SENATE
Our two California Senators representing us in Washington, DC are
Dianne Feinstein (aka DiFi)
(Democrat)
Her San Francisco office:
One Post Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 393-0707
Fax: (415) 393-0710
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 393-0707
Fax: (415) 393-0710
and Kamala Harris.
(Democrat)
Her San Francisco office:
333 Bush Street, Suite 3225
San Francisco, CA 94104
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone (415) 981 - 9369
Fax (202) 224 - 0454
Fax (202) 224 - 0454
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sonoma County is represented by two congressmen, Mike Thompson in the 5th District, and Jared Huffman in the 2nd District. You can type in your address and find your congressional representative here.
1. The congressional representative of the 5th District, which covers most of Sonoma County, is Mike Thompson. (Democrat)
1. The congressional representative of the 5th District, which covers most of Sonoma County, is Mike Thompson. (Democrat)
According to the biography on his website, he was first elected to Congress in 1998, after having served in the California State Senate. He is a Vietnam veteran, a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and considers himself a "Blue Dog" Democrat, meaning he's on the conservative side. He owns a small winery and has been called the wine industry's foremost champion in Washington. Thompson has two sons, one who is a firefighter, and the other a deputy sheriff. He is up for re-election in 2020.
Mr. Thompson can be contacted at his Santa Rosa office:
2300 County Center Dr. Suite A100
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
phone: (707) 542-7182
fax: (707) 542-2745
hours: M-F 9-5:30pm
2. The Congressman for California's 2nd Congressional District is Jared Huffman. (Democrat)
Mr. Huffman was first elected to Congress in 2012. According to his website, he's particularly interested in climate change and protecting the environment. Prior to being elected to Congress, he served in the California State Assembly for six years. He is up for re-election in 2020.
You can contact Mr. Huffman's Petaluma office here:
You can contact Mr. Huffman's Petaluma office here:
206 G Street, Unit #3
Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: 707.981.8967
What do our Senators and Representatives do?
Congress is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each state is represented in the Senate by two senators, no matter the size of the state's population. Therefore, a vote by a majority of senators has the potential to, and often does, represent a minority of the people in the United States. Each California senator represents residents of California and is elected by a vote of all the registered voters of California.
The House of Representatives is made up of congresspeople representing districts of equal size and, therefore, the number of districts varies by population size of the states. A vote in the House is more representative of the population of the U.S.
The population numbers, upon which the House districts are based, are derived from the U.S. Census, taken every ten years. 2020 is a Census year and for the people of a state to be properly represented in the House of Representatives, it is important that all residents (even the undocumented) be counted in the Census.
Each member of the House of Representatives represents only the residents of their district, not the entire state, and only the registered voters of a district elect their House member. California has fifty-three districts.
Each state is represented in the Senate by two senators, no matter the size of the state's population. Therefore, a vote by a majority of senators has the potential to, and often does, represent a minority of the people in the United States. Each California senator represents residents of California and is elected by a vote of all the registered voters of California.
The House of Representatives is made up of congresspeople representing districts of equal size and, therefore, the number of districts varies by population size of the states. A vote in the House is more representative of the population of the U.S.
The population numbers, upon which the House districts are based, are derived from the U.S. Census, taken every ten years. 2020 is a Census year and for the people of a state to be properly represented in the House of Representatives, it is important that all residents (even the undocumented) be counted in the Census.
Each member of the House of Representatives represents only the residents of their district, not the entire state, and only the registered voters of a district elect their House member. California has fifty-three districts.
