California's 27th congressional district
California's 27th congressional district since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Judy Chu D-Monterey Park
Median income	$77,629[1]
Ethnicity	29.2% white 4.5% black 37.0% Asian 26.9% Hispanic 2.5[2]% other
Cook PVI	D+16[3]

California's 27th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California

The district is currently represented by Democrat Judy Chu. The district covers the San Gabriel Foothills including the communities of Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Bradbury, Claremont, East Pasadena, Glendora, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Rosemead, San Antonio Heights, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, South San Gabriel, Temple City, and Upland.

Competitiveness

In statewide races

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor[4]	Feinstein 52.0% - 42.9%
1992	President[5]	Clinton 44.3% - 36.6%
	Senator[6]	Herschensohn 47.5% - 44.9%
	Senator (Special)[7]	Feinstein 50.7% - 42.1%
1994	Governor[8]	Wilson 59.5% - 37.5%
	Senator[9]	Huffington 47.7% - 44.6%
1996	President[10]	Clinton 49.1% - 40.5%
1998	Governor[11]	Davis 56.6% - 40.3%
	Senator[12]	Boxer 51.1% - 45.6%
2000	President[13]	Gore 53.4% - 41.4%
	Senator[14]	Feinstein 56.6% - 36.4%
2002	Governor[15]	Davis 50.1% - 40.4%
2003	Recall[16][17]	56.5% - 43.5%
		Schwarzenegger 52.0% - 29.9%
2004	President[18]	Kerry 59.3% - 39.3%
	Senator[19]	Boxer 63.7% - 31.2%
2006	Governor[20]	Schwarzenegger 52.7% - 42.3%
	Senator[21]	Feinstein 63.2% - 31.3%
2008	President[22]	Obama 66.1% - 31.7%
2010	Governor[23]	Brown 57.9% - 36.8%
	Senator[24]	Boxer 57.6% - 36.7%
2012	President[25]	Obama 62.6% - 35.0%
	Senator[26]	Feinstein 65.2% - 34.8%
2014	Governor[27]	Brown 62.3% - 37.7%
2016	President[28]	Clinton 66.0% - 28.4%
	Senator[29]	Harris 62.1% - 37.9%
2018	Governor[30]	Newsom 65.1% - 34.9%
	Senator[31]	Feinstein 60.1% - 39.9%

List of members representing the district

District created January 3, 1953

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 33rd district.	1953-1963 San Bernardino
Everett G. Burkhalter	Democratic	January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.	1963-1969 Los Angeles
Edwin Reinecke	Republican	January 3, 1965 - January 21, 1969	89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California.
					1969-1973 Los Angeles
Vacant		January 21, 1969 - April 29, 1969	Special election held April 29, 1969
Barry Goldwater Jr.	Republican	April 29, 1969 - January 3, 1975	91st 92nd 93rd	Elected to finish Reinecke's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 20th district.
					1973-1975 Los Angeles, Southern Ventura
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1977	94th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1975-1983 Los Angeles
Bob Dornan	Republican	January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Mel Levine	Democratic	January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	1983-1993 Western Los Angeles (Manhattan/Redondo Beach, Santa Monica)
Carlos Moorhead	Republican	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	1993-2003 Los Angeles (Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena)
Jim Rogan	Republican	January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2001	105th 106th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Lost re-election.
Adam Schiff	Democratic	January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003	107th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 29th district.
Brad Sherman	Democratic	January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 30th district.	2003-2013 Western Los Angeles (Northridge)
Judy Chu	Democratic	January 3, 2013 - present	113th 114th 115th 116th.	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018.	2013-Present San Gabriel Foothills including Alhambra and Pasadena

Election results

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1968

1969 (Special)

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2014

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2018

Living former representatives

As of October 2019^[update], there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th congressional district that are currently living. The most recent representative to die was Edwin Reinecke (served 1965-1969) on December 24, 2016. The most recently serving representative to die was Carlos Moorhead (served 1993-1997) on November 23, 2011.

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

References

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 27th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD27

Coordinates: 34°15?54?N 117°56?06?W / 34.26500°N 117.93500°W / 34.26500; -117.93500