Kern County, California
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Kern County is a county in California. The county population is 909,235, according to the United States Census Bureau. The county seat is Bakersfield.
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population. This encompasses all city, county, and special district elections appearing on the ballot within those cities. This county is part of that coverage scope. Click here to learn more about this county's government.
Use the links below to learn more about federal officials, state officials, cities, school districts, courts, and ballot measures in this county.
Federal officials
The current members of the U.S. Senate from California are:
| Office title | Officeholder name | Date assumed office | Party affiliation |
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U.S. Senate California |
January 20, 2021 |
Democratic Party |
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U.S. Senate California |
December 9, 2024 |
Democratic Party |
To view a map of U.S. House districts in California and find your representative, click here.
State officials
The following is a list of the current state executive officials from California:
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| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office |
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| Attorney General of California | Rob Bonta | Democratic | April 23, 2021 |
| California Commissioner of Insurance | Ricardo Lara | Democratic | January 7, 2019 |
| California Controller | Malia Cohen | Democratic | January 2, 2023 |
| California Director Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development | Dee Dee Myers | ||
| California Director Governor's Office of Emergency Services | Nancy Ward | ||
| California Director Governor's Office of Planning and Research | Samuel Assefa | ||
| California Governor's Office of Tribal Affairs Secretary | Christina Snider-Ashtari | ||
| California Secretary for Natural Resources | Wade Crowfoot | Nonpartisan | 2019 |
| California Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | January 29, 2021 |
| California State Auditor | Grant Parks | Nonpartisan | January 16, 2023 |
| California Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2019 |
| California Treasurer | Fiona Ma | Democratic | January 7, 2019 |
| Chief of Staff to the Governor of California | Nathan Barankin | Democratic | December 16, 2024 |
| Governor of California | Gavin Newsom | Democratic | January 7, 2019 |
| Lieutenant Governor of California | Eleni Kounalakis | Democratic | 2019 |
To view a list of state legislators from California, click here.
Cities
The following list contains cities located in Kern County, California, that are currently covered by Ballotpedia. This list is not meant to be comprehensive:
School districts
The following list contains school districts located in Kern County, California, that are currently covered by Ballotpedia. This list is not meant to be comprehensive:
- Bakersfield City School District, California
- Kern High School District, California
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, California
Courts
- See also: Kern County, California (Judicial)
As of June 2025, Ballotpedia does not provide coverage for any courts in Kern County, California.
Ballot measures
To view a list of statewide measures in California, click here.
To view a list of local ballot measures in Kern County, California, click here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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