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California State Assembly Member, District 34

This office represents Assembly District 34 in the California Legislature.

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Government
State of California
Public body
California State Assembly
Electoral area
Assembly District 34
Map of California State Assembly District 34
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Assembly District 34 boundary from the U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb current legislative-district layer.

Office overview

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Government levelStateState of California
Contest typePartisanVoter-nominated office
SeatDistrict 34One of 80 State Assembly seats
Regular term2 yearsAssembly seats are elected every two years

What this office does

Represents District 34 in the State Assembly

The office votes on state laws, appropriations, and oversight while representing residents and communities within the district.

California State Assembly Chief Clerk

Election process

A top-two primary leads to the general election

California uses a top-two primary for this office. The two candidates receiving the most votes advance to the general election regardless of party.

Next electionJune 2, 2026

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Detailed district statistics2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates

Survey estimates describe the current Assembly district and are not the same as the official 2020 redistricting population count. Margins of error use the ACS 90% confidence level. Hispanic or Latino includes people of any race; the remaining race categories are non-Hispanic.

People and households

Estimated population
520,465±6,376
Median age
35.7 years±0.4 years
Households
174,663±2,387

Income and education

Median household income
$79,298±$1,549; 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
People below the poverty line
14.8%±0.9 percentage points
Bachelor's degree or higher
22.3%±0.6 percentage points; population age 25+

Housing

Housing units
220,727±2,408
Occupied housing units
174,663±2,387
Vacant housing units
46,064±1,193
Vacancy rate
20.9%±0.5 percentage points

Race and ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino (any race)
39.5%±0.8 percentage points
White alone, not Hispanic
41.3%±0.7 percentage points
Black alone, not Hispanic
8.5%±0.5 percentage points
American Indian or Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic
0.4%±0.1 percentage points
Asian alone, not Hispanic
4.1%±0.4 percentage points
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic
0.3%±0.1 percentage points
Some other race alone, not Hispanic
0.6%±0.1 percentage points
Two or more races, not Hispanic
5.3%±0.5 percentage points
U.S. Census Bureau district profile

Current officeholder

Who currently holds this office?

Current officeholder identified by the official California State Assembly directory.

Official portrait of Tom Lackey
California State Assembly

Current officeholder

Tom Lackey

California State Assembly Member, District 34

Status
Current officeholder
Party
Republican
Connected election
June 2, 2026

Legislative work

Committee assignments

2025–2026 legislative session
Standing Committees
  • Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and TourismVice Chair
  • BudgetMember
  • Public Employment and RetirementVice Chair
  • Public SafetyMember
  • RulesVice Chair
  • TransportationMember
Subcommittee Committees
  • Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and TransportationMember
  • Subcommittee No. 6 on Public SafetyMember
Select Committees
  • Select Committee on 2028 Olympic and Paralympic GamesMember
  • Select Committee on Serving Students with DisabilitiesMember
  • Select Committee on the Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel StandardMember
Joint Committees
  • Joint Committee on RulesMember
  • Joint Committee on the ArtsMember
First Extraordinary · Standing Committees
  • BudgetMember
  • RulesVice Chair
Official committee list

Contact this office

Office
P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0034
Official contact page Official office source
Past officeholders2 verified succession records

Succession history

Explore prior service

Verified Assembly District 34 session snapshots beginning with 2015–2016; one earlier session is included when needed to identify a predecessor.

Service ranges identify the first and last biennial sessions in the California State Library dataset; they do not assert exact swearing-in or departure dates. District numbers continue across redistricting, so earlier records may describe materially different boundaries.

Electoral area

Where this office represents

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Interactive area map

Explore places and districts connected to Assembly District 34

Assembly District 34 overlaps 39 mapped communities in Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, including California City, Palmdale, Lucerne Valley, Lancaster, Apple Valley town, Victorville, and Hesperia, plus 32 other mapped communities.

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Past elections

Election history

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State legislative officeCertified

California State Assembly District 34

June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election · 4 candidates
Money in
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Money out
$0.00
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Public records

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Legislative activity

Authored legislation

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Tom Lackey is listed as the author of each assembly bill below. Statuses were reviewed August 17, 2026. Showing all 36 bills.

