| State: | California |
| District Number: | 42 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Population: | 723,841[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $73,006 |
| Percent White: | 18.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 64.5 |
| Percent Black: | 6.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 7.6 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 2.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.0 |
| Cpvi: | D+22[2] |
California's 42nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. The district is currently represented by .
The 42nd district is located entirely within Los Angeles County, and is centered around Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs.
| Election results from statewide races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1990 | Governor[3] | align=right | Wilson 62.0% - 33.8% |
| 1992 | President[4] | Clinton 45.9% - 32.8% | |
| Senator[5] | Herschensohn 45.4% - 43.2% | ||
| Senator (Special) | Seymour 50.7% - 44.0% | ||
| 1994 | Governor[6] | align=right | Wilson 55.6% - 36.9% |
| Senator[7] | align=right | Huffington 49.3% – 39.6% | |
| 1996 | President[8] | Clinton 53.5% - 35.6% | |
| 1998 | Governor[9] | Davis 61.3% - 31.7% | |
| Senator[10] | Boxer 56.7% – 38.1% | ||
| 2000 | President[11] | Gore 57.0% - 39.3% | |
| Senator[12] | Feinstein 58.5% - 34.2% | ||
| 2002 | Governor[13] | Simon 61.1% - 31.9% | |
| 2003 | Recall[14] [15] | align="right" Yes 75.8% - 24.2% | |
| Schwarzenegger 66.0% - 15.3% | |||
| 2004 | President[16] | Bush 62.0% - 36.9% | |
| Senator[17] | Jones 54.1% - 41.6% | ||
| 2006 | Governor[18] | Schwarzenegger 71.1% - 24.6% | |
| Senator[19] | Mountjoy 52.9% - 42.5% | ||
| 2008 | President[20] | McCain 53.2% - 44.9% | |
| 2010 | Governor[21] | Whitman 59.1% - 35.2% | |
| Senator[22] | Fiorina 61.2% - 33.8% | ||
| 2012 | President[23] | Romney 56.5% - 41.4% | |
| Senator[24] | Emken 56.8% - 43.2% | ||
| 2014 | Governor[25] | Kashkari 63.2% – 36.8% | |
| 2016 | President[26] | Trump 53.4%- 41.4% | |
| Senator[27] | Harris 54.6% - 45.4% | ||
| 2018 | Governor[28] | Cox 58.8% – 41.2% | |
| Senator[29] | de León 52.1% - 47.9% | ||
| 2020 | President[30] | Trump 52.7%- 45.3% | |
| 2021 | Recall[31] | align="right" Yes 59% - 41% | |
| 2022 | Governor[32] | Newsom 66.7 - 33.3% | |
| Senator | Padilla 69.0 - 31.0% | ||
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 34th district, the 37th district, the 38th district, the 45th district, the 44th district, the 47th district, and the 43rd district. The 42nd, 34th and 38th are partitioned by S Gerhart Ave, Simmons Ave, Dewar Ave, W Beverly Blvd, Repetto Ave, Allston St, S Concourse Ave, Ferguson Dr, Simmons Ave/S Gerhart Ave, Highway 72, Goodrich Blvd, Telegraph Rd, S Marianna Ave, Noakes St, S Bonnie Beach Pl, Union Pacific Ave, S Indiana St, Union Pacific Railroad, Holabird Ave, S Grande Vista Ave, AT & SF Railway, Harriet St, and E 25th St.
The 42nd, 37th, and 43rd are partitioned by S Alameda St, E Slauson Ave, S Central Ave, Firestone Blvd-E 90 St, S Central Ave, E 103rd St, Success Ave, E 92nd St, E 91st, Croesus Ave, and E 97th St.
The 42nd, 38th, 45th, and 47th are partitioned by Yates Ave, E Acco St, 6866 E Washington Blvd-2808 Vail Ave, S 14th St, AT & SF Railway, Church Rd, Telegraph Rd, Rio Hondo River, Veterans Memorial Park, Suva St, Guatemala Ave, Shady Oak Dr, Coolgrove Dr, Gallatin Rd, Samoline Ave, Paramount Blvd, Arrington Ave, Suva St, Charloma Dr, Lubet St, Highway 5, San Gabriel River, Palo Verde Ave, South St, Del Amo Blvd, Pioneer Blvd, Coyote Creek, Centralia Creek, Hawaiian Ave, Verne Ave, Bloomfield Park, Highway 605, 226th St, Dorado Cir, Cortner Ave, E Woodson St, Bloomfield Ave, Lilly Ave, Marna Ave, Los Alamos Channel, and the San Gabriel Bike Path.
The 42nd and 44th are partitioned by S Alameda St, Southern Pacific Railroad, Ardmore Ave, Long Beach Blvd, Pacific Blvd, Cudahy St, 2622 Cudahy St-3211 Santa Ana St, Santa Ana St, Salt Lake Ave, Patata St, 7038 Dinwiddie St-10112 Karmont Ave, Imperial Highway, Old River School Rd, Union Pacific Railroad, Gardendale St, Century Blvd, Highway 19. Laurel St, Clark Ave, Beach St, Bellflower Blvd, E Carson St, Woodruff Ave, Gonda Ave, E Wardlow Rd, N Los Coyotes Diagonal, McNab Ave, E Spring St, E Harvey Way, Faculty Ave, E Carson St, Norse Way, Lakewood Golf Course, Cover St, E 36th St, Cherry Ave, Atlantic Ave, E Willow St, Long Beach Blvd, Highway 1, Oregon Ave, W Anaheim St, Los Angeles River, Canal Ave, W 19th St, Santa Fe Ave, Seabright Ave, W 25th St, W Willow St, Middle Rd-East Rd, 2300 E Pacific Coast Highway-W Anaheim St, E Anaheim St-Cerritos Channel, Piers S Ave, Highway 47, and Navy Mole Rd.
The 42nd district takes in the cities of Downey, Huntington Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Maywood, Signal Hill, south Long Beach, east side Lakewood and most of Bellflower.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1973 | |||||||||
| align=left nowrap | Clair Burgener | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Elected in 1972. Redistricted to the . | 1973–1975 Southern Coastal Orange, Coastal San Diego outside the city | |||
| align=left nowrap | Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. | 1975–1983 San Diego (San Diego City southern half) | |||
| align=left nowrap | Duncan Hunter | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left nowrap | Dan Lungren | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Resigned when appointed California State Treasurer. | 1983–1993 Los Angeles (Palos Verdes), Northwestern Orange | |||
| align=left nowrap | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left nowrap | George Brown Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – July 15, 1999 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Died. | 1993–2003 San Bernardino (Inland Empire) | |||
| Vacant | July 15, 1999 – November 16, 1999 | ||||||||
| align=left nowrap | Joe Baca | Democratic | nowrap | November 16, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | Elected to finish Brown's term. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left nowrap | Gary Miller | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | 2003–2013 Southeastern Los Angeles, Northeastern Orange, Southwestern San Bernardino | |||
| align=left nowrap | Ken Calvert | Republican | 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 Inland Empire (Corona and Murrieta) | |||
| align=left nowrap | Robert Garcia | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. | 2023–present Southern Los Angeles | |||
| align=center | 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 (Special) • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
From 2003 to 2013, the district covered parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties in Southern California.