California's 55th State Assembly district explained

District:55
Chamber:Assembly
Population:461,696[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:351,337
Citizen Voting Age:287,325
Percent White:34.05
Percent Black:2.68
Percent Latino:29.99
Percent Asian:31.91
Percent Native American:0.37
Percent Pacific Islander:0.18
Percent Other Race:0.25
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.57
Registered:266,506[2]
Democratic:35.16
Republican:33.98
Npp:26.10

California's 55th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Isaac Bryan of Los Angeles.

District profile

The district straddles the intersection of three counties and several distinct regions. Centered on the Chino Hills, it includes the southeastern margins of the San Gabriel Valley as well as parts of the northern Santa Ana Valley. The district is relatively affluent and primarily suburban.

Los Angeles County1.7%

Orange County7.3%

San Bernardino County3.7%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" Yes 53.3 – 46.7%
2020PresidentBiden 52.8 – 45.4%
2018Governor[3] Cox 52.1 – 47.9%
Senator[4] Feinstein 55.9 – 44.1%
2016PresidentClinton 49.9 – 44.6%
SenatorHarris 55.3 – 44.7%
2014GovernorKashkari 57.2 – 42.8%
2012PresidentRomney 52.2 – 45.8%
SenatorEmken 52.2 – 47.8%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 55th 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
William H. JordanRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 7, 1889Alameda
Melvin C. ChapmanJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
E. G. CramJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Augustus Griffin Bennett, Sr.January 2, 1893 - April 13, 1894Santa Clara
John D. KelseyJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897Lost election after his opponent contested the election.
J. J. McLaurinNonpartisanJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899Won the election after contesting the election.
John D. KelseyRepublicanJanuary 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
George H. AndersonJanuary 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
George Steward WalkerJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Paul J. ArnerichJanuary 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
John Turner HigginsJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Robert L. TelferJanuary 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
George Washington WyllieJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915Tulare
Fred Carroll ScottProgressiveJanuary 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Robert HorbachRepublicanJanuary 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Charles W. ClearyJanuary 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925
Frank W. MixterJanuary 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
Milton M. GoldenJanuary 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933Los Angeles County, California
Austin L. TournouxDemocraticJanuary 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Frank D. LaughlinJanuary 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
Vernon KilpatrickJanuary 2, 1939 - January 7, 1963
F. Douglas FerrellJanuary 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
Leon D. RalphJanuary 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Richard AlatorreDecember 2, 1974 - December 20, 1985Resigned from office.
Richard PolancoJune 5, 1986 - November 30, 1992Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Alatorre.[5]
Juanita Millender-McDonaldDecember 7, 1992 - April 15, 1996 Resigned from office.[6]
Richard FloydDecember 2, 1996 - November 30, 2000
Jenny OropezaDecember 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Laura RichardsonDecember 4, 2006 - September 4, 2007Resigned from office to be sworn into Congress for the 37th Congressional district.[7]
Warren FurutaniFebruary 7, 2008 – November 30, 2012Sworn in after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Richardson.[8]
Curt HagmanRepublicanDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino
Ling Ling ChangDecember 2, 2014 - November 30, 2016
Phillip ChenDecember 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020.
  3. Web site: Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Assembly Districts for Governor . California Secretary of State . 2018.
  4. Web site: Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by State Assembly Districts for United States Senator . California Secretary of State . 2018.
  5. Web site: Richard Polanco Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  6. Web site: Juanita McDonald Resignation letter. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  7. Web site: Laura Richardson Resignation letter. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  8. Web site: Warren Furutani Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.