| District: | 80 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 464,602[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 335,580 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 227,429 |
| Percent White: | 14.32 |
| Percent Black: | 6.46 |
| Percent Latino: | 67.71 |
| Percent Asian: | 9.82 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.38 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.47 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.20 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.63 |
| Registered: | 233,550[2] |
| Democratic: | 48.86 |
| Republican: | 15.84 |
| Npp: | 29.22 |
California's 80th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by of after winning a special election to succeed Lorena Gonzalez, who resigned on January 5, 2022 to become leader of the California Labor Federation.
The district encompasses the southern parts of urban San Diego County. It runs up against the Mexican border and takes in the Latino core of the metropolitan area.
San Diego County – 15.0%
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[3] | Biden 69.3 – 28.4% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 70.0 – 30.0% |
| Senator | de Leon 51.1 – 48.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 73.1 – 21.3% |
| Senator | Harris 54.1 – 45.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 66.2 – 33.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 69.5 – 28.7% |
| Senator | Feinstein 69.9 – 30.1% |
| Member | Party | Dates | Electoral history | Counties Represented | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 5, 1885 | ||||||
| align=left | Thomas J. Swayne | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. | San Diego | |
| align=left | Nestor A. Young | Republican | January 3, 1887 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. | ||
| align=left | William M. Casterline | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | Elected in 1892. | ||
| align=left | Alfred Keen | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1894. | ||
| align=left | J. L. Dryden | Fusion | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | Elected in 1896. | ||
| align=left | A. S. Crowder | Republican | January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1898. | ||
| align=left | C. R. Stewart | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | Elected in 1900. | ||
| align=left | John G. Burgess | Republican | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Elected in 1902. | ||
| Percy A. Johnson | Republican | January 5, 1905 – January 2, 1911 | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. | |||
| San Diego, Imperial | ||||||
| Fred E. Judson | Republican | January 2, 1911 – January 8, 1917 | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Switched parties for his third term. Re-elected in 1914. | |||
| Progressive | San Diego | |||||
| align=left | William A. Doran | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921 | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. | ||
| align=left | Robert W. Colburn | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 | Elected in 1920. | ||
| align=left | Edwin A. Mueller | Republican | January 8, 1923 – January 3, 1927 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. | ||
| align=left | Crowell D. Eddy | Republican | January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. | ||
| align=left | Arthur R. Honnold | Republican | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1930. | ||
| align=left | Charles W. Stream | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1947 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. | ||
| align=left | Howard K. Cramer | Republican | January 6, 1947 – May 28, 1949 | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Resigned.[4] | ||
| May 28, 1949 – January 8, 1951 | ||||||
| Ralph R. Cloyed | Republican | January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for State Senate. | |||
| Jack Schrade | Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963 | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 40th district. | |||
| Hale Ashcraft | Republican | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. | |||
| John Stull | Republican | January 2, 1967 – March 12, 1973 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to become a State Senator. | |||
| Vacant | March 12, 1973 – December 2, 1974 | |||||
| Wadie P. Deddeh | Democratic | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1982 | Redistricted from the 77th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to become a State Senator. | |||
| align=left | Stephen Peace | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 79th district. | San Diego, Imperial | |
| align=left | Julie Bornstein | Democratic | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994 | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election. | Imperial, Riverside | |
| align=left | Jim Battin | Republican | December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Termed out and ran for State Senate. | ||
| align=left | David G. Kelley | Republican | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2002 | Elected in 2000. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Bonnie Garcia | Republican | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Termed out. | ||
| align=left | V. Manuel Perez | Democratic | December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 56th district. | ||
| align=left | Ben Hueso | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – March 21, 2013 | Redistricted from the 79th district and re-elected in 2012. Resigned to become a State Senator.[5] | San Diego | |
| Vacant | March 21, 2013 – May 28, 2013 | |||||
| align=left | Lorena Gonzalez | Democratic | May 28, 2013 – January 5, 2022 | Elected to finish Hueso's term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned.[6] | ||
| Vacant | January 5, 2022 – June 15, 2022 | |||||
| align=left | David Alvarez | Democratic | June 15, 2022 – present | Elected to finish Gonzalez's term. Re-elected in 2022. | ||