| California's 59th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age | 465,168[1] 319,044[1] 168,548[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 193,106 | ||
| Registration | 66.83% Democratic 5.04% Republican 24.16% No party preference | ||
California's 59th State Assembly district is one of 80CaliforniaState Assembly districts. It is currently represented byRepublicanPhillip Chen ofYorba Linda.
The district encompasses most of the more Republican leaning areas in northeastOrange County along the Inland Empire border, taking in the entirety of suburban cities such asYorba Linda,Brea, Placentia,Anaheim Hills,Villa Park,North Tustin, and portions ofOrange andFullerton. It also encompasses the suburban San Bernardino county city ofChino Hills and a small portion ofChino.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall |  No 87.5 – 12.5% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 84.6 – 11.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 88.6 – 11.4% |
| Senator | Feinstein 58.9 – 41.1% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 90.1 – 5.1% |
| Senator | Harris 54.2 – 45.8% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 90.9 – 9.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 93.2 – 6.2% |
| Senator | Feinstein 91.8 – 8.2% |
Due to redistricting, the 59th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavel Joseph Woodward | Republican | January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 | San Joaquin | |
| James Riley Henry | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | ||
| John McMullin | January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |||
| John Lyman Beecher Jr. | Republican | January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | ||
| John H. Matthews | Democratic | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | San Benito | |
| Charles G. Cargill | Republican | January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 | ||
| Claudius Frazier Rubell | Democratic | January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 | ||
| Charles G. Cargill | Republican | January 2, 1899 – June 18, 1900 | Died in office from pneumonia.[2][3] | |
| Vacant | June 18, 1900 – January 1, 1901 | |||
| William Higby | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 | ||
| Montague B. Steadman | January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 | Monterey | ||
| J. B. R. Cooper | January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 | |||
| John Jay Wyatt | January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |||
| Charles B. Rosendale | Democratic | January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 | ||
| Henry C. Bagby | January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | Santa Barbara | ||
| Ira E. Kramer | Progressive | January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 | ||
| Theodore Randolph Finley, Sr. | Democratic | January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 | ||
| William C. Oakley | January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921 | |||
| Oscar W. Smith | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 | ||
| Edgar W. Stow | January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925 | |||
| Edgar O. Campbell | January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927 | |||
| Theodore Randolph Finley, Sr. | Democratic | January 3, 1927 – June 1, 1927 | Resigned to becomeMayor of Santa Barbara. | |
| Vacant | June 1, 1927 – January 7, 1929 | |||
| George R. Bliss | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931 | ||
| Willard E. Badham | January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 | Los Angeles | ||
| Charles W. Lyon | January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1947 | |||
| Willard M. Huyck | January 6, 1947 – January 8, 1951 | |||
| Charles W. Lyon | January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | |||
| Thomas M. Rees | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963 | ||
| Anthony Beilenson | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | |||
| Alan Sieroty | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 | |||
| Jack R. Fenton | December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980 | |||
| Matthew G. Martínez | December 1, 1980 – July 15, 1982 | Resigned from office after winning a congressional seat.[4] | ||
| Vacant | July 15, 1982 – December 6, 1982 | |||
| Charles Calderon | Democratic | December 6, 1982 – April 16, 1990 | Resigned to be sworn in the26th State Senate district after winning special election.[5] | |
| Vacant | April 16, 1990 – December 3, 1990 | |||
| Xavier Becerra | Democratic | December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992 | ||
| Dick Mountjoy | Republican | December 7, 1992 – January 23, 1995 | Removed from office after a majority of the membership of theCalifornia State Assembly determined that he was not duly elected and qualified to be an Assemblymember. | |
| Vacant | January 23, 1995 – June 7, 1995 | |||
| Bob Margett | Republican | June 7, 1995 – November 30, 2000 | Sworn in after winning special election.[6] | |
| Dennis Mountjoy | December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |||
| Los Angeles,San Bernardino | ||||
| Anthony Adams | December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | |||
| Tim Donnelly | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | |||
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer | Democratic | December 6, 2012 – November 30, 2022 | Los Angeles | |
