| State: | California |
| District Number: | 43 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Residence: | Los Angeles |
| Population: | 723,043 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $66,509[1] |
| Percent White: | 6.9 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 57.2 |
| Percent Black: | 23.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 8.3 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 2.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.2 |
| Cpvi: | D+32[2] |
California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by . The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County, and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles (including LAX) and Torrance. It includes the entirety of the cities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Inglewood, and Lomita.From 2003 until 2013, the 43rd district was based in San Bernardino County. The Hispanic-majority district encompassed the southwestern part of the county, and included San Bernardino and Rialto.
| Election results from statewide races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1990 | Governor[3] | align=right | Wilson 64.0% - 30.0% |
| 1992 | President[4] | Bush 38.2% - 37.8% | |
| Senator[5] | Herschensohn 52.6% - 37.1% | ||
| Senator (Special) | Seymour 46.2% - 43.2% | ||
| 1994 | Governor[6] | align=right | Wilson 63.4% - 31.4% |
| Senator[7] | align=right | Huffington 56.2% – 32.8% | |
| 1996 | President[8] | align=right | Dole 45.5% - 43.0% |
| 1998 | Governor[9] | Davis 51.2% - 45.6% | |
| Senator[10] | Fong 49.2% – 45.9% | ||
| 2000 | President[11] | Bush 52.1% - 44.2% | |
| Senator[12] | Feinstein 46.8% - 45.6% | ||
| 2002 | Governor[13] | Davis 57.4% - 34.6% | |
| 2003 | Recall[14] [15] | align="right" Yes 72.2% - 27.8% | |
| Schwarzenegger 47.3% - 35.2% | |||
| 2004 | President[16] | Kerry 58.1% - 40.7% | |
| Senator[17] | Boxer 64.5% - 30.3% | ||
| 2006 | Governor[18] | Angelides 48.7% - 45.4% | |
| Senator[19] | Feinstein 64.6% - 29.8% | ||
| 2008 | President[20] | Obama 68.0% - 30.1% | |
| 2010 | Governor[21] | Brown 61.7% - 30.3% | |
| Senator[22] | Boxer 60.1% - 32.2% | ||
| 2012 | President[23] | Obama 78.0% - 20.0% | |
| U.S. Senator[24] | align=right | Feinstein 78.3% - 21.7% | |
| 2014 | Governor[25] | Brown 72.6% – 27.4% | |
| 2016 | President[26] | Clinton 78.4% - 16.7% | |
| Senator[27] | Harris 66.7% - 33.3% | ||
| 2018 | Governor[28] | Newsom 78.0% – 22.0% | |
| Senator[29] | Feinstein 62.4% – 37.6% | ||
| 2020 | President[30] | Biden 76.9% - 20.9% | |
| 2021 | Recall[31] | align="right" No 77.2% - 22.8% | |
| 2022 | Governor[32] | Newsom 78.3 - 21.7% | |
| Senator | Padilla 80.0 - 20.0% | ||
This district, the 36th district, 37th district, 44th district, and the 42nd district are all entirely within Los Angeles County. The 43rd and 36th are partitioned by W Florence Ave, Arbor Vitae St, Westchester Parkway, La Tijera Blvd, W 91st St, Cum Laude Ave, W 92nd St, Waterview St, Napoleon St, Vista Del Mar, W Imperial Highway, Aviation Blvd, Del Aire Park, E Sl Segundo Blvd, S Aviation Blvd, Marine Ave, Inglewood Ave, Highway 91, Redondo Beach Blvd, Hawthorne Blvd, and Sepulveda Blvd.
The 43rd, 37th and 42nd are partitioned by E 91st St, McKinley Ave, E 88th Pl, Avalon Blvd, E Manchester Ave, S Normandie Ave, W 94th Pl, S Halldale Ave, W Century Blvd, La Salle Ave/S Denker Ave, W 104th St, S Western Ave, W 108th St, S Gramercy Pl, S Van Ness Ave, W 76th St, 8th Ave, W 79th St, S Victoria Ave, W 74th St, West Blvd, W 64th St, S La Brea Ave, 6231 S La Brea Ave-Flight Ave, W 64th St, 6404 S Springpark Ave-W Fairview Blvd, W Centinela Ave, 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 43rd and the 44th are partitioned by Alameda St, E 103rd St, Mona Blvd, E 107th Pl, E 108th St, S Alameda St, Highway 105, Mona Blvd, Santa Fe Ave, E Stockton Ave, N Bullis Rd, Palm Ave/E Killen Pl, N Thorson Ave, McMillan St, Waldorf Dr/N Castlegate Ave, S Gibson Ave, Wright Rd, E Rosecrans Ave, Highway 710, Somerset Blvd, Myrrh St, Hunsake Ave, Alondra Blvd, E Greenleaf Blvd, Main Campus Dr, S Susana Rd, Highway 91, Highway 47, Calle Anita, 2605 Homestead Pl-266 W Apras St, 255 W Victoria St-18300 S Wilmington Ave, W Victoria St, Central Ave, Lincoln Memorial Park, 2600 W Billings St-2973 W Caldwell St, Malloy Ave/S Clymar Ave, W Alondra Blvd, S Figueroa St, W 182nd St, Electric St, and S Western Ave.
The 43rd takes in the cities of Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Gardena, Compton, and northeast Torrance, as well as the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1973 | ||||||||
| align=left | Victor Veysey | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Retired. | 1973–1975 Imperial, Riverside, Inland San Diego | ||
| align=left | Clair Burgener | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired. | 1975–1983 Imperial, Southwestern Riverside, San Diego | ||
| align=left | Ron Packard | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected as a write-in candidate in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | 1983–1993 Southern Orange, Northwestern San Diego | ||
| align=left | Ken Calvert | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the . | 1993–2003 Western Riverside. | ||
| align=left | Joe Baca | Democratic | 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 and lost. | 2003–2013 San Bernardino (Fontana, Ontario, San Bernardino) | ||
Maxine Waters | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | 2013–2023 South Los Angeles (Hawthorne and Inglewood) | ||||
| 2023–present South Los Angeles (Hawthorne and Inglewood) | ||||||||
| align=center | 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014• 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of San Bernardino's central suburbs, including San Bernardino, Ontario and Fontana. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district has moved south west into South Los Angeles and now includes Hawthorne and Inglewood.