California's 36th congressional district

U. S. House district for California

California's 36th congressional district is a U. S. congressional district in California. The 36th district is located primarily in the South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles. It takes in the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica,
the west side of Culver City, Hermosa Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, El Segundo, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, and the west side of Torrance, as well as the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, Playa del Rey, Palms, Cheviot Hills, Westwood Village, West Los Angeles, Mar Vista, Westchester, Marina Peninsula, and west side Harbor City. The district is represented by Democrat Ted Lieu.

Year Office Results 1990 Governor Wilson 48.3% 46.1% 1992 President Clinton 41.3% 35.5% Senator Herschensohn 47.9% 44.4% Senator (Special) Feinstein 50.3% 42.3% 1994 Governor Wilson 62.0% 34.8% Senator Huffington 48.7% – 44.2% 1996 President Clinton 46.7% 41.4% 1998 Governor Davis 54.4% 42.4% Senator Boxer 48.8 48% 2000 President Gore 50.7% 44.3% Senator Feinstein 53.4% 39.4% 2002 Governor Davis 49.5% 39.8% 2003 Recall align="right" Yes 54.3% 45.7% Schwarzenegger 48.4% 32.2% 2004 President Kerry 59.0% 39.6% Senator Boxer 61.9% 32.8% 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger 52.5% 42.6% Senator Feinstein 63.4% 31.1% 2008 President Obama 64.4% 33.5% 2010 Governor Brown 56.3% 38.8% Senator Boxer 56.1% 38.9% 2012 President Obama 50.7% 47.5% Senator Feinstein 53.7% – 46.3%2014 Governor Brown 52.6% – 47.4% 2016 President Clinton 52.2% 43.3% Senator Harris 60.0% – 40.0%2018 Governor Newsom 53.2% – 46.8% Senator de León 51.7% – 48.3% 2020 President Biden 55.9% 42.3% 2021 Recall align="right" No 54.9% 45.1% 2022 Governor Newsom 66.8 33.2% Senator Padilla 69.4 30.6%

Member Party Dates Congress(es) Electoral history Counties District created January 3, 1963 Bob Wilson Republican January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1973 Redistricted from the and re elected in 1962. Re elected in 1964. Re elected in 1966. Re elected in 1968. Re elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 1963–1969San Diego (City of San Diego) 1969–1973San Diego (City of San Diego) William M. Ketchum Republican January 3, 1973 –January 3, 1975 Elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 1973–1975Kern, Kings, inland San Luis Obispo, coastal Santa Barbara George Brown Jr. Democratic January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1993 Redistricted from the and re elected in 1974. Re elected in 1976. Re elected in 1978. Re elected in 1980. Re elected in 1982. Re elected in 1984. Re elected in 1986. Re elected in 1988. Re elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 1975–1983Riverside, San Bernardino (Inland Empire) 1983–1993 Riverside, San Bernardino (Inland Empire) Jane Harman Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 1999 Elected in 1992. Re elected in 1994. Re elected in 1996. Retired to run for Governor of California. 1993–2003 Southwestern Los Angeles Steven T. Kuykendall Republican January 3, 1999 –January 3, 2001 Elected in 1998. Lost re election. Jane Harman Democratic January 3, 2001 –February 28, 2011 Elected in 2000. Re elected in 2002. Re elected in 2004. Re elected in 2006. Re elected in 2008. Re elected in 2010. Resigned to become Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.2003–2013Southwestern Los AngelesVacant February 28, 2011 –July 12, 2011 Janice Hahn Democratic July 12, 2011 –January 3, 2013 Elected to finish Harman's term. Redistricted to the Raul Ruiz Democratic January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2023 Elected in 2012. Re elected in 2014. Re elected in 2016. Re elected in 2018. Re elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 2013–2023Eastern Riverside County (Palm Springs) Ted Lieu Democratic January 3, 2023 –present Redistricted from the and re elected in 2022. 2023–present:Westside of Los Angeles County and South Bay beach cities, including portions of Torrance and the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula within Los Angeles County

From 1993 to 2013, the 36th was located in southwestern Los Angeles County and included Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Redondo Beach, and portions of Los Angeles itself. This district was largely dismantled after the 2010 census, and moved east to Riverside County and includes Palm Springs and La Quinta. The current 36th is largely the successor of the old 45th district.