| District: | 43 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 468,406[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 381,417 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 295,412 |
| Percent White: | 55.92 |
| Percent Black: | 2.22 |
| Percent Latino: | 23.32 |
| Percent Asian: | 17.24 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.32 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.24 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.33 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.42 |
| Registered: | 281,486 |
| Democratic: | 46.87 |
| Republican: | 20.68 |
| Npp: | 27.80 |
California's 43rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Luz Rivas.
The district encompasses the far eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, with portions jutting northward into the San Gabriel Mountains and southward into Central Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County – 4.8%
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 66.7 - 29.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 72.1 – 27.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.4 – 41.6% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.9 – 25.5% |
| Senator | Harris 63.5 – 36.5% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 68.3 – 31.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 67.3 – 29.6% |
| Senator | Feinstein 70.5 – 29.5% |
Due to redistricting, the 43rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene F. Loud | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| Luther L. Ewing | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| William E. Tennis | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| J. M. Marks | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | ||
| William "Cocktail" Boothby | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| Leon Dennery | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
| Fred Lundquist | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | |||
| Martin W. Brady | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| William H. R. McMartin | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | |||
| Marc Anthony | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| Dominic Joseph Beban | January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| Frank N. Rodgers | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| David D. Bowman | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Harold E. McPherson | January 4, 1915 - May 12, 1916 | Died in office from Pneumonia.[2] | ||
| R. H. Hudson | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| Champ S. Price | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | |||
| George C. Cleveland | January 3, 1921 - January 3, 1927 | |||
| Bert B. Snyder | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Chris N. Jespersen | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | ||
| C. Don Field | January 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949 | Los Angeles | ||
| H. Allen Smith | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1957 | |||
| Howard J. Thelin | January 7, 1957 - December 28, 1966 | Resigned from office before his term expired.[3] | ||
| Carlos Moorhead | January 7, 1967 - January 3, 1973 | Resigned to serve in congress.[4] | ||
| Michael D. Antonovich | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Howard Berman | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | ||
| Gray Davis | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986 | |||
| Terry B. Friedman | December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992 | |||
| Pat Nolan | Republican | December 7, 1992 - February 18, 1994 | Resigned from the Assembly.[5] | |
| James E. Rogan | May 9, 1994 - November 30, 1996 | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Pat Nolan.[6] | ||
| Scott Wildman | Democratic | December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2000 | ||
| Dario Frommer | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | |||
| Paul Krekorian | December 4, 2006 - January 5, 2010 | Resigned to become a member of the Los Angeles City Council.[7] | ||
| Mike Gatto | June 10, 2010 - November 30, 2016 | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the seat that was vacant by Krekorian, who ran for City Council is Los Angeles.[8] | ||
| Laura Friedman | December 5, 2016 – present | |||
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