Joe Simitian
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Joe Simitian (b. 1953) is a Democratic member of the California State Senate. He was elected to the state senate for a four-year term in 2004 and again in 2008 representing California's 11th Senate District.
Due to California's term limits, Simitian cannot run again for the state senate when his current term expires in 2012.
Simitian previously served on the California State Assembly for the 21st Assembly District, winning election to that seat in 2000 and 2002. He has also served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, as president of the Palo Alto School Board and as mayor of Palo Alto.
Simitian has a BA from Colorado College, an MA in International Policy Studies from Stanford, an MA in City Planning from UC-Berkeley, and a JD from UC-Berkeley.
Policy positions
- Simitian is a sponsor of Senate Constitutional Amendment 6. He believes that it should only take a 55% vote to pass a parcel tax measure, rather than a two-thirds majority vote. Senate Constitutional Amendment 6 would bring about that change. To get SCA 6 on the ballot will require a 2/3rds vote of the members of both chambers of the California State Legislature.[1]
Committee assignments
Simitian serves on these legislative committees:
- Budget and Fiscal Review[2]
- Education[3]
- Energy, Utilities and Communications[4]
- Environmental Quality[5]
- Natural Resources and Water[6]
- Transportation and Housing[7]
11th district profile
The 11th senate district that Simitian represents contains parts of Silicon Valley and areas along the Pacific coastline from south of Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz. The 11th covers parts of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.
Municipalities in the district include Atherton, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, Emerald Lake, North Fair Oaks and West Menlo Park in San Mateo County; Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Loyola, Stanford and parts of San Jose and Fruitdale in Santa Clara County; and Capitola, Santa Cruz, Aptos, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Live Oak, Opal Cliffs, Soquel and Twin Lakes in Santa Cruz County.[8]
See also
External links
- Official website of State Senator Joe Simitian
- Biographical profile of Joe Simitian on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008
References
- ↑ Mercury News, "State budget deal should include parcel tax reform", July 13, 2009
- ↑ California Budget and Fiscal Review committee membership
- ↑ Senate Education committee membership list
- ↑ Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications committee membership
- ↑ Senate Environmental Quality committee membership list
- ↑ Senate Natural Resources and Water committee membership
- ↑ Members of the Senate Transportation and Housing committee
- ↑ Overview of Senate District 11
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