California's 33rd congressional district

"CA-33" redirects here. For the state route, see California State Route 33.
California's 33rd congressional district
California's 33rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Ted Lieu (D–Torrance)
Area 48 mi2
Median income $61,273[1]
Ethnicity 68.5% White, 2.8% Black, 13.5% Asian, 11.2% Hispanic, 4.0[2]% other
Cook PVI D+11

California's 33rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County. The district is currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu. In 2014, after 40 years in Congress, previous representative Henry Waxman announced his retirement. State Senator Ted Lieu succeeded Henry Waxman in Congress in January 2015, after having defeated Los Angeles County deputy district attorney Elan Carr in the November 4 general election.

Geography

The district includes cities, communities, and districts on the Westside of Los Angeles, the South Bay beach cities including portions of Torrance and the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula within Los Angeles County. They include:

History

From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed the incorporated city of Culver City (a center of film and TV production), and in the Baldwin Hills unincorporated areas such as Ladera Heights, and some of the western neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles such as Baldwin Hills (neighborhood).

People announcing their campaigns for this seat in the 2014 election cycle include: author Marianne Williamson, director Brent Roske, producer/historian Vince Flaherty and Deputy District Attorney for L.A. County Elan Carr.[3]

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2010 Governor Brown 82.9 - 13.4%
Senator Boxer 83.2 - 13.0%
2008 President[4] Obama 86.8 - 11.7%
2006 Governor[5] Angelides 69.4 - 25.6%
Senator[6] Feinstein 83.7 - 10.8%
2004 President[7] Kerry 82.8 - 15.9%
Senator[8] Boxer 83.5 - 11.7%
2003 Recall[9][10] No 74.2 - 25.8%
Bustamante 57.0 - 24.5%
2002 Governor[11] Davis 74.7 - 15.2%
2000 President[12] Gore 82.6 - 14.9%
Senator[13] Feinstein 81.7 - 11.4%
1998 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1994 Governor
Senator
1992 President Clinton 63.0 - 23.6%
Senator Boxer 59.3 - 29.9%
Senator Feinstein 65.8 - 25.9%

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Notes Counties
District created January 3, 1963
Harry R. Sheppard Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965		 Redistricted from the 27th district

Retired		 San Bernardino
Kenneth W. Dyal Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967		 Lost re-election
Jerry Pettis Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975		 Redistricted to the 37th district
Del M. Clawson Republican January 3, 1975 –
December 31, 1978		 Redistricted from the 23rd district

Resigned		 Los Angeles
Vacant December 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1979
Wayne R. Grisham Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983		 Lost re-nomination
David Dreier Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 Redistricted from the 35th district

Redistricted to the 28th district		 Los Angeles (eastern suburbs)
Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		 Redistricted to the 34th district Los Angeles (Downtown L.A.)
Diane Watson Democratic January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011		 Redistricted from the 32nd district

Retired		 Los Angeles (Culver City, Ladera Heights, and Baldwin Hills)
Karen Bass Democratic January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013		 Redistricted to the 37th district
Henry Waxman Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015		 Redistricted from the 30th district

Retired		 Los Angeles (Beverly Hills and Santa Monica)
Ted Lieu Democratic January 3, 2015 –

Election results

1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012

1962

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (inc.) 96,192 59.0
Republican William R. Thomas 66,764 41.0
Total votes 162,956 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

1964

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenneth W. Dyal 109,047 51.7
Republican Jerry Pettis 101,742 48.3
Total votes 210,789 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

1966

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Pettis 102,401 53.5
Democratic Kenneth W. Dyal (incumbent) 89,071 46.5
Total votes 191,472 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican gain from Democratic

