Doug LaMalfa: Definitely Not Gay

The gayest Republican district is no surprise. It belongs to Assemblywoman Bonnie "Hot-Blooded, I Would Bed Arnold Schwarzenegger" Garcia of Palm Springs. Go figure.

But some fairly conservative Assembly members have relatively large numbers of gay couples in their midst, according to a new Log Cabin California survey. The report was the brainchild of James Vaughn, the group's California executive director, who has long heard fellow Republicans say "they didn't think there were many gay or lesbian people in their districts."

So he culled data from ePodunk.com to create a chart of Assembly districts with the most same-sex couples, based on 2000 Census data. "We want to build a farm team of candidates to run for office. I wanted to see where the most likely places would be to target," Vaughn said. (Currently, the only publicly gay Republican elected officials come from Cathedral City, Signal Hill, Redondo Beach and San Diego.)

In April, Vaughn plans to meet with California lawmakers to show them the survey and lobby for new legislation that would provide some domestic partners a property tax break. "We all know that knowing someone gay changes views on equality for gays and lesbians," he said.

While Garcia appears to have the gayest district, Assemblymembers Rick Keene and Doug LaMalfa (pictured), among others, have communities below the national norm of same-sex couples. Although, something is going on in Live Oak, represented by LaMalfa. Check out the chart here, listed in order by district.

(Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / AP)