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Ahwahneechee Band of PaiutesYosemite Valley (Ahwahnee) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
Bills by this member
6 Native American–related and 2 higher education measures passed by the Legislature since 2021 that David J. Tangipa authored or coauthored. Recent ones:
- SB 761 · CalFresh: student eligibility.2025–26 · Vetoed Oct 13, 2025 · Coauthor
- SB 49 · Tribal gaming: compact and amendment ratification.2025–26 · Signed May 28, 2025 · Ch. 3 · 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
- AB 2203 · Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill.2025–26 · Signed Sep 28, 2026 · Ch. 730 · Author
- AB 1485 · Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.2025–26 · Signed Feb 10, 2026 · Ch. 2 · Coauthor
Colleges in this district
- Clovis Community CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Fresno
- Columbia CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Sonora
- Madera Community CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Madera
- California State University – FresnoCalifornia State University · Fresno
- San Joaquin College of LawIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Clovis