California's 40th congressional district


California's 40th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
The district is currently represented by. The district includes Downey, East Los Angeles, Commerce, Paramount, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood, and the neighborhoods of Florence, Florence-Graham, Historic South Central and South Park, in South Los Angeles. It is the most Latino district in the nation, at 86.5%.

Competitiveness

In statewide races

List of members representing the district

District created January 3, 1973.
MemberPartyDatesCong
ress		Electoral historyCounties

Bob Wilson		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the.		1973–1975
San Diego

Andrew J. Hinshaw		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974.
Lost renomination.		1975–1983
Southern Orange, Northwestern San Diego

Robert Badham		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1989		Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired.		1975–1983
Southern Orange, Northwestern San Diego

Robert Badham		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1989		Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired.		1983–1993
Central Orange

Christopher Cox		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1993		Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the.		1983–1993
Central Orange

Jerry Lewis		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the.		1993–2003
Inyo, San Bernardino

Ed Royce		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the.		2003–2013
Northern Orange

Lucille Roybal-Allard		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2013 –
present		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.		2013–Present
Los Angeles

Election results

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

Historical district boundaries

The seat was originally one of five reapportioned to California after the 1970 U.S. Census, but its boundaries have shifted radically through successive redistricting efforts. At various times it has included parts of Orange and San Diego counties, and from 1993 to 2003 it covered eastern San Bernardino and Inyo counties. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based in Orange County. The district covered the cities in the northern part of the county, including Fullerton, Orange, Cypress, Stanton, and Buena Park.