California's 49th State Assembly district

California's 49th State Assembly district
California's 49th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Mike Fong; D–Alhambra
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	462,545; 362,747; 275,312
Demographics	12.50% White; 0.86% Black; 32.47% Latino; 53.36% Asian; 0.19% Native American; 0.07% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.13% other; 0.41% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	208,109
Registration	43.9% Democratic; 18.69% Republican; 32.31% No party preference

California's 49th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Fong of Alhambra.

District profile

The district encompasses the western San Gabriel Valley, with its western side abutting Los Angeles city limits.

Los Angeles County – 4.7%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 64.3 - 31.8%
2018	Governor	Newsom 64.8 – 35.2%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 59.7 – 40.4%
2016	President	Clinton 67.6 – 27.2%
2016	Senator	Harris 55.8 – 44.2%
2014	Governor	Brown 63.2 – 36.8%
2012	President	Obama 64.7 – 33.3%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 67.9 – 32.1%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 49th 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
James V. Coleman	Democratic	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Mateo
William Zathariar Price	Republican	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
L. J. Franks	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
Alexander Gordon	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
Herschel Benoni Masilon Miller	Republican	January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895	Alameda
J. B. McDonald	Democratic	January 7, 1895 - March 1, 1895		Lost the election recount.
H. M. Collins	Republican	March 1, 1895 - March 26, 1896		Won election recount.^[2] Died in office.^[3]
Oscar F. Breiling		January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
A. A. McKeen		January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
David F. McWade		January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
John Weber Mott		January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
John Joseph Burke		January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
John Weber Mott		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
George Fitzgearld		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
John Joseph Griffin	Democratic	January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Merced, Madera
Edward Stanton Ellis	Democratic	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Dr. Adam Lorentius Christian Hjalmar Kylberg	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Guy Windrem	Democratic	January 6, 1919 - January 8, 1923
David Caledffwd Williams	Republican	January 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
Elbert G. Adams	Democratic	January 5, 1925 - January 5, 1931
George R. Bliss	Republican	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Santa Barbara
Herbert Johnston Evans	Republican	January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Los Angeles
Frank L. Baynham	Democratic	January 4, 1937 - January 2, 1939
Lee T. Bashore	Republican	January 2, 1939 - September 14, 1944		Died in office from an illness.^[4]
Ernest R. Geddes		January 8, 1945 - January 2, 1961		Won as a write in candidate.
Houston I. Flournoy		January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967
Peter F. Schabarum		January 2, 1967 - March 6, 1972		Resigned from office.^[5]
William H. Lancaster		June 19, 1972 - November 30, 1974		Sworn in after winning special to fill vacant seat left by Schabarum.^[6]
Julian Dixon	Democratic	December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1978
Gwen Moore		December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1992
Diane Martinez		December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1998
Gloria Romero		December 7, 1998 - March 12, 2001		Resigned from the Assembly to be sworn in after winning a seat in the 24th Senate district.^[7]
Judy Chu		May 21, 2001 - November 30, 2006		Sworn in after winning special election.^[8]
Mike Eng		December 4, 2006 - November 30, 2012
Ed Chau		December 3, 2012 - December 10, 2021		Appointed judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Mike Fong		February 22, 2022 – present		Sworn in after winning special election.

Election results (1992–present)

1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2001 (special) • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012• 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 (special)

2022 (special)

California's 49th State Assembly district special election, 2022
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ed Chau
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Fong	27,763	67.0
	Republican	Burton Brink	13,703	33.0
Total votes			41,466	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	36,985	52.0%
	Republican	Burton Brink	17,531	24.6%
	Democratic	Bryan Mesinas Peréz	9,006	12.7%
	Democratic	Prscilla Silva	7,628	10.7%
Total votes			71,150	100.0%
General election
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	107,976	67.9%
	Republican	Burton Brink	50,988	32.1%
Total votes			158,964	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	35,365	69.0
	Republican	Burton Brink	15,910	31.0
Total votes			46,349	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	75,421	71.2
	Republican	Burton Brink	30,506	28.8
Total votes			105,927	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	44,922	99.5
	Republican	Peter Amundson, Jr.(write-in)	188	0.4
	Libertarian	Matthew "Boomer" Shannon (write-in)	25	0.1
Total votes			45,135	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	82,964	70.0
	Republican	Peter Amundson, Jr.	35,533	30.0
Total votes			118,497	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	17,540	60.2
	Republican	Esthela Torres Siegrist	11,576	39.8
Total votes			29,116	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ed Chau (incumbent)	33,030	61.5
	Republican	Esthela Torres Siegrist	20,678	38.5
Total votes			53,708	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Lin	20,549	52.2
	Democratic	Ed Chau	13,746	34.9
	Democratic	Mitchell Ing	5,074	12.9
Total votes			39,369	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ed Chau	64,791	56.4
	Republican	Matthew Lin	50,153	43.6
Total votes			114,944	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

California State Assembly election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Eng (incumbent)	46,841	68.9
	Republican	Brad Jonathan Taylor	21,148	31.1
Total votes			67,989	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

California State Assembly election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Eng (incumbent)	62,418	67.2
	Republican	Esthela Siegrist	30,511	32.8
Total votes			92,929	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

California State Assembly election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Eng	39,326	63.3
	Republican	Esthela G. Siegrist	18,021	28.9
	Libertarian	Laura Brown	4,865	7.8
Total votes			62,212	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Assembly election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	62,075	65.8
	Republican	Sandra L. Needs	23,927	25.4
	Libertarian	Laura Brown	8,363	8.8
Total votes			94,365	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

California State Assembly election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	37,396	67.2
	Republican	George C. Shen	18,333	32.8
Total votes			55,729	100.0
	Democratic hold

2001 (special)

California's 49th State Assembly district special election, 2001
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Gloria Romero
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu	12,101	58.5
	Democratic	Daniel Arguello	6,958	33.7
	Democratic	Robert Miranda	1,097	5.3
	Libertarian	Kim J. Goldsworthy	514	2.5
Total votes			20,670	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

California State Assembly election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Romero (incumbent)	62,015	100.0
Total votes			62,015	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

California State Assembly election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Romero	43,800	71.2
	Republican	Jay T. Imperial	16,066	26.1
	Libertarian	Rachel Brown	1,634	2.7
Total votes			61,500	100.0
	Democratic hold

1996

California State Assembly election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Martinez (incumbent)	49,804	69.2
	Republican	Jay T. Imperial	22,120	30.8
Total votes			71,924	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994

California State Assembly election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Martinez (incumbent)	40,315	66.6
	Republican	George H. Nirschl III	17,825	29.5
	Libertarian	Kim Goldsworthy	2,357	3.9
Total votes			60,497	100.0
	Democratic hold

1992

California State Assembly election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Martinez	43,820	55.5
	Republican	Sophie C. Wong	32,258	40.8
	Libertarian	Kim Goldsworthy	2,917	3.7
Total votes			78,995	100.0
	Democratic hold