California's 59th State Assembly district is one of 80
California State Assembly
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Channel Islands
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districts. It is currently represented by
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Reggie Jones-Sawyer
Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., (born January 14, 1957) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 59th Assembly District, which encompasses portions of South Central Los An ...
of
Los Angeles.
District profile
The district encompasses most of
South Los Angeles, centered along
Interstate 110. The district is primarily urban and heavily Latino.
Los Angeles County
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– ''4.7%''
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Florence-Graham
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Huntington Park – ''11.9%''
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Los Angeles – ''9.8%''
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Exposition Park – ''partial''
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Florence
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Historic South Central
Historic South Central Los Angeles is a 2.25-square-mile neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. It is the site of the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall.
From the late 1800s to early 1910s, African Americans began re ...
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University Park
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Vermont Square
Vermont Square is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. The Vermont Square Branch library, a designated Historic–Cultural Monument, is located in the community.
Geography
The name "Vermont Square" wa ...
– ''partial''
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Vermont-Slauson
Vermont-Slauson is a 1.44-square-mile neighborhood within the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California.
Geography
The Vermont-Slauson neighborhood touches Vermont Square on the north, Florence on the east, Vermont Knolls on the ...
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Walnut Park
Election results from statewide races
List of Assembly Members
Due to redistricting, the 59th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the
California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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.
Election results 1992 - present
2020
2018
2016
2014
2012
2010
2008
2006
2004
2002
2000
1998
1996
1994
1992
See also
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California State Assembly
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The A ...
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California State Assembly districts
California's State Assembly districts are numbered 1st through 80th, generally in north-to-south order.
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Districts in California
Districts in California geographically divide the U.S. state into overlapping regions for political and administrative purposes.
History of California political districts
From the founding of the state until 2008, the responsibility of redrawing ...
References
External links
District map— ''from the
California Citizens Redistricting Commission
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is the redistricting commission for the State of California responsible for determining the boundaries of districts for the State Senate, State Assembly, and Board of Equalization. The commission ...
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Government of Los Angeles County, California
Government of Los Angeles
South Los Angeles
Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood)
Huntington Park, California
University Park, Los Angeles