California's 52nd State Assembly district

California's 52nd State Assembly district
California's 52nd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Jessica Caloza ; D–Los Angeles
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	465,678; 329,263; 247,395
Demographics	17.22% White ; 5.99% Black ; 68.08% Latino ; 7.42% Asian ; 0.38% Native American ; 0.25% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ; 0.26% other; 0.40% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	188,280
Registration	48.10% Democratic ; 21.99% Republican ; 24.71% No party preference

Last updated April 16, 2025

California's 52nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Jessica Caloza.

District profile

After being redrawn in 2020, the district encompasses the Los Angeles County communities of Angelino Heights, Atwater Village, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, East Los Angeles, Echo Park, El Sereno, Elysian Heights, Glassell Park, Garvanza, Highland Park, Hillside Village, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, Silver Lake, South Glendale, and University Hills.^[2]

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 62.7 – 37.3%
2020^[3]	President	Biden 63.9 – 33.8%
2018	Governor	Newsom 64.1 – 35.9%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 51.1 – 48.9%
2016	President	Clinton 65.8 – 28.7%
2016	Senator	Harris 51.8 – 48.2%
2014	Governor	Brown 58.6 – 41.4%
2012	President	Obama 65.0 – 32.9%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 65.7 – 34.3%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 52nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2020 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Thomas Coke Morris	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Alameda
John Ellsworth	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
William Simpson		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Frederick Bryant		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
James Thomas O'Keefe		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	San Mateo
Timothy Guy Phelps		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
S. G. Goodhue		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Henry Ward Brown		January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903
William H. Waste		January 5, 1903 - April 13, 1905	Alameda	Resigned to become a Judge for the Alameda County Superior Court.
John M. Eshleman		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
C. C. Young		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
Leonard B. Cary		January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917	Fresno	Ran as a Progressive during his 2nd term and won.
Leonard B. Cary	Progressive	January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917		Ran as a Progressive during his 2nd term and won.
Melvin Pettit	Progressive	January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921		Changed his party to Democratic when he ran for his 2nd term.
Melvin Pettit	Democratic	January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
S. L. Heisinger	Democratic	January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931
Eleanor Miller	Republican	January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Los Angeles
Charles W. Grubbs	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Ben Rosenthal		January 7, 1935 - May 29, 1940		Resigns to become a judge for the Los Angeles Municipal Court.
William H. Poole		January 6, 1941 - January 4, 1943
Jonathan J. Hollibaugh	Republican	January 4, 1943 - June 11, 1953		Died in office. Dies from a heart attack.^[4]
Frank G. Bonelli	Democratic	December 2, 1953 - June 4, 1958		Sworn in after winning special death to fill vacant seat after Hollibaugh's death.^[5] Resigns from the Assembly to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
George A. Willson	Democratic	January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967
Floyd L. Wakefield	Republican	January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974
Vincent Thomas	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978
Gerald N. Felando	Republican	December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1982
Frank Hill		December 6, 1982 - April 16, 1990		Resigned from office after winning special election to be sworn in the 31st Senate district.^[6]
Paul Horcher		December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992
Willard H. Murray Jr.	Democratic	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996
Carl Washington		December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Mervyn Dymally		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008
Isadore Hall III		December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2012
Norma J. Torres		December 3, 2012 - May 20, 2013	Los Angeles, San Bernardino	Resigned from office to be sworn in to the 32nd Senate district.^[7]
Freddie Rodriguez		October 11, 2013 – present	Los Angeles, San Bernardino	Sworn in after winning special election.^[8]

Election results (1992–present)

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	47,539	68.8%
	Republican	Toni Holle	21,499	31.1%
	Democratic	Jesus Gonzales (Write in)	18	0.0%
Total votes			69,038	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	112,165	68.3%
	Republican	Toni Holle	52,022	31.7%
Total votes			164,187	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	21,736	48.0
	Republican	Toni Holle	16,087	35.5
	Democratic	Frank C. Guzman	6,297	13.9
	Libertarian	Ben W. Gibbons	1,205	2.7
Total votes			45,325	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	70,507	68.6
	Republican	Toni Holle	32,273	31.4
Total votes			102,780	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	33,830	63.9
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	18,943	35.8
	Republican	Toni Holle (write-in)	196	0.4
Total votes			52,969	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	64,836	59.1
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	44,865	40.9
Total votes			109,701	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	11,543	55.2
	Republican	Dorothy F. Pineda	9,368	44.8
Total votes			20,911	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	27,877	58.9
	Republican	Dorothy F. Pineda	19,470	41.1
Total votes			47,347	100.0
	Democratic hold

2013 (special)

California's 52nd State Assembly district special election, 2013
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Norma Torres
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	No party preference	Paul S. Leon	4,219	24.9
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez	3,758	22.2
	Republican	Dorothy F. Pineda	2,453	14.5
	Democratic	Jason A. Rothman	1,545	9.1
	Democratic	Tom Haughey	1,482	8.7
	Democratic	Danielle Soto	1,259	7.4
	Democratic	Doris Louise Wallace	887	5.2
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	752	4.4
	Democratic	Manuel Saucedo	597	3.5
Total votes			16,952	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez	7,630	51.3
	No party preference	Paul S. Leon	7,230	48.7
Total votes			14,860	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	10,851	41.8
	Republican	Kenny Coble	9,729	37.5
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	3,417	13.2
	Democratic	Ray Moors	1,969	7.6
Total votes			25,966	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	66,565	66.0
	Republican	Kenny Coble	34,267	34.0
Total votes			100,832	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III (incumbent)	48,323	88.3
	Republican	Gwen Patrick	6,399	11.7
Total votes			54,722	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III	72,895	86.17
	Republican	Gwen Patrick	11,700	13.83
Total votes			84,595	100.00
Turnout				58.86
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mervyn Dymally (incumbent)	37,959	100.00
Turnout				30.15
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mervyn M. Dymally (incumbent)	59,923	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mervyn M. Dymally	35,883	89.52
	Republican	Mark Anthony Iles	4,201	10.48
Invalid or blank votes			3,380	7.78
Total votes			43,464	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Washington (incumbent)	61,382	87.15
	Republican	Mark Anthony Iles	9,047	12.85
Invalid or blank votes			6,792	8.80
Total votes			77,221	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Washington (incumbent)	45,742	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			12,125	20.95
Total votes			57,867	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Washington (incumbent)	52,081	84.57
	Republican	Robert Pullen-Miles	9,503	15.43
Invalid or blank votes			9,676	13.58
Total votes			71,260	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willard H. Murray, Jr.	40,702	80.82
	Republican	Richard A. Rorex	9,662	19.18
Invalid or blank votes			6,516	11.46
Total votes			56,880	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willard H. Murray, Jr. (incumbent)	57,588	100.00
Invalid or blank votes			20,914	26.64
Total votes			78,502	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
↑ "District Information | Official Website - Assemblymember Jessica Caloza, California Assembly District 52". a52.asmdc.org. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
↑ "Veteran Assembly Collapses on Street". cdnc.ucr.edu.
↑ "Frank Bonelli Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
↑ "Frank Hill Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
↑ "Norma Torres Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
↑ "Freddie Rodriguez Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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[population-1] 1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "District Information | Official Website - Assemblymember Jessica Caloza, California Assembly District 52". a52.asmdc.org. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

[3] "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[4] "Veteran Assembly Collapses on Street". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[5] "Frank Bonelli Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[6] "Frank Hill Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[7] "Norma Torres Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[8] "Freddie Rodriguez Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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