 Her district included the cities of Avalon, Long Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Signal Hill.Her district contained parts of the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles.Karnette served one previous term in the State Assembly from 1992 until she was defeated by Steven T. Kuykendall in 1994.