| District: | 46 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 464,441[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 358,293 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 247,706 |
| Percent Latino: | 44.39 |
| Percent White: | 39.98 |
| Percent Asian: | 9.52 |
| Percent Black: | 4.69 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.51 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.42 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.32 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.17 |
| Registered: | 246,235 |
| Democratic: | 53.34 |
| Republican: | 14.86 |
| Npp: | 26.94 |
California's 46th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jesse Gabriel of North Hollywood.
The district encompasses the central and southeastern San Fernando Valley. This ethnically diverse district is an important gateway between the valley and the rest of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County – 4.7%
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" No 76.8 – 23.2% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 73.5 - 23.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 78.0 – 22.0% |
| Senator | Feinstein 60.2 – 39.8% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 76.2 – 18.5% |
| Senator | Harris 68.0 – 32.0% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 72.8 – 27.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 73.7 – 23.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 75.7 – 24.3% |
Due to redistricting, the 46th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. McDonald | Democratic | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | ||
| Hugh Toner | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||||
| James Reavey | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | ||||
| Lawrence Hoey | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||||
| Hugh J. O'Neill | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Alameda | |||
| F. R. Fassett | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | |||
| James W. Clarke | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | ||||
| William McDonald | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | ||||
| John G. Mattos Jr. | January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905 | ||||
| Edward Keating Strobridge | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | ||||
| Thomas H. Silver | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | ||||
| Antone Augustine Rogers | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||||
| David Whitlaw Tulloch | Democratic | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Stanislaus | ||
| Lewis Lincoln Dennett | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| Republican | |||||
| Esto Bates Broughton | Democratic | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1927 | First woman to be elected along with Grace S. Dorris, Elizabeth Hughes, and Anna L. Saylor. | ||
| Vernon F. Gant | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | |||
| Frank Baltzell Collier | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | ||||
| Charles Todd Clark | Democratic | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Fresno | ||
| Sam M. Greene | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Los Angeles | ||
| Ralph W. Evans | Democratic | January 7, 1935 - January 4, 1937 | |||
| Jack Tenney | January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943 | ||||
| Glenn M. Anderson | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1951 | ||||
| Charles Edward Chapel | Republican | January 8, 1951 - February 20, 1967 | Died in office from a heart attack.[2] | ||
| Robert G. Beverly | May 16, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Sworn in after winning special election.[3] | |||
| Charles Warren | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - March 11, 1977 | Resigned from office.[4] | ||
| Mike Roos | June 24, 1977 - March 20, 1991 | Sworn in after winning special election.[5] Resigned from office.[6] | |||
| Barbara Friedman | August 1, 1991 - November 30, 1992 | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Mike Roos.[7] | |||
| Louis Caldera | December 7, 1992 - September 2, 1997 | Resigned from office to become Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service.[8] | |||
| Gil Cedillo | January 16, 1998 - November 30, 2002 | Sworn in after winning special election to replace Louis Caldera, accepted a federal government position.[9] | |||
| Fabian Núñez | December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | ||||
| John Pérez | December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012 | ||||
| Adrin Nazarian | December 3, 2012 – present | ||||