California's 53rd State Assembly district

California's 53rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember		Betsy Butler (D–Marina del Rey)
Registration	42.51% Democratic 30.37% Republican 22.22% Decline to State
Demographics	61.02% White 3.03% Black 16.84% Hispanic 16.58% Asian 0.59% Native American 0.34% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.90% other
Population	423,395
Voting-age population	340,046
Registered voters	256,619

California's 53rd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Betsy Butler of Marina del Rey.

District profile

The district currently consists of 4.45% of Los Angeles County and includes all of El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Marina del Rey, Redondo Beach, and Torrance, and 3.4% of Los Angeles.

2010 Election

With Assemblymember Ted Lieu termed out, eight Democrats stepped forward to run for his seat in the 2010 Democratic primary election on June 8, 2010. Head Fundraiser for the Consumer Attorneys of California [4] Betsy Butler [5] who was endorsed by the National Organization of Women, Planned Parenthood, Child Abuse Prevention Center, and Equality California beat the seven other candidates by capturing 26.7% of the vote.

Butler faced Republican Nathan Mintz [6], a local tea party founder (founded SouthBayTeaParty) and Aerospace engineer. Mintz did not face a Primary opponent, and was endorsed by former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, Supervisor Don Knabe, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Citizens for California Reform.

Butler defeated Mintz in the election on November 2.

Election results

2010

California State Assembly elections, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Betsy Butler	73,344	50.2	-17.1
	Republican	Nathan Mintz	62,770	43.0	+10.3
	Green	Lisa Ann Green	6,526	4.5
	Libertarian	Ethan Musulin	3,446	2.4
Total votes			146,086	100.0%
Majority			10,526	7.2	-27.5
Turnout			146,086	56.2
	Democratic hold		Swing	-27.5

2008

California State Assembly elections, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted W. Lieu (incumbent)	127,117	67.33	+9.33
	Republican	Tom Vidal	61,692	32.67	-4.3
Total votes			188,809	100.0%
Majority			66425	34.66	+13.4
Turnout			188809	77.4%
	Democratic hold		Swing	+13.4

2006

California State Assembly elections, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted W. Lieu (incumbent)	75,491	58.5	+8.0
	Republican	Mary Jo Ford	47,534	36.9	-5.3
	Green	Peter Luke Thottam	3,070	2.8	+2.8
	Peace and Freedom	Karl Abrams	2,997	2.3	-0.3
Total votes			127,092	100.0%
Majority			27,957	21.6	+13.3
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+13.3

2005 (Special)

List of special elections to the California State Assembly
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Ted W. Lieu	25,285	59.94%
	Republican	Mary Jo Ford	8,108	19.22%
	Republican	Paul M. Nowatka	4,928	11.68%
	Republican	Greg Hill	2,109	5.00%
	Republican	Paul Whitehead	912	2.16%
	Peace and Freedom	James R. Smith	843	2.00%
Totals			42,185	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

California State Assembly elections, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Gordon	95,156	50.5	-10.8
	Republican	Greg Hill	79,505	42.2	+3.5
	Libertarian	Ethan M. Boivie	8,942	4.7	+4.7
	Peace and Freedom	James R. Smith	5,028	2.6	+2.6
Total votes			188,631	100.0%
Majority			15,651	8.3	-14.3
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-14.3

2002

California State Assembly elections, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Nakano (incumbent)	68,412	61.3	-3.1
	Republican	Linda P. Wilson	43,212	38.7	+6.0
Total votes			111,624	100.0%
Majority			25,200	22.6	-9.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	-9.1

See also

• California State Assembly Districts
• California State Assembly
• Districts in California

External links

Official Profile of Assembly District from California State Assembly--[7]