California's 43rd State Assembly district

California's 43rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Luz Rivas D–North Hollywood
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	468,406 [1] 381,417 [1] 295,412 [1]
Demographics	55.92% White 2.22% Black 23.32% Latino 17.24% Asian 0.32% Native American 0.24% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.33% other 0.42 [1] % remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	281,486
Registration	46.87%  Democratic 20.68%  Republican 27.80%  No party preference

California's 43rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Laura Friedman of Glendale.

District profile

The district encompasses the far eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, with portions jutting northward into the San Gabriel Mountains and southward into Central Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County – 4.8% Burbank Glendale La Cañada Flintridge La Crescenta-Montrose Los Angeles – 3.5% Hollywood Hills – partial East Hollywood – partial Little Armenia Los Feliz Silver Lake – partial Atwater Village

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 66.7 - 29.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 72.1 – 27.9%
	Senator	Feinstein 58.4 – 41.6%
2016	President	Clinton 68.9 – 25.5%
	Senator	Harris 63.5 – 36.5%
2014	Governor	Brown 68.3 – 31.7%
2012	President	Obama 67.3 – 29.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 70.5 – 29.5%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 43rd 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
Eugene F. Loud	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Luther L. Ewing		January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
William E. Tennis		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
J. M. Marks	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
William "Cocktail" Boothby	Republican	January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Leon Dennery		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Fred Lundquist		January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
Martin W. Brady		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
William H. R. McMartin		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Marc Anthony		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Dominic Joseph Beban		January 7, 1907 - January 2, 1911
Frank N. Rodgers		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
David D. Bowman		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Santa Cruz
Harold E. McPherson		January 4, 1915 - May 12, 1916		Died in office from Pneumonia. [2]
R. H. Hudson		January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Champ S. Price		January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921
George C. Cleveland		January 3, 1921 - January 3, 1927
Bert B. Snyder		January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Chris N. Jespersen		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Monterey, San Luis Obispo
C. Don Field		January 2, 1933 - January 3, 1949	Los Angeles
H. Allen Smith		January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1957
Howard J. Thelin		January 7, 1957 - December 28, 1966		Resigned from office before his term expired. [3]
Carlos Moorhead		January 7, 1967 - January 3, 1973		Resigned to serve in congress. [4]
Michael D. Antonovich		January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Howard Berman	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982
Gray Davis		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1986
Terry B. Friedman		December 1, 1986 - November 30, 1992
Pat Nolan	Republican	December 7, 1992 - February 18, 1994		Resigned from the Assembly. [5]
James E. Rogan		May 9, 1994 - November 30, 1996		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Pat Nolan. [6]
Scott Wildman	Democratic	December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2000
Dario Frommer		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Paul Krekorian		December 4, 2006 - January 5, 2010		Resigned to become a member of the Los Angeles City Council. [7]
Mike Gatto		June 10, 2010 - November 30, 2016		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the seat that was vacant by Krekorian, who ran for City Council is Los Angeles. [8]
Laura Friedman		December 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

1992 • 1994 (special) • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2010 (special) • 2012 • 2014 • 2016• 2018 • 2020

