California's 54th State Assembly district

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California's 54th State Assembly district
California's 54th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
  Mark Gonzalez
D–Los Angeles
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		466,445 [1]
375,241 [1]
294,720 [1]
Demographics
Registered voters316,478 [2]
Registration63.73%  Democratic
8.67%  Republican
22.89%  No party preference

California's 54th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Mark Gonzalez of Los Angeles.

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District profile

Before the 2020 - 2022 redistricting, the district encompassed parts of the Westside and South Los Angeles, reaching almost to the Pacific Ocean. The current 54th district includes East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Koreatown, Pico-Union, Los Feliz, Downtown L.A., Chinatown, Boyle Heights, Commerce, Montebello and Vernon among other neighborhoods and municipalities. The district is ethnically diverse and heavily urban.

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021 Recall Dark Red x.svg No 85.6 – 14.4%
2020 President Biden 83.1 - 13.5%
2018 Governor Newsom 86.1 – 13.9%
Senator Feinstein 65.0 – 35.0%
2016 President Clinton 85.1 – 10.1%
Senator Harris 76.9 – 23.1%
2014 Governor Brown 82.9 – 17.2%
2012 President Obama 83.6 – 13.9%
Senator Feinstein 85.2 – 14.8%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 54th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
Walter Minton Heywood Republican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 Alameda
Francis Morgan Cooley January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Edwin Sherer Culver Republican January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893
H. H. Johnson Democratic January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 Santa Clara
Cyrus P. Berry Republican January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
N. E. Malcolm January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
Walter A. Clark January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Eli Wright Good Government January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903
A. D. Duffey Democratic January 5, 1903 – February 10, 1903Lost the election after being in office for 1 month.
Harry S. Wanzer Republican February 10, 1903 – March 16, 1903Won election and took his seat. He resigned 1 month of being in office.
VacantMarch 16, 1903 – January 2, 1905
George C. Cleveland Republican January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Harry C. Lucas January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
John B. Maher Democratic January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
Joseph Warner Guiberson January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 Kings
William Adams Long Republican January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919
Oscar L. Odale Democratic January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921
Frank Johnson Republican January 3, 1921 – January 3, 1927
Augustus F. Jewett Jr. January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
William G. Bonelli January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 Los Angeles
Frank J. Rogers Democratic January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
Wilbur F. Gilbert January 7, 1935 – January 6, 1941
John B. Knight Republican January 6, 1941 – January 8, 1945
Ralph A. Beal Independent January 8, 1945 – January 6, 1947
Bud Collier Republican January 6, 1947 – November 30, 1974
Frank Vicencia Democratic December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1986
Paul E. Zeltner Republican December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1988
Willard H. Murray Jr. Democratic December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1992
Betty Karnette December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994
Steven T. Kuykendall Republican December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998
Alan Lowenthal Democratic December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004
Betty Karnette December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008
Bonnie Lowenthal December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Holly Mitchell December 3, 2012 – September 26, 2013Resigned from the California State Assembly to be sworn in as a State Senator representing the 30th State Senate district.
VacantSeptember 26, 2013 – December 5, 2013
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas Democratic December 5, 2013 – December 31, 2017Resigned from the Assembly due to unspecified health problems.
VacantDecember 31, 2017 – April 16, 2018
Sydney Kamlager Democratic April 16, 2018 – March 11, 2021Won special election and was sworn in. Resigned from the California State Assembly to be sworn in as a State Senator representing the 30th State Senate district.
VacantMarch 11, 2021 – May 28, 2021
Isaac Bryan Democratic May 28, 2021 – November 30, 2022Won special election and was sworn in May 28, 2021.
Miguel Santiago December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024
Mark Gonzalez December 2, 2024 – present

Election results (1990–present)

2024

2024 California State Assembly 54th district election [3] [4]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Gonzalez 19,616 45.2
Democratic John Yi 14,963 34.5
Republican Elaine Alaniz8,81920.3
Total votes43,398 100.0
General election
Democratic Mark Gonzalez 59,549 56.3
Democratic John Yi46,30943.7
Total votes105,858 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 California State Assembly 54th district election [5] [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Miguel Santiago (incumbent) 37,714 99.7
Republican Elaine Alaniz (write-in) 129 0.3
Total votes37,843 100.0
General election
Democratic Miguel Santiago (incumbent) 53,993 78.6
Republican Elaine Alaniz14,70421.4
Total votes68,697 100.0
Democratic hold

2021 (special)

2021 California State Assembly 54th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Sydney Kamlager [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Isaac Bryan 21,472 50.8
Democratic Heather Hutt 10,53824.9
Democratic Cheryl Turner4,0729.6
Democratic Dallas Denise Fowler3,2357.6
No party preference Bernard Senter1,6673.9
Democratic Samuel Morales1,3043.1
Total votes42,288 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly 54th district election [8] [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sydney Kamlager (incumbent) 64,620 56.7
Democratic Tracy Bernard Jones 34,005 29.8
Republican Glen Ratcliff10,8809.5
Democratic Clinton Brown4,5134.0
Total votes114,018 100.0
General election
Democratic Sydney Kamlager (incumbent) 119,818 64.2
Democratic Tracy Bernard Jones66,91535.8
Total votes186,733 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 California State Assembly 54th district election [10] [11]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sydney Kamlager (incumbent) 41,838 55.5
Democratic Tepring Michelle Piquado 11,615 15.4
Republican Glen Ratcliff9,35912.4
Democratic Steve Dunwoody6,4098.5
Democratic Lamar Lyons4,8996.5
Democratic Breon Dupree Hollie1,2231.6
Total votes75,343 100.0
General election
Democratic Sydney Kamlager (incumbent) 95,643 62.3
Democratic Tepring Michelle Piquado57,76037.7
Total votes153,403 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 (special)

