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,and the third most populated city following Daly City and San Mateo. San Mateo County is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley,CA MSA,Silicon Valley,and is part of the San Francisco Bay Area,the nine counties bordering San Francisco Bay. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula. San Francisco International Airport is located in the northeastern area of the county and is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of the city and county limits of San Francisco,even though the airport itself is assigned a San Francisco postal address. The county's built-up areas are mostly suburban,and are home to many corporate campuses.
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.
Saren Joseph Simitian is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district,which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo,Santa Clara,and Santa Cruz counties,from 2004 to 2012. Approaching his term limit at the end of 2012,he ran for and was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. He was re-elected to the same seat in 2016 and again in 2020.
Quentin Lewis Kopp is an American attorney,politician and jurist. He served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the California State Senate. Kopp ran unsuccessfully for mayor of San Francisco in 1979 against Dianne Feinstein. Kopp advocated for the extension of BART to SFO which was completed in 2003.
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.
The San Mateo County Community College District is a community college system in California with three institutions:College of San Mateo in San Mateo,Cañada College in Redwood City,and Skyline College in San Bruno. The district serves more than 25,000 students each day with both day and evening classes.
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.
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 Dave Pine,Noelia Corzo,Ray Mueller,Warren Slocum,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 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 one vacancy and the latest election occurring in 2020.
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.
A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 5th congressional district was held on April 7,1987,with a runoff held two months later on June 2.
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 are scheduled to be 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.
