California's 50th State Assembly district

California's 50th State Assembly district
California's 50th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Richard Bloom; D–Santa Monica
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	470,048; 400,330; 348,226
Demographics	71.25% White; 4.15% Black; 12.00% Latino; 11.08% Asian; 0.40% Native American; 0.18% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.44% other; 0.51% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	332,621
Registration	52.59% Democratic; 16.23% Republican; 26.36% No party preference

California's 50th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Richard Bloom of Santa Monica.

District profile[]

The district encompasses the area between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains, along with a large section of Central Los Angeles. The district is heavily white and includes the Malibu shoreline and much of Hollywood.

Los Angeles County – 4.8%

Agoura Hills
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles – 6.9%
- Bel Air
- Brentwood
- Hollywood – partial
- Mid-Wilshire – partial
- Pacific Palisades
Malibu
Santa Monica
Topanga
West Hollywood

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 74.3 - 22.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 78.0 – 22.0%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 63.6 – 36.4%
2016	President	Clinton 76.7 – 18.3%
2016	Senator	Harris 75.8 – 24.2%
2014	Governor	Brown 73.5 – 26.5%
2012	President	Obama 70.8 – 26.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 75.0 – 25.0%

List of Assembly Members[]

Due to redistricting, the 50th 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
Lucien Heath	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	Santa Cruz
	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Alameda
		January 7, 1895 - January 2, 1899
John A. Bliss		January 2, 1899 - January 7, 1907
		January 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Fresno
		January 4, 1915 - August 15, 1915		Died in office.^[2]
		January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
		January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
		January 8, 1923 - January 7, 1929
		January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Dan W. Emmett		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Venutra
		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Los Angeles
		January 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943
		January 4, 1943 - January 5, 1959
Ronald B. Cameron	Democratic	January 5, 1959 - January 3, 1963		Got elected to Congress for the 25th Congressional district.
Phil Soto	Democratic	January 7, 1963 - January 2, 1967
William Campbell	Republican	January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973
	Democratic	January 8, 1973 - November 30, 1974
Curtis R. Tucker, Sr.		December 2, 1974 - October 9, 1988		Died in office.
		February 9, 1989 - November 30, 1992		Sworn in after winning a special election to replace his father's seat after he died.^[3]
Martha Escutia		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998
Marco Antonio Firebaugh		December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Hector De La Torre		December 6, 2004 - November 30, 2010
Ricardo Lara		December 6, 2010 - November 30, 2012
Richard Bloom		December 3, 2012 - present

Election results 1992 - present[]

2020[]

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	89,797	78.7%
	Democratic	Will Hess	16,482	14.5%
	Democratic	Jim King	7,750	6.8%
Total votes			114,029	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	166,503	80.4%
	Democratic	Will Hess	40,709	19.6%
Total votes			207,212	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018[]

2018 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	79,458	100.0
Total votes			79,458	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	167,428	100.0
Total votes			167,428	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016[]

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	92,315	79.6
	Republican	Matthew Gene Craffey	23,613	20.4
Total votes			115,928	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	158,967	74.6
	Republican	Matthew Gene Craffey	54,016	25.4
Total votes			212,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014[]

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	42,332	73.4
	Republican	Bradley S. Torgan	15,370	26.6
Total votes			57,702	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Richard Bloom (incumbent)	78,093	71.5
	Republican	Bradley S. Torgan	31,113	28.5
Total votes			109,206	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012[]

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betsy Butler (incumbent)	16,084	25.8
	Democratic	Richard Bloom	15,947	25.6
	Republican	Bradley S. Torgan	15,227	24.4
	Democratic	Torie Osborn	15,155	24.3
Total votes			62,413	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Richard Bloom	93,445	50.5
	Democratic	Betsy Butler (incumbent)	91,740	49.5
Total votes			185,185	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010[]

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ricardo Lara	46,676	77.7
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	13,452	22.3
Total votes			60,128	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008[]

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hector De La Torre (incumbent)	75,082	100.00
Total votes			75,082	100.00
Turnout				55.12
	Democratic hold

2006[]

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hector De La Torre (incumbent)	39,019	77.68
	Republican	Gladys Miller	11,210	22.32
Total votes			50,229	100.00
Turnout				42.61
	Democratic hold

2004[]

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hector De La Torre	56,827	74.85
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	19,091	25.15
Total votes			75,918	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002[]

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marco Antonio Firebaugh (inc.)	30,985	73.11
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	11,397	26.89
Invalid or blank votes			3,964	8.55
Total votes			46,346	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000[]

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marco Antonio Firebaugh (inc.)	43,736	85.26
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	7,562	14.74
Invalid or blank votes			7,110	12.17
Total votes			58,408	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998[]

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marco Antonio Firebaugh	30,592	84.73
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	5,514	15.27
Invalid or blank votes			3,795	9.51
Total votes			39,901	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996[]

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha M. Escutia	35,312	82.97
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	7,246	17.03
Invalid or blank votes			5,079	10.68
Total votes			47,637	100.00
	Democratic hold

1994[]

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha M. Escutia (incumbent)	23,842	74.65
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	7,064	22.12
	Peace and Freedom	Alma B. Strowiss	1,034	3.24
Invalid or blank votes			3,737	10.47
Total votes			35,677	100.00
	Democratic hold

1992[]

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha M. Escutia	26,887	75.04
	Republican	Gladys O. Miller	8,943	24.96
Invalid or blank votes			4,576	11.33
Total votes			40,406	100.00
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Selma Is Mourning Assemblyman's Death". cdnc.ucr.edu.
^ "Curtis Tucker Jr. 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] "Selma Is Mourning Assemblyman's Death". cdnc.ucr.edu.

[3] "Curtis Tucker Jr. Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

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