California's 45th congressional district
California's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
The district is based in Orange County and includes all of Irvine, Tustin, North Tustin, Villa Park, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, and Rancho Santa Margarita, as well as parts of Anaheim, Orange, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, and Laguna Niguel.
Katie Porter, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2019. In November 2018, Porter defeated Republican incumbent Mimi Walters in the general election and became the first Democrat to win a House race in the district since its inception.
Competitiveness
2018 Midterm Elections
Incumbent Walters competed against a field of four Democrats and an independent candidate in the primary election for the 2018 midterm elections. On February 25, 2018, UC Irvine assistant law professor Dave Min received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party.Min, former White House senior technology advisor Brian Forde, former legislative assistant to Sherrod Brown Kia Hamadanchy, UCI law professor Katie Porter, and UCI business professor John Graham ran in the "top two" primary in June 2018. Walters and Porter placed first and second and advanced to the general election in November.
On November 14, 2018, 8 days after polls closed, David Wasserman, the House Editor for The Cook Political Report, projected that Porter had won the general election. Porter is the first Democrat to win a US congressional race in California's 45th congressional district since its creation following the 1980 census.
In statewide races
List of members representing the district
District created January 3, 1983.| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties |
Duncan Hunter | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the. | 1983–1993 Imperial, San Diego | |
Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | January 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 Orange | |
Mary Bono | Republican | January 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 re-election. | 2003–2013 Riverside | |
John Campbell | Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 2013–Present Orange | |
Mimi Walters | Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election. | 2013–Present Orange | |
Katie Porter | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – Present | Elected in 2018. | 2013–Present Orange |