San Jose, CA politics & representatives
San Jose is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Ro Khanna, Sam T. Liccardo and Zoe Lofgren. Gavin Newsom is governor.
Who represents San Jose in Washington and in California, with how to reach each office.
How Santa Clara County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Santa Clara County. San Jose's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 750,029 votes
California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%
U.S. Senate 723,001 votes
California: Schiff 58.9%, Garvey 41.1%
U.S. House · California's 19th District 364,079 votes
Covers about 42% of San Jose · whole-district result
U.S. House · California's 17th District 254,799 votes
Covers about 28% of San Jose · whole-district result
U.S. House · California's 16th District 308,302 votes
Covers about 19% of San Jose · whole-district result
U.S. House · California's 18th District 228,375 votes
Covers about 11% of San Jose · whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents San Jose in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of California
U.S. House San Jose is split between 4 districts
- California's 19th District42% of San JoseJimmy Panetta Democrat
- California's 17th District28% of San JoseRo Khanna Democrat
- California's 16th District19% of San JoseSam T. Liccardo Democrat
- California's 18th District11% of San JoseZoe Lofgren Democrat
San Jose is split between 4 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗
Who represents San Jose in state government
State Senate · District 15 Covers about 78% of San Jose
State Senate · District 10 Covers about 22% of San Jose
This seat is vacant or its new member isn't listed yet.
State Assembly San Jose is split between 5 districts
- District 2541% of San JoseAsh Kalra Democrat
- District 2829% of San JoseGail Pellerin Democrat
- District 2616% of San JosePatrick Ahrens Democrat
- District 2411% of San JoseAlex Lee Democrat
- District 233% of San JoseMarc Berman Democrat
San Jose is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
San Jose's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to San Jose by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.