Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
{{Short description|Governing body in California}}
{{primary sources|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox legislature
|name = Santa Clara County
Board of Supervisors
|legislature =
|coa_pic = Seal of Santa Clara County, California.svg
|house_type = Unicameral
|members = 5
|house1 =
|structure1 = Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors partisanship 2024.svg
|structure1_res = 200px
| political_groups1 = Officially nonpartisan
- {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|border=darkgray}} Democratic (5)
|term_limits = 3 terms (12 years)
|term_length = 4 years
|committees1 =
|voting_system1 = Two-round system in Single-member districts
|leader1 = Susan Ellenberg
|leader1_type = President
|election1 =
|salary = $192,686 (2023)
|last_election1 = November 5, 2024
|next_election1 = November 3, 2026
|session_room = USA-San Jose-70 West Hedding Street-East Wing-2.jpg
|session_res = 150px
|meeting_place = Santa Clara County Government Center
San Jose, California
|website = [https://board.sccgov.org/home Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors]
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://board.sccgov.org/sites/g/files/exjcpb936/files/2021-06/scc_all_districts_map.jpg|title=Santa Clara County Supervisor District Maps|website=www.sccgov.org|language=en-us|access-date=2021-12-23}} As a result of the 2022 elections, members of the Democratic Party hold all seats on the board though it is officially nonpartisan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/arenas-wins-supervisor-district-1-going-away/|title=Arenas Wins Supervisor District 1|website=www.sanjoseinside.com|language=en-us|access-date=2021-12-23}}
Governance and duties
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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.{{cite web|url=https://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/PositionDetail.aspx?employeeid=35563319|title=Employee Detail: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors|date=August 2, 2024|access-date=November 16, 2024|website=Government Compensation in California}}
=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.
=2024=
{{main|2024 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election}}
Incumbent supervisors Cindy Chavez and Joe Simitian were term-limited. Betty Duong and Margaret Abe-Koga were elected in their respective seats. {{Cite news |last=Freimarck |first=Annalise |date=2024-11-06 |title=Betty Duong leads competitive Santa Clara County race |url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/betty-duong-leads-competitive-santa-clara-county-race/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |work=San José Spotlight |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Freimarck |first=Annalise |date=2024-11-06 |title=Abe-Koga will be next Santa Clara County supervisor in District 5 |url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-supervisor-district-5-race-has-abe-koga-ahead/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=San José Spotlight |language=en-US}}
=2022=
{{main|2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election}}
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.{{Cite journal |title=Female Officials in the Feminist Capital: The Case of Santa Clara County |journal=The Western Political Quarterly |last=Flammang |first=Janet |date=March 1985 |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/448286 |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=94–118 |doi=10.2307/448286 |jstor=448286 |url-access=subscription }} Following the 2024 elections, the board was majority Asian-American for the first time and majority women for the second time.{{cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-elections-may-bring-historic-changes-to-leadership/|title=Santa Clara County elections may bring historic changes to leadership|last=Freimarck|first=Annalise|date=November 13, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024|website=San Jose Spotlight}}
=Previous membership=
Notable previous Supervisors include:{{cite web|url=https://sccbosarchive.org/s/home/supervisors|title=Archive: Members of the Board of Supervisors|access-date=November 16, 2024|website=Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Archive}}
- Cindy Chavez (2013–2024)
- Dave Cortese (2008–2020)
- Ken Yeager 2006–2018)
- Liz Kniss (2001–2012)
- Blanca Alvarado (1994–2008)
- Jim Beall (1994–2006)
- Mike Honda (1991–1996)
- Ron Gonzales (1989–1996)
- Zoe Lofgren (1981–1994)
- Becky Morgan (1981–1984)
- Rod Diridon Sr. (1975–1994)
- Dan McCorquodale (1973–1982)
- Victor Calvo (1969–1974)
- Dominic L. Cortese (1969–1980)
= 5 members elected by district (2010–present) =
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! rowspan="2" width="15%" | Year !! colspan="11" align="left" | District | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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!2010 | rowspan="13" |Mike Wasserman | rowspan="4" |George Shirakawa | rowspan="11" |Dave Cortese | rowspan="9" |Ken Yeager | rowspan="3" |Liz Kniss | ||||
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!2011 | ||||
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!2012 | ||||
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!2013 | rowspan="12" | Joe Simitian | ||||
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!2014 | rowspan="11" |Cindy Chavez | ||||
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!2015 | ||||
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!2016 | ||||
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!2017 | ||||
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!2018 | ||||
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!2019 | rowspan="7" |Susan Ellenberg | ||||
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!2020 | ||||
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!2021 | rowspan="5" |Otto Lee | ||||
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!2022 | ||||
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!2023 | rowspan="3" |Sylvia Arenas | ||||
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!2024 | ||||
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!2025 | rowspan="1" |Betty Duong | rowspan="1" |Margaret Abe-Koga |
Districts
Members of the Board of Supervisors are elected from 5 single-member districts every four years, with a limit of three consecutive terms.
File:Santa Clara County Supervisorial Districts Map 2022.jpg
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| District | width="110px" | Supervisor | Cities and areas represented | Party (officially nonpartisan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{vanchor|District 1}} | 129x129px Sylvia Arenas | Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose (East San Jose, South San Jose) | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |
| {{vanchor|District 2}} | 100px Betty Duong | San Jose (Downtown San Jose, East San Jose) | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |
| {{vanchor|District 3}} | 100px Otto Lee | Milpitas, San Jose (North San Jose) | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |
| {{vanchor|District 4}} | 125x125px Susan Ellenberg | Campbell, San Jose (West San Jose), Santa Clara | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |
| {{vanchor|District 5}} | 125x125px Margaret Abe-Koga | Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose (Almaden), Saratoga | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |
References
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Category:County governing bodies in the United States
Category:Government of Santa Clara County, California
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