Current answers

California

Answers for people who live in California. As of September 29, 2026.

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U.S. senators

Alex Padilla
Adam B. Schiff

Name either one.

U.S. representatives

Your answer is the representative for your congressional district.

Find your district with your ZIP code (house.gov)

District 1James Gallagher
District 2Jared Huffman
District 3Kevin Kiley
District 4Mike Thompson
District 5Tom McClintock
District 6Ami Bera
District 7Doris O. Matsui
District 8John Garamendi
District 9Josh Harder
District 10Mark DeSaulnier
District 11Nancy Pelosi
District 12Lateefah Simon
District 13Adam Gray
District 14Aisha Wahab
District 15Kevin Mullin
District 16Sam T. Liccardo
District 17Ro Khanna
District 18Zoe Lofgren
District 19Jimmy Panetta
District 20Vince Fong
District 21Jim Costa
District 22David G. Valadao
District 23Jay Obernolte
District 24Salud O. Carbajal
District 25Raul Ruiz
District 26Julia Brownley
District 27George Whitesides
District 28Judy Chu
District 29Luz M. Rivas
District 30Laura Friedman
District 31Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
District 32Brad Sherman
District 33Pete Aguilar
District 34Jimmy Gomez
District 35Norma J. Torres
District 36Ted Lieu
District 37Sydney Kamlager-Dove
District 38Linda T. Sánchez
District 39Mark Takano
District 40Young Kim
District 41Ken Calvert
District 42Robert Garcia
District 43Maxine Waters
District 44Nanette Diaz Barragán
District 45Derek Tran
District 46J. Luis Correa
District 47Dave Min
District 48Darrell Issa
District 49Mike Levin
District 50Scott H. Peters
District 51Sara Jacobs
District 52Juan Vargas

May change after November 3, 2026

Governor

Gavin Newsom

May change after November 3, 2026

Capital

Sacramento

Coming up in California

These events may change some answers. We update the answers after each change.

November 3, 2026: House elections
May change: representatives. The winners start on January 3, 2027. Source: U.S. House of Representatives.
November 3, 2026: Governor election in California
May change: governor. The new governor starts on January 4, 2027. Source: National Governors Association — elections.
January 3, 2027: New Congress convenes (elects a Speaker)
May change: Speaker of the House, senators and representatives. Source: Clerk of the House.

Where this comes from

Last checked on September 29, 2026.

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