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Santa Cruz County, California
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Santa Cruz County is a county in California. The county population is 270,861, according to the United States Census Bureau. The county seat is Santa Cruz.
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 outside of that coverage scope.[1]
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 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
- See also: Cities in California
As of May 2025, Ballotpedia does not provide regular election coverage for any cities in Santa Cruz County, California. For a list of cities covered by Ballotpedia, click here.
School districts
- See also: List of school districts in California
The following school districts are located in Santa Cruz County, California:
- Aromas-San Juan Unified School District
- Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District
- Happy Valley School District
- Lakeside Joint School District
- Live Oak School District
- Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District
- Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
- Mountain Elementary School District
- Pacific Elementary School District
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District
- San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
- Santa Cruz City Elementary School District
- Santa Cruz City High School District
- Scotts Valley Unified School District
- Soquel Union Elementary School District
Courts
- See also: Courts in California and Judicial selection in California
To view a list of federal courts with jurisdiction in California, click here.
The following is a list of state appellate courts in California:
To find the local courts with jurisdiction in this county, click the following:
Ballot measures
To view a list of statewide measures in California, click here.
To view a list of local ballot measures in Santa Cruz County, California, click here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ As of May 2025, this municipal government-related article is not within Ballotpedia's coverage scope and does not receive regular updates by our staff. If you have any questions or comments about this page, please email us.
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