Congressman Gus Hawkins was the first African American to represent California in Congress and the first Black representative from any western...
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Ronald V. Dellums
Congressman Ronald Dellums represented California's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1998 (92nd-105th...
Yvonne Braithwaite Burke
Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke represented California's 28th Congressional District from 1973 to 1979 (93rd-95th Congresses) in the U.S....
Julian Carey Dixon
Congressman Julian Dixon represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 until his death on December 8, 2000 (96th-106th...
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally
Congressman Mervyn Dymally represented California's 31st District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993 (97th-102nd Congresses). A...
Maxine Waters
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1991 (102nd Congress-Present). Waters made history...
Walter R. Tucker III
Congressman Walter Tucker represented California's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 (103rd-104th...
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald served as a representative of California's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Barbara Lee represented California districts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1998 to 2025 (105th-118th Congresses). Before...
Diane Edith Watson
Congresswoman Diane Watson served as representative of California’s 33rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives of from 2001 to...
Laura Richardson
Congresswoman Laura Richardson represented California's 37th Congressional District California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to...
Karen Bass
Congresswoman Karen Bass represented California's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 through her resignation...
Kamala Devi Harris
Kamala Harris represented California in the U.S. Senate from 2017 until January 18, 2021 (115th-117th Congresses) when she resigned to become Vice...
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove has represented California's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023 (118th...
Laphonza Romanique Butler
Senator Laphonza Butler was appointed to serve California in Congress in 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein...
Lateefah Simon
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon has represented California’s 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2025 (119th...