California's 17th congressional district is a

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in the

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that is currently represented by

Ro Khanna Rohit Khanna (; born September 13, 1976) is an American politician, lawyer, and academic serving as the U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated eight-term incu ...

. It is located in the South Bay and

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regions of the

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. The district includes parts of

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and

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. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale,

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, Santa Clara,

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, the majority of Fremont, and the northernmost and westernmost parts of San Jose. The district includes the campus of Santa Clara University and the corporate headquarters of

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, and

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. It is the only majority-Asian district in the contiguous

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. It is also the

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Congressional district in the United States. From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all of

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and San Benito counties, as well as part of Santa Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surrounding

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, the city of Salinas, and the vast majority of the

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. The district was mostly unchanged during the 2021 redistricting.

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 17th congressional district takes up the Tri-City area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes up the western borders of

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and Santa Clara Counties. Alameda County is split between this district and the 14th district. They are partitioned by Mission Peak Regional Park, Witherly Ln, Mission Blvd, Washington Blvd, Farallon Cmn, Paseo Padre Parkway, Grimmer Blvd, Blacow Rd, Omar St, Butano Park Dr, Farina Ln, Nimitz Freeway, Highway 84. The 17th district takes in the south side of the city of Fremont, and the city of

. Santa Clara County is split between this district, the 16th district, and the 18th district. The 17th and 16th are partitioned by Stevens Creek Blvd, Santana Row, Olsen Dr, S Winchester Blvd, Williams Rd, Eden Ave, Lexington Dr, Valley Forge Way, Gleason Ave, Moreland Way, Payne Ave, Saratoga Ave, Doyle Rd, Highway G2, Royal Ann Dr, Wisteria Way, Rainbow Dr, Highway 85, S De Anza Blvd, Prospect Rd, Fremont Older Open Space, Permanente Creek, Highway 280, N Foothill Blvd, Homestead Rd, Stevens Creek, W EL Camino Real, Magritte Way, Highway G6, Highway 101, and Enterprise Way. The 17th and 18th are partitioned by Steven’s Creek Blvd, Di Salvo Ave, Bellerose Dr, Forest Ave, Wabash Ave, W San Carlos St, Race St, The Alameda, University Ave, Elm St, Highway 82, Newhall St, Morse St, Idaho St, Alameda Ct, Sherwood Ave, Hamline St, Highway 880, Highway 101, McKee Rd, Toyon Ave, Penitencia Creek Rd, Canon Vista Ave, Crothers Rd, Alum Rock Park, Sierra Rd, Felter Rd, Weller Rd. The 17th district takes in the north side of the city of San Jose, the cities of

, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and

Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people

* San Jose - 1,013,240 * Fremont - 230,504 * Sunnyvale - 155,805 * Santa Clara - 127,647 *

- 80,273 *

- 57,820 *

- 47,529

List of members representing the district

Election results

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1942 (Special)

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Cecil R. King Cecil Rhodes King (January 13, 1898 – March 17, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district fo ...

won the special election to replace fellow Democrat Lee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.1942 special election results
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Historical district boundaries

References

External links

*GovTrack.us
California's 17th congressional districtCalifornia Voter Foundation map - CD17
{{DEFAULTSORT:California's 17th Congressional District 17 Government of Monterey County, California Government of San Benito County, California Government of Santa Cruz County, California Constituencies established in 1933 1933 establishments in California

Recent results from statewide elections