Your Government

City Hall

Your Councilmember represents you in local government at City Hall in San José, California. Learn below how to get civically engaged, how city government works, and what a Councilmember does.

District 10 Representatives

Use the map to find your representatives at the local, state, and federal level. Contact them for support with public services in their respective levels of government by visiting their websites linked in the photos below. If you are not sure who to contact, ask our office at [email protected].

Sylvia Arenas
County Supervisor, District 1

Margaret Abe-Koga
County Supervisor, District 5

Gail Pellerin
State Assemblymember, District 28

Ash Kalra
State Assemblymember, District 25

Dave Cortese
State Senator, District 15

Sam Liccardo
US Representative, District 16

Jimmy Panetta
US Representative, District 19

Alex Padilla
US Senator for California

Adam Schiff
US Senator for California

What is a Representative?

The United States of America has three branches of government: the Legislative (Congress) that writes the laws; the Executive (President) that implements the laws; the Judicial (Courts) that enforces the laws. The Legislative branch, Congress, is divided into two bodies that work together to write laws: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Each state has two senators and multiple representatives depending on population. California has 52 representatives, each elected by a geographic district of approximately 760,000 people. This means that you are represented by two senators and one representative at the federal level. They vote on laws, advocate for your interests, and help you navigate government services.

You also have elected representatives in the legislatures of your state and local government.

  • Local government:

    • City of San José: 10 Councilmembers elected by districts and 1 Mayor elected citywide.

    • County of Santa Clara: 5 members of the Board of Supervisors elected by districts.

  • State government:

    • California Senate: 40 State Senators elected by districts.

    • California Assembly: 80 State Assemblymembers elected by districts.