Senate District 12

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Senate District 12 is represented by Shannon Grove (Republican). It includes 4 tribal land areas of 4 federally recognized tribes and 37,714 Native residents (American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or with one other race), 4.0% of the district.

State Senator

Shannon Grove · Republican
Official website

Population

939,354

Tribal land areas

4

Native residents

37,714

Tribal land in this district

• Big SandyBig Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California · 507 acres
• Cold SpringsCold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California · 327 acres
• Table MountainTable Mountain Rancheria · 701 acres
• Tule RiverTule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California · 84,366 acres

Non-federally recognized tribes located here

• Kern Valley Indian CommunityLake Isabella · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Dunlap Band of Mono Indians (aka Mono Tribal Council of Dunlap)Dunlap · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Wukchumni CouncilLemon Cove, Kaweah River (Wukchumni homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Choinumni CouncilPiedra, Kings River (Choinumni homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemuk and Yowlumne Tejon IndiansTejon Canyon, Kern County · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Sierra Foothill Wuksachi Yokuts TribeBadger, Tulare County (Wuksachi homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Traditional Choinuymni TribePine Flat, Kings River (Choinumni homeland) · 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
• Monachi Indian TribeThree Rivers, Tulare County (Monache homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Eshom Valley Band of Michahai and WuksachiEshom Valley, Tulare County · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Northern Band of Mono-YokutsDunlap · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Tubatulabals of Kern ValleyLake Isabella · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
• Tejon Band of Kitanemuk IndiansTejon Pass area, Kern County · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013

Bills by this member

4 Native American–related and 1 higher education measure passed by the Legislature since 2021 that Shannon Grove authored or coauthored. Recent ones:

• SB 892 · Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard.2025–26 · Signed Aug 27, 2026 · Ch. 146 · Author
• SB 49 · Tribal gaming: compact and amendment ratification.2025–26 · Signed May 28, 2025 · Ch. 3 · Author
• SB 1043 · Short-term residential therapeutic programs: dashboard: seclusion or behavioral restraints.2023–24 · Signed Sep 27, 2024 · Ch. 628 · Author
• AB 2032 · Tribal gaming: compact ratification.2023–24 · Signed Sep 20, 2024 · Ch. 304 · Coauthor
• SB 910 · Tribal gaming: compact ratification.2021–22 · Signed Sep 22, 2022 · Ch. 470 · Coauthor

Colleges in this district

• Cerro Coso Community CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Ridgecrest
• Clovis Community CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Fresno
• College of the SequoiasCalifornia Community Colleges · Visalia
• Taft CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Taft
• California State University – BakersfieldCalifornia State University · Bakersfield
• California State University – FresnoCalifornia State University · Fresno
• San Joaquin College of LawIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Clovis