AB 38 Crimes: serious and violent feloniesAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died · Public Safety AB 71 Ignition interlock devicesAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died · Appropriations AB 97 Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Bobcat Fire: exclusionsAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Revenue and Taxation AB 287 Elections: polling places and vote centersAuthored by Tom Lackey Chaptered AB 300 Fire hazard severity zones: State Fire MarshalAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Appropriations AB 437 Interscholastic athletics: California Interscholastic Federation: sports-related injuriesAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Inactive AB 486 Crimes: burglary toolsAuthored by Tom Lackey Chaptered AB 525 Basic Inspection of Terminals program: agricultural vehiclesAuthored by Tom Lackey Chaptered AB 653 Child abuse: mandated reporters: talent agents, managers, and coachesAuthored by Tom Lackey Chaptered AB 779 Child welfare services: domestic violence consultant pilot programAuthored by Tom Lackey Chaptered AB 855 Vehicles: commercial electric vehicle safetyAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died · Appropriations AB 1033 Eminent domain: appraisals: compensationAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Appropriations AB 1189 Court reporting: digital reporters and legal transcriptionistsAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died · Judiciary AB 1210 Postrelease community supervisionAuthored by Tom Lackey Vetoed AB 1256 Parties to crimeAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died AB 1257 Department of Transportation: state highwaysAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died AB 1289 JuvenilesAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died · Public Safety AB 1653 Pupil instruction: health framework: heat illnessAuthored by Tom Lackey Chaptered AB 1685 Driving privilege: pointsAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Third Reading AB 1686 Vehicles: driving under the influence: feloniesAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Died · Public Safety AB 1687 Driver’s licenses: revocationAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Third Reading AB 1718 Teacher credentialing: professional preparationAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Pending Referral AB 1737 Postrelease community supervisionAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Appropriations AB 1752 Eminent domain: appraisalsAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Appropriations AB 1826 Cannabis: recall, embargo, and destruction of cannabis and cannabis productsAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Appropriations AB 1861 Special education: public complaint databaseAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Appropriations AB 2264 District agricultural associations: real property: affordable housingAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Appropriations AB 2290 Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptionsAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Third Reading AB 2291 Pupil safety: nonconsensual artificial intimate images: studyAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Education AB 2304 Social workersAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Second Reading AB 2337 Peace officers: theftAuthored by Tom Lackey Senate · Third Reading AB 2358 The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection ActAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Pending Referral AB 2376 Vehicles: automated enforcement systemsAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Transportation AB 2501 Local governmentAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Pending Referral AB 2570 Elderly Parole ProgramAuthored by Tom Lackey Assembly · Public Safety AB 2676 Housing Crisis Act of 2019Authored by Tom Lackey Senate · Housing
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Official directory

Assemblymember directory record for District 34

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News and Press Releases

Updates from this office

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Office of Assemblymember Tom Lackey
Press release

Politics Won. Victims Lost.

Assemblymember Lackey issued a statement after AB 1686, a measure concerning repeat impaired-driving offenses, failed in committee.

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Office of Assemblymember Tom Lackey
Press release

Assemblyman Tom Lackey and Hoover Introduce Bill to Stop Continued Release of Child Sex Offenders

The office announced AB 2570, a bill proposing to raise the age threshold used by California’s Elderly Parole Program.

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Sources

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Current assessmentComplete coverage

The office identity, electoral area, connected 2026 election, and available official sources are included.

Assessed August 17, 2026 · Current 2026 records

No current limitations were reported by the completion validator.

Sources used on this page10 source organizations · 14 records
California Secretary of State

1 record from this source is used on the page.

California State Assembly District 34 district totalshttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2026-primary/sov/95-state-assembly.xlsx
U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb

1 record from this source is used on the page.

Boundary source for California State Assembly District 34https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Legislative/MapServer/2
California State Assembly Chief Clerk

1 record from this source is used on the page.

Official government information about the office and public bodyhttps://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/legislative-information/elected-officials
California Legislative Information

2 records from this source are used on the page.

Complete authored assembly bills search for 2025–2026 Sessionhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml?session_year=20252026&house=Both&author=Lackey&lawCode=AllComplete authored assembly bills search for 2023–2024 Sessionhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml?session_year=20232024&house=Both&author=Lackey&lawCode=All
U.S. Census Bureau district profile

1 record from this source is used on the page.

2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates detailed district statisticshttps://data.census.gov/profile?g=620XX00US06034
Census Reporter

1 record from this source is used on the page.

Access copy of the 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates Census tables used for district statisticshttps://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US06034/
California State Assembly

3 records from this source are used on the page.

Current officeholder identified by the official California State Assembly directory.https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD34&inframe=NPortrait source page for Tom Lackeyhttps://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers/34Official logo used when an update does not publish a reusable imagehttps://www.assembly.ca.gov/
California State Library · Demographics in the California Legislature

1 record from this source is used on the page.

Verified succession chronology for California State Assembly Member, District 34https://lab.data.ca.gov/dataset/demographics-in-the-california-legislature/9dc0c75b-5a89-483f-9590-ec41bfe26882
California State Senate

1 record from this source is used on the page.

Reviewed photograph for Shannon Grovehttps://www.senate.ca.gov/sites/senate.ca.gov/files/styles/large/public/media/GROVE%252C%2520SHANNON%2520%2528R-12%2529_7.jpg?itok=4Z6UhZ87
Office of Assemblymember Tom Lackey

2 records from this source are used on the page.

Press release: Politics Won. Victims Lost.https://ad34.asmrc.org/2026/03/24/politics-won-victims-lost/Press release: Assemblyman Tom Lackey and Hoover Introduce Bill to Stop Continued Release of Child Sex Offendershttps://ad34.asmrc.org/2026/03/12/assemblyman-tom-lackey-and-hoover-introduce-bill-to-stop-continued-release-of-child-sex-offenders/
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