# California's 45th State Assembly district

California's 45th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat James Ramos of Highland.

## District profile
### 2022 to present

The district currently represents the eastern area of San Bernardino County's Inland Empire. Portions of the cities of Highland, Redlands, San Bernardino, and the foothills along Interstate 210 to Rancho Cucamonga, California.

### 2012 to 2022

From 2012 to 2022, the district took up most of the western San Fernando Valley.

## Election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 66.3 – 31.7% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 67.3 – 32.7% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 62.4 – 37.6% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67.4 – 27.4% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 63.3 – 36.7% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 62.2 – 37.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 63.5 – 34.1% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 67.5 – 32.5% |

## List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 45th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2020 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Assembly members | Party | Years served | Counties represented | Notes |
| Hugh K. McJunkin | Republican | January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887 | San Francisco | |
| William A. Brown | Republican | January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 | San Francisco | |
| Henry M. Brickwedel | Republican | January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891 | San Francisco | |
| Eugene F. Bert | Republican | January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893 | San Francisco | |
| William H. Gately | Democratic | January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895 | San Francisco | |
| James Devitt | Republican | January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897 | San Francisco | |
| William H. Gately | Fusion | January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899 | San Francisco | |
| Eugene Sullivan | Republican | January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901 | San Francisco | |
| George C. Brown | Republican | January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903 | San Francisco | |
| George G. Boisson | Republican | January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905 | San Francisco | |
| Louis Strohl | Republican | January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 | San Francisco | |
| Charles Lightner | Democratic | January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911 | San Francisco | |
| Dismo Mario Denegri | Republican | January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913 | San Francisco | |
| Daniel R. Hayes | Republican | January 6, 1913 - January 6, 1919 | Santa Clara | |
| Grant R. Bennett | Republican | January 6, 1919 - January 3, 1921 | Santa Clara | |
| Charles C. Spalding | Republican | January 3, 1921 - January 5, 1931 | Santa Clara | |
| Lucius Powers Jr. | Republican | January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933 | Fresno | |
| Charles A. Hunt | Democratic | January 2, 1933 - January 2, 1939 | Los Angeles | |
| Thomas J. Doyle | Democratic | January 2, 1939 - May 5, 1957 | Los Angeles | Died in office from Cancer. |
| Don Anderson | Republican | September 5, 1957 - January 5, 1959 | Los Angeles | Sworn in after winning special election to fill vacant seat, after the death of Thomas Doyle. |
| George Brown Jr. | Democratic | January 5, 1959 - January 3, 1963 | Los Angeles | Resigned, when he was sworn into Congress, after winning a congressional seat. |
| Alfred H. Song | Democratic | January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967 | Los Angeles | |
| Walter J. Karabian | Democratic | January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | Los Angeles | |
| Herschel Rosenthal | Democratic | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | Los Angeles | |
| Burt M. Margolin | Democratic | December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992 | Los Angeles | |
| Richard Polanco | Democratic | December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | Los Angeles | |
| Antonio Villaraigosa | Democratic | December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | Los Angeles | |
| Jackie Goldberg | Democratic | December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006 | Los Angeles | |
| Kevin de León | Democratic | December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2010 | Los Angeles | |
| Gil Cedillo | Democratic | December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012 | Los Angeles | |
| Bob Blumenfield | Democratic | December 3, 2012 - June 30, 2013 | Los Angeles, Ventura | Resigned from office to be sworn in as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. |
| Matt Dababneh | Democratic | January 6, 2014 – January 2, 2018 | Los Angeles, Ventura | Sworn in after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Blumentfield in 2014. In 2018 he resigned from office after sexual allegiations. |
| Jesse Gabriel | Democratic | June 11, 2018 - 2020 | Los Angeles, Ventura | Sworn in after winning special election. |
| James Ramos | Democratic | June 11, 2018 – present | San Bernardino | Formally of the 47th district prior to 2020 redistricting |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013 (special)
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018 (special)
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

### 2022

2022 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Ramos (incumbent) | 26,402 | 64.1 |
| | Republican | Joseph Martinez | 14,783 | 35.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,185 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James Ramos (incumbent) | 45,194 | 60.7 |
| | Republican | Joseph Martinez | 29,209 | 39.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,403 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 California State Assembly election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesse Gabriel (incumbent) | 77,512 | 98.8% |
| | Republican | Jeffi Girgenti | 955 | 1.2% |
| | Democratic | Denise Feldman | 23 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,490 | 100.0% |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jesse Gabriel (incumbent) | 136,904 | 66.2% |
| | Republican | Jeffi Girgenti | 69,802 | 33.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 206,706 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

California State Assembly election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesse Gabriel (incumbent) | 31,068 | 43.7 |
| | Republican | Justin M. Clark | 22,709 | 31.9 |
| | Democratic | Tricia Robbins Kasson | 5,277 | 7.4 |
| | Democratic | Ankur Patel | 4,534 | 6.4 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Bornstein | 4,039 | 5.7 |
| | Democratic | Daniel Brin | 2,432 | 3.4 |
| | Democratic | Ray Bishop | 1,088 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,147 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jesse Gabriel (incumbent) | 107,757 | 70.3 |
| | Republican | Justin M. Clark | 45,619 | 29.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,376 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018 (special)

California's 46th State Assembly district special election, 2018 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Matt Dababneh :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesse Gabriel | 10,632 | 32.7 |
| | Republican | Justin M. Clark | 8,172 | 25.1 |
| | Democratic | Tricia Robbins Kasson | 5,507 | 16.9 |
| | Democratic | Ankur Patel | 3,698 | 11.4 |
| | No party preference | Dennis Zine | 2,491 | 7.7 |
| | Democratic | David Brin | 752 | 2.3 |
| | Democratic | Raymond J. Bishop | 685 | 2.1 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Bornstein | 590 | 1.8 |
| | Democratic | C.R. Cochrane (write-in) | 7 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,534 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jesse Gabriel | 28,721 | 63.8 |
| | Republican | Justin M. Clark | 16,279 | 36.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,000 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Assembly election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Dababneh (incumbent) | 42,135 | 49.3 |
| | Republican | Jerry Kowal | 22,899 | 26.8 |
| | Democratic | Doug Kriegel | 20,387 | 23.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,421 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Matt Dababneh (incumbent) | 111,148 | 66.4 |
| | Republican | Jerry Kowal | 56,257 | 33.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 167,405 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

California State Assembly election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Dababneh (incumbent) | 23,208 | 54.7 |
| | Republican | Susan Shelley | 19,227 | 45.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,435 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Matt Dababneh (incumbent) | 45,321 | 57.1 |
| | Republican | Susan Shelley | 34,055 | 42.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,376 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013 (special)

California's 45th State Assembly district special election, 2013 Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Bob Blumenfield :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matt Dababneh | 6,088 | 24.7 |
| | Republican | Susan Shelley | 5,205 | 21.1 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Ebenstein | 3,407 | 13.8 |
| | Republican | Chris Kolski | 3,141 | 12.7 |
| | Democratic | Andra Hoffman | 2,477 | 10.0 |
| | Democratic | Damian Carroll | 1,680 | 6.8 |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Badger | 679 | 2.8 |
| | Democratic | Dennis De Young | 673 | 2.7 |
| | Republican | Armineh Chelebian | 624 | 2.5 |
| | No party preference | Eric Lewis | 432 | 1.8 |
| | Democratic | Dan McCrory | 262 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,668 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Matt Dababneh | 14,984 | 50.6 |
| | Republican | Susan Shelley | 14,655 | 49.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,639 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Assembly election, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Blumenfield (incumbent) | 31,942 | 59.1 |
| | Republican | Chris Kolski | 22,119 | 40.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,061 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Bob Blumenfield (incumbent) | 100,422 | 63.4 |
| | Republican | Chris Kolski | 57,996 | 36.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,418 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gil Cedillo | 53,745 | 83.4 |
| | Republican | Suzanne Ovilos | 10,724 | 16.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,469 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León (incumbent) | 70,869 | 82.05 |
| | Republican | Phillip Alexander | 15,506 | 17.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,375 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.66 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León | 45,106 | 83.24 |
| | Republican | Samantha Allen-Newman | 9,082 | 16.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,188 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.97 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jackie Goldberg (incumbent) | 62,091 | 75.95 |
| | Republican | Oscar A. Gutierrez | 19,660 | 24.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,751 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jackie Goldberg (incumbent) | 39,952 | 85.58 |
| | Libertarian | Judy Chau Phuong Cook | 6,731 | 14.42 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,289 | 11.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,972 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jackie Goldberg | 57,092 | 100.00 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,890 | 25.84 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,982 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

1998 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Antonio Villaraigosa (incumbent) | 40,001 | 82.19 |
| | Republican | Kitty Hedrick | 8,666 | 17.81 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,402 | 9.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,069 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Antonio Villaraigosa (incumbent) | 40,332 | 78.24 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Jaime Luis Gomez | 11,219 | 21.76 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,361 | 15.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,912 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Antonio Villaraigosa | 29,533 | 65.01 |
| | Republican | Robert K. Jung | 12,702 | 27.96 |
| | Libertarian | Pam Probst | 3,195 | 7.03 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,090 | 11.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,520 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1992

1992 California State Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Polanco (incumbent) | 37,196 | 64.61 |
| | Republican | Kitty Hedrick | 15,028 | 26.10 |
| | Libertarian | Jaime Luis Gomez | 5,349 | 9.29 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 6,537 | 10.20 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,110 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |