California's 72nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.
District profile The district encompasses mostly of coastal communities in Orange County. The district is primarily suburban.
Orange County Aliso Viejo Lake Forest Huntington Beach (partially) Laguna Beach Laguna Hills Laguna Woods Seal Beach (partially)
Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2021 Recall align="right" Yes 52.4 – 47.6% 2020 President Trump 50.3–47.8% 2018 Governor Cox 51.6–48.4% Senator Feinstein 54.0–46.0% 2016 President Clinton 51.4–43.1% Senator Sanchez 50.4–49.6% 2014 Governor Kashkari 53.7–46.3% 2012 President Romney 51.1–46.7% Senator Emken 51.3–48.7%
List of assembly members representing the district Due to redistricting, the 72nd 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 R. J. Van VoorhiesRepublican January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887Alpine, Mono, Inyo Andrew J. Gould January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 Cyrus Coleman January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 Frank Eugene Hunewill January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 T. J. KernsDemocratic January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895Los Angeles Brewster C. KenyonRepublican January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 Joseph M. Miller January 2, 1899 – January 1, 1901 William H. Savage January 1, 1901 – January 5, 1903 Herbert Swift Greenwood McCartney January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 Fred E. Pierce January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909 John N. O. Rech January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 Henry S. Benedict January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 Arthur G. Kuck January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 Harry A. Chamberlin January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1917 George C. Watson January 8, 1917 – January 6, 1919 Alexander P. Fleming January 6, 1919 – December 15, 1920 Died in office before the end of term. Died from complications of heart and kidney maladies. He also served as Los Angeles City Council from July 7, 1919 to his death. Vacant December 15, 1920 – January 3, 1921 Willard E. BadhamRepublican January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1931 Ben A. Hill January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 Hobart R. Alter January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935San Bernardino Godfrey A. AndreasDemocratic January 7, 1935 – October 13, 1942 Died in office. Vacant October 13, 1942 – January 4, 1943 R. Fred PriceRepublican January 4, 1943 – January 8, 1951 Stanford C. ShawDemocratic January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955 Eugene G. Nisbet January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963 John Quimby January 7, 1963 – November 30, 1974 Richard H. Robinson December 2, 1974 – November 30, 1986Orange Dick LongshoreRepublican December 1, 1986 – June 8, 1988 Died in office from pneumonia. Vacant June 8, 1988 – December 5, 1988 Curt PringleRepublican December 5, 1988 – November 30, 1990 Tom UmbergDemocratic December 3, 1990 – November 30, 1992 Ross JohnsonRepublican December 7, 1992 – May 11, 1995 Resigned from office to be sworn in the 35th State Senate district after winning special election. Vacant May 11, 1995 – September 13, 1995 Dick AckermanRepublican September 13, 1995 – November 30, 2000 Sworn in after winning special election. Lynn Daucher December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 Michael D. Duvall December 4, 2006 – September 9, 2009 Resigned from office after he was caught on tape talking about having an affair with a female lobbyist. Vacant September 9, 2009 – January 29, 2010 Chris NorbyRepublican January 29, 2010 – November 30, 2012 Sworn in after winning special election. Travis Allen December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2018 Tyler Diep December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020 Janet Nguyen December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2022Diane DixonDecember 5, 2022 – present
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See also California State Assembly California State Assembly districts Districts in California
References
External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission