Current Representative Ted Lieu (D–Torrance) Median income 61,273 | Area 48 sq mi (120 km) Cook PVI D+11 | |
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Ethnicity 68.5% White
2.8% Black
13.5% Asian
11.2% Hispanic
4.0% other | ||
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.
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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.
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. The most recent representative to die was Wayne R. Grisham (1979-1983) on January 19, 2011.