| District: | 77 |
| Chamber: | Assembly |
| Population: | 464,066[1] |
| Population Year: | 2010 |
| Voting Age: | 351,336 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 310,211 |
| Percent White: | 57.53 |
| Percent Black: | 3.06 |
| Percent Latino: | 12.47 |
| Percent Asian: | 24.89 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.52 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.46 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.31 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 0.75 |
| Registered: | 303,117[2] |
| Democratic: | 36.61 |
| Republican: | 29.96 |
| Npp: | 28.23 |
California's 77th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath of Encinitas.
The district encompasses much of northern San Diego east of Interstate 5, centered on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. It also extends into the North County region, including the city of Poway.
San Diego County – 15.0%
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" No 56.8 – 43.2% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 60.4 – 37.3% |
| 2018 | Governor[3] | Newsom 54.3 – 45.7% |
| Senator[4] | Feinstein 56.2 – 43.8% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 55.2 – 38.9% |
| Senator | Harris 61.2 – 38.8% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 51.0 – 49.0% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.8 – 48.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 50.8 – 49.2% |
Due to redistricting, the 77th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry T. Hazard | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Los Angeles | |
| George Washington Knox | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | |||
| James M. Damron | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| John R. Mathews | Democratic | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| Charles Omar Barker | Republican | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Bernardino | |
| Edwin W. Freeman | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Riverside | ||
| F. T. Lindenberger | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | |||
| Andrew Staley Milice | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | |||
| Edward Russell Amerige | January 5, 1903 - January 7, 1907 | Orange | ||
| Clyde Bishop | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Richard Melrose | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| Clyde Bishop | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| William H. Ellis | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Riverside | ||
| William A. Avey | Progressive | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | ||
| Chester M. Kline | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 5, 1925 | ||
| Alfred C. Murray | January 5, 1925 - December 21, 1926 | Died in office after winning his 2nd term. Died in car crash.[5] | ||
| John E. Wherrell | Nonpartisan | March 3, 1927 - January 7, 1929 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | |
| Chester M. Kline | Republican | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | ||
| Myron D. Witter | January 5, 1931 - February 19, 1931 | Imperial | Died in office. Died while after getting an operation for cancer.[7] | |
| Samuel E. Robinson | Democratic | March 25, 1931 - January 7, 1935 | Sworn in after winning special election.[8] Ran as a Republican for his 2nd term. | |
| Republican | ||||
| Clarence R. Walker | January 7, 1935 - January 6, 1941 | |||
| Harvey E. Hastain | January 6, 1941 - January 8, 1945 | |||
| George Roy Butters | January 8, 1945 - April 24, 1951 | Died in office. Died from his injuries 3 months after his car accident.[9] | ||
| Edwin S. Bulen | January 5, 1953 - January 3, 1955 | San Diego | ||
| Sheridan N. Hegland | Democratic | January 3, 1955 - January 7, 1963 | ||
| Richard J. Donovan | Republican | January 7, 1963 - July 15, 1966 | Resigned to become a Judge for the San Diego County Municipal Court. | |
| Wadie P. Deddeh | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | ||
| Bob Wilson | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 | |||
| James L. Ellis | Republican | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980 | ||
| Larry Stirling | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1988 | |||
| Carol Bentley | December 5, 1988 - November 30, 1992 | |||
| Thomas Maximus Connolly III | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | ||
| Steven C. Baldwin | Republican | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | ||
| Jay La Suer | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | |||
| Joel Anderson | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010 | |||
| Brian Jones | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Brian Maienschein | December 3, 2012 – present | Changed his party to Democrat in 2019. | ||
| Democratic |