It is currently represented by Democrat Curren Price since 2013 after winning an election to succeed Jan Perry, who ran for Mayor of Los Angeles that year.

With the city's changes in population, its western boundary has moved farther west to include much of Downtown.

The 9th formerly covered the entire core of Downtown Los Angeles, before redistricting divided it between the 9th and the 14th District.

It includes Vermont Square, Central-Alameda, and Green Meadows, stretching from Downtown and with University of Southern California, Exposition Park, L.A. Live and the Los Angeles Convention Center being notable places within the district.

It elected one member through a plurality vote before the ward became obsolete when the at-large district was re-established again in 1909.