California's 44th State Assembly district

California's 44th State Assembly district
California's 44th State Assembly district
Current assemblymember
	Laura Friedman; D–Glendale
Population (2010); • Voting age; • Citizen voting age	462,271; 338,873; 261,592
Demographics	45.30% White; 2.07% Black; 42.55% Latino; 8.69% Asian; 0.50% Native American; 0.27% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.21% other; 0.41% remainder of multiracial;
Registered voters	241,389
Registration	41.85% Democratic; 31.66% Republican; 21.76% No party preference

California's 44th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Laura Friedman of Glendale.

District profile

The district is located in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 56.6 – 43.4%
2020	President	Biden 59.3 - 36.9%
2018	Governor	Newsom 55.9 – 44.1%
2018	Senator	Feinstein 51.9 – 48.1%
2016	President	Clinton 57.1 – 37.0%
2016	Senator	Harris 61.2 – 38.8%
2014	Governor	Brown 53.2 – 47.8%
2012	President	Obama 52.4 – 45.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 54.4 – 45.6%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 44th 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
Frederick M. Lovell	Republican	January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887	San Francisco
Richard Cohen	Democratic	January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889
H. H. Black	Democratic	January 7, 1889 - January 5, 1891
George A. Wentworth	Republican	January 5, 1891 - January 2, 1893
James McGown		January 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895
Louis P. Zocchi		January 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Edward S. Ryan	Democratic	January 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
Michael H. Barry	Republican	January 2, 1899 - January 1, 1901
August A. Cavagnaro	Democratic	January 1, 1901 - January 5, 1903
James Durham Hart	Republican	January 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905
Mel Vogel		January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909
George Mairs Perine		January 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
Victor A. Sbragia		January 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Lewis Dan Bohnett		January 6, 1913 - January 4, 1915	Santa Clara
Theodore McKay Wright	Progressive	January 4, 1915 - January 8, 1917
Theodore V. Brown	Republican	January 8, 1917 - January 6, 1919
Theodore McKay Wright		January 6, 1919 - January 5, 1931
Maurice S. Meeker		January 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933	Fresno
Clare Woolwine		January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935	Los Angeles
John B. Pelletier	Democratic	January 7, 1935 - November 29, 1946		Died in office.
Edward E. Elliott	Democratic	April 10, 1947 - January 5, 1953		Sworn in after winning special election.^[2]
Herbert R. Klocksiem	Republican	January 5, 1953 - January 5, 1959
Joseph M. Kennick	Democratic	January 5, 1959 - January 2, 1967
Mike Cullen		January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974
Alan Sieroty		December 2, 1974 - March 24, 1977		Resigned to become a State Senator after winning a special election.^[3]
Mel Levine		July 6, 1977 - November 30, 1982		Sworn in after winning special election.^[4]
Tom Hayden		December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992
Bill Hoge	Republican	December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1996
Jack Scott	Democratic	December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2000
Carol Liu		December 4, 2000 - November 30, 2006
Anthony Portantino		December 6, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Jeff Gorell	Republican	December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2014
Jacqui Irwin	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2022
Laura Friedman	Democratic	December 7, 2022 – Present

Election results (1992–present)

2022

2022 California's 44th State Assembly district election^[5]^[6]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Friedman (incumbent)	80,209	73.2
	Republican	Barry Curtis Jacobsen	29,381	26.8
Total votes			109,590	100%
General election
	Democratic	Laura Friedman (incumbent)	113,380	71.4
	Republican	Barry Curtis Jacobsen	45,519	28.6
Total votes			158,899	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

California State Assembly election, 2020
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin (incumbent)	73,294	62.2
	Republican	Denise Pedrow	44,534	37.8
Total votes			117,828	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin (incumbent)	132,679	60.7
	Republican	Denise Pedrow	86,051	39.3
Total votes			218,730	100.0

2018

California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin (incumbent)	44,028	51.9
	Republican	Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy	37,342	44.0
	Democratic	Robert Zelinsky	3,411	4.0
Total votes			84,781	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin (incumbent)	95,622	58.9
	Republican	Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy	66,758	42.1
Total votes			162,380	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin (incumbent)	63,992	60.9
	Republican	Kerry J. Nelson	41,145	39.1
Total votes			105,137	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin (incumbent)	107,084	59.0
	Republican	Kerry J. Nelson	74,417	41.0
Total votes			181,501	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin	24,225	44.7
	Republican	Rob McCoy	16,811	31.0
	Republican	Mario de la Piedra	13,116	24.2
Total votes			54,152	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jacqui Irwin	57,098	52.3
	Republican	Rob McCoy	52,085	47.7
Total votes			109,183	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gorell (incumbent)	38,263	58.1
	Democratic	Eileen MacEnery	15,343	23.3
	Democratic	Thomas Mullens	12,226	18.6
Total votes			65,832	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jeff Gorell (incumbent)	86,132	52.9
	Democratic	Eileen MacEnery	76,805	47.1
Total votes			162,937	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino (incumbent)	81,347	63.8
	Republican	Alvaro G. Day	41,571	32.6
	Libertarian	Eytan Kollin	4,613	3.6
Total votes			127,531	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino (incumbent)	102,896	63.68
	Republican	Brian Fuller	49,246	30.48
	Libertarian	Thomas Logan	9,446	5.85
Total votes			161,588	100.00
Turnout				69.87
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Portantino	66,206	58.31
	Republican	Scott Carwile	37,699	33.20
	Libertarian	Barron Yanaga	4,969	4.38
	Green	Ricardo Costa	4,662	4.11
Total votes			113,536	100.00
Turnout				53.03
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Liu (incumbent)	106,179	65.61
	Republican	Lynn Gabriel	55,655	34.39
Total votes			161,834	100.00
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Liu (incumbent)	60,025	60.12
	Republican	Dan O'Connell	36,839	36.90
	Libertarian	Bob New	2,976	2.98
Invalid or blank votes			5,466	5.19
Total votes			105,306	100.00
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Liu	92,081	62.24
	Republican	Susan Carpenter-McMillan	48,992	33.11
	Libertarian	Jerry Douglas	6,883	4.65
Invalid or blank votes			11,882	7.43
Total votes			159,838	100.00
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Scott (incumbent)	65,652	56.49
	Republican	Ken La Corte	46,652	40.14
	Libertarian	Ken Saurenman	1,757	1.51
	Green	Shawn Waddell	1,474	1.27
	Reform	Philip Corvalan	689	0.59
Invalid or blank votes			8,439	6.77
Total votes			124,663	100.00
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Scott	72,591	52.97
	Republican	Bill Hoge (incumbent)	60,124	43.87
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	4,324	3.16
Invalid or blank votes			11,352	7.85
Total votes			148,391	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

1994

1994 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Hoge (incumbent)	64,276	53.29
	Democratic	Bruce Philpott	50,370	41.76
	Libertarian	Ken Saurenman	5,980	4.96
Invalid or blank votes			10,750	8.18
Total votes			131,376	100.00
	Republican hold

1992

1992 California State Assembly election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Hoge	77,044	51.83
	Democratic	Jonathan S. Fuhrman	65,332	43.95
	Libertarian	Ken Saurenman	6,270	4.22
Invalid or blank votes			15,890	6.35
Total votes			164,536	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Edward Elliot Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Alan Sieroty Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ "Mel Levine Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
^ Cite error: The named reference CAprimsos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference genr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Edward Elliot Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[3] "Alan Sieroty Resignation letter" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[4] "Mel Levine Sworn in" (PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.

[CAprimsos-5] Cite error: The named reference CAprimsos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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