2018 California State Assembly 54th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Sebastian Ridley-Thomas [12]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sydney Kamlager 22,605 69.0
Democratic Tepring Michelle Piquado4,67314.3
Republican Glen Ratcliff3,82611.7
Democratic Grayson A. Pangilinan1,1823.6
Democratic Steve Dunwoody (write-in)4951.5
Total votes32,781 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 California State Assembly 54th district election [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) 83,889 83.2
Republican Glen Ratcliff 16,880 16.8
Total votes100,769 100.0
General election
Democratic Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) 146,723 81.6
Republican Glen Ratcliff33,11918.4
Total votes179,842 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 California State Assembly 54th district election [15] [16]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) 34,444 78.2
Republican Glen Ratcliff 9,585 21.8
Total votes44,029 100.0
General election
Democratic Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (incumbent) 66,082 79.1
Republican Glen Ratcliff17,50620.9
Total votes83,588 100.0
Democratic hold

2013 (special)

2013 California State Assembly 54th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Holly Mitchell [17]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sebastian Ridley-Thomas 13,992 60.2
Democratic Christopher R. Armenta8,27035.6
Democratic John Jake9314.0
No party preference Morry Waksberg (write-in)310.1
Total votes23,224 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 California State Assembly 54th district election [18] [19]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Holly Mitchell (incumbent) 33,920 70.9
Republican Keith Brandon McCowen 8,350 17.4
Democratic Ed Nicoletti5,60111.7
Total votes47,871 100.0
General election
Democratic Holly Mitchell (incumbent) 143,530 83.3
Republican Keith Brandon McCowen28,68816.7
Total votes172,218 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly 54th district election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent) 73,775 56.7
Republican Martha E. Flores-Gibson56,53543.3
Total votes130,310 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly 54th district election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bonnie Lowenthal 95,350 57.1
Republican Gabriella Holt61,65036.9
Libertarian John Kling9,8965.9
Total votes166,896 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly 54th district election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Betty Karnette (incumbent) 69,890 60.8
Republican Michael Jackson45,12839.2
Total votes115,018 100.0
Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly 54th district election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Betty Karnette 89,987 53.5
Republican Steven T. Kuykendall 73,70143.8
Libertarian John Howard Sterne4,5442.7
Total votes168,232 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly 54th district election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 59,726 60.1
Republican Cesar N. Castellanos39,71439.9
Total votes99,440 100.0
Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly 54th district election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 83,000 58.6
Republican Rudy Svorinich, Jr.54,93838.9
Libertarian Dale F. Ogden3,7192.6
Total votes141,657 100.0
Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly 54th district election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Lowenthal 54,330 49.6
Republican Julie Alban51,29146.8
Libertarian Al Carlan2,0731.9
American Independent George P. "Phil" Drake1,9021.7
Total votes109,596 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1996

1996 California State Assembly 54th district election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven T. Kuykendall (incumbent) 66,421 50.7
Democratic Gerrie Schipske64,69549.3
Total votes131,116 100.0
Republican hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly 54th district election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven T. Kuykendall 56,225 47.6
Democratic Betty Karnette (incumbent)55,62847.1
Libertarian Alan J. Carlan3,9813.4
Peace and Freedom Patrick John McCoy2,3512.0
Total votes118,185 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 California State Assembly 54th district election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Betty Karnette 78,400 51.9
Republican Gerald N. Felando (incumbent)66,28243.9
American Independent Joseph G. "Joe" Fields6,2644.1
Total votes150,946 100.0
Democratic hold

1990

1990 California State Assembly 54th district election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Willard H. Murray Jr. (incumbent) 29,981 50.0
Republican Emily Hart-Holifield24,66341.2
Libertarian Art Olivier 3,5205.9
Peace and Freedom Norman E. Lynn1,7642.9
Total votes59,928 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. ↑ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/special-elections/2021-ad54/registration-information.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Official Canvass - State Assembly - 54th Assembly District* - Special Primary Election, May 18, 2021" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Canvass - State Assemblymember - 54th Assembly District* - Special Primary Election, April 3, 2018" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "November 4, 2014, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Official Canvass - State Assemblymember - 54th Assembly District* - Special Primary Election, December 3, 2013" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  18. ↑ "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  19. ↑ "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  20. ↑ "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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  22. ↑ "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  23. ↑ "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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  25. ↑ "November 7, 2000, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  26. ↑ "November 3, 1998, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  27. ↑ "November 5, 1996, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  28. ↑ "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  29. ↑ "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  30. ↑ "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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