69th Assembly District
District Map: Maps of the 69th Assembly District
Principal Communities: Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana.
Principal Community Web Links: Anaheim 1 Anaheim 2 Garden Grove 1 Garden Grove 2 Santa Ana 1 Santa Ana 2
Major Media Outlets: Orange County Register, KNBC-TV, KNX-AM (1070) - Local LA area AM radio station. Mainly news. Los Angeles Times
Associated Congressional Districts: District 39, Ed Royce (R) 1996 Election: Davis (D) 31.9%; Royce (R-INC) 62.9%; Dean (L) 5.2% District 41, Jay Kim (R) 1996 Election: Waldron (D) 33.0%; Kim (R-INC) 58.5%; Newhouse (L) 5.0% District 45, Dana Rohrabacher (R) 1996 Election: Alexander (D) 33.3%; Rohrabacher (R-INC) 61.0%; Murphy (L) 4.3% District 46, Lorreta Sanchez (D) 1996 Election: Sanchez (D) 46.9%; Dornan (R-INC) 45.9%; Reimer (L) 2.2%; Stafford (Reform) 3.1 %
Demographics: 1990 Population: 371,511; Estimate of registered voters: 90,797; Registered Republicans: 33.1%; Registered Democrats: 53.5%; Registered Independent: 1.5%; Population defined as urban: 98%; Population counted as Hispanic: 64.6%; Population counted as White: 64.3%; Population counted as Asian: 9.7%; Population counted as African American: 2.4%; Population counted as Other: 23.6%;
Economics: Tourism is the economic driving force the 69th assembly district. Disneyland, the California Angels, and the Anaheim Ducks attract people from all across the nation. Money is also generated from the small, locally owned business, the aerospace industry, and the construction industry.
Previous Election Outcomes: 1996 Campaign: Jim Morrissey (R): 48.1%, Lou Correa (D):47.9%, Larry G Engwall (NL): 3.9% 1994 Campaign: Jim Morrissey (R): 51%, Mike Meltzer (D): 44%, George Reis (L): 5%
Other Salient Characteristics: Historically this district has been largely Republican, however, because of the large percentage of Hispanics in this district, most of whom are Democrats, it would be quite possible in the future to see a Democrat occupy this seat.