California's 40th State Assembly district explained

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District:40
Chamber:Assembly
Population:517,085[1]
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:406,132
Citizen Voting Age:349,018
Percent White:51.08
Percent Black:5.23
Percent Latino:26.66
Percent Asian:14.11
Percent Native American:0.54
Percent Pacific Islander:0.63
Percent Other Race:0.61
Registered:325,021
Democratic:42.27
Republican:28.73
Npp:22.24

California's 40th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Pilar Schiavo of Chatsworth.

District profile

The district encompasses parts of Los Angeles County. This district stretches from Santa Clarita in the north to neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles in the south.Los Angeles County5.8%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2022GovernorNewsom 52.6 - 47.4%
SenatorPadilla 55.1 - 44.9%
2020PresidentBiden 56.3 – 41.3%
2018GovernorNewsom 53.7 – 46.3%
Senatorde León 50.8 – 49.2%
2016PresidentClinton 54.1 – 40.0%
SenatorHarris 60.1 – 39.9%
2014GovernorKashkari 51.5 – 48.5%
2012PresidentObama 53.1 – 44.7%
SenatorFeinstein 54.1 – 45.9%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 40th 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 membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
Daniel J. LearyDemocraticJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887San Francisco
Andrew J. MartinRepublicanJanuary 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
Edward MurrayDemocraticJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Thomas W. DennisRepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Edmond GodchauxDemocraticJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Sigmund M. BettmanRepublicanJanuary 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
Henry W. MillerJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Hamilton A. BauerJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Leo H. SusmanJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Gus HartmanJanuary 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Henry ThompsonJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Milton L. SchmittJanuary 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
George GelderJanuary 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919Alameda
Progressive
Republican
Arthur A. WenderingJanuary 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Chris B. FoxJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Harold C. CloudmanJanuary 5, 1925 - January 2, 1933
James J. McBrideDemocraticJanuary 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937Ventura
Fred P. MuldoonJanuary 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
Roscoe W. BursonRepublicanJanuary 2, 1939 - January 6, 1941
John B. CookeDemocraticJanuary 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943
William H. RosenthalJanuary 4, 1943 - January 5, 1953Los Angeles
Edward E. ElliottJanuary 5, 1953 - January 6, 1969
Alex P. GarciaJanuary 6, 1969 - November 30, 1974
Tom BaneDecember 2, 1974 - November 30, 1992
Barbara FriedmanDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996
Robert HertzbergDecember 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Lloyd E. LevineDecember 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008
Bob BlumenfieldDecember 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
Mike MorrellRepublicanDecember 3, 2012 - April 3, 2014San BernardinoResigned from the Assembly to be sworn in the State Senate after winning a special election for the 23rd district.[2]
Marc SteinorthDecember 1, 2014 - November 30, 2018
James RamosDemocraticDecember 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022
Pilar SchiavoDemocraticDecember 5, 2022 – PresentLos Angeles

Election results

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: Mike Morrell Resignation. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.