▁ 2 8 th ▁district ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Car son , ▁El ▁Seg undo , ▁Herm osa ▁Beach , ▁L om ita , ▁Manh attan ▁Beach , ▁Red ondo ▁Beach , ▁and ▁Tor rance ; ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁communities ▁of ▁Che vi ot ▁Hills , ▁Bel ▁Air , ▁Har bor ▁City , ▁Har bor ▁Gate way , ▁Len no x , ▁Mar ▁V ista , ▁Marina ▁del ▁Rey , ▁Pal ms , ▁Play a ▁del ▁Rey , ▁Ran cho ▁Park , ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁West ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁West chester , ▁Wil ming ton ▁and ▁Ven ice ; ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Long ▁Beach . ▁( In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁overall ▁red raw ing ▁of ▁California ▁district ▁lines , ▁this ▁juris diction ▁was ▁red istrict ed ▁into ▁port ions ▁of ▁both ▁District s ▁ 2 6 ▁and ▁ 3 3 .) ▁ ▁O ro pe za ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Senate ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁gar ner ed ▁ 6 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁She ▁died ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁expected ▁to ▁easily ▁win ▁re e lection . ▁Her ▁name ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Senate ▁District . ▁O ro pe za ▁post hum ously ▁won ▁re e lection ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2