California's 56th State Assembly district

California's 56th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Lisa Calderon D–Whittier
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	465,302 [1] 328,306 [1] 227,204 [1]
Demographics	21.92% White 3.14% Black 71.80% Latino 1.92% Asian 0.79% Native American 0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.17% other 0.18 [1] % remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	180,376
Registration	48.00%  Democratic 25.29%  Republican 22.52%  No party preference

California's 56th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Calderon of Whittier.

District profile

The district encompasses portions of southeastern Los Angeles County and the San Gabriel Valley. The district is primarily suburban, socioeconomically diverse and majority Latino with a growing Asian population.

Los Angeles County Diamond Bar Hacienda Heights Industry La Habra Heights La Puente Pico Rivera Rowland Heights South El Monte (partial) Walnut Whittier West Whitter-Los Nietos

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020 [2]	President	Biden 62.2 – 35.9%
2018	Governor	Newsom 61.5 – 38.5%
	Senator	de Leon 53.8 – 46.2%
2016	President	Clinton 64.2 – 31.2%
	Senator	Sanchez 59.2 – 40.8%
2014	Governor	Brown 62.9 – 37.1%
2012	President	Obama 62.1 – 36.3%
	Senator	Feinstein 64.0 – 36.0%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 56th 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
George W. Watson	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Alameda
Charles O. Alexander		January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891
Almon Ames		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Massey Thomas	Democratic	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Santa Clara
Walter A. Meads		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
M. E. Arnerich	Republican	January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901
George Steward Walker		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
Eli Wright		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Ward M. Jarvis		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Guy Whitman Smith		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Lewis Dan Bohnett		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
William E. Simpson	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Kern
Witten William Harris	Socialist	January 4, 1915 - January 6, 1919		Changed his party from Socialist to Democratic when running for his 2nd term.
	Democratic
Grace S. Dorris	Republican	January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921		First woman elected along with Esto Bates Broughton, Elizabeth Hughes, and Anna L. Saylor.
Franklin Heck	Democratic	January 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Grace S. Dorris	Republican	January 8, 1923 - January 3, 1927
Robert Lincoln Patterson		January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931
Walter J. Little		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Los Angeles
Bert V. Callahan	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Thomas Cunningham	Republican	January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
Norris Poulson		January 2, 1939 - January 3, 1943
Ernest E. Debs	Democratic	January 4, 1943 - June 30, 1947		Resigned from office to become a member of the Los Angeles City Council.
Glenard P. Lipscomb	Republican	November 25, 1947 - November 10, 1953		Sworn in after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Debs. [3] Resigns after winning a Congressional seat in the 24th district.
Seth J. Johnson		January 3, 1955 - July 16, 1959		Died in office. Died in the hospital due to respiratory ailment. [4]
Chet Wolfrum		December 2, 1959 - January 7, 1963		Sworn in after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Johnson after he died in office. [5]
Charles Warren	Democratic	January 7, 1963 - November 30, 1974
Art Torres		December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982
Gloria Molina		December 6, 1982 - February 27, 1987		Resigned from the Assembly to become a member of the Los Angeles City Council. [6]
Lucille Roybal-Allard		May 18, 1987 - November 30, 1992		Sworn in after winning special election. [7]
Bob Epple		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Phillip D. Hawkins	Republican	December 5, 1994 - November 30, 1996
Sally M. Havice	Democratic	December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2002
Rudy Bermudez		December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2006	Los Angeles, Orange
Tony Mendoza		December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012
V. Manuel Perez		December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014	Imperial, Riverside
Eduardo Garcia		December 1, 2014 – present

Election results (1992–present)

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

2020

2020 California State Assembly election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia (incumbent)	44,530	64.0%
	Republican	America Figueroa	25,074	36.0%
Total votes			69,604	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia (incumbent)	97,497	63.6%
	Republican	America Figueroa	55,702	36.4%
Total votes			153,196	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia (incumbent)	31,747	60.3
	Republican	Jeff Gonzalez	13,331	25.3
	Republican	Jonathan Reiss	7,527	14.3
Total votes			52,605	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia (incumbent)	62,622	64.8
	Republican	Jeff Gonzalez	34,088	35.2
Total votes			96,710	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia (incumbent)	45,122	100.0
Total votes			45,122	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia (incumbent)	93,090	100.0
Total votes			93,090	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia	23,104	56.9
	Republican	Charles Bennet, Jr.	17,471	43.1
Total votes			40,575	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eduardo Garcia	35,671	58.5
	Republican	Charles Bennet, Jr.	25,347	41.5
Total votes			61,018	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	V. Manuel Perez (incumbent)	23,661	57.1
	Republican	Corky Reynaga-Emett	17,763	42.9
Total votes			41,424	100.0
General election
	Democratic	V. Manuel Perez (incumbent)	66,353	66.1
	Republican	Corky Reynaga-Emett	34,038	33.9
Total votes			100,391	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Mendoza (incumbent)	56,943	65.5
	Republican	Henry J. Bestwick	30,111	34.5
Total votes			87,054	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Mendoza (incumbent)	78,652	65.17
	Republican	Roger Garrett	42,040	34.83
Total votes			120,692	100.00
Turnout				64.14
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Mendoza	43,666	57.72
	Republican	Grace Hu	31,991	42.28
Total votes			75,657	100.00
Turnout				44.42
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Bermudez (incumbent)	67,294	60.16
	Republican	John Brantuk	44,559	39.84
Total votes			111,853	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Bermudez (incumbent)	39,032	61.49
	Republican	John Brantuk	24,440	38.51
Invalid or blank votes			3,991	5.92
Total votes			67,463	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Havice (incumbent)	73,536	60.59
	Republican	Grace Hu	47,836	39.41
Invalid or blank votes			8,970	6.88
Total votes			130,342	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Havice (incumbent)	48,913	53.00
	Republican	Phil Hawkins	40,972	44.39
	Libertarian	Bruce J. McKenzie	2,409	2.61
Invalid or blank votes			6,210	6.30
Total votes			98,504	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally M. Havice	54,455	49.37
	Republican	Richard Lambros	52,376	47.48
	Libertarian	Arthur M. Hays	3,478	3.15
Invalid or blank votes			11,691	9.59
Total votes			122,000	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

1994

1994 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Hawkins	53,535	53.52
	Democratic	Bob Epple (incumbent)	43,178	43.17
	Libertarian	Arthur M. Hays	3,308	3.31
Invalid or blank votes			6,894	6.45
Total votes			106,915	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 California State Assembly election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Epple (incumbent)	61,330	47.81
	Republican	Phil Hawkins	60,788	47.39
	Libertarian	Richard Gard	6,151	4.80
Invalid or blank votes			9,421	6.84
Total votes			137,690	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

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

References

1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
2. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
3. "Glenard Lipscomb Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
4. "Johnson Republican Assemblyman, Dies". cdnc.ucr.edu.
5. "Chet Wolfrum Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
6. "Gloria Molina Resignation Letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
7. "Lucille Roybal-Allard Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission