by altha-admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Articles
Even though Torrance had been represented in Congress by Republicans for the great part of 60 years, all of that changed in 1932. Why? Predominantly the failed policies of the Herbert Hoover administration, which were only made worse under Franklin Delano Roosevelt....
by altha-admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Articles
The Los Angeles area population continued to explode, which meant that Los Angeles County as a whole was divided into further districts. The entire Santa Monica Bay coastline was drawn into one district, and then scooped eastward to include the Port of Los Angeles,...
by altha-admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Articles
The California Congressional Delegation increased by one seat. The new 7th Congressional District would only compromise all of Los Angeles County. Of course, this comes as no surprise, since the population explosion for California sprung forth predominantly in the Los...
by altha-admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Articles
Another House seat was added to the California Congressional delegation. Instead of starting at the southern border of the entire state of California, the district rested in the entirety of Los Angeles County, then stretched up all along the Western coastline up to...
by altha-admin | Jul 15, 2017 | Articles
California now had 6 Congressional seats. The New Congressional district stretched from San Diego, but stopped at Monterey County. The seat never left Republican hands! Election 1884 Henry Markham Election 1886 William Vandever Election 1888 Election 1890: Sources:...
