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Kern County, California

What we have for Kern County today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 06029
Land area: 8,135 square miles
Population: 909,235

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $5.2 billion in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Kern County.

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Who represents Kern County

U.S. Senate (whole state): Alex Padilla (Democrat), Adam B. Schiff (Democrat).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 20	Vince Fong (Republican)	64.8%
Congressional District 22	David G. Valadao (Republican)	26.8%
Congressional District 23	Jay Obernolte (Republican)	8.4%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District 12	Shannon Grove (Republican)	80%
State Senate District 16	Melissa Hurtado (Democratic)	20%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
Assembly District 32	Stan Ellis (Republican)	59.6%
Assembly District 35	Jasmeet Bains (Democratic)	23.1%
Assembly District 34	Tom Lackey (Republican)	17.3%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.