Joe Simitian

Joe Simitian
Simitian in 2020
Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2013
Preceded by	Liz Kniss
In office December 2, 1996 – December 4, 2000
Preceded by	Dianne McKenna
Succeeded by	Liz Kniss
Member of the California Senate from the 11th district
In office December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
Preceded by	Byron Sher
Succeeded by	Mark Leno (redistricted)
Member of the California State Assembly from the 21st district
In office December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2004
Preceded by	Ted Lempert
Succeeded by	Ira Ruskin
Personal details
Born	Saren Joseph Smitian[1] (1953-02-01) February 1, 1953 (age 71) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Hughes
Education	Colorado College (BA) Stanford University (MA) University of California, Berkeley (MUP, JD)

Saren Joseph Simitian (born February 1, 1953) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district, which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties, from 2004 to 2012.^[2] Approaching his term limit at the end of 2012, he ran for and was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.^[3] He was re-elected to the same seat in 2016 and again in 2020.