California's 61st State Assembly district is one of 80

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State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by

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Jose Medina Jose Medina (born March 29, 1953) is an American politician in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 61st Assembly District, which encompasses parts of northwestern Riverside County and includes the cities of Rive ...

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District profile

The district encompasses a section of the

Inland Empire The Inland Empire (IE) is a metropolitan area and region inland of and adjacent to coastal Southern California, centering around the cities of San Bernardino and Riverside, and bordering Los Angeles County to the west. It includes the cities o ...

in northwestern

Riverside County Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Unit ...

. The district is primarily suburban.

– ''21.5%'' * Highgrove * Mead Valley – ''partial'' *

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and is part of the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan area. It is the second-largest city in Riverside County by population and one of the Inland Empire's po ...

Perris Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located east-southeast of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, an artificial lake, skydiving, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is wit ...

– ''59.6%''

Other levels of government

The 61st Assembly District is completely contained within . In the

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, the 61st Assembly District is part of the .

Election results from statewide races

List of Assembly Members

Due to redistricting, the 61st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the

California Citizens Redistricting Commission The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is the redistricting commission for the State of California responsible for determining the boundaries of districts for the State Senate, State Assembly, and Board of Equalization. The commission ...

Election results 1992 - present

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References

External links

District map
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Government in Riverside, California Moreno Valley, California Perris, California