Thomas Miller McClintock II is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009. His district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to the outer suburbs of Fresno;it includes Yosemite National Park. A member of the Republican Party,McClintock served as a California state assemblyman from 1982 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2000,when he became a California state senator,a position he held until 2008. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in the 2003 recall election and for lieutenant governor of California in the 2006 election.
Douglas Arlo Ose is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district from 1999 to 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. On March 16,2021,Ose announced his intention to run for Governor of California in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom. On August 17,2021,Ose announced that he was withdrawing from the race after suffering a heart attack.
John Taylor Doolittle,is an attorney and an American politician. Elected to Congress in 1990,he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009,representing California's 4th congressional district. In the 109th Congress,he held a leadership role as the Deputy Whip for the Republican party in the House. He was succeeded in the House of Representatives by Tom McClintock. Before being elected to Congress,he had served in the California State Senate from 1984 to 1991.
William James Pascrell Jr. is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district,having served in the House since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson,New Jersey,Pascrell represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district until 2013;due to the federally mandated redistricting after the 2010 United States census,which resulted in New Jersey losing a seat in the House,Pascrell's home city was placed in the 9th district,which he has represented since. Before his election to the House of Representatives,Pascrell served in the New Jersey General Assembly for four terms beginning in 1988,and was elected to two terms as mayor of Paterson.
Daniel Edward Lungren is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party,during his tenure,the district covered most of Sacramento County,portions of Solano County,as well as all of Alpine County,Amador County and Calaveras County.
John Raymond Garamendi is an American businessman,politician,and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento,including the cities of Fairfield and Vacaville,in the United States House of Representatives since 2009. Garamendi was the California insurance commissioner from 1991 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007,the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998,and the 46th lieutenant governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress in late 2009.
Juan Carlos Vargas is an American businessman and politician who has been a U.S. representative for California since 2013. His district includes the southernmost portions of San Diego County.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4,2008,to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3,2009,until January 3,2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as president. All 435 voting seats,as well as all 6 non-voting seats,were up for election. The Democratic Party,which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election,expanded its control in 2008.
Samuel Mark Aanestad was an American physician,surgeon,and politician. A Republican,he served in the California State Assembly from the 3rd District from 1998 to 2002 and a member of the California State Senate from the 4th district from 2002 to 2010. He was an unsuccessful candidate for California's 1st Congressional District,which was being vacated by retiring Congressman Wally Herger.
Alan Stuart Lowenthal is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 47th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the California state assemblyman for the 54th district from 1998 to 2004 and California state senator from the 27th district from 2004 to 2012. In both posts,Lowenthal represented the city of Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs. On December 16,2021,Lowenthal announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress.
Paul Joseph Cook is an American politician serving as a San Bernardino County Supervisor since 2020,previously serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Cook also served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 1998 to 2006 and represented the 65th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 4,2008 to determine who would represent California various congressional districts in the United States House of Representatives. In the 111th Congress,California has 53 seats in the House,apportioned accordingly after the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected to two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009 to January 3,2011. The election coincides with the United States presidential election as well as other elections in California.
Amerish Babulal "Ami" Bera is an American physician and politician who has been serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represents California's 6th congressional district,which is in Sacramento County.
David Goncalves Valadao is an American politician and dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. A member of the Republican Party,Valadao first won election in 2012 in California's 21st congressional district,defeating Democratic nominee John Hernandez. He was reelected in 2022,defeating Democrat Rudy Salas. Before his election to Congress,Valadao served one term in the California State Assembly,representing the 30th district from 2010 to 2012.
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties,covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
Rodolfo "Rudy" Salas is an American politician who was in the California State Assembly from 2012-2022. He is a Democrat who formerly represented the 32nd Assembly district,which encompasses Kings County and parts of northwestern Kern County. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012,he was on the Bakersfield City Council.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,with a primary election on June 3,2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election.
The 2021 United States elections were held in large part on Tuesday,November 2,2021. This off-year election included the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. In addition,state legislative elections were held for the New Jersey Legislature and Virginia House of Delegates,along with numerous state legislative special elections,citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections. Six special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place on November 2 or earlier as a result of either deaths or vacancies. The first of these was held on March 20.
Michael Joseph Garcia is an American politician and former United States Navy pilot serving as the U.S. representative for California's 27th congressional district. A Republican,he was first elected in a May 2020 special election and went on to win a full term in the general election.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 8,2022,to elect representatives for the 52 seats in California. This marked the first time in the state's history where it lost a seat.