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Friedman (incumbent)	88,541	75.64%
	Republican	Mike Graves	24,258	20.72%
	Independent	Robert J. Sexton	4,264	3.64%
Total votes			117,063	100%
General election
	Democratic	Laura Friedman (incumbent)	149,214	69.6%
	Republican	Mike Graves	65,270	30.4%
Total votes			214,484	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Friedman (incumbent)	58,310	100.0
Total votes			58,310	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Laura Friedman (incumbent)	125,568	100.0
Total votes			125,568	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Friedman	33,276	31.9
	Democratic	Ardy Kassakhian	25,357	24.3
	Republican	Mark MacCarley	16,551	15.9
	Democratic	Andrew J. Blumenfield	13,309	12.8
	Republican	Alexandra A. Bustamante	6,524	6.3
	Democratic	Dennis R. Bullock	4,294	4.1
	Democratic	Rajiv Dalal	3,173	3.0
	American Independent	Aaron Cervantes	1,873	1.8
Total votes			104,357	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Laura Friedman	106,186	64.5
	Democratic	Ardy Kassakhian	58,561	35.5
Total votes			164,747	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gatto (incumbent)	28,354	67.0
	Republican	Todd Royal	13,985	33.0
Total votes			42,339	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gatto (incumbent)	51,971	66.5
	Republican	Todd Royal	26,192	33.5
Total votes			78,163	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gatto (incumbent)	26,397	55.7
	Republican	Greg Krikorian	21,025	44.3
Total votes			47,422	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gatto (incumbent)	95,673	60.2
	Republican	Greg Krikorian	63,251	39.8
Total votes			158,924	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

California State Assembly election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gatto (incumbent)	65,350	66.0
	Republican	Sunder Ramani	33,767	34.0
Total votes			99,117	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 (special)

California's 43rd State Assembly district special election, 2010
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Paul Krekorian

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gatto	23,733	58.6
	Republican	Sunder Ramani	16,778	41.4
Total votes			40,511	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

California State Assembly election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Krekorian (incumbent)	91,863	67.9
	Republican	Jane Barnett	43,492	32.1
Total votes			135,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

California State Assembly election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Krekorian	55,871	63.2
	Republican	Michael M. Agbaba	26,530	29.7
	Libertarian	Steve Myers	6,296	7.1
Total votes			88,697	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Assembly election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dario Frommer (incumbent)	94,149	76.6
	Libertarian	Sandor J. Woren	28,805	23.4
Total votes			122,954	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

California State Assembly election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dario Frommer (incumbent)	46,052	61.0
	Republican	Ingrid Geyer	26,381	34.8
	Libertarian	Sandor J. Woren	3,181	4.2
Total votes			75,614	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

California State Assembly election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dario Frommer	70,841	58.7
	Republican	Craig Harry Missakian	49,786	41.3
Total votes			120,627	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

California State Assembly election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Wildman (incumbent)	55,256	65.0
	Republican	Peter R. Repovich	26,749	31.5
	Libertarian	Daniel White	1,793	2.1
	Reform	Marie Buren	1,160	1.4
Total votes			84,958	100.0
	Democratic hold

1996

California State Assembly election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Wildman	49,452	48.4
	Republican	John Geranios	49,260	48.2
	Libertarian	Willard Michlin	3,562	3.5
Total votes			102,274	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1994

California State Assembly election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James E. Rogan (incumbent)	47,895	53.7
	Democratic	Adam Schiff	38,319	43.0
	Libertarian	Willard Michlin	2,935	3.3
Total votes			89,149	100.0
	Republican hold

1994 (special)

California's 43rd State Assembly district special election, 1994
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Pat Nolan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James E. Rogan	12,663	52.9
	Democratic	Adam Schiff	6,165	25.7
	Republican	Julia L. Woo	2,607	10.9
	Republican	David E. Wallis	1,007	4.2
	Democratic	Ken Kulpa	628	2.6
	Libertarian	Willard Del Michlin	505	2.1
	Republican	Joseph Paul Piertoforte	368	1.5
Total votes			23,943	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

California State Assembly election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Nolan (incumbent)	64,489	56.2
	Democratic	Elliott Graham	42,962	37.4
	Libertarian	Anthony G. Bajada	7,293	6.4
Total votes			114,744	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "H. E. McPherson, State Legislator, Is Dead". cdnc.ucr.edu.
3. "Speaker of the Assembly informs Governor Jerry Brown about Howard Thelin's resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
4. "Carlos Moorhead Resignation" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
5. "Pat Nolan Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
6. "James Rogan Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
7. "Paul Krekorian Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
8. "Mike Gatto Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission