California's 53rd State Assembly district

California's 53rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember	Michelle RodriguezD–Pomona
Population (2020)	| population = 475,714[1]
Demographics	14.26[1]% White 5.23[1]% Black 66.16[1]% Latino 11.35[1]% Asian 0.23[1]% Native American 0.17[1]% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.09[1]% other 0.37[1]% remainder of multiracial

California's 53rd State Assembly district is one of 80 CaliforniaState Assembly districts. Since 2024, it is represented by DemocratMichelle Rodriguez of Pomona.

District profile

Since the 2021 California redistricting, the district includes Pomona, Montclair, and much of Chino, Ontario, and Upland.^[2]

Los Angeles County – 1.6%San Bernardino County – 14.7% Pomona – 100% Chino – 90.3% Montclair – 100% Ontario - 86.7% Upland - 49.1%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 83.8 – 16.2%
2020	President	Biden 78.6 - 17.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 84.6 – 15.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 53.9 – 46.1%
2016	President	Clinton 84.8 – 9.6%
	Senator	Harris 52.7 – 47.3%
2014	Governor	Brown 85.2 – 14.8%
2012	President	Obama 84.6 – 12.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 86.0 – 14.0%

List of assembly members representing the district

Due to redistricting, the 53rd district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly members	Party	Years served	Counties represented	Notes
Frank J. Moffitt	Democratic Party	January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887	Alameda
M. D. Hyde	Republican	January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
J. G. McCall		January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893
Phelps Ralph Adams	Democratic	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Santa Cruz
B. S. Osborn	Republican	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Frank Aldridge	Democratic	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
George G. Radcliff	Republican	January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903
Henry Ward Brown		January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	San Mateo
Richard H. Jury		January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909
Hjalmar Edwin Holmquist		January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
Henry Ward Brown		January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Abram B. Green		January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	San Luis Obispo
Elmer S. Rigdon	Democratic	January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Carlton W. Greene	Republican	January 8, 1917 – January 8, 1923
Alexander McMillan	Democratic	January 8, 1923 – January 5, 1925
Samuel V. Wright	Republican	January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927
Chris N. Jespersen		January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
Frederick F. Houser		January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Los Angeles
E. Valsaine Latham		January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939
Frederick F. Houser		January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943
Lothrop Smith		January 4, 1943 – January 8, 1945
Montivel A. Burke		January 8, 1945 – January 7, 1963
Mervyn Dymally	Democratic	January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967
Bill Greene		January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974
Paul Bannai	Republican	December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1980
Richard Floyd	Democratic	December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1992
Debra Bowen		December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1998
George Nakano		December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004
Mike Gordon		December 6, 2004 – June 25, 2005		Died in office from a brain tumor.
Vacant		June 25, 2005 – September 21, 2005
Ted Lieu	Democratic	September 21, 2005 – November 30, 2010		Sworn in after winning special election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Gordon.[3]
Betsy Butler		December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2012
John Pérez		December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014
Miguel Santiago		December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022
Freddie Rodriguez		December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024	Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Michelle Rodriguez		December 2, 2024 – present

Election results (1990–present)

Contents

• 1990
• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2005 (special)
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020
• 2022
• 2024

2024

2024California State Assembly 53rd district election^[4][5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nick Wilson	23,050	43.0
	Democratic	Michelle Rodriguez	10,835	20.2
	Democratic	Robert S. Torres	8,894	16.6
	Democratic	Javier Hernandez	8,422	15.7
	Democratic	Carlos Goytia	2,348	4.4
Total votes			53,549	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Michelle Rodriguez	83,371	57.6
	Republican	Nick Wilson	61,380	42.4
Total votes			144,751	100.0
	Democratichold

2022

2022California State Assembly 53rd district election^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	27,179	60.6
	Republican	Toni Holle	17,646	39.4
Total votes			44,825	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Freddie Rodriguez (incumbent)	49,221	60.1
	Republican	Toni Holle	32,684	39.9
Total votes			81,905	100.0
	Democratichold

2020

2020California State Assembly 53rd district election^[8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago (incumbent)	35,515	62.9
	Democratic	Godfrey Santos Plata	20,923	37.1
Total votes			56,438	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago (incumbent)	63,776	56.3
	Democratic	Godfrey Santos Plata	49,580	43.7
Total votes			113,356	100.0
	Democratichold

2018

2018California State Assembly 53rd district election^[10][11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago (incumbent)	24,134	69.0
	Democratic	Kevin Hee Young Jang	5,779	16.5
	Libertarian	Michael A. Lewis	2,710	7.7
	Democratic	Rae Elisabeth Henry	2,367	6.8
Total votes			34,990	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago (incumbent)	57,388	71.4
	Democratic	Kevin Hee Young Jang	23,002	28.6
Total votes			80,390	100.0
	Democratichold

2016

2016California State Assembly 53rd district election^[12][13]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago (incumbent)	22,254	45.1
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	20,388	41.3
	Democratic	Kevin H. Jang	6,688	13.6
Total votes			49,330	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago (incumbent)	50,958	58.2
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	36,583	41.8
Total votes			87,541	100.0
	Democratichold

2014

2014California State Assembly 53rd district election^[14][15]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago	9,387	56.1
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	3,953	23.6
	Democratic	Michelle "Hope" Walker	1,964	11.7
	Democratic	Michael "Mike" Aldapa	1,423	8.5
Total votes			16,727	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago	20,472	63.5
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	11,753	36.5
Total votes			32,225	100.0
	Democratichold

2012

2012California State Assembly 53rd district election^[16][17]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pérez (incumbent)	10,051	58.5
	Republican	Jose Trinidad Aguilar	2,889	16.8
	Democratic	Michael "Mike" Aldapa	2,494	14.5
	Democratic	Roger A. Young	1,738	10.1
Total votes			17,172	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Pérez (incumbent)	61,651	82.8
	Republican	Jose Trinidad Aguilar	12,803	17.2
Total votes			74,454	100.0
	Democratichold

2010

2010California State Assembly 53rd district election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betsy Butler	73,344	50.3
	Republican	Nathan Mintz	62,770	43.0
	Green	Lisa Ann Green	6,526	4.4
	Libertarian	Ethan Musulin	3,446	2.3
Total votes			146,086	100.0
	Democratichold

2008

2008California State Assembly 53rd district election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	127,117	67.3
	Republican	Thomas Vidal	61,692	32.7
Total votes			188,809	100.0
	Democratichold

2006

2006California State Assembly 53rd district election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	75,491	58.5
	Republican	Mary Ford	47,534	36.8
	Green	Peter Thottam	3,070	2.4
	Peace and Freedom	Karl Abrams	2,997	2.3
Total votes			129,092	100.0
	Democratichold

2005 (special)

2005 California State Assembly 53rd district special electionVacancy resulting from the death of Mike Gordon^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu	25,285	59.9
	Republican	Mary Ford	8,108	19.2
	Republican	Paul Nowatka	4,928	11.7
	Republican	Greg Hill	2,109	5.0
	Republican	Paul Whitehead	912	2.2
	Peace and Freedom	James Smith	843	2.0
Total votes			42,185	100.0
	Democratichold

2004

2004California State Assembly 53rd district election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gordon	95,156	50.4
	Republican	Greg Hill	79,505	42.1
	Libertarian	Ethan M. Boivie	8,942	4.7
	Peace and Freedom	James R. Smith	5,028	2.7
Total votes			188,631	100.0
	Democratichold

2002

2002California State Assembly 53rd district election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Nakano (incumbent)	69,135	61.3
	Republican	Linda P. Wilson	43,589	38.7
Total votes			112,724	100.0
	Democratichold

2000

2000California State Assembly 53rd district election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Nakano (incumbent)	104,431	64.3
	Republican	Gerald N. Felano	53,017	32.7
	Libertarian	Phil Howitt	4,852	3.0
Total votes			162,300	100.0
	Democratichold

1998

1998California State Assembly 53rd district election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Nakano	75,159	60.6
	Republican	Bill Eggers	48,880	39.4
Total votes			123,959	100.0
	Democratichold

1996

1996California State Assembly 53rd district election^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Bowen (incumbent)	88,238	57.7
	Republican	Dan Walker	64,761	42.3
Total votes			152,999	100.0
	Democratichold

1994

1994California State Assembly 53rd district election^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Bowen (incumbent)	66,114	51.2
	Republican	Julian Sirull	56,906	44.0
	Libertarian	William N. Gaillard	3,539	2.7
	Peace and Freedom	J. Kevin Bishop	2,644	2.0
Total votes			129,203	100.0
	Democratichold

1992

1992California State Assembly 53rd district election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Bowen	95,703	54.1
	Republican	W. Brad Parton	72,870	41.2
	Libertarian	William N. Gaillard	8,248	4.7
Total votes			176,821	100.0
	Democratichold

1990

1990California State Assembly 53rd district election^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Floyd (incumbent)	35,440	60.3
	Republican	Kevin B. Davis	23,372	39.7
Total votes			58,812	100.0
	Democratichold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

References

1. "District Information". California State Assembly. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
2. https://a53.asmdc.org/district-information
3. "Ted Lieu Sworn in"(PDF). clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
4. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
5. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
6. "June 7, 2022, Primary Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
7. "November 8, 2022, General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
8. "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
9. "November 3, 2020, General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
10. "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
11. "November 6, 2018, General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
12. "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
13. "November 8, 2016, General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
14. "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
15. "November 4, 2014, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
16. "June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
17. "November 6, 2012, General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
18. "November 2, 2010, General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
19. "November 4, 2008, Presidential General Election - State Assemblymember"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
20. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
21. "Special Election Results - Member of the State Assembly, District 53 - Special Primary Election, September 13, 2005 - OFFICIAL CANVASS"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
22. "November 2, 2004, Presidential General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
23. "November 5, 2002, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
24. "November 7, 2000, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
25. "November 3, 1998, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
26. "November 5, 1996, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
27. "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
28. "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
29. "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly"(PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission