| California's 56th State Assembly district | ||
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| Current assemblymember | Tony Mendoza (D–Artesia) | |
| Registration | 48.72% Democratic
27.57% Republican
19.89% Decline to State
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| Demographics | 23.84% White
3.95% Black
52.47% Hispanic
17.54% Asian
0.61% Native American
0.37% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.59% other
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| Population | 423,403 | |
| Voting-age population | 294,053 | |
| Registered voters | 191,678 | |
California's 56th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza of Artesia.
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The district currently consists of 3.62% of Los Angeles County (including all of Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, South Whittier, and West Whittier-Los Nietos, 26.32% of Lakewood, and 46.6% of Whittier) and 2.76% of Orange County (Buena Park).
| California State Assembly elections, 2006[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tony Mendoza | 43,666 | 57.8 | -3.4 | |
| Republican | Grace Hu (former Mayor of Cerriotos) | 31,991 | 42.2 | +3.4 | |
| Total votes | 75,657 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 11,675 | 15.6 | -6.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
| California State Assembly elections, 2004[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Rudy Bermudez (incumbent) | 67,294 | 60.2 | -1.3 | |
| Republican | John Brantuk | 44,559 | 39.8 | +1.3 | |
| Total votes | 111,853 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 22,735 | 20.4 | -2.6 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -2.6 | |||
| California State Assembly elections, 2002[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Rudy Bermudez (incumbent) | 39,032 | 61.5 | +0.9 | |
| Republican | John Brantuk | 24,440 | 38.5 | -0.9 | |
| Total votes | 63,472 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 14,592 | 23.0 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Official Profile of Assembly District from California State Assembly--[1]
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