California's 50th State Assembly district (original) (raw)
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| California's 50th State Assembly district | |
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| Current assemblymember | Robert GarciaD–Rancho Cucamonga |
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 489,965[1]368,013[1] |
| Demographics | 21.70% White7.98% Black75.11% Latino10.48% Asian0% Native American0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.49% other2.38[1]% remainder of multiracial |
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 map (2012 - 2022)
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
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| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 76.9 – 23.1% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 74.3 - 22.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 78.0 – 22.0% |
| Senator | Feinstein 63.6 – 36.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 76.7 – 18.3% |
| Senator | Harris 75.8 – 24.2% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 73.5 – 26.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 70.8 – 26.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 75.0 – 25.0% |
List of assembly members
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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 members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucien Heath | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Santa Cruz | |
| Jesse Cope | Democratic | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | ||
| James A. Hall | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | |||
| W. H. Galbraith | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | ||
| Grant I. Taggart | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Alameda | ||
| Hart H. North | January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899 | |||
| John A. Bliss | January 2, 1899 - January 7, 1907 | |||
| John W. Stetson | January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909 | |||
| Harry W. Pulcifer | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |||
| William Carter Clark | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
| Wilber Fisk Chandler | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | Fresno | ||
| Lorenzo Dow Scott | January 4, 1915 - August 15, 1915 | Died in office.[3] | ||
| A. W. Carlson | January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919 | |||
| Byron W. McKeen | January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923 | |||
| Charles Alvin Foster | January 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929 | |||
| Maurice S. Meeker | January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931 | |||
| Dan W. Emmett | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Venutra | ||
| Frank Wimberly Wright | January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 | Los Angeles | ||
| Gerald C. Kepple | January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943 | |||
| Thomas M. Erwin | January 4, 1943 - January 5, 1959 | |||
| Ronald B. Cameron | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 3, 1963 | Got elected to Congress for the 25th Congressional district. | |
| Phil Soto | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | |||
| William Campbell | Republican | January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973 | ||
| Joseph B. Montoya | Democratic | January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974 | ||
| Curtis R. Tucker | December 2, 1974 - October 9, 1988 | Died in office. | ||
| Curtis R. Tucker, Jr. | February 9, 1989 - November 30, 1992 | Sworn in after winning a special election to replace his father's seat after he died.[4] | ||
| Martha Escutia | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | |||
| Marco Antonio Firebaugh | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | |||
| Hector De La Torre | December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010 | |||
| Ricardo Lara | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
| Richard Bloom | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2022 | |||
| Eloise Reyes | December 5, 2022 – present | San Bernardino | Redistricted after the 2020 census |
Election results (1992–present)
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2020 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 89,797 | |
| Democratic | Will Hess | 16,482 | |
| Democratic | Jim King | 7,750 | |
| Total votes | 114,029 | 100.0% | |
| General election | |||
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 166,503 | |
| Democratic | Will Hess | 40,709 | |
| Total votes | 207,212 | 100.0% | |
| Democratic hold |
2018 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 79,458 | |
| Total votes | 79,458 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 167,428 | |
| Total votes | 167,428 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold |
California State Assembly election, 2016
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 92,315 | |
| Republican | Matthew Gene Craffey | 23,613 | |
| Total votes | 115,928 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 158,967 | |
| Republican | Matthew Gene Craffey | 54,016 | |
| Total votes | 212,983 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold |
California State Assembly election, 2014
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 42,332 | |
| Republican | Bradley S. Torgan | 15,370 | |
| Total votes | 57,702 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Democratic | Richard Bloom (incumbent) | 78,093 | |
| Republican | Bradley S. Torgan | 31,113 | |
| Total votes | 109,206 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold |
California State Assembly election, 2012
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Betsy Butler (incumbent) | 16,084 | |
| Democratic | Richard Bloom | 15,947 | |
| Republican | Bradley S. Torgan | 15,227 | |
| Democratic | Torie Osborn | 15,155 | |
| Total votes | 62,413 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Democratic | Richard Bloom | 93,445 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Butler (incumbent) | 91,740 | |
| Total votes | 185,185 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold |
- ^ a b c "Final 2020 Redistricting Commission Report" (PDF). wedrawthelines.ca.gov. December 26, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Final 2020 Redistricting Commission Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Selma Is Mourning Assemblyman's Death". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Curtis Tucker Jr. Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.