# California's 53rd State Assembly district

California's 53rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. Since 2024, it is represented by Democrat Michelle Rodriguez of Pomona.

## District profile

Since the 2021 California redistricting, the district includes Pomona, Montclair, and much of Chino, Ontario, and Upland.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2021 | Recall | No 83.8 – 16.2% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 78.6 - 17.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 84.6 – 15.4% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 84.8 – 9.6% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 52.7 – 47.3% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 85.2 – 14.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 84.6 – 12.6% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 86.0 – 14.0% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 54th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2022 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
| Frank J. Moffitt | Democratic Party | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | Alameda | |
| M. D. Hyde | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 5, 1891 | Alameda | |
| J. G. McCall | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | Alameda | |
| Phelps Ralph Adams | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | Santa Cruz | |
| B. S. Osborn | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | Santa Cruz | |
| Frank Aldridge | Democratic | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | Santa Cruz | |
| George G. Radcliff | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 5, 1903 | Santa Cruz | |
| Henry Ward Brown | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Mateo | |
| Richard H. Jury | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | San Mateo | |
| Hjalmar Edwin Holmquist | Republican | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Mateo | |
| Henry Ward Brown | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Mateo | |
| Abram B. Green | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915 | San Luis Obispo | |
| Elmer S. Rigdon | Democratic | January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917 | San Luis Obispo | |
| Carlton W. Greene | Republican | January 8, 1917 - January 8, 1923 | San Luis Obispo | |
| Alexander McMillan | Democratic | January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925 | San Luis Obispo | |
| Samuel V. Wright | Republican | January 5, 1925 - January 3, 1927 | San Luis Obispo | |
| Chris N. Jespersen | Republican | January 3, 1927 - January 5, 1931 | San Luis Obispo | |
| Frederick F. Houser | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Los Angeles | |
| E. Valsaine Latham | Republican | January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 | Los Angeles | |
| Frederick F. Houser | Republican | January 2, 1939 - January 4, 1943 | Los Angeles | |
| Lothrop Smith | Republican | January 4, 1943 - January 8, 1945 | Los Angeles | |
| Montivel A. Burke | Republican | January 8, 1945 - January 7, 1963 | Los Angeles | |
| Mervyn Dymally | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| Bill Greene | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Paul Bannai | Republican | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1980 | Los Angeles | |
| Richard Floyd | Democratic | December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Debra Bowen | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998 | Los Angeles | |
| George Nakano | Democratic | December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004 | Los Angeles | |
| Mike Gordon | Democratic | December 6, 2004 - June 25, 2005 | Los Angeles | Died in office. Died from Brain tumor. |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | September 21, 2005 - November 30, 2010 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacant left by Gordon when he died from a Brain tumor. |
| Betsy Butler | Democratic | December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| John Pérez | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014 | Los Angeles | |
| Miguel Santiago | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – present | Los Angeles | |

## Contents

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

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 35,515 | 62.9% |
| | Democratic | Godfrey Santos Plata | 20,923 | 37.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,438 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 63,776 | 56.3% |
| | Democratic | Godfrey Santos Plata | 49,580 | 43.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,356 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 24,134 | 69.0 |
| | Democratic | Kevin Hee Young Jang | 5,779 | 16.5 |
| | Libertarian | Michael A. Lewis | 2,710 | 7.7 |
| | Democratic | Rae Elisabeth Henry | 2,367 | 6.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,990 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 57,388 | 71.4 |
| | Democratic | Kevin Hee Young Jang | 23,002 | 28.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,390 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 22,254 | 45.1 |
| | Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 20,388 | 41.3 |
| | Democratic | Kevin H. Jang | 6,688 | 13.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,330 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago (incumbent) | 50,958 | 58.2 |
| | Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 36,583 | 41.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,541 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago | 9,387 | 56.1 |
| | Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 3,953 | 23.6 |
| | Democratic | Michelle "Hope" Walker | 1,964 | 11.7 |
| | Democratic | Michael "Mike" Aldapa | 1,423 | 8.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,727 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Miguel Santiago | 20,472 | 63.5 |
| | Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 11,735 | 36.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,207 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Pérez (incumbent) | 10,051 | 58.5 |
| | Republican | Jose Trinidad Aguilar | 2,889 | 16.8 |
| | Democratic | Michael "Mike" Aldapa | 2,494 | 14.5 |
| | Democratic | Roger A. Young | 1,738 | 10.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,172 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | John Pérez (incumbent) | 61,651 | 82.8 |
| | Republican | Jose Trinidad Aguilar | 12,803 | 17.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,454 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Betsy Butler | 73,344 | 50.3 |
| | Republican | Nathan Mintz | 62,770 | 43.0 |
| | Green | Lisa Ann Green | 6,526 | 4.4 |
| | Libertarian | Ethan Musulin | 3,446 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,086 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ted Lieu (incumbent) | 127,117 | 67.33 |
| | Republican | Thomas Vidal | 61,692 | 32.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 188,809 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.12 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ted Lieu (incumbent) | 75,491 | 59.40 |
| | Republican | Mary Ford | 47,534 | 37.40 |
| | Green | Peter Thottam | 3,070 | 2.42 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Karl Abrams | 2,997 | 2.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,092 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.65 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Gordon | 95,156 | 50.45 |
| | Republican | Greg Hill | 79,505 | 42.15 |
| | Libertarian | Ethan M. Boivie | 8,942 | 4.74 |
| | Peace and Freedom | James R. Smith | 5,028 | 2.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 188,631 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Nakano (incumbent) | 68,412 | 61.29 |
| | Republican | Linda P. Wilson | 43,212 | 38.71 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,254 | 5.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,878 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Nakano (incumbent) | 104,431 | 64.34 |
| | Republican | Gerald N. Felano | 53,017 | 32.67 |
| | Libertarian | Phil Howitt | 4,852 | 2.99 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,002 | 7.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,302 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Nakano | 75,159 | 60.59 |
| | Republican | Bill Eggers | 48,880 | 39.41 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,507 | 7.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 133,546 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Debra Bowen (incumbent) | 88,238 | 57.67 |
| | Republican | Dan Walker | 64,761 | 42.33 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,460 | 8.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 166,459 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Debra Bowen (incumbent) | 66,114 | 51.17 |
| | Republican | Julian Sirull | 56,906 | 44.04 |
| | Libertarian | William N. Gaillard | 3,539 | 2.74 |
| | Peace and Freedom | J. Kevin Bishop | 2,644 | 2.05 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,282 | 9.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,485 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Debra Bowen | 95,703 | 54.12 |
| | Republican | W. Brad Parton | 72,870 | 41.21 |
| | Libertarian | William N. Gaillard | 8,248 | 4.66 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 15,743 | 8.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,564 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |