| District: | 42 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 462,952[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 358,808 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 315,589 |
| Percent White: | 59.56 |
| Percent Black: | 4.30 |
| Percent Latino: | 29.92 |
| Percent Asian: | 3.88 |
| Percent Native American: | 1.42 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.30 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.20 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.43 |
| Registered: | 230,889 |
| Democratic: | 34.26 |
| Republican: | 35.29 |
| Npp: | 24.30 |
California's 42nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jacqui Irwin.
The district straddles the gateway between the Inland Empire and the California desert, stretching from Yucaipa and Hemet in the west to the Twentynine Palms region and western Coachella Valley in the east.
Riverside County – 15.4%
San Bernardino County – 6.2%
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 50.5 – 47.5% |
| 2018 | Governor[2] | Cox 52.2 – 47.8% |
| Senator[3] | De Leon 51.8 – 48.2% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.7 – 45.6% |
| Senator | Harris 61.1 – 38.9% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 52.8 – 47.2% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52.9 – 45.0% |
| Senator | Emken 51.6 – 48.4% |
Due to redistricting, the 42nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. C. McMurray | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| John La Blanc | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| E. S. Saloman | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| Louis A. Phillips | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
| William Hendrickson Jr. | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | ||
| Isaac M. Merrill | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
| Lorenzo A. Henry | January 4, 1897 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Phineas S. Barber | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | |||
| George A. McGowan | January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| Samuel T. Kohlman | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Albert P. Wheelan | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | ||
| Arthur Max Joel | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | ||
| Henry Ward Brown | January 6, 1913 - June 16, 1916 | San Mateo | Died in office to cancer.[4] | |
| Frank Leonard Eksward | Democratic | January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1927 | While he was in office, he changed his party affiliation to Republican. | |
| Republican | ||||
| Harry L. Parkman | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Bert B. Snyder | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | |||
| James S. O'Connor | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | Los Angeles | |
| Elmer E. Lore | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941 | |||
| Everett G. Burkhalter | January 6, 1941 - January 6, 1947 | |||
| Walter R. Hinton | Republican | January 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | ||
| Everett G. Burkhalter | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953 | ||
| William F. Marsh | Republican | January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959 | ||
| Tom Bane | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 4, 1965 | ||
| Bob Moretti | January 4, 1965 - November 30, 1974 | |||
| Frank D. Lanterman | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978 | ||
| William H. Ivers | December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982 | |||
| Dick Mountjoy | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | |||
| Burt M. Margolin | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | ||
| Wally Knox | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | |||
| Paul Koretz | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |||
| Mike Feuer | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Brian Nestande | Republican | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Riverside, San Bernardino | |
| Chad Mayes | December 1, 2014 – present | On December 5, 2019, Mayes left the Republican party and registered as an independent.[5] | ||
| Independent | ||||