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California's 44th congressional district

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Distribution
  
100% urban 0% rural

Cook PVI
  
D+32

Population (2010)
  
702,904

Area
  
272.5 km²

California's 44th congressional district

Current Representative
  
Nanette Barragán (D–Hermosa Beach)

Ethnicity
  
7.2% White 16.8% Black 6.2% Asian 68.4% Hispanic 1.5% other

California's 44th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is centered in South Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Harbor Region. It is currently represented by Nanette Barragán.

Contents

The 44th District includes the cities and communities of

  • Carson
  • Compton
  • Downey
  • East Compton
  • Lynwood
  • North Long Beach
  • San Pedro
  • South Gate
  • West Rancho Dominguez.
  • Willowbrook.
  • Wilmington
  • Former boundaries

    Between 2003 and 2013, the 44th district covered an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux, and Riverside.

    History

    What was once the 44th Congressional District is now California's 50th Congressional District.

    In the 1980s, the 44th District was one of four that divided San Diego. It covered some of the northern and eastern parts of San Diego County. The district had been held for eight years by Democrat Jim Bates and was considered the most Democratic district in the San Diego area. However, Bates was bogged down in a scandal involving charges of sexual harassment. Randy "Duke" Cunningham won the Republican nomination and hammered Bates about the scandal. He won by just a point, meaning that the San Diego area was represented entirely by Republicans for only the second time since the city was split into three districts after the 1960 U.S. Census.

    In the 1990 U.S. Census, the district was renumbered the 51st Congressional District, and much of its share of San Diego was moved to the new 50th Congressional District.

    Living former Members

    As of December 2016, there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 44th congressional district that are currently living.

    References

    California's 44th congressional district Wikipedia