| California's 52nd State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 465,678[1] 329,263[1] 247,395[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 188,280 | ||
| Registration | 48.10% Democratic 21.99% Republican 24.71% No party preference | ||
California's 52nd State Assembly district is one of 80CaliforniaState Assembly districts. It is currently represented byDemocratJessica Caloza.
After being redrawn in 2020, the district encompasses the Los Angeles County communities ofAngelino 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, andUniversity Hills.[2]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | |
| 2020[3] | President | Biden 63.9 – 33.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.1 – 35.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 51.1 – 48.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65.8 – 28.7% |
| Senator | Harris 51.8 – 48.2% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 58.6 – 41.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65.0 – 32.9% |
| Senator | Feinstein 65.7 – 34.3% |
Due to redistricting, the 52nd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by theCalifornia 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. | |
| Vacant | April 13, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
| John M. Eshleman | Republican | 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. | |
| Progressive | ||||
| Melvin Pettit | January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921 | Changed his party to Democratic when he ran for his 2nd term. | ||
| Democratic | ||||
| S. L. Heisinger | 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. | ||
| Vacant | May 29, 1940 – January 6, 1941 | |||
| William H. Poole | Democratic | 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] | |
| Vacant | June 11, 1953 – December 2, 1953 | |||
| 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 theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors. | |
| Vacant | June 4, 1958 – January 5, 1959 | |||
| 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 the31st State Senate district.[6] | ||
| Vacant | April 16, 1990 – December 3, 1990 | |||
| Paul Horcher | Republican | 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 the32nd State Senate district.[7] | |
| Vacant | May 20, 2013 – October 11, 2013 | |||
| Freddie Rodriguez | Democratic | October 11, 2013 – November 30, 2022 | Sworn in after winning special election.[8] | |
| Wendy Carrillo | December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024 | Los Angeles | ||
| Jessica Caloza | December 2, 2024 – present | |||
| 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% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mervyn Dymally (incumbent) | 37,959 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | 30.15 | |||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (incumbent) | 59,923 | 100.00 | |
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
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