Senate District 21
Senate District 21 is represented by Monique Limón (Democrat). It includes 1 tribal land area of 1 federally recognized tribe and 39,710 Native residents (American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or with one other race), 3.9% of the district.
State Senator
Monique Limón · Democrat
Official website
- Population
- 1,024,600
- Tribal land areas
- 1
- Native residents
- 39,710
Tribal land in this district
- Santa YnezSanta Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California · 213 acres
Non-federally recognized tribes located here
- Coastal Band of ChumashBuellton · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission IndiansCarpinteria (between Santa Barbara and Ventura) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
- Southern Chumash Owl ClanVentura (Southern Chumash homeland) · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
Bills by this member
6 Native American–related and 8 higher education measures passed by the Legislature since 2021 that Monique Limón authored or coauthored. Recent ones:
- SJR 4 · Research and education: federal funding cuts: the National Institutes of Health and postsecondary educational institutions.2025–26 · Chaptered Sep 9, 2025 · Res. Ch. 173 · Author
- SB 542 · Tribal gaming: compact ratification.2025–26 · Signed Sep 14, 2026 · Ch. 224 · Author
- SB 507 · Planning and zoning: regional housing needs allocation.2025–26 · Signed Oct 10, 2025 · Ch. 519 · Author
- SB 286 · Offshore wind energy projects.2023–24 · Signed Oct 7, 2023 · Ch. 386 · Coauthor
- SB 1287 · Public postsecondary education: Equity in Higher Education Act: prohibition on violence, harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.2023–24 · Signed Sep 28, 2024 · Ch. 892 · Coauthor
- AB 2608 · Postsecondary education: sexual violence and sexual harassment: training.2023–24 · Signed Jul 15, 2024 · Ch. 110 · Coauthor
- AB 247 · Education finance: school facilities: Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024.2023–24 · Signed Jul 3, 2024 · Ch. 81 · Coauthor
- AB 2458 · Public postsecondary education: student parents.2023–24 · Signed Sep 29, 2024 · Ch. 962 · Coauthor
Colleges in this district
- Allan Hancock CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Santa Maria
- Oxnard CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Oxnard
- Santa Barbara City CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Santa Barbara
- Ventura CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Ventura
- Ventura County Community College System OfficeCalifornia Community Colleges · Camarillo
- California State University – Channel IslandsCalifornia State University · Camarillo
- University of California – Santa BarbaraUniversity of California · Santa Barbara
- Antioch University – Santa BarbaraIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Santa Barbara
- Fielding Graduate UniversityIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Santa Barbara
- The Colleges of Law at Santa BarbaraIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Santa Barbara
- The Colleges of Law at VenturaIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Ventura
- Thomas Aquinas CollegeIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Santa Paula
- Westmont CollegeIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Santa Barbara