Michael Makoto Honda is an American politician and former educator. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in Congress from 2001 to 2017.
Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party,Lofgren is in her 14th term in Congress,having been first elected in 1994. Lofgren has long served on the House Judiciary Committee,and chaired the House Administration Committee in the 116th and 117th Congresses.
Joseph Natalio Baca Sr. is an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for southwestern San Bernardino County from 1999 to 2013.
John Laird,an American politician,is the California State Senator for District 17,since 7 December 2020,and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. Laird was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California legislature. Laird became one of the United States' first openly gay mayors in 1983 when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz,California.
Nora Campos is an American politician from California. Campos formerly served as a California State Assemblymember and was the Speaker pro tempore during her tenure. In 2020,she was unsuccessful in her campaign for the California's 15th State Senate district. She served on the San Jose City Council representing District 5 (2001-2010). She was unsuccessful in her campaign for the same seat in 2022. Prior to taking elected office she worked for a San Jose City Councilmember.
Ken Yeager is an American politician. He served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors,representing District 4. First elected to the board in 2006,he represented the cities of Campbell and Santa Clara,as well as west San Jose and the Burbank and Cambrian neighborhoods. Previously,Yeager served on the San Jose City Council from 2000 to 2006. Before that,he served two terms on the San Jose/Evergreen Community College Board. He was a candidate for the 23rd district seat in the California State Assembly in 1996,coming in second.
David Dominic Cortese is an elected official from San Jose,California. He is currently serving in the California State Senate,representing District 15,which encompasses a majority of Santa Clara County. Before being elected to the California State Senate,Cortese served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for 12 years,as a Councilmember and Vice Mayor for the City of San Jose for eight years,and for eight years as a trustee for the East Side Union High School District in San Jose. Cortese ran for mayor of San Jose and won the primary,losing the general election to District 3 councilmember Sam Liccardo.
Alfred E. Alquist was a California politician.
Sally J. Lieber is an American politician from the state of California who has served as a member of the California State Board of Equalization since 2023. She was previously a member of the Mountain View City Council and the California State Assembly. She represented the 22nd Assembly District that includes the cities of Mountain View,Sunnyvale,Cupertino and portions of Santa Clara and San Jose which are all located in Santa Clara County. In February 2022,Assemblywoman Lieber was endorsed by the California State Democratic Party for Board Member of the California State Board of Equalization,District 2. She won the seat in the California general election held on November 8,2022.
Dominic L. Cortese is a former California State Assemblyman who served from 1980 until 1996. For most of his career,Cortese was a moderate Democrat,but in 1995 he gained national attention when he became a member of Ross Perot's Reform Party. He was the highest ranking elected official of the newly formed party at the time. There were international media reports of this event,including the fact that Cortese was being considered by Perot to be his vice presidential running mate in the 1996 election.
Ernest Leslie Konnyu is an American businessman and former Republican U.S. Representative from Silicon Valley,California,12th congressional district,serving one term from 1987 to 1989. He had previously been a California State Assembly Member from the 22nd district,serving from 1980 to 1986.
Ellen Marie Corbett is an American Democratic politician from the San Francisco Bay Area. She served in the California State Senate,representing the 10th District,which included San Leandro,Hayward,Pleasanton,Union City,Fremont,Newark,Milpitas,and part of San Jose. She was the Senate Majority Leader.
Kevin Girard Murray is a lawyer and a former American politician. He was the first California Assemblyman to serve alongside his father,who is Willard H. Murray Jr.
Donald W. Norcross is an American politician and labor leader who is the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district in South Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party,Norcross was first elected to this congressional seat in 2014,following the resignation of Rob Andrews. His district covers much of the New Jersey side of the Philadelphia metro area,including Camden,Cherry Hill,Lindenwold,and Glassboro.
Evan Low is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 26th Assembly District,which encompasses parts of Silicon Valley,including Cupertino,Sunnyvale,Santa Clara and portions of northern and western San Jose. He is a member of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus,and currently serves as Chair of the California Asian American &Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
Robert A. Wieckowski is an American attorney and politician who served in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represented the 10th Senate District,which encompassed the central and southern portions of the East Bay and South Bay.
Scott Thomas Wilk Sr. is an American politician who served as the California State Senate minority leader from January 20,2021 until December 5,2022. He is a Republican representing the 21st district,encompassing Antelope Valley,Victor Valley,and most of the Santa Clarita Valley. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served two terms in the California State Assembly. He was also a College of the Canyons Trustee.
The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for Governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election,as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5,2018.
Ash Kalra is an Canadian-American politician who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party,Kalra previously served on the San Jose City Council from 2008 to 2016.
Frank H. Gould was a Democratic politician from California who served in the California State Assembly from 1891 to 1895 and served as its Speaker in 1893. Gould was also the Chair of the California Democratic State Central Committee.
