California's 53rd State Assembly district

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California's 53rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Freddie Rodriguez D–Pomona
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	463,916[1] 354,298[1] 164,102[1]
Demographics	7.23% White 5.23% Black 68.32% Latino 18.25% Asian 0.22% Native American 0.07% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.31% other 0.37[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	181,140
Registration	58.52% Democratic 8.50% Republican 28.62% No party preference

California's 53rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. Since 2022, it is represented by Democrat Freddie Rodriguez of Pomona.

The district encompasses the heart of Los Angeles, including most of Downtown and parts of the Eastside. The district is heavily urban and Latino.

Year	Office	Results
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%

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.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
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

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
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

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
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

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
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

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
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

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
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

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	127,117	67.33
	Republican	Thomas Vidal	61,692	32.67
Total votes			188,809	100.00
Turnout				74.12
	Democratic hold

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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				53.65
	Democratic hold

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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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