San Mateo County,officially the County of San Mateo,is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 764,442. Redwood City is the county seat,the third-most populated city in the county after Daly City and San Mateo.
Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County,California,United States. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame and is known for its numerous eucalyptus groves,walkable downtown area,and public school system. As of the 2020 census,the city population was 31,386.
San Mateo is the most populous city in San Mateo County,California,United States,on the San Francisco Peninsula. About 20 miles (32 km) south of San Francisco,the city borders Burlingame to the north,Hillsborough to the west,San Francisco Bay and Foster City to the east and Belmont to the south. The population was 105,661 at the 2020 census. Some of the biggest economic drivers for the city include technology,health care and education.
Anna A. Eshoo is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 16th congressional district from 1993 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district,numbered as the 18th district from 2013 to 2023,is based in Silicon Valley,including the cities of Redwood City,Sunnyvale,Mountain View,and Palo Alto,as well as part of San Jose. Eshoo is the only Assyrian-American in Congress and the only Armenian American woman in Congress. On November 21,2023,she announced she would not seek re-election in 2024.
San Mateo High School is a National Blue Ribbon comprehensive four-year public high school in San Mateo,California,United States. It serves grades 9–12 and is one of the seven San Mateo Union High School District public high schools.
California's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Kevin Mullin.
The San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) is a high school district headquartered in San Mateo,California that serves most of San Mateo County. The district serves the cities of San Mateo,Foster City,Hillsborough,San Bruno,Millbrae,and Burlingame.
Louis John Papan was a Democratic California politician. He was known as the "Dean of the Assembly" for his 20 years in the California State Assembly.
Gerald A. "Jerry" Hill is an American politician who served in the California State Senate as a member for the Democratic Party. He represented the 13th Senate District during his time in the California State Senate.
Eileen Robin Filler-Corn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022,a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously served as the 56th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022. She represented the 41st district in the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington,D.C.,from 2010 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is also the first woman and Jewish person to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Richard S. Gordon is an American Democratic politician from Menlo Park,California. He served in the California State Assembly as a representative for the 24th district. Gordon previously served as Assembly representative for the 21st district,President of the California State Association of Counties,and a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Gordon has been openly gay for the entirety of his political career. In 1992 he was the first openly gay candidate in San Mateo County history.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is the five-member elected body that supervises the operation of San Mateo County,California. Board members represent one of five districts of roughly equal population within the county,elected,since a 2012 charter change,only by voters in their own district. The current board members are Jackie Speier,Noelia Corzo,Ray Mueller,Lisa Gauthier,and David Canepa.
Arlen Foster Gregorio is an American attorney,politician and commercial mediator. He was a member of the California State Senate from 1971 to 1978. As a Senator he chaired the Senate Health and Welfare Committee from 1979 to 1984 and was an elected member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors from 1979 to 1984. After leaving politics in 1985 he began a career in mediation.
Kevin Mullin is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 22nd district,which encompasses most of the San Francisco Peninsula region,from 2012 to 2022.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is the legislative and executive branch of the county government of San Diego County,California. Though officially nonpartisan,two Democrats and two Republicans currently comprise the Board of Supervisors,with the fifth seat currently vacant.
David Kunnghee Min is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 47th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 37th district in the California State Senate from 2020 to 2024,which includes portions of Orange County. He was an assistant law professor at the University of California,Irvine prior to being elected to office.
Gordon Mar is an American politician from San Francisco. He was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2019 to 2023,representing District 4. He is the brother of former District 1 supervisor Eric Mar.
Diane Papan is an American politician who is a Democratic party member of the California State Assembly from the 21st district. Before being elected in 2022,she served as Deputy Mayor of San Mateo.
The 2022 San Mateo County elections were held on November 8,2022,in San Mateo County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on June 7. Two of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election,as well as all seven of the countywide elected officials,the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder,the County Controller,the Coroner,the District Attorney,the Sheriff,the County Superintendent of Schools,and the Treasurer-Tax Collector.
The 2024 San Mateo County elections were held on November 5,2024,in San Mateo County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors are up for election.
