California's 43rd congressional district


California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by. The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles and Torrance. It includes the entirety of the cities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Inglewood and Lomita.
From 2003 until 2013, the 43rd district was based in San Bernardino County. The Hispanic-majority district encompassed the southwestern part of the county and included San Bernardino and Rialto.

Competitiveness

In statewide races

List of members representing the district

District created January 3, 1973.
MemberPartyDatesCong
ress		Electoral historyCounties

Victor Veysey		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.
Retired.		1973–1975
Imperial, Riverside, Inland San Diego

Clair Burgener		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired.		1975–1983
Imperial, Southwestern Riverside, San Diego

Ron Packard		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		Elected as a write-in candidate in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the.		1983–1993
Southern Orange, Northwestern San Diego

Ken Calvert		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the.		1993–2003
Western Riverside.

Joe Baca		DemocraticJanuary 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 and lost.		2003–2013
San Bernardino

Maxine Waters		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
South 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

From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of San Bernardino's central suburbs, including San Bernardino, Ontario and Fontana. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States Census, the district has moved south west into South Los Angeles and now includes Hawthorne and Inglewood.