# California's 44th congressional district

California's 44th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is centered in South Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Harbor Region. It is currently represented by Democrat Nanette Barragán. The 44th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
The 44th district is composed of these cities and communities: Carson, Compton, East Compton, East Rancho Dominguez, Lakewood, Lynwood, North Long Beach, San Pedro, South Gate, Watts, Walnut Park, West Rancho Dominguez, Willowbrook, and Wilmington.
The congressional district is located in the southern portion of the state and includes part of Los Angeles County. The district's current borders are delineated by the 110 freeway in its western border and takes an inward right following the 105 Freeway. Following S. Central Avenue north, it then zig-zags its way to Florence Ave at its apex. Its eastern border runs mostly along the 710 Freeway until reaching the Pacific Ocean.

## Education

The following school districts serve the area: Los Angeles Unified School District, Compton Unified School District, Lynwood Unified School District, Long Beach Unified School District, and Paramount Unified School District.
California State University Dominguez Hills, Compton Community College, and Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science are the only institutions of higher education in the district.
The high school graduation rate is 63.9% and bachelor's degree or higher 13.4%

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 74% - 26% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 68% - 26% |
| 2010 | Lt. Governor | Newsom 61% - 27% |
| 2010 | Secretary of State | Bowen 67% - 24% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Harris 59% - 32% |
| 2010 | Treasurer | Lockyer 70% - 23% |
| 2010 | Controller | Chiang 67% - 23% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 77% - 23% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 71% - 29% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 76% - 19% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 74% - 26% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Becerra 77% - 23% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 73% - 25% |
| 2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 72% - 28% |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 69% - 31% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 69% - 31% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Weber 70% - 30% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Bonta 70% - 30% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Ma 69% - 31% |
| 2022 | Controller | Cohen 67% - 33% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 65% - 32% |
| 2024 | Senate (Reg.) | Schiff 66% - 34% |

## Composition

| FIPS County Code | County | Seat | Population |
| 37 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9,663,345 |
Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 44th congressional district is located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. It includes the cities of Carson, Paramount, South Gate, Lynwood, west side Lakewood; the North Long Beach neighborhood of Long Beach; the Los Angeles neighborhoods of San Pedro and Wilmington; and the census-designated place West Carson.
Southern Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 36th district, the 43rd district, and the 42nd district. The 44th and 36th are partitioned by Sepulveda Blvd, Normandie Ave, Frampton Ave, 253rd St, 255th St, Belle Porte Ave, 256th St, 1720 256th St-1733 256th St, 1701 257th St-1733 257th St, 1734 257th St-W 262nd St, Ozone Ave, 263rd St, 26302 Alta Vista Ave-26356 Alta Vista Ave, Pineknoll Ave, Leesdale Ave, Highway 213, Palos Verde Dr N, 26613 Leesdale Ave-Navy Field, S Western Ave, Westmont Dr, Eastview Park, Mt Rose Rd/Amelia Ave, 1102 W Bloomwood Rd-1514 Caddington Dr, N Western Ave, W Summerland St, N Enrose Ave/Miraleste Dr, Miraleste Dr, Martin J. Bogdanovich Recreation Center and Park, and Shoreline Park.
The 44th and 42nd are partitioned by S Alameda St, Southern Pacific Railroad, Ardmore Ave, Long Beach Blvd, Pacific Blvd, Cudahy St, 2622 Cudahy St-3211 Santa Ana St, Santa Ana St, Salt Lake Ave, Patata St, 7038 Dinwiddie St-10112 Karmont Ave, Imperial Highway, Old River School Rd, Union Pacific Railroad, Gardendale St, Century Blvd, Highway 19. Laurel St, Clark Ave, Beach St, Bellflower Blvd, E Carson St, Woodruff Ave, Gonda Ave, E Wardlow Rd, N Los Coyotes Diagonal, McNab Ave, E Spring St, E Harvey Way, Faculty Ave, E Carson St, Norse Way, Lakewood Golf Course, Cover St, E 36th St, Cherry Ave, Atlantic Ave, E Willow St, Long Beach Blvd, Highway 1, Oregon Ave, W Anaheim St, Los Angeles River, Canal Ave, W 19th St, Santa Fe Ave, Seabright Ave, W 25th St, W Willow St, Middle Rd-East Rd, 2300 E Pacific Coast Highway-W Anaheim St, E Anaheim St-Cerritos Channel, Piers S Ave, Highway 47, and Navy Mole Rd.
The 44th and 43rd are partitioned by Alameda St, E 103rd St, Mona Blvd, E 107th Pl, E 108th St, S Alameda St, Highway 105, Mona Blvd, Santa Fe Ave, E Stockton Ave, N Bullis Rd, Palm Ave/E Killen Pl, N Thorson Ave, McMillan St, Waldorf Dr/N Castlegate Ave, S Gibson Ave, Wright Rd, E Rosecrans Ave, Highway 710, Somerset Blvd, Myrrh St, Hunsake Ave, Alondra Blvd, E Greenleaf Blvd, Main Campus Dr, S Susana Rd, Highway 91, Highway 47, Calle Anita, 2605 Homestead Pl-266 W Apras St, 255 W Victoria St-18300 S Wilmington Ave, W Victoria St, Central Ave, Lincoln Memorial Park, 2600 W Billings St-2973 W Caldwell St, Malloy Ave/S Clymar Ave, W Alondra Blvd, S Figueroa St, W 182nd St, Electric St, and S Western Ave.

### Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Los Angeles – 3,820,914
* Long Beach – 466,742
* Carson – 95,558
* South Gate – 92,726
* Lakewood – 82,496
* Bellflower – 79,190
* Lynwood – 67,265
* Paramount – 55,733
* West Carson – 22,870

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties |
| District created January 3, 1983 ||||||
| Jim Bates (San Diego) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | 98th 99th 100th 101st | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election. | 1983–1993 San Diego (San Diego) |
| Duke Cunningham (Chula Vista) | Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | 102nd | Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 51st district. | 1983–1993 San Diego (San Diego) |
| Al McCandless (La Quinta) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 103rd | Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired. | 1993–2003 Riverside |
| Sonny Bono (Palm Springs) | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 5, 1998 | 104th 105th | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Died. | 1993–2003 Riverside |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 5, 1998 – April 7, 1998 | 105th | | 1993–2003 Riverside |
| Mary Bono (Palm Springs) | Republican | April 7, 1998 – January 3, 2003 | 105th 106th 107th | Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 45th district. | 1993–2003 Riverside |
| Ken Calvert (Corona) | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Redistricted from the 43rd district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 42nd district. | 2003–2013 Orange (San Clemente), Riverside (Corona, Riverside) |
| Janice Hahn (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – December 4, 2016 | 113th 114th | Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Resigned when elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. | 2013–2023 Los Angeles (Carson, Compton, and San Pedro) |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 4, 2016 – January 3, 2017 | 114th | | 2013–2023 Los Angeles (Carson, Compton, and San Pedro) |
| Nanette Barragán (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – present | 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2013–2023 Los Angeles (Carson, Compton, and San Pedro) |
| Nanette Barragán (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – present | 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present Los Angeles (Carson, San Pedro, and South Gate) |

## Election results
### 1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Bates | 78,474 | 64.9 |
| | Republican | Shirley M. Gissendanner | 38,447 | 31.8 |
| | Libertarian | Jim Conole | 3,904 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,825 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) |

