| California's 17th congressional district |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) |
| Representative | |
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| Population (2023) | 744,019 |
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Median household
income | $175,010[1] |
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| Ethnicity | |
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| Cook PVI | D+21[2] |
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California's 17th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Ro Khanna. It is located in the South Bay and East Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The district includes parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Newark, parts of Fremont, and the northernmost and westernmost parts of San Jose. The district includes the campus of Santa Clara University and the corporate headquarters of several Silicon Valley companies, such as Apple Inc, Intel Corp., and Yahoo.
From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all of Monterey and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surrounding Monterey Bay, the city of Salinas, and the vast majority of the Salinas Valley. The district was mostly unchanged during the 2021 redistricting, although it now encompasses a smaller portion of Fremont.
Recent election results from statewide races
Composition
Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 17th congressional district takes up the Tri-City area of the San Francisco Bay Area, taking up the western borders of Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. The area in Alameda County includes the south side of the city of Fremont, and the city of Newark. The area in Santa Clara County includes the north side of the city of San Jose; part of the census designated place Alum Rock; and the cities of Milpitas, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Cupertino.
Alameda County is split between this district and the 14th district. They are partitioned by Mission Peak Regional Park, Witherly Ln, Mission Blvd, Washington Blvd, Farallon Cmn, Paseo Padre Parkway, Grimmer Blvd, Blacow Rd, Omar St, Butano Park Dr, Farina Ln, Nimitz Freeway, Highway 84.
Santa Clara County is split between this district, the 16th district, and the 18th district. The 17th and 16th are partitioned by Stevens Creek Blvd, Santana Row, Olsen Dr, S Winchester Blvd, Williams Rd, Eden Ave, Lexington Dr, Valley Forge Way, Gleason Ave, Moreland Way, Payne Ave, Saratoga Ave, Doyle Rd, Highway G2, Royal Ann Dr, Wisteria Way, Rainbow Dr, Highway 85, S De Anza Blvd, Prospect Rd, Fremont Older Open Space, Permanente Creek, Highway 280, N Foothill Blvd, Homestead Rd, Stevens Creek, W EL Camino Real, Magritte Way, Highway G6, Highway 101, and Enterprise Way. The 17th and 18th are partitioned by Steven's Creek Blvd, Di Salvo Ave, Bellerose Dr, Forest Ave, Wabash Ave, W San Carlos St, Race St, The Alameda, University Ave, Elm St, Highway 82, Newhall St, Morse St, Idaho St, Alameda Ct, Sherwood Ave, Hamline St, Highway 880, Highway 101, McKee Rd, Toyon Ave, Penitencia Creek Rd, Canon Vista Ave, Crothers Rd, Alum Rock Park, Sierra Rd, Felter Rd, Weller Rd.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
List of members representing the district
| Representative
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Party
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Dates
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Cong
ress(es)
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Electoral history
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Counties
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| District created March 4, 1933
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Charles J. Colden
(Los Angeles)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1933 –
April 15, 1938
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73rd
74th
75th
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Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died.
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Los Angeles
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| Vacant
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April 15, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
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75th
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Lee E. Geyer
(Gardena)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1939 –
October 11, 1941
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76th
77th
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Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
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| Vacant
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October 11, 1941 –
August 25, 1942
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77th
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Cecil R. King
(Los Angeles)
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Democratic
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August 25, 1942 –
January 3, 1969
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77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
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Elected to finish Geyer's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.
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Glenn M. Anderson
(Los Angeles)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1973
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91st
92nd
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Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 35th district.
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Pete McCloskey
(Portola Valley)
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Republican
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January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
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93rd
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Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 12th district
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Southern San Mateo, small part of northwestern Santa Clara
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John Hans Krebs
(Fresno)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979
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94th
95th
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Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.
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Eastern Fresno, Kings, northwestern Tulare
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Charles 'Chip' Pashayan
(Fresno)
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Republican
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January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1991
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96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
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Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.
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| Eastern Fresno, Kings, Kern (Bakersfield), Tulare
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Cal Dooley
(Visalia)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993
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102nd
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Elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 20th district.
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Leon Panetta
(Carmel Valley)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1993 –
January 23, 1993
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103rd
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Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1992.
Resigned after being appointed Director of the OMB.
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Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz
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| Vacant
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January 23, 1993 –
June 8, 1993
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Sam Farr
(Carmel)
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Democratic
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June 8, 1993 –
January 3, 2013
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103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
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Elected to finish Panetta's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 20th district.
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2003–2013
Monterey, San Benito, southern Santa Cruz
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Mike Honda
(San Jose)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017
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113th
114th
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Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Lost re-election.
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2013–2023
Southern Alameda, western Santa Clara
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Ro Khanna
(Fremont)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2017 –
present
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115th
116th
117th
118th
119th
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Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
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2023–present
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Election results
1932
1934
1936
1938
1940
1942 (Special)
Democrat Cecil R. King won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Lee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.[12]
1942
1944
1946
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1993 (Special)
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fc9d2d06-7c7f-451c-92cb-122127a79c29
- ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "California FIPS Codes". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ 1932 election results
- ^ 1934 election results
- ^ 1936 election results
- ^ 1938 election results
- ^ 1940 election results
- ^ 1942 special election results
- ^ 1942 election results
- ^ 1944 election results
- ^ 1946 election results
- ^ 1948 election results
- ^ 1950 election results
- ^ 1952 election results
- ^ 1954 election results
- ^ 1956 election results
- ^ 1958 election results
- ^ 1960 election results
- ^ 1962 election results
- ^ 1964 election results
- ^ 1966 election results
- ^ 1968 election results
- ^ 1970 election results
- ^ 1972 election results
- ^ 1974 election results
- ^ 1976 election results
- ^ 1978 election results
- ^ 1980 election results
- ^ 1982 election results
- ^ 1984 election results
- ^ 1986 election results
- ^ 1988 election results
- ^ 1990 election results
- ^ 1992 election results
- ^ 1993 special election results
- ^ 1994 election results
- ^ 1996 election results
- ^ 1998 election results
- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2004 general election results Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "United States Representative by District," (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative by District," (retrieved on March 24, 2011).
- ^ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "U.S. House of Representatives District 17 - Districtwide Results". Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
External links
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- The at-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885.
The 53rd district is obsolete.
- See also
- California's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations
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