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Joe Simitian's Biography

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Contact Information

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District

Capitol

70 West Hedding Street, 10th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110

Full Name:

Joe Simitian

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1953

Birth Place:

Palo Alto, CA

Home City:

Palo Alto, CA

MA, International Policy Studies, Stanford University, 2000

MA, City Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1991

JD, University of California, Berkeley, 1977

BA, Political Science, Colorado College, 1974

County Supervisor, Santa Clara County, California, District 5, 1997-2000, 2013-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 16, 2024

Senator, California State Senate, District 11, 2005-2012

Representative, California State Assembly, District 21, 2000-2004

Council Member/Mayor, City of Palo Alto, California, 1992-1996

School Board Member/President, Palo Alto Unified School District, 1983-1991

Elections Supervisor, United States Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1997-1998

Elections Supervisor, United States Delegation to El Salvador, 1994

Former Board Member, Adolescent Counseling Services

Former Board Member, American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley

Former Member, Bay Area Council Steering Committee

Former Member, California United Nations 50 Committee

Former President, Friends of the Children's Theatre

Former Board of Directors, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network

Former Explorer Scouts Advisor, Law Explorer Post #804

Former President, League of California Cities, Peninsula Division

Former Member, San Mateo County Service Learning Project

Former President, Santa Clara County School Boards Association

Former Co-Chair, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Housing Leadership Council

Former Co-Chair, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group Housing Leadership Council

Former Member, United Way of Santa Clara County, North County Allocations Committee

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