
Mike Gipson served on the Carson City Council before being elected to the California State Assembly in 2014. He currently represents the 65th Assembly District, which encompasses portions of the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, including Compton, Carson, Willowbrook and the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. He is also a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus.
ROOTS
Mike Anthony Gipson was born on June 25, 1966. He is an American politician and a Democrat.
Before entering the Assembly, Gipson served on the Carson City Council. That council service preceded his election to the Assembly in 2014.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
Gipson was elected to the California State Assembly in 2014. He currently represents the 65th Assembly District.
The district encompasses portions of the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, including Compton, Carson, Willowbrook and Watts. Carson, where Gipson previously served on the City Council, is therefore also part of his Assembly district.
WHAT TO KNOW
Gipson’s public roles include service on the Carson City Council, current service in the California State Assembly and membership in the California Legislative Black Caucus.
His Carson council service came before his election to the Assembly in 2014. In the Assembly, he represents the 65th District, including Compton, Carson, Willowbrook and the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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- State Assembly · Assembly District 65 · 2022–present
Mike Gipson served on the Carson City Council before being elected to the California State Assembly in 2014. He currently represents the 65th Assembly District, which encompasses portions of the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, including Compton, Carson, Willowbrook and the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. He is also a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus.
ROOTS
Mike Anthony Gipson was born on June 25, 1966. He is an American politician and a Democrat.
Before entering the Assembly, Gipson served on the Carson City Council. That council service preceded his election to the Assembly in 2014.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
Gipson was elected to the California State Assembly in 2014. He currently represents the 65th Assembly District.
The district encompasses portions of the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, including Compton, Carson, Willowbrook and Watts. Carson, where Gipson previously served on the City Council, is therefore also part of his Assembly district.
WHAT TO KNOW
Gipson’s public roles include service on the Carson City Council, current service in the California State Assembly and membership in the California Legislative Black Caucus.
His Carson council service came before his election to the Assembly in 2014. In the Assembly, he represents the 65th District, including Compton, Carson, Willowbrook and the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The record
422 events, each with its sourceCalifornia Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.
California Housing Justice Act of 2025.
Student financial aid: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data.
State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.
Fleeing the scene of an accident.
Legislative and gubernatorial appointments: report.
Intermodal roadability inspection program.
Insurance: Climate and Sustainability Insurance and Risk Reduction Grant Program.
Relative to women in carpentry.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
Vehicles: active intelligent speed assist devices.
Trustees of the California State University: gubernatorial and faculty appointees.
Employment: immigration and work authorization.
Public employees’ retirement: deferred retirement option program.
California Workplace Outreach Program.
Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.
Coastal resources: coastal development permits and procedures: Zero Emissions Port Electrification and Operations project.
California Safe Homes grant program.
State agencies: complaints: demographic data.
California Environmental Quality Act: electrical infrastructure projects.
Relative to The Power of Us Day.
Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.
Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.
Pupil instruction: treatment of African Americans.
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
School employees: cultural competency training.
Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: career technical education.
State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Advertising displays: City of Los Angeles: exemption: ordinance.
Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program.
Property tax: welfare exemption: detention facilities.
Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
Rest periods: petroleum facilities: safety-sensitive positions.
California State University: claim eligibility: genealogy and descendancy.
Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.