California's 36th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Jeff Gonzalez of Indio.
District profile The district contains the wide swath between the Dead Mountains to the north and the Mexico-United States border to the south and the Santa Rosa Mountains to the west, including Imperial County and the Hispanic-majority regions of the Coachella Valley.
Imperial County – 100% Brawley Calexico Calipatria El Centro Holtville Imperial Westmorland
Riverside County – 11.97% Blythe Coachella Hemet (51.32%) Indio
San Bernardino County – 0.32% Big River Bluewater Needles
Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" No 50.9 – 49.1% 2020 President Biden 53.6 – 43.8% 2018 Governor Newsom 51.2 – 48.8% Senator de León 52.7 – 47.3% 2016 President Clinton 49.9 – 43.9% Senator Harris 57.5 – 42.5% 2014 Governor Kashkari 57.9 – 42.2% 2012 President Obama 48.8 – 48.5% Senator Feinstein 50.1 – 49.9%
List of assembly members representing the district Due to redistricting, the 36th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes John LaffertyRepublican January 5, 1885 – February 24, 1886San Francisco Died in office. Vacant February 24, 1886 – January 3, 1887 Charles F. CurryRepublican January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 Charles H. KiernanDemocratic January 7, 1889 – July 16, 1889 Died in office from hemorrhage in the lungs. Vacant July 16, 1889 – January 5, 1891 John P. GlynnRepublican January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 John BrownlieDemocratic January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 John McCarthy January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897 Henry McGrathFusion January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899 Albert H. MerrillRepublican January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 William J. Guilfoyle January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 Augustus M. MahanyDemocratic January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 Eugene E. PfaeffleRepublican January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907 John WesslingIndependence League January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 Henry Nixon BeattyRepublican January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 Frank M. Smith January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915Alameda Harry A. EncellProgressive January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 Frank M. SmithRepublican January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 Leon E. Gray January 6, 1919 – May 17, 1919 Resigns from office to become Deputy City Attorney of Oakland. Vacant May 17, 1919 – January 3, 1921 Gilbert L. JonesRepublican January 3, 1921 – January 8, 1923 Edward J. Smith January 8, 1923 – January 7, 1929 William W. Hoffman January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 Lucius Powers Jr. January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935Fresno Claud Minard January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937 Hugh M. BurnsDemocratic January 4, 1937 – January 4, 1943 Charles Lester Guthrie January 4, 1943 – January 27, 1946Kings, Tulare Died in office from a heart attack. Vacant January 27, 1946 – January 6, 1947 Harry J. JohnsonDemocratic January 6, 1947 – January 3, 1949 Harlan Hagen January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 Stanley T. TomlinsonRepublican January 5, 1953 – January 3, 1955San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara James L. Holmes January 3, 1955 – January 4, 1965 Winfield A. ShoemakerDemocratic January 4, 1965 – January 6, 1969 W. Don MacGillivrayRepublican January 6, 1969 – November 30, 1974 John Kenyon MacDonaldDemocratic December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1976Ventura Charles R. ImbrechtRepublican December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982 Tom McClintock December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992 William J. Knight December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996Los Angeles George Runner December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 Sharon Runner December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008Los Angeles, San Bernardino Steve Knight December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012 Steve FoxDemocratic December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino Tom LackeyRepublican December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2022Eduardo GarciaDemocratic December 5, 2022 – November 30, 2024Imperial, Riverside, San BernardinoJeff GonzalezRepublican December 5, 2024 – present
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See also California State Assembly California State Assembly districts Districts in California
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