| State: | California |
| District Number: | 32 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Population: | 783,556 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $103,213[1] |
| Percent White: | 52.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 25.5 |
| Percent Black: | 4.1 |
| Percent Asian: | 12.4 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.0 |
| Cpvi: | D+20[2] |
California's 32nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The 32nd district takes in the city of Malibu and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades, Beverly Glen, Bel Air, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Canoga Park, Winnetka, Reseda, Encino, Chatsworth, Northridge, Brentwood, North Hills, as well as the south side of Granada Hills.
The district is currently represented by .
The district was previously represented by Democrat Judy Chu. Following the 2012 elections, due to redistricting, Chu ran for U.S. Representative in the 27th congressional district, while Grace Napolitano ran in the 32nd congressional district, having been displaced from the 38th district. Sherman, the district's current representative, previously sat in the House for California's 30th congressional district.
| Election results from statewide races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1990 | Governor[3] | align=right | Wilson 50.3% – 44.4% |
| 1992 | President[4] | Clinton 78.0% – 12.7% | |
| Senator[5] | Boxer 76.5% – 18.1% | ||
| Senator (special)[6] | Feinstein 80.5% – 15.1% | ||
| 1994 | Governor[7] | Brown 68.4% – 28.9% | |
| Senator[8] | Feinstein 75.3% – 18.9% | ||
| 1996 | President[9] | Clinton 81.3% – 12.1% | |
| 1998 | Governor[10] | Davis 84.9% – 12.3% | |
| Senator[11] | Boxer 82.1% – 15.5% | ||
| 2000 | President[12] | Gore 83.4% – 13.0% | |
| Senator[13] | Feinstein 81.5% – 11.8% | ||
| 2002 | Governor[14] | Davis 59.5% – 31.9% | |
| 2003 | Recall[15] [16] | align="right" 50.2% – 49.8% | |
| Schwarzenegger 42.0% – 41.9% | |||
| 2004 | President[17] | Kerry 62.3% – 36.6% | |
| Senator[18] | Boxer 68.3% – 26.0% | ||
| 2006 | Governor[19] | Angelides 53.8% – 41.5% | |
| Senator[20] | Feinstein 68.1% – 26.7% | ||
| 2008 | President[21] | Obama 68.2% – 29.8% | |
| 2010 | Governor[22] | Brown 64.6% – 29.1% | |
| Senator[23] | Boxer 63.7% – 29.9% | ||
| 2012 | President[24] | Obama 65.2% – 32.5% | |
| Senator[25] | Feinstein 66.7% – 33.3% | ||
| 2014 | Governor[26] | Brown 59.8% – 40.2% | |
| 2016 | President[27] | Clinton 66.6% – 27.7% | |
| Senator[28] | Harris 51.4% – 48.6% | ||
| 2018 | Governor[29] | Newsom 65.2% – 34.8% | |
| Senator[30] | Feinstein 53.2% – 46.8% | ||
| 2020 | President[31] | Biden 65.2% – 32.8% | |
| 2021 | Recall[32] | align="right" 64.6% – 35.4% | |
| 2022 | Governor[33] | Newsom 66.4 - 33.6% | |
| Senator | Padilla 68.7 - 31.3% | ||
Los Angeles County is split between this district and the 27th, 29th, 30th and 36th districts. The 32nd and 27th are partitioned by Devonshire St, Blue Creek, Chatsworth St, Balboa Blvd, Kingsbury St, Genesta Ave, Aliso Canyon Wash, and Ronald Reagan Freeway.
The 32nd and 30th are partitioned by Lankershim Blvd, Fredonia Dr, Cahuenga Blvd W, Broadlawn Dr, Multiview Dr, Mulholland Dr, Laurel Canyon Blvd, W Sunset Blvd, Ozeta Ter, and Doheny Rd.
The 32nd and 36th are N Hillcrest Rd/La Collina Dr, N Hillcrest Rd/Sierra Mar Pl, Crescent Dr, Walker Dr/Sunset Pl, Meredith Pl/Castle Pl, Loma Vista Dr, Cherokee Ln, Schuyler Rd, Greystone Park, Readcrest Dr/Miradero Rd, Coldwater Canyon Dr/Lindacrest Dr, Lago Vista Dr, N Beverly Dr, Tower Grove Dr/Tower Rd, W Sunset Blvd, Veteran Ave, Wilshire Blvd, Malcolm Ave, Glendon Ave, Santa Monica Blvd, Pontius Ave, Cotner Ave, Purdue Ave, Butler Ave, Centinela Ave, Centinela Ave/S Carmelina Ave, Montana Ave, 26th St, and Adelaide Dr.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1963 | |||||||||
Craig Hosmer | Republican | January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1974 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned. | 1963–1969 Los Angeles | |||||
| 1969–1973 Los Angeles, Orange | |||||||||
| 1973–1975 Los Angeles | |||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | |||||||
Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | 1975–1983 Los Angeles | |||||
| 1983–1993 Los Angeles (Long Beach) | |||||||||
| align=left | Julian C. Dixon | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – December 8, 2000 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000, but died before his next term began. | 1993–2003 Los Angeles (Culver City) | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 8, 2000 – June 5, 2001 | |||||||
| align=left | Diane Watson | Democratic | nowrap | June 5, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | Elected to finish Dixon's term. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Hilda Solis | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – February 24, 2009 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Labor. | 2003–2013 Los Angeles (Baldwin Park, Covina) | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 24, 2009 – July 14, 2009 | |||||||
| align=left | Judy Chu | Democratic | nowrap | July 14, 2009 – January 3, 2013 | Elected to finish Solis's term. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | . | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | 2013–2023 San Gabriel Valley including El Monte and West Covina | ||
| align=left | Brad Sherman | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present Western San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County and the eastern Simi Hills of Ventura County | |||
| align=center | 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2001 (Special) • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 (Special) • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of parts of eastern Los Angeles, including Covina, Baldwin Park and El Monte. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district moved slightly south within Los Angeles County but still includes most of the previous areas.