Government of Santa Clara County, California
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| Seat: San Jose |
| Population (2020): 1,936,259 |
| County Commissioners: 5 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Santa Clara County is located in San Jose, California. The county covers a total of 1,290 square miles in central California.[1]
Elections
2024
Santa Clara County, California, held general elections for board of supervisors, county board of education, Gavilan Joint Community College District, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Silver Creek Valley Country Club Geologic Hazard Abatement District, West Valley-Mission Community College District, and superior court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024, for the board of supervisors and superior court seats. The filing deadline for the primary offices was December 8, 2023, and the filing deadline for the offices only holding general elections was August 9, 2024.
If no candidate received a majority of votes in the primary, the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election scheduled for November 5, 2024. Elections for the superior court were canceled if the incumbent was the only candidate to file. Those incumbents were automatically re-elected to their seats.
2023
Santa Clara County, California, held a special election for the Trustee Area 7 seat of the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Governing Board on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was August 11, 2023.
2022
Santa Clara County, California, held primary elections for assessor, district attorney, sheriff, county supervisors, and superior court judges on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win outright with a majority of the vote in the primary. If no candidate received a majority, the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election scheduled for November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for these elections was March 11, 2022.
The county also held general elections for county board of education, community college district boards, water district board, geologic hazard abatement district board, and open space authority board on November 8, 2022. Elections could be canceled if only one candidate filed. The filing deadline for these elections was August 12, 2022.
2020
Santa Clara County, California, held general elections for board of supervisors districts 2, 3, and 5, and judge of the superior court offices 1 through 29 on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019. If no incumbent or candidate filed in the election, the filing deadline was extended by five days to December 11, 2019.
2018
Santa Clara County, California, held general elections for county supervisor, county assessor, county sheriff, and district attorney on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on June 5, 2018.
Elected officials
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Board of Supervisors
- See also: County commission
The board of supervisors functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. Most county boards also control county land usage, oversee environmental issues, and possess executive powers, meaning they have the authority to appoint or remove departmental heads. In Santa Clara County, there are five supervisors who are elected by district to four-year terms.[2]
The table below provides information on each of the supervisors:[3]
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 1 | Sylvia Arenas | January 2, 2023 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 2 | Betty Duong | January 6, 2025 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 3 | Otto Lee | January 4, 2021 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4 | Susan Ellenberg | January 1, 2019 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 5 | Margaret Abe-Koga | January 6, 2025 |
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Santa Clara County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Santa Clara County District Attorney | Jeff Rosen | 2011 |
| Santa Clara County Sheriff | Bob Jonsen | January 2, 2023 |
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 1 | Jessica Speiser | December 13, 2024 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 2 | Tara Sreekrishnan | September 1, 2021 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 3 | Don Rocha | November 28, 2022 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 4 | Jorge Pacheco Jr. | December 13, 2024 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 5 | Victoria Chon | December 11, 2020 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 6 | Maimona Afzal Berta | December 9, 2022 |
| Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 7 | Raeena Lari | December 9, 2022 |
Community college districts
The following community college board members are also elected by Santa Clara County residents:
Special districts
The following special district officials are also elected by Santa Clara County residents:
Recent news
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See also
| Santa Clara County, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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