About This Manual
The SAMCAR Guide to the Elected Officials of San Mateo County is designed as a tool to help REALTORS® connect with their local leaders in SAMCAR's jurisdiction. It is vital that you become involved and take the time to stay in touch with your elected officials.
How to Use This Online Guide
The Guide is framed into four sections, federal, state, county and municipal. Each link listed below is an active link which you may click to be brought directly to the elected officials contact information.
United States Senate Shares law-making power with the House of Representatives in the two-house Congress. Regardless of state population, each state has 2 of the 100 senate seats, and each member represents all residents of the state. Each state's 2 seats are elected in different years, and one-third of the entire Senate's seats are elected every second year. Unlike the House, only the Senate may advise and consent on proposed foreign treaties and certain presidential nominations for executive and judicial appointments, and it has the power to convict federal officials on impeachment charges recommended by the House. It may not originate revenue and appropriation bills.
Honorable Barbara Boxer Term Expires: 2010
1700 Montgomery, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
415.403.0100 (t)
415.956.6701 (f)
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202.224.3553 (t)
202.228.1338 (f)
United States House of Representatives Shares law-making power with the Senate in the two-house Congress. Called the "People's House," the House along may originate revenue and appropriation bills, elect the president if the electoral college fails to do so, and recommend (but not decide) the impeachment of federal officials. 435 House seats are allocated among the 50 states. Every 10 years after the national census, district boundaries may be withdrawn in order to maintain the required equal share of national population within each district.
Honorable Jackie Speier, District 12 Term Expires: 2012
400 South El Camino Real, Suite 750 San Mateo, CA94402
650.342.0300 (t)
CaliforniaState Senate Like the Assembly, one of two law-making bodies in the state legislature. Each may originate revenue bills. Only the senate, with some exceptions, has reviewing authority for the governor's executive agency appointments. Each of the 40 senate members represents one district, the boundaries of which may be redrawn after each 10-year census, to represent an equal share of the population. After an election, the two-year legislative session begins the first Monday in December and ends the second November 30. A law begins as a bill, and must be approved by both bodies and by the governor; the governor's veto may be overcome by a 2/3 vote of each body. Typically, a new law takes effect the next January 1.
Honorable Joe Simitian, District 11 Term Expires: 2012
160 Town & Country Village
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650.688.6384 (t)
408.277.9460 (t)
650.688.6370 (f)
701 Ocean Street, Room 318A
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831.425.0401(t)
831.425.5124 (f)
State Capitol, Room 2080
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.651.4011 (t)
916.323.4529 (f)
California State Assembly Like the senate, one of two law-making bodies in the state legislature. Each may originate revenue bills, but only the senate may review the governor's appointees. Each of the 80 assembly members represents one district, the boundaries of which may be redrawn after each 10-year census, to represent an equal share of the population. After an election every two years, the legislative session runs from the first Monday in December until the second November 30. A law beings as a bill, and must be approved by both bodies and by the governor; the governor's veto may be overcome by two-thirds vote of each body. Typically, a new law takes affect the next January 1.
Honorable Jerry Hill, District 19
Term Expires: 2012
1528 S. El Camino Real Suite 302 San Mateo, CA94402
Tel: (650) 349-1900
Fax: (650) 341-4676
County of San Mateo
One member from each supervisorial district is elected countywide. Board exercises legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial powers. City Hall is located at 400 County Center, Floor 1 Redwood City, CA94063.
Honorable Richard S. Gordon (President), District 3
Term Expires: 2010
Hall of Justice
400 CountyCenter Redwood City, CA94063
Phone: 650.363.4569
E-mail: rgordon@co.sanmateo.ca.us
Honorable Carole Groom (Vice President), District 2
Term Expires: 2011
Hall of Justice
400 CountyCenter Redwood City, CA94063
Phone: 650 363-4568
E-mail: cgroom@co.sanmateo.ca.us
Honorable Mark Church, District 1 Term Expires: 2012
Hall of Justice
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA94063 Phone: 650.363.4571
E-mail: mchurch@co.sanmateo.ca.us
Honorable Rose Jacobs Gibson, District 4
Term Expires: 2012
Hall of Justice
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA94063
Phone: 650.363.4570
E-mail: rosejg@ca.sanmateo.ca.us
Honorable Adrienne Tissier, District 5 Term Expires: 2012
Hall of Justice
400 CountyCenter Redwood City, CA94063
Phone: 650.363.4572
E-mail: atissier@co.sanmateo.ca.us