| Phillip Chen | Republican | December 5, 2022 – present | Orange,San Bernandino | |
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Phillip Chen (incumbent) | 75,179 | 63.8 | |
| Democratic | Dave Obrand | 42,719 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 117,898 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Phillip Chen (incumbent) | 139,133 | 60.5 | |
| Democratic | Dave Obrand | 90,834 | 39.5 | |
| Total votes | 229,947 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Phillip Chen (incumbent) | 75,555 | 99.2 | |
| No party preference | Leon Sit (write-in) | 551 | 0.7 | |
| Libertarian | David Naranjo (write-in) | 58 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 76,164 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Phillip Chen (incumbent) | 113,363 | 70.0 | |
| No party preference | Leon Sit | 48,602 | 30.0 | |
| Total votes | 161,965 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Efren Martinez | 22,416 | 50.6 | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 19,873 | 44.9 | |
| Democratic | Marcello Villeda | 1,999 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 44,288 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 63,448 | 57.5 | |
| Democratic | Efren Martinez | 46,853 | 42.5 | |
| Total votes | 110,301 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 19,188 | 76.8 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Hagan-Morgan | 5,797 | 23.2 | |
| Total votes | 24,985 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 47,765 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Hagan-Morgan | 23,653 | 33.1 | |
| Total votes | 71,418 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 35,820 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 35,820 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 77,324 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 77,324 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 12,404 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 12,404 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer (incumbent) | 28,493 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 28,493 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer | 7,029 | 43.6 | |
| Democratic | Rodney D. Robinson | 3,038 | 18.8 | |
| Democratic | Greg Akili | 2,772 | 17.2 | |
| Democratic | Gertrude "Trudy" Holmes-Magee | 2,487 | 15.4 | |
| Democratic | Armenak H. Nouridjanian | 810 | 5.0 | |
| Total votes | 16,136 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Reggie Jones-Sawyer | 40,519 | 52.3 | |
| Democratic | Rodney D. Robinson | 36,949 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 77,468 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Donnelly | 82,475 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | Darcel Woods | 52,928 | 36.8 | |
| Libertarian | Tony Tyler | 4,335 | 3.0 | |
| American Independent | Robert Gosney | 4,269 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 144,007 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anthony Adams (incumbent) | 91,366 | 51.0 | |
| Democratic | Donald Williamson | 73,011 | 40.8 | |
| Libertarian | Maureen Keedy | 14,744 | 8.2 | |
| Total votes | 179,121 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anthony Adams | 67,499 | 55.8 | |
| Democratic | Elliott Barkan | 45,655 | 37.7 | |
| Libertarian | Jill Stone | 7,845 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 120,999 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent) | 99,381 | 58.2 | |
| Democratic | Dan Harden | 64,375 | 37.7 | |
| Libertarian | Fritz R. Ward | 6,937 | 4.1 | |
| Total votes | 170,693 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis L. Mountjoy (incumbent) | 65,439 | 63.4 | |
| Democratic | Patrick D. Smith | 37,788 | 36.6 | |
| Total votes | 103,227 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis L. Mountjoy | 67,036 | 48.3 | |
| Democratic | Meline Dolores Hall | 60,013 | 43.2 | |
| Libertarian | George White | 6,359 | 4.6 | |
| Natural Law | Louis M. Allison | 5,390 | 3.9 | |
| Total votes | 138,798 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Margett (incumbent) | 58,339 | 54.7 | |
| Democratic | Christian P. Christiansen | 44,133 | 41.4 | |
| Natural Law | Louise M. Allison | 2,269 | 2.1 | |
| Libertarian | Jerry Johnson | 1,855 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 106,596 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Margett (incumbent) | 72,438 | 58.4 | |
| Democratic | Brent A. Decker | 51,551 | 41.6 | |
| Total votes | 123,989 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Margett | 21,726 | 71.7 | |
| Democratic | Brent A. Decker | 8,592 | 28.3 | |
| Total votes | 30,318 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) | 74,126 | 65.2 | |
| Democratic | Margalo Ashley-Farrand | 39,489 | 34.7 | |
| No party | Gary V. Miller (write-in) | 45 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 113,660 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Mountjoy (incumbent) | 79,846 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Louise Gelber | 64,091 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 143,937 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Xavier Becerra | 34,650 | 60.9 | |
| Republican | Leland Lieberg | 19,938 | 35.0 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Pencall | 2,331 | 4.1 | |
| Total votes | 56,919 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
