| State: | California |
| District Number: | 37 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Sydney Kamlager-Dove |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Los Angeles |
| Population: | 735,660[1] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $70,120 |
| Percent White: | 13.2 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 54.0 |
| Percent Black: | 22.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 6.3 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.1 |
| Cpvi: | D+37[2] |
California's 37th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. It includes many neighborhoods west and southwest of Downtown Los Angeles.
The district includes
The district is highly diverse ethnically. Approximately 40% of the district's residents are Hispanic, while African Americans and whites make up nearly a quarter each.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove; she was elected to the seat in the 2022 midterm elections and took office on January 3, 2023.
| Election results from statewide races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1990 | Governor[3] | align=right | Wilson 58.4% - 36.5% |
| 1992 | President[4] | Clinton 73.8% - 15.7% | |
| Senator[5] | Boxer 70.9% - 21.4% | ||
| Senator (Special)[6] | Feinstein 75.7% - 17.7% | ||
| 1994 | Governor[7] | Brown 64.3% - 31.8% | |
| Senator[8] | Feinstein 66.6% - 24.4% | ||
| 1996 | President[9] | Clinton 81.5% - 12.7% | |
| 1998 | Governor[10] | Davis 84.2% - 13.1% | |
| Senator[11] | Boxer 80.7% – 16.0% | ||
| 2000 | President[12] | Gore 82.8% - 14.8% | |
| Senator[13] | Feinstein 82.8% - 11.8% | ||
| 2002 | Governor[14] | Davis 67.7% - 23.6% | |
| 2003 | Recall[15] [16] | align="right" No 59.3% - 40.7% | |
| Bustamante 44.3% - 36.7% | |||
| 2004 | President[17] | Kerry 73.5% - 25.2% | |
| Senator[18] | Boxer 76.3% - 18.1% | ||
| 2006 | Governor[19] | Angelides 60.6% - 33.9% | |
| Senator[20] | Feinstein 76.6% - 18.0% | ||
| 2008 | President[21] | Obama 79.6% - 18.7% | |
| 2010 | Governor[22] | Brown 74.1% - 20.3% | |
| Senator[23] | Boxer 73.7% - 20.5% | ||
| 2012 | President[24] | Obama 84.9% - 12.7% | |
| Senator[25] | Feinstein 86.1% – 13.9% | ||
| 2014 | Governor[26] | Brown 84.3% – 15.7% | |
| 2016 | President[27] | Clinton 85.7% - 9.6% | |
| Senator[28] | Harris 74.3% – 25.7% | ||
| 2018 | Governor[29] | Newsom 86.3% – 13.7% | |
| Senator[30] | Feinstein 53.7% – 46.3% | ||
| 2020 | President[31] | Biden 84.3% - 13.8% | |
| 2021 | Recall[32] | align="right" No 85.6% - 14.4% | |
| 2022 | Governor[33] | Newsom 85.0 - 15.0% | |
| Senator | Padilla 86.4 - 13.6% | ||
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 30th district, the 34th district, the 36th district, the 42nd district, and the 43rd district. The 37th, 30th and 36th are partitioned by Phyllis Ave, N Doheny Dr, N Oakhurst Dr, Burton Way, N Robertson Blvd, 8733 Clifton Way-201 S Le Doux Rd, N San Vicente Blvd, La Cienga Park, S Le Doux Rd, Gregory Way, S Robertson Blvd, Whitworth Dr, Beverly Green Dr, 1271 Beverly Green Dr-1333 Beverly Green Dr, Heath Ave, S Moreno Dr, Highway 2, Century Park W, W Pico Blvd, Patricia Ave, Lorenzo Pl, Monte Mar Dr, Beverwill Dr, Castle Heights Ave, Club Dr, McConnell Dr, National Blvd, Palms Blvd, Overland Ave, Venice Blvd, Highway 405, W Havelock Ave, S St Nicholas Ave, Ballona Creek, and Centinela Creek Channel.
The 37th, 34th and 42nd are partitioned by Crenshaw Blvd, W Pico Blvd, S Normandie Ave, Highway 10, Harbor Freeway, E 7th St, S Alameda St, S Alameda St, E Slauson Ave, S Central Ave, Firestone Blvd-E 90 St.
The 37th and 43rd 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, and W Centinela Ave.
The 37th district take in the city of Culver City, the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Jefferson Park, Hyde Park, Ladera, South Robertson, Crestview, Mid-City, Downtown Los Angeles, West Adams, South Los Angeles, Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Baldwin Hills, part of Carthay, part of Arlington Heights, and the north side of Century City, and the census-designated places Ladera Heights and View Park-Windsor Hills.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1963 | |||||||||
Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the . | 1963–1969 San Diego (City of San Diego) | |||||
| 1969–1973 Eastern/Southern San Diego | |||||||||
| align=left | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Elected in 1972. Redistricted to the . | 1973–1975 Los Angeles | |||
| align=left | Jerry Pettis | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – February 14, 1975 | Redistricted from the . Elected in 1974. Died. | 1975–1983 Riverside, San Bernardino | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 14, 1975 – April 29, 1975 | |||||||
| align=left | Shirley Neil Pettis | Republican | nowrap | April 29, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | Elected to finish Pettis's term. Re-elected in 1976. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Jerry Lewis | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Al McCandless | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | 1983–1993 Riverside | |||
| align=left | Walter R. Tucker III | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – December 15, 1995 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Resigned. | 1993–2003 Los Angeles (Compton, Carson, Long Beach) | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 15, 1995 – March 26, 1996 | |||||||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | Democratic | March 26, 1996 – April 22, 2007 | Elected to finish Tucker's term. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Died. | ||||||
| 2003–2013 Los Angeles (Compton, Carson, Long Beach) | |||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 22, 2007 – August 21, 2007 | |||||||
| align=left | Laura Richardson | Democratic | nowrap | August 21, 2007 – January 3, 2013 | Elected to finish McDonald's term. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Karen Bass | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – December 9, 2022 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned when elected mayor of Los Angeles. | 2013–2023 West Los Angeles (Crenshaw, and Culver City) | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 9, 2022 – January 3, 2023 | |||||||
| align=left | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present West Los Angeles (Crenshaw, and Culver City) | |||
| align=center | 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 (Special) • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 (Special) • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2007 (Special) • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of central Los Angeles County, from Compton to Long Beach. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district has moved northwest within Los Angeles County and includes Culver City and Inglewood.