California's 55th State Assembly district

California's 55th State Assembly district
California's 55th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Isaac Bryan; D–Los Angeles
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	461,696; 351,337; 287,325
Demographics	34.05% White; 2.68% Black; 29.99% Latino; 31.91% Asian; 0.37% Native American; 0.18% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.25% other; 0.57% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	266,506
Registration	35.16% Democratic; 33.98% Republican; 26.10% No party preference

California's 55th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Isaac Bryan of Los Angeles .

District profile

The district straddles the intersection of three counties and several distinct regions. Centered on the Chino Hills, it includes the southeastern margins of the San Gabriel Valley as well as parts of the northern Santa Ana Valley. The district is relatively affluent and primarily suburban.

Los Angeles County – 1.7%

Orange County – 7.3%

San Bernardino County – 3.7%

Chino Hills

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	Yes 53.3 – 46.7%
2020	President	Biden 52.8 – 45.4%
2018	Governor^[3]	Cox 52.1 – 47.9%
2018	Senator^[4]	Feinstein 55.9 – 44.1%
2016	President	Clinton 49.9 – 44.6%
2016	Senator	Harris 55.3 – 44.7%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 57.2 – 42.8%
2012	President	Romney 52.2 – 45.8%
2012	Senator	Emken 52.2 – 47.8%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 55th 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
William H. Jordan	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 7, 1889	Alameda
Melvin C. Chapman		January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
E. G. Cram		January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Augustus Griffin Bennett, Sr.		January 2, 1893 - April 13, 1894	Santa Clara
John D. Kelsey		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897		Lost election after his opponent contested the election.
J. J. McLaurin	Nonpartisan	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899		Won the election after contesting the election.
John D. Kelsey	Republican	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
George H. Anderson		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
George Steward Walker		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Paul J. Arnerich		January 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
John Turner Higgins		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Robert L. Telfer		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
George Washington Wyllie		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Tulare
Fred Carroll Scott	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Robert Horbach	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Charles W. Cleary		January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1925
Frank W. Mixter		January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
Milton M. Golden		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Los Angeles County, California
Austin L. Tournoux	Democratic	January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935
Frank D. Laughlin		January 7, 1935 - January 2, 1939
Vernon Kilpatrick		January 2, 1939 - January 7, 1963
F. Douglas Ferrell		January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
Leon D. Ralph		January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Richard Alatorre		December 2, 1974 - December 20, 1985		Resigned from office.
Richard Polanco		June 5, 1986 - November 30, 1992		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant seat left by Alatorre.^[5]
Juanita Millender-McDonald		December 7, 1992 - April 15, 1996		Resigned from office.^[6]
Richard Floyd		December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2000
Jenny Oropeza		December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Laura Richardson		December 4, 2006 - September 4, 2007		Resigned from office to be sworn into Congress for the 37th Congressional district.^[7]
Warren Furutani		February 7, 2008 – November 30, 2012		Sworn in after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Richardson.^[8]
Curt Hagman	Republican	December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014	Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino
Ling Ling Chang		December 2, 2014 - November 30, 2016
Phillip Chen		December 5, 2016 – present

Election results (1992–present)

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	64,785	56.2%
	Democratic	Andrew E. Rodriguez	50,458	43.8%
Total votes			115,243	100.0%
General election
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	125,212	54.9%
	Democratic	Andrew E. Rodriguez	102,683	45.1%
Total votes			227,895	100.0%
	Republican hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Chen	42,664	47.2
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	20,441	22.6
	Democratic	Melissa Fazli	14,016	15.5
	Republican	James Gerbus	9,731	10.8
	Republican	Scott Lebda	3,571	3.9
Total votes			90,423	100.0
General election
	Republican	Phillip Chen	87,928	54.9
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	72,256	45.1
Total votes			160,184	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	32,439	35.9
	Republican	Phillip Chen	19,684	21.8
	Republican	Mike Spence	18,737	20.7
	Republican	Ray Marquez	10,881	12.0
	Republican	Steven M. Tye	8,600	9.5
Total votes			90,341	100.0
General election
	Republican	Phillip Chen	98,960	57.7
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	72,471	42.3
Total votes			171,431	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang	13,242	28.7
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	12,243	26.5
	Republican	Phillip Chen	10,659	23.1
	Republican	Steve Tye	9,987	21.6
Total votes			46,131	100.0
General election
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang	54,313	63.7
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	30,895	36.3
Total votes			85,208	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Hagman (incumbent)	40,298	69.1
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	17,994	30.9
Total votes			58,292	100.0
General election
	Republican	Curt Hagman (incumbent)	97,330	59.7
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	65,652	40.3
Total votes			162,982	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Furutani (incumbent)	61,088	70.7
	Republican	Christopher Salabaj	25,328	29.3
Total votes			86,416	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Furutani (incumbent)	84,597	71.68
	Republican	Edwin Williams	33,420	28.32
Total votes			118,017	100.00
Turnout				64.26
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Richardson	50,006	68.10
	Republican	Margherita Underhill	23,421	31.90
Total votes			83,427	100.00
Turnout				43.14
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenny Oropeza (incumbent)	73,594	66.66
	Republican	Margherita Palumbo Underhill	36,800	33.34
Total votes			110,394	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenny Oropeza (incumbent)	47,874	80.48
	Libertarian	Guy Wilson	11,614	19.52
Invalid or blank votes			8,816	12.91
Total votes			68,304	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jenny Oropeza	57,735	74.63
	Republican	Saul E. Lankster	15,806	20.43
	Libertarian	Guy Wilson	3,822	4.94
Invalid or blank votes			8,534	9.94
Total votes			85,897	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard E. "Dick" Floyd	44,407	76.58
	Republican	Ervin "Don" Eslinger	11,434	19.72
	Libertarian	Guy Wilson	2,149	3.71
Invalid or blank votes			5,356	8.46
Total votes			63,346	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	E. "Dick" Floyd (incumbent)	50,116	74.23
	Republican	Ronald Hayes	17,401	25.77
Invalid or blank votes			10,894	13.89
Total votes			78,411	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (inc.)	45,084	80.59
	Libertarian	Daniel O. Dalton	10,857	19.41
Invalid or blank votes			9,685	14.76
Total votes			65,626	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald	63,337	82.79
	Libertarian	Shannon Anderson	13,168	17.21
Invalid or blank votes			12,182	13.74
Total votes			88,687	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Assembly Districts for Governor" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2018.
^ "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by State Assembly Districts for United States Senator" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2018.
^ "Richard Polanco Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Juanita McDonald Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Laura Richardson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Warren Furutani Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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

[2] "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

[3] "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Assembly Districts for Governor" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2018.

[4] "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by State Assembly Districts for United States Senator" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2018.

[5] "Richard Polanco Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[6] "Juanita McDonald Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[7] "Laura Richardson Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[8] "Warren Furutani Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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