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California's 56th State Assembly district

American legislative district

American legislative district

FieldValue
district56
chamberAssembly
image{{#tag:mapframeframeless=1
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population465,302
population year2010
voting age328,306
citizen voting age227,204
percent white21.92
percent black3.14
percent latino71.80
percent asian1.92
percent native american0.79
percent pacific islander0.09
percent other race0.17
percent remainder of multiracial0.18
registered180,376
Democratic48.00
Republican25.29
NPP22.52

| percent remainder of multiracial = 0.18

California's 56th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Calderon of Whittier.

District profile

The district encompasses portions of southeastern Los Angeles County and the San Gabriel Valley. The district is primarily suburban, socioeconomically diverse and majority Latino with a growing Asian population.

Los Angeles County

  • Diamond Bar
  • Hacienda Heights
  • Industry
  • La Habra Heights
  • La Puente
  • Pico Rivera
  • Rowland Heights
  • South El Monte (partial)
  • Walnut
  • Whittier
  • West Whitter-Los Nietos

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2020PresidentBiden 62.2 – 35.9%
2018GovernorNewsom 61.5 – 38.5%
Senatorde Leon 53.8 – 46.2%
2016PresidentClinton 64.2 – 31.2%
SenatorSanchez 59.2 – 40.8%
2014GovernorBrown 62.9 – 37.1%
2012PresidentObama 62.1 – 36.3%
SenatorFeinstein 64.0 – 36.0%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 56th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

MemberPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
George W. Watson
(Oakland)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 –
January 3, 1887Elected in 1884.
Alameda
[[File:Charles O. Alexander, 1892 Crop.jpg100px]]
Charles O. Alexander
(Oakland)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 5, 1891Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888.
Almon Ames
(Berkeley)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893Elected in 1890.
[[File:Massey Thomas, 1881.jpg100px]]
Massey Thomas
(Gilroy)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 7, 1895Elected in 1892.
Santa Clara
Walter A. Meads
(San Jose)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1895 –
January 4, 1897Elected in 1894.
[[File: M. E. Arnerich, 1899 (cropped).jpg100px]]
M. E. Arnerich
(San Jose)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 1, 1901Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
George S. Walker
(San Jose)RepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 –
January 5, 1903Elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 55th district.
[[File:Eli Wright, 1903.jpg100px]]
Eli Wright
(San Jose)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1903 –
January 2, 1905Elected in 1902.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Ward Jarvis, 1904.jpg100px]]
Ward Jarvis
(Santa Clara)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 7, 1907Elected in 1904.
[[File:Guy W. Smith, 1907.jpg100px]]
Guy W. Smith
(San Jose)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1907 –
January 4, 1909Elected in 1906.
[[File:L. D. Bohnett, 1911.jpg100px]]
L. D. Bohnett
(San Jose)RepublicanJanuary 4, 1909 –
January 6, 1913Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
[[File:William E. Simpson, 1913.jpg100px]]
William E. Simpson
(Bakersfield)DemocraticJanuary 6, 1913 –
January 4, 1915Elected in 1912.
Kern
[[File:Witten William Harris Alt.png100px]]
Witten W. Harris
(Bakersfield)NonpartisanJanuary 4, 1915 –
November 4, 1916Elected in 1915 as a Socialist but expelled by party.
Re-elected as a Democrat in 1916.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
DemocraticNovember 4, 1916 –
January 6, 1919
[[File:Grace S. Dorris, Member of the California Assembly.jpg100px]]
Grace S. Dorris
(Bakersfield)RepublicanJanuary 6, 1919 –
January 3, 1921Elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.
Franklin Heck
(Bakersfield)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1921 –
January 8, 1923Elected in 1920.
[[File:Grace S. Dorris, Member of the California Assembly.jpg100px]]
Grace S. Dorris
(Bakersfield)RepublicanJanuary 8, 1923 –
January 3, 1927Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Robert Lincoln Patterson, 1928.jpg100px]]
Robert L. Patterson
(Bakersfield)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1927 –
January 5, 1931Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Redistricted to the 48th district and lost re-election.
[[File:Walter J. Little, 1932.jpg100px]]
Walter J. Little
(Los Angeles)RepublicanJanuary 5, 1931 –
January 2, 1933Redistricted from the 62nd district and re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 60th district.Los Angeles
Bert V. Callahan
(Los Angeles)DemocraticJanuary 2, 1933 –
January 7, 1935Elected in 1932.
Thomas J. Cunningham
(Los Angeles)RepublicanJanuary 7, 1935 –
January 2, 1939Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
[[File:Norris Poulson, 1940.jpg100px]]
Norris Poulson
(Los Angeles)RepublicanJanuary 2, 1939 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
[[File:Ernest Debs, 1949.jpg100px]]
Ernest E. Debs
(Los Angeles)DemocraticJanuary 4, 1943 –
June 30, 1947Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Resigned after election to the Los Angeles City Council.
VacantJune 30, 1947 –
November 25, 1947
[[File:Glenard P. Lipscomb, 1954.jpg100px]]
Glenard P. Lipscomb
(Los Angeles)RepublicanNovember 25, 1947 –
November 10, 1953Elected to finish Debs's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Resigned after election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
VacantNovember 10, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
[[File:Seth J. Johnson, 1958.jpg100px]]
Seth J. Johnson
(Los Angeles)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1955 –
July 16, 1959Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Died.
VacantJuly 16, 1959 –
December 2, 1959
[[File:Chet Wolfrum, 1961.jpg100px]]
Chet Wolfrum
(Los Angeles)RepublicanDecember 2, 1959 –
January 7, 1963Elected to finish Johnson's term.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Charles Warren, 1971.jpg100px]]
Charles Warren
(Los Angeles)DemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 –
November 30, 1974Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 46th district.
[[File:Art Torres, 1975.jpg100px]]
Art Torres
(Los Angeles)DemocraticDecember 2, 1974 –
November 30, 1982Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for California State Senate.
[[File:Gloria Molina portrait, 1982 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Gloria Molina
(Los Angeles)DemocraticDecember 6, 1982 –
February 27, 1987Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Resigned after election to the Los Angeles City Council.
VacantFebruary 27, 1987 –
May 18, 1987
[[File:Lucille Roybal-Allard, 1993.jpg100px]]
Lucille Roybal-Allard
(Los Angeles)DemocraticMay 18, 1987 –
November 30, 1992Elected to finish Molina's term.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Bob Epple
(Cerritos)DemocraticDecember 7, 1992 –
November 30, 1994Redistricted from the 63rd district and re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
Phillip D. Hawkins
(Bellflower)RepublicanDecember 5, 1994 –
November 30, 1996Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Sally Havice, 1999.jpg100px]]
Sally M. Havice
(Los Angeles)DemocraticDecember 2, 1996 –
November 30, 2002Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
[[File:Rudy Bermudez, 2002.jpg100px]]
Rudy Bermudez
(Norwalk)DemocraticDecember 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2006Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for California State Senate.Los Angeles, Orange
[[File:Mendoza-tony.jpg100px]]
Tony Mendoza
(Artesia)DemocraticDecember 4, 2006 –
November 30, 2012Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired.
[[File:V. Manuel Perez (cropped).jpg100px]]
V. Manuel Perez
(Coachella)DemocraticDecember 3, 2012 –
November 30, 2014Redistricted from the 80th district and Re-elected in 2012.
Term-limited and ran for Riverside Board of Supervisors.Imperial, Riverside
[[File:Eduardo Garcia.jpg100px]]
Eduardo Garcia
(Coachella)DemocraticDecember 1, 2014 –
November 30, 2022Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 36th district.
[[File:Calderon-003 10 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Lisa Calderon
(Whittier)DemocraticDecember 5, 2022 –
presentRedistricted from the 57th district and Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.Los Angeles

Election results (1990-present)

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1990

References

References

  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011".
  2. (16 April 2021). "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis.
  3. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  4. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  5. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  6. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  7. "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  8. "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  9. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  10. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  11. "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  12. "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  13. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  14. "November 4, 2014, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  15. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember".
  16. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  17. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Assemblymember".
  18. "November 4, 2008, Presidential General Election - State Assemblymember".
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  26. "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
  27. "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly".
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