District: | 79 |
Chamber: | Assembly |
Population: | 466,416[1] |
Population Year: | 2010 |
Voting Age: | 351,301 |
Citizen Voting Age: | 283,225 |
Percent White: | 33.47 |
Percent Black: | 10.97 |
Percent Latino: | 33.83 |
Percent Asian: | 18.96 |
Percent Native American: | 0.58 |
Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.82 |
Percent Other Race: | 0.26 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 1.10 |
Registered: | 281,241[2] |
Democratic: | 44.75 |
Republican: | 22.03 |
Npp: | 26.96 |
California's 79th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by of, who was elected on April 6, 2021 following the resignation of Democrat Shirley Weber, who assumed the position of California Secretary of State.[3]
The district encompasses southeastern San Diego and its closest eastern suburbs. The ethnically and socioeconomically diverse district is a mix of urban and suburban areas, with density roughly proportional to the distance from Downtown San Diego.
San Diego County – 15.1%
Year | Office | Results |
---|---|---|
2021 | Recall | align="right" No 64.5 – 35.5% |
2020 | President | Biden 65.6 – 32.3% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 63.6 – 36.4% |
Senator | Feinstein 55.4 – 44.6% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 64.2 – 30.0% |
Senator | Harris 57.0 – 43.0% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 59.4 – 40.6% |
2012 | President | Obama 61.2 – 36.9% |
Senator | Feinstein 63.2 – 36.8% |
Member | Party | Dates | Electoral history | Counties represented | ||
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District created January 5, 1885 | ||||||
align=left | Truman Reeves | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1894. | San Bernardino | |
align=left | Hiram M. Barton | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1896. | ||
align=left | Elmer W. Holmes | Republican | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | Elected in 1888. | ||
align=left | John C. Lynch | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 78th district. | ||
align=left | William H. Carlson | Independent | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1892. Retired to run for Mayor of San Diego. | San Diego | |
align=left | Wilfred R. Guy | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. | ||
align=left | Lewis R. Works | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1898. | ||
align=left | Frank W. Barnes | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 7, 1907 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. | ||
align=left | W. F. Ludington | Republican | January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 | Elected in 1906. | ||
align=left | E. C. Hinkle | Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 4, 1915 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. | ||
align=left | Grant Conard | Republican | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 | Elected in 1914. | ||
align=left | Hugh J. Baldwin | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 | Elected in 1916. | ||
align=left | Fred E. Lindley | Republican | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 | Elected in 1918. | ||
align=left | James O. Bishop | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1920. | ||
align=left | P. A. Whitacre | Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925 | Elected in 1922. | ||
align=left | Byron J. Walters | Republican | January 5, 1925 – January 7, 1929 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. | ||
align=left | William E. Harper | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1928. | ||
align=left | Edwin L. Head | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Bruce R. Stannard | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 | Elected in 1932. | ||
align=left | Paul A. Richie | Democratic | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Kathryn Niehouse | Republican | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1955 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. | ||
align=left | Wanda Sankary | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1957 | Elected in 1954. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | George G. Crawford | Republican | January 7, 1957 – February 15, 1960 | Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Resigned. | ||
Vacant | February 15, 1960 – November 30, 1960 | |||||
align=left | George J. Lapthorne | Democratic | November 30, 1960 – January 2, 1961 | Elected to finish Crawford's term. Not a candidate for the next election. | ||
align=left | James R. Mills | Democratic | January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 40th district. | ||
align=left | Frederick James Bear | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1969 | Elected in 1966. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Tom Hom | Republican | January 6, 1969 – January 4, 1971 | Elected in 1968. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Peter R. Chacon | Democratic | January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1992 | Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. 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. | ||
align=left | Stephen Peace | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – January 10, 1994 | Redistricted from the 80th district and re-elected in 1992. Resigned to become a State Senator. | ||
Vacant | January 10, 1994 – April 14, 1994 | |||||
align=left | Denise M. Ducheny | Democratic | April 14, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | Elected to finish Peace's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. | ||
align=left | Juan Vargas | Democratic | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for California's 51st congressional district. | ||
align=left | Mary Salas | Democratic | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for State Senate. | ||
align=left | Ben Hueso | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 80th district. | ||
align=left | Shirley Weber | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – January 28, 2021 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned to become Secretary of State of California. | ||
Vacant | January 28, 2021 – April 19, 2021 | |||||
align=left | Akilah Weber | Democratic | April 19, 2021 – present | Elected to finish her mother's term. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term to run for State Senate. | ||