1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 123,426 66.3
Democratic Al C. Bellard 59,619 32.0
American Independent Earl D. Wallen 3,171 1.7
Total votes 186,216 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 116,093 72.2
Democratic Chester M. Wright 44,764 27.8
Total votes 160,857 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 140,304 75.1
Democratic Ken Thompson 46,626 24.9
Total votes 186,930 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 71,054 53.4
Democratic Robert E. "Bob" White 57,423 43.1
American Independent James C. "Jim" Griffin 4,636 3.5
Total votes 133,113 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 95,398 55.1
Democratic Ted Snyder 77,807 44.9
Total votes 173,205 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne R. Grisham 79,533 56
Democratic Dennis S. Kazarian 62,540 44
Total votes 142,073 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne R. Grisham (inc.) 122,439 70.9
Democratic Fred L. Anderson 50,365 29.1
Total votes 172,804 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 112,362 65.2
Democratic Paul Servelle 55,514 32.2
Libertarian Phillips B. Franklin 2,251 1.3
Peace and Freedom James Michael "Mike" Noonan 2,223 1.3
Total votes 172,350 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 147,363 70.6
Democratic Claire K. McDonald 54,147 26.0
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 4,738 2.3
Peace and Freedom James Michael "Mike" Noonan 2,371 1.1
Total votes 208,619 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 118,541 71.7
Democratic Monty Hempel 44,312 26.8
Peace and Freedom James Michael "Mike" Noonan 2,500 1.5
Total votes 165,353 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 151,704 69.2
Democratic Nelson Gentry 57,586 26.2
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 6,601 3.0
Peace and Freedom James Michael "Mike" Noonan 3,492 1.6
Total votes 219,383 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 101,336 63.7
Democratic Georgia Houston Webb 49,981 31.4
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 7,840 4.9
Total votes 159,157 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard 32,010 63.0
Republican Robert Guzman 15,428 30.4
Peace and Freedom Tim Delia 2,135 4.2
Libertarian Dale S. Olvera 1,206 2.4
Total votes 50,779 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic win (new seat)

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.) 33,814 81.46
Peace and Freedom Kermit Booker 7,694 18.54
Total votes 41,508 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.) 47,478 82.2
Republican John Leonard 8,147 14.0
Libertarian Howard Johnson 2,203 3.8
Total votes 57,828 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.) 43,310 87.19
Republican Wayne Miller 6,364 12.81
Total votes 49,674 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard (inc.) 60,510 84.6
Republican Wayne Miller 8,260 11.6
Libertarian Nathan Thomas Craddock 1,601 2.2
Natural Law William Harpur 1,200 1.6
Total votes 71,571 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Watson (incumbent) 97,779 82.6
Republican Andrew Kim 16,699 14.1
Libertarian Charles Tate 3,971 3.3
Total votes 118,449 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Watson (incumbent) 166,801 88.6
Libertarian Robert G. Weber, Jr. 21,513 11.4
Total votes 188,314 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Watson (incumbent) 113,715 100.0
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Watson (incumbent) 186,924 87.57
Republican David Crowley 26,536 12.43
Total votes 213,460 100.00
Voter turnout 70.19%
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Bass 131,990 86.08
Republican James L. Andion 21,342 13.92
Total votes 153,332 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Waxman 171,860 54%
Independent Bill Bloomfield 146,660 46%
Total votes 318,520 100%
Democratic hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Lieu 85,144 58%
Republican Elan Carr 60,962 42%
Total votes 146,106 100%
Democratic hold

2016

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Lieu 144,541 66.3%
Republican Kenneth W. Wright 73,433 33.7%
Total votes 217,974 100%
Democratic hold

Living former Members

As of April 2015, there are five former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd congressional district that are currently living.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
David Dreier 1983 - 1993 July 5, 1952
Lucille Roybal-Allard 1993 - 2003 June 12, 1941
Diane Watson 2003 - 2011 November 12, 1933
Karen Bass 2011 - 2013 October 3, 1953
Henry Waxman 2013 - 2015 September 12, 1939

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

Further reading

Coordinates: 34°02′49″N 118°47′00″W / 34.04694°N 118.78333°W / 34.04694; -118.78333

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