California's 50th State Assembly district explained

District:50
Chamber:Assembly
Population:489,965[1]
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:368,013
Percent White:21.70
Percent Black:7.98
Percent Latino:75.11
Percent Asian:10.48
Percent American Indian:0.26
Percent Hawaiian Or Pacific Islander:0.24
Percent Other Race:0.49
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:2.38

California's 50th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Eloise Reyes of Grand Terrace.

District profile

Prior to 2022, the district encompassed the area between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains, along with a large section of Central Los Angeles. The district was heavily white and included the Malibu shoreline and much of Hollywood. The district currently consists of portions of San Bernardino County, including the whole Cities of Loma Linda and Colton, and portions of the Cities of San Bernardino, Redlands, Rialto, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, and Ontario.[2]

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 76.9 – 23.1%
2020PresidentBiden 74.3 - 22.3%
2018GovernorNewsom 78.0 – 22.0%
SenatorFeinstein 63.6 – 36.4%
2016PresidentClinton 76.7 – 18.3%
SenatorHarris 75.8 – 24.2%
2014GovernorBrown 73.5 – 26.5%
2012PresidentObama 70.8 – 26.5%
SenatorFeinstein 75.0 – 25.0%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 50th 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
Lucien HeathRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887Santa Cruz
Jesse CopeDemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
James A. HallJanuary 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
W. H. GalbraithRepublicanJanuary 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Grant I. TaggartJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895Alameda
Hart H. NorthJanuary 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
John A. BlissJanuary 2, 1899 - January 7, 1907
John W. StetsonJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Harry W. PulciferJanuary 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
William Carter ClarkJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Wilber Fisk ChandlerJanuary 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915Fresno
Lorenzo Dow ScottJanuary 4, 1915 - August 15, 1915Died in office.[3]
A. W. CarlsonJanuary 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Byron W. McKeenJanuary 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
Charles Alvin FosterJanuary 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929
Maurice S. MeekerJanuary 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Dan W. EmmettJanuary 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933Venutra
Frank Wimberly WrightJanuary 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937Los Angeles
Gerald C. KeppleJanuary 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943
Thomas M. ErwinJanuary 4, 1943 - January 5, 1959
Ronald B. CameronDemocraticJanuary 5, 1959 - January 3, 1963Got elected to Congress for the 25th Congressional district.
Phil SotoJanuary 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
William CampbellRepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973
Joseph B. MontoyaDemocraticJanuary 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Curtis R. TuckerDecember 2, 1974 - October 9, 1988Died in office.
Curtis R. Tucker, Jr.February 9, 1989 - November 30, 1992Sworn in after winning a special election to replace his father's seat after he died.[4]
Martha EscutiaDecember 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998
Marco Antonio FirebaughDecember 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Hector De La TorreDecember 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Ricardo LaraDecember 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Richard BloomDecember 3, 2012 - November 30, 2022
Eloise ReyesDecember 5, 2022 – presentSan BernardinoRedistricted after the 2020 census

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final 2020 Redistricting Commission Report . wedrawthelines.ca.gov . 2021-12-26 . 2023-11-22.
  2. Web site: Final 2020 Redistricting Commission Report.
  3. Web site: Selma Is Mourning Assemblyman's Death. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. Web site: Curtis Tucker Jr. Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.