CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Henry A. Waxman (D) | 180,295 | 76% |
| Jim Scileppi (R) | 45,784 | 19% |
| J. C. "Jack" Anderson (LIBERT) | 7,944 | 3% |
| Bruce Currivan (NL) | 4,178 | 2% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 7, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Henry A. Waxman | 114,147 | 76% |
| | Libertarian |
| J. C. "Jack" Anderson | 5,419 | 4% |
| | Natural Law |
| Bruce Currivan | 2,135 | 1% |
| | Republican |
| Jim Scileppi | 27,870 | 19% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
CALIFORNIA 29
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West Los Angeles County; Santa Monica; West Hollywood
The 29th lays claim to the real-life Beverly Hills, 90210. More than
just entertainment glitz and coastal affluence, the district is home of the
second-largest Jewish population in the nation, the U. of California, Los
Angeles and the activist gay community of West Hollywood. Eclectic, wealthy
and Democratic describe many of the district's residents. In elections at
all levels, the district has rewarded Democratic candidates, usually with
more than 60 percent of the vote.
The urban district stretches northeast from Santa Monica and Malibu
beaches to the Hollywood Hills and the Los Angeles River. It takes in the
suburban southern edges of the San Fernando Valley, on the northern side of
the Santa Monica Mountains. The district's borders edge out many of the
Hispanic, Asian and black communities to the east and south, leaving the
29th the "whitest" of the Los Angeles City districts.
The economy is overwhelmingly white-collar. Entertainment executives
lunch with financial advisers and real estate developers. Tourism brings in
copious dollars. A robust health services community is based on the area's
seven medical centers. The district also has several successful
commercial-industrial parks and shopping malls.
Major Industry
Entertainment, higher education, health care
Population
571,386 (1990)
Cities
Los Angeles (pt.), 415,442 (1990); Santa Monica, 88,471; West Hollywood,
36,501 (1996)
People
100% urban; 16% age 65+ (ranks second of 52 in state; top third nationally);
34% married couples, 12% married couples with children; 44% college educated
(ranks first of 52 in state; top third nationally); 80% white collar (ranks
first of 52 in state; top third nationally), 9% blue collar (ranks 52 of 52
in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
84% white, 3% black, 8% Asian; 13% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$37,540 (ranks 22 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Former President Ronald Reagan's retirement home in Bel Air.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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