1. Saren Joseph Simitian was born on February 1,1953 and is an American politician.
22 Facts About Joe Simitian
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Joe Simitian was re-elected to the same seat in 2016 and again in 2020.
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Joe Simitian earned a Master of Arts in international policy studies from Stanford University, a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
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Joe Simitian was President of the Palo Alto School Board, and served as a member from 1983 to 1991.
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Joe Simitian was on the Palo Alto City Council from 1992 to 1996 and served as Mayor for part of that time.
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Joe Simitian was elected to the California State Assembly's 21st District in November 2000, and re-elected to a second term in November 2002.
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Joe Simitian was elected to the California State Senate in November 2004 for District 11.
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Joe Simitian defeated former Assemblyman and San Mateo County Supervisor Ted Lempert in the Democratic primary election, prevailing in the general election.
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Joe Simitian was one of only four Democratic Senators to vote against California's ambitious High Speed Rail plan.
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The decision was made after Joe Simitian travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh without Baku's permission.
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Joe Simitian was elected again to the District 5 seat of the Board of Supervisors in 2012, after reaching his term limit in the State Senate.
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Joe Simitian was re-elected in 2016 with 89 percent of the vote and ran unopposed for re-election in 2020.
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Joe Simitian served as President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 2018 and 2019, and after winning reelection in 2020, continues to represent District 5.
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Joe Simitian was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in November 1996, serving from 1997 to 2000.
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In 2022, redistricting adjusted the cities Joe Simitian represents to include Los Gatos and Monte Sereno.
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Joe Simitian successfully pushed the County to fund multiple new playgrounds accessible to special needs children, following the creation of Palo Alto's Magical Bridge Playground.
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Joe Simitian has advanced multiple privacy-related initiatives at the county level.
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Joe Simitian secured passage of a surveillance ordinance, the first of its kind in the United States, requiring that police forces get explicit permission for new surveillance technology.
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Joe Simitian pushed for more civilian oversight for Sheriff and county jails and secured approval for body-worn cameras for Sheriff's Deputies and jail guards.
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In 2024, Joe Simitian ran to represent California's 16th congressional district to replace the retiring Anna Eshoo, earning her endorsement in the primary.
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Joe Simitian is married to Mary Hughes, a Bay Area political consultant.
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Joe Simitian proposed to Hughes on election night in 1996 upon being elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.