California's_53rd_State_Assembly_district
California's 53rd State Assembly district
American legislative district
California's 54th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. Since 2014, it is represented by Democrat Miguel Santiago of Los Angeles.
Quick Facts 's 54th State Assembly district, Current assemblymember ...
California's 54th State Assembly district | |||
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Current assemblymember |
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Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 463,916[1] 354,298[1] 164,102[1] | ||
Demographics |
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Registered voters | 181,140 | ||
Registration | 58.52% Democratic 8.50% Republican 28.62% No party preference |
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The district encompasses the heart of Los Angeles, including most of Downtown and parts of the Eastside. The district is heavily urban and Latino.
Los Angeles County – 4.7%
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More information Year, Office ...
Year | Office | Results |
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2021 | Recall | No 83.8 – 16.2% |
2020 | President | Biden 78.6 - 17.6% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 84.6 – 15.4% |
Senator | Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 84.8 – 9.6% |
Senator | Harris 52.7 – 47.3% | |
2014 | Governor | Brown 85.2 – 14.8% |
2012 | President | Obama 84.6 – 12.6% |
Senator | Feinstein 86.0 – 14.0% |
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Due to redistricting, the 54th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2022 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
More information Assembly members, Party ...
Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
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Frank J. Moffitt | Democratic Party | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Alameda | |
M. D. Hyde | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | ||
J. G. McCall | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | |||
Phelps Ralph Adams | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Santa Cruz | |
B. S. Osborn | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | ||
Frank Aldridge | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | ||
George G. Radcliff | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | ||
Henry Ward Brown | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Mateo | ||
Richard H. Jury | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | |||
Hjalmar Edwin Holmquist | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | |||
Henry Ward Brown | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | |||
Abram B. Green | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Luis Obispo | ||
Elmer S. Rigdon | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | ||
Carlton W. Greene | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 8, 1923 | ||
Alexander McMillan | Democratic | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | ||
Samuel V. Wright | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | ||
Chris N. Jespersen | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | |||
Frederick F. Houser | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Los Angeles | ||
E. Valsaine Latham | January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 | |||
Frederick F. Houser | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | |||
Lothrop Smith | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1945 | |||
Montivel A. Burke | January 8, 1945 - January 7, 1963 | |||
Mervyn Dymally | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | ||
Bill Greene | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | |||
Paul Bannai | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 | ||
Richard Floyd | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992 | ||
Debra Bowen | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | |||
George Nakano | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | |||
Mike Gordon | December 6, 2004 - June 25, 2005 | Died in office. Died from Brain tumor. | ||
Ted Lieu | September 21, 2005 - November 30, 2010 | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant left by Gordon when he died from a Brain tumor.[2] | ||
Betsy Butler | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | |||
John Pérez | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | |||
Miguel Santiago | December 1, 2014 – present | |||
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2020
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 35,515 | 62.9% | |
Democratic | Godfrey Santos Plata | 20,923 | 37.1% | |
Total votes | 56,438 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 63,776 | 56.3% | |
Democratic | Godfrey Santos Plata | 49,580 | 43.7% | |
Total votes | 113,356 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2018
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 24,134 | 69.0 | |
Democratic | Kevin Hee Young Jang | 5,779 | 16.5 | |
Libertarian | Michael A. Lewis | 2,710 | 7.7 | |
Democratic | Rae Elisabeth Henry | 2,367 | 6.8 | |
Total votes | 34,990 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 57,388 | 71.4 | |
Democratic | Kevin Hee Young Jang | 23,002 | 28.6 | |
Total votes | 80,390 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2016
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 22,254 | 45.1 | |
Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 20,388 | 41.3 | |
Democratic | Kevin H. Jang | 6,688 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 49,330 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 50,958 | 58.2 | |
Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 36,583 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 87,541 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2014
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Miguel Santiago | 9,387 | 56.1 | |
Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 3,953 | 23.6 | |
Democratic | Michelle "Hope" Walker | 1,964 | 11.7 | |
Democratic | Michael "Mike" Aldapa | 1,423 | 8.5 | |
Total votes | 16,727 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Miguel Santiago | 20,472 | 63.5 | |
Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 11,735 | 36.5 | |
Total votes | 32,207 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2012
More information Primary election, Party ...
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John Pérez (incumbent) | 10,051 | 58.5 | |
Republican | Jose Trinidad Aguilar | 2,889 | 16.8 | |
Democratic | Michael "Mike" Aldapa | 2,494 | 14.5 | |
Democratic | Roger A. Young | 1,738 | 10.1 | |
Total votes | 17,172 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | John Pérez (incumbent) | 61,651 | 82.8 | |
Republican | Jose Trinidad Aguilar | 12,803 | 17.2 | |
Total votes | 74,454 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2010
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Betsy Butler | 73,344 | 50.3 | |
Republican | Nathan Mintz | 62,770 | 43.0 | |
Green | Lisa Ann Green | 6,526 | 4.4 | |
Libertarian | Ethan Musulin | 3,446 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 146,086 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2008
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Lieu (incumbent) | 127,117 | 67.33 | |
Republican | Thomas Vidal | 61,692 | 32.67 | |
Total votes | 188,809 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 74.12 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Lieu (incumbent) | 75,491 | 59.40 | |
Republican | Mary Ford | 47,534 | 37.40 | |
Green | Peter Thottam | 3,070 | 2.42 | |
Peace and Freedom | Karl Abrams | 2,997 | 2.36 | |
Total votes | 127,092 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 53.65 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2004
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Gordon | 95,156 | 50.45 | |
Republican | Greg Hill | 79,505 | 42.15 | |
Libertarian | Ethan M. Boivie | 8,942 | 4.74 | |
Peace and Freedom | James R. Smith | 5,028 | 2.67 | |
Total votes | 188,631 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2002
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Nakano (incumbent) | 68,412 | 61.29 | |
Republican | Linda P. Wilson | 43,212 | 38.71 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,254 | 5.31 | ||
Total votes | 117,878 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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2000
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Nakano (incumbent) | 104,431 | 64.34 | |
Republican | Gerald N. Felano | 53,017 | 32.67 | |
Libertarian | Phil Howitt | 4,852 | 2.99 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 13,002 | 7.42 | ||
Total votes | 175,302 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Nakano | 75,159 | 60.59 | |
Republican | Bill Eggers | 48,880 | 39.41 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 9,507 | 7.12 | ||
Total votes | 133,546 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debra Bowen (incumbent) | 88,238 | 57.67 | |
Republican | Dan Walker | 64,761 | 42.33 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 13,460 | 8.10 | ||
Total votes | 166,459 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1994
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debra Bowen (incumbent) | 66,114 | 51.17 | |
Republican | Julian Sirull | 56,906 | 44.04 | |
Libertarian | William N. Gaillard | 3,539 | 2.74 | |
Peace and Freedom | J. Kevin Bishop | 2,644 | 2.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,282 | 9.95 | ||
Total votes | 143,485 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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1992
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debra Bowen | 95,703 | 54.12 | |
Republican | W. Brad Parton | 72,870 | 41.21 | |
Libertarian | William N. Gaillard | 8,248 | 4.66 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 15,743 | 8.18 | ||
Total votes | 192,564 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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- "Ted Lieu Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.