### 1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Bates (Incumbent) | 99,378 | 69.7 |
| | Republican | Neill Campbell | 39,977 | 28.1 |
| | Libertarian | Jim Conole | 3,206 | 2.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,561 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Bates (Incumbent) | 70,557 | 64.2 |
| | Republican | Bill Mitchell | 36,359 | 33.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Issacson | 1,676 | 1.5 |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Thompson | 1,244 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,836 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Bates (Incumbent) | 90,796 | 59.7 |
| | Republican | Rob Butterfield | 55,511 | 36.5 |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Thompson | 5,782 | 3.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 152,089 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Duke Cunningham | 50,377 | 46.3 |
| | Democratic | Jim Bates (Incumbent) | 48,712 | 44.8 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Donna White | 5,237 | 4.9 |
| | Libertarian | John Wallner | 4,385 | 4.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,711 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Al McCandless (Incumbent) | 110,333 | 54.2 |
| | Democratic | Georgia Smith | 81,693 | 40.1 |
| | Libertarian | Phil Turner | 11,515 | 5.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 203,541 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sonny Bono | 95,521 | 55.6 |
| | Democratic | Steve Clute | 65,370 | 38.1 |
| | American Independent | Donald Cochran | 10,885 | 6.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,776 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sonny Bono (Incumbent) | 110,643 | 57.8 |
| | Democratic | Anita Rufus | 73,844 | 38.6 |
| | American Independent | Donald Cochran | 3,888 | 2.0 |
| | Natural Law | Karen Wilkinson | 3,143 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Colleen Cummings (write-in) | 110 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 191,628 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998 (Special)

1998 California's 44th congressional district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mary Bono | 53,755 | 64.0 |
| | Democratic | Ralph Waite | 24,228 | 28.8 |
| | Democratic | Anna Nevenich | 2,415 | 2.9 |
| | Democratic | John W. J. Overman | 1,435 | 1.7 |
| | Republican | Tom Hamey | 1,235 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Bud Mathewson | 946 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,014 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.1 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 97,013 | 60.1 |
| | Democratic | Ralph Waite | 57,697 | 35.7 |
| | Natural Law | Jim J. Meuer | 6,818 | 4.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 161,528 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mary Bono (Incumbent) | 123,738 | 59.2 |
| | Democratic | Ron Oden | 79,302 | 38.0 |
| | Reform | Gene Smith | 4,135 | 1.9 |
| | Natural Law | Jim Meuer | 2,012 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,187 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 76,686 | 63.7 |
| | Democratic | Louis Vandenberg | 38,021 | 31.6 |
| | Green | Phill Courtney | 5,756 | 4.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,463 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 138,768 | 61.7 |
| | Democratic | Louis Vandenberg | 78,796 | 35.0 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Kevin Akin | 7,559 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 225,123 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 89,555 | 60.0 |
| | Democratic | Louis Vandenberg | 55,275 | 37.0 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Kevin Akin | 4,486 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,316 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 129,937 | 51.2 |
| | Democratic | Bill Hedrick | 123,890 | 48.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 253,827 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Calvert (Incumbent) | 107,482 | 55.7 |
| | Democratic | Bill Hedrick | 85,784 | 44.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 193,266 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janice Hahn (Incumbent) | 99,909 | 60.2 |
| | Democratic | Laura Richardson (Incumbent) | 65,989 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165,898 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janice Hahn (Incumbent) | 59,670 | 86.7 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Adam Shbeita | 9,192 | 13.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,862 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nanette Barragán | 93,124 | 52.2 |
| | Democratic | Isadore Hall | 85,289 | 47.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 178,413 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nanette Barragán (Incumbent) | 97,944 | 68.3 |
| | Democratic | Aja Brown (withdrew) | 45,378 | 31.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,322 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nanette Barragán (incumbent) | 139,661 | 67.8 |
| | Democratic | Analilia Joya | 66,375 | 32.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 206,036 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nanette Barragán (incumbent) | 100,160 | 72.2 |
| | Republican | Paul Jones | 38,554 | 27.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,714 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

What was once the 44th congressional district is now California's 50th congressional district.
In the 1980s, the 44th district was one of four that divided San Diego. It covered some of the northern and eastern parts of San Diego County. The district had been held for eight years by Democrat Jim Bates and was considered the most Democratic district in the San Diego area. However, Bates was bogged down in a scandal involving charges of sexual harassment. Randy "Duke" Cunningham won the Republican nomination and hammered Bates about the scandal. He won by just a point, meaning that the San Diego area was represented entirely by Republicans for only the second time since the city was split into three districts after the 1960 United States census.
In the 1990 U.S. census, the district was renumbered the 51st congressional district, and much of its share of San Diego was moved to the new 50th congressional district.

### 2003-13

Between 2003 and 2013, the 44th district covered an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux, and Riverside.