The Board of Supervisors is responsible for overseeing the operation of government and laws concerning Santa Clara County.
Salaries
Members of the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors are paid a total salary of $192,686 per year as of 2023.[3]
Committees
Children, Seniors and Families Committee (CSFC)
Finance and Government Operations Committee (FGOC)
Health and Hospital Committee (HHC)
Housing, Land Use, Environment and Transportation Committee (HLUET)
Public Safety and Justice Committee (PSJC)
Federal Affairs Advocacy Task Force
Elections
Members of the Board of Supervisors are elected to four year terms from one of the five single member districts using a Two-round system. Candidates are officially listed on the ballot as nonpartisan, but are usually affiliated with a political party.
Incumbent supervisors Cindy Chavez and Joe Simitian were term-limited. Betty Duong and Margaret Abe-Koga were elected in their respective seats. [4][5]
Incumbent District 1 supervisor Mike Wasserman was term-limited and Incumbent District 4 supervisor Susan Ellenberg was eligibile to seek re-election.
History
Santa Clara County received media attention in the 1980s as the "feminist capital of the nation" because of significant amounts of women in elected positions, including a majority of the Board of Supervisors from 1980 to 1985.[6] Following the 2024 elections, the board was majority Asian-American for the first time and majority women for the second time.[7]
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