Politics · Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA politics & representatives

Los Angeles is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Brad Sherman, Luz M. Rivas, Laura Friedman, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Jimmy Gomez, Ted Lieu, Nanette Diaz Barragán, George Whitesides and Maxine Waters. Gavin Newsom is governor.

Who represents Los Angeles in Washington and in California, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Los Angeles County voted in 2024

Official results for all of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.

President 3,727,169 votes

Kamala D HarrisDemocrat

64.8%

Donald J TrumpRepublican

31.9%

Others

3.3%

California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%

U.S. Senate 3,554,773 votes

Adam B SchiffDemocrat

65.7%

Steve GarveyRepublican

34.3%

California: Schiff 58.9%, Garvey 41.1%

U.S. House · California's 32nd District 321,570 votes

Brad ShermanDemocrat

66.2%

Larry ThompsonRepublican

33.8%

Covers about 33% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 29th District 209,665 votes

Luz Maria RivasDemocrat

69.8%

Benito Benny BernalRepublican

30.2%

Covers about 15% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 30th District 311,596 votes

Laura FriedmanDemocrat

68.4%

Alex BalekianRepublican

31.6%

Covers about 15% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 37th District 204,811 votes

Sydney Kamlager-doveDemocrat

78.3%

Juan ReyIndependent / other

21.7%

Covers about 9% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 34th District 189,408 votes

Jimmy GomezDemocrat

55.6%

David KimDemocrat

44.4%

Covers about 9% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 36th District 357,939 votes

Ted W LieuDemocrat

68.7%

Melissa ToomimRepublican

31.3%

Covers about 6% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 44th District 230,798 votes

Nanette Diaz BarraganDemocrat

71.4%

Roger GrohRepublican

28.6%

Covers about 6% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 27th District 299,768 votes

George WhitesidesDemocrat

51.4%

Mike GarciaRepublican

48.6%

Covers about 4% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 43rd District 213,101 votes

Maxine WatersDemocrat

75.1%

Steve WilliamsRepublican

24.9%

Covers about 3% of Los Angeles · whole-district result

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.

In Washington

Who represents Los Angeles in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of California

Alex PadillaU.S. SenatorDemocrat · Serving since 2021 Official site ↗202-224-3553

Adam B. SchiffU.S. SenatorDemocrat · Serving since 2024 Official site ↗202-224-3841

U.S. House Los Angeles is split between 9 districts

California's 32nd District33% of Los Angeles

Brad Sherman Democrat
California's 29th District15% of Los Angeles

Luz M. Rivas Democrat
California's 30th District15% of Los Angeles

Laura Friedman Democrat
California's 37th District9% of Los Angeles

Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democrat
California's 34th District9% of Los Angeles

Jimmy Gomez Democrat
California's 36th District6% of Los Angeles

Ted Lieu Democrat
California's 44th District6% of Los Angeles

Nanette Diaz Barragán Democrat
California's 27th District4% of Los Angeles

George Whitesides Democrat
California's 43rd District3% of Los Angeles

Maxine Waters Democrat

Los Angeles is split between 9 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗

In California

Who represents Los Angeles in state government

Gavin NewsomGovernor of CaliforniaDemocrat · Serving since 2019 Official site ↗916-445-2841

State Senate Los Angeles is split between 6 districts

District 2725% of Los Angeles

Henry Stern Democrat
District 2022% of Los Angeles

Caroline Menjivar Democrat
District 2417% of Los Angeles

Ben Allen Democrat
District 2614% of Los Angeles

María Elena Durazo Democrat
District 2813% of Los Angeles

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Democrat
District 359% of Los Angeles

Laura Richardson Democrat

State Assembly Los Angeles is split between 13 districts

District 4615% of Los Angeles

Jesse Gabriel Democrat
District 4411% of Los Angeles

Nick Schultz Democrat
District 4311% of Los Angeles

Celeste Rodriguez Democrat
District 4211% of Los Angeles

Jacqui Irwin Democrat
District 4010% of Los Angeles

Pilar Schiavo Democrat
District 518% of Los Angeles

Rick Zbur Democrat
District 527% of Los Angeles

Jessica Caloza Democrat
District 556% of Los Angeles

Isaac Bryan Democrat
District 656% of Los Angeles

Mike Gipson Democrat
District 575% of Los Angeles

Sade Elhawary Democrat
District 614% of Los Angeles

Tina McKinnor Democrat
District 544% of Los Angeles

Mark González Democrat
District 661% of Los Angeles

Al Muratsuchi Democrat

Los Angeles is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Los Angeles's own government: Town Hall →

Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Los Angeles by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.