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District 53, Los Angeles

Time in office

Assembly: 2014—Present

Background

Los Angeles Community College Board Member

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Capitol office

Capitol Office, Room 6027
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0053; (916) 319-2053

District office(s)

320 West Fourth Street, Room 1050, Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 620-4646

Biographical information

Birth Place

Los Angeles, CA

Race/Ethnicity

Latino

Residence

Boyle Heights, CA

Gender

Male

Born

March 6, 1973

Identifies as

Straight

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Selected Legislator

Democratic

Republican

Independent

No longer in this office

Liberal

Conservative

This legislator was Left relative to colleagues in the state Assembly last year.

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CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Election calendar crunch: Census count is running late

By Ben Christopher, April 8, 2021

Workers demand McDonald’s to provide better working conditions

By Jacqueline Garcia, September 17, 2020

How to make sense of affirmative action in UC admissions

By Mikhail Zinshteyn, September 15, 2020

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Committees this legislator serves on

Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.

Communications and Conveyance (Chair)

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Bills including emergency communication networks, broadband, telecommunications, electronic privacy, electric vehicles.

Health

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Bills involving health care, health insurance, Medi-Cal and other public health care programs, mental health licensing of health and health-related professionals, and long-term health care facilities.

Higher Education

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Bills involving higher education.

Public Safety

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Bills involving the California Penal Code.

Utilities and Energy

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Bills involving the California Energy Commission; California Independent System Operator; California Public Utilities Commission; Electric generation; Electric grid; Energy providers; utility rates; water utilities.

How special interest groups rate this legislator

Special interest groups are organizations that advocate on behalf of shared interests, such as protecting the environment. Many interest groups rate politicians on how well their voting records agree with each group's goals. See a selection of these ratings for this legislator. Methodology →

18%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.

100%

2020

California Labor Federation

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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.

99%

2020

California League of Conservation Voters

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California League of Conservation Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.

92%

2020

California Teachers Association

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California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.

100%

2020

Courage Campaign

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Courage Campaign is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.

31%

2020

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.

Assembly District 53 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

59%

46%

GOP

24%

No party

27%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

66%

39%

White

37%

Asian

18%

14%

Black or African American

Multi-race

Median household income

$40,953

$75,235

Median age

34.0

36.5

Poverty rate

26%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

25%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

Miguel Santiago (Incumbent)

Democratic

56.3%

Godfrey Santos Plata

Democratic

43.7%

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Miguel Santiago

Time in office

Background

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Capitol office

District office(s)

Biographical information

Birth Place

Race/Ethnicity

Residence

Gender

Born

Identifies as

How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Election calendar crunch: Census count is running late

Workers demand McDonald’s to provide better working conditions

How to make sense of affirmative action in UC admissions

Committees this legislator serves on

Communications and Conveyance (Chair)

Health

Higher Education

Public Safety

Utilities and Energy

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California League of Conservation Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage Campaign

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Assembly District 53 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

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