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Governing body of Santa Clara County, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is the board of supervisors governing Santa Clara County, California. It is made of elected representatives from each of the county's five districts.[1] As a result of the 2022 elections, members of the Democratic Party hold all seats on the board though it is officially nonpartisan. [2]
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 terms (12 years) |
| Leadership | |
President | Susan Ellenberg |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 5 |
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Political groups | Officially nonpartisan
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Salary | $192,686 (2023) |
| Elections | |
| Two-round system in Single-member districts | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Santa Clara County Government Center San Jose, California | |
| Website | |
| Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors | |
The Board of Supervisors is responsible for overseeing the operation of government and laws concerning Santa Clara County.
Members of the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors are paid a total salary of $192,686 per year as of 2023.[3]
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 Greg Wasserman was term-limited and Incumbent District 4 supervisor Susan Ellenberg was eligibile to seek re-election.
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]
Notable previous Supervisors include:[8]
| Year | District | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 2010 | Mike Wasserman | George Shirakawa | Dave Cortese | Ken Yeager | Liz Kniss | ||||||
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| 2013 | Joe Simitian | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Cindy Chavez | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | Susan Ellenberg | ||||||||||
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| 2021 | Otto Lee | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | Sylvia Arenas | ||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Betty Duong | Margaret Abe-Koga | |||||||||
Members of the Board of Supervisors are elected from 5 single-member districts every four years, with a limit of three consecutive terms.
| District | Supervisor | Cities and areas represented | Party (officially nonpartisan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 |  Sylvia Arenas | Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose (East San Jose, South San Jose) | Democratic |
| District 2 | .png) Cindy Chavez | San Jose (Downtown San Jose, East San Jose) | Democratic |
| District 3 | .jpg) Otto Lee | Milpitas, San Jose (North San Jose) | Democratic |
| District 4 | .jpg) Susan Ellenberg | Campbell, San Jose (West San Jose), Santa Clara | Democratic |
| District 5 |  Joe Simitian | Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose ( Almaden), Saratoga | Democratic |
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