California's 33rd congressional district


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. In 2014, after 40 years in Congress, previous representative Henry Waxman announced his retirement.
People announcing their campaigns for this seat in the 2014 election cycle included: author Marianne Williamson, director Brent Roske, producer/historian Vince Flaherty and Deputy District Attorney for L.A. County Elan Carr. 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.
The district includes cities, communities, and districts on the West side of Los Angeles, the South Bay beach cities including portions of Torrance and the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula within Los Angeles County. They include:

In statewide races

List of members representing the district

District created January 3, 1963

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed the incorporated city of Culver City, 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.
From 1993 to 2013, large parts of the 33rd were in the California's 36th congressional district. The 36th was located in southwestern Los Angeles County and included Manhattan Beach, Torrance and portions of Los Angeles itself. This district was largely dismantled after the 2010 census with the 33rd succeeding the 36th while the current 36th is largely the successor of the old 45th District.