Joe Simitian | |
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Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Liz Kniss |
In office December 2, 1996 – December 4, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Dianne McKenna |
Succeeded by | Liz Kniss |
Member of the California Senate from the 11th district | |
In office December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Byron Sher |
Succeeded by | Mark Leno (redistricted) |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 21st district | |
In office December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Ted Lempert |
Succeeded by | Ira Ruskin |
Personal details | |
Born | Saren Joseph Smitian[1] February 1, 1953 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Hughes |
Education | Colorado College (BA) Stanford University (MA) University of California, Berkeley (MUP, JD) |
Saren Joseph Simitian (born February 1, 1953) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district, which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties, from 2004 to 2012.[2] Approaching his term limit at the end of 2012, he ran for and was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.[3] He was re-elected to the same seat in 2016 and again in 2020.