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California's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Kevin Mullin.

California's 15th congressional district

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Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)

Representative
Population (2023)721,009
Median household
income		$141,704[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+28[2]

Currently, the district includes most of San Mateo County and the southeast side of San Francisco. Cities in the district include Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Foster City, San Carlos, Belmont, Redwood City and East Palo Alto.[3]

Prior to the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections, the district covered most of eastern and southwestern Alameda County as well as part of Contra Costa County. Cities and CDPs in the district included Castro Valley, Dublin, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, and Union City; most of San Ramon; and parts of Danville and Fremont. The new 15th district roughly corresponds to the old 14th district and vice versa.

Election results from statewide races

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Year U.S. President U.S. Senator (Class 1) U.S. Senator (Class 3) Governor
1992 Clinton 46.3 – 30.3% Feinstein 59.3 – 33.4% Boxer 51.1 – 38.3%
1994 Feinstein 52.3 – 39.2% Wilson 51.3 – 43.3%
1996 Clinton 52.7 – 35.2%
1998 Boxer 54.5 – 41.3% Davis 60.8 – 35%
2000 Gore 56.7 – 37.8%[4] Feinstein 54.6 – 39.8%[5]
2002 Davis 55.0 – 33.4%[6]
2003 Recall:   No 56.0 – 44.0%[7][8]
Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 37.2%
2004 Kerry 62.9 – 35.9%[9] Boxer 64.9 – 30.8%[10]
2006 Feinstein 68.5 – 26.2%[11] Schwarzenegger 53.6 – 41.3%[12]
2008 Obama 68.4 – 29.7% [13]
2010 Boxer 61.8 – 33.0% Brown 59.8 – 36.2%
2012 Obama 68.0 – 29.8% Feinstein 70.7 – 29.3%
2014 Brown 69.7 – 30.3%
2016 Clinton 69.9 – 24.4% Harris 69.8 – 30.2%
2018 Feinstein 57.3 – 42.7% Newsom 69 – 31%
2020 Biden 71.5 – 26.4%
2021 Recall:   No 71.7 – 28.3%[14]
2022 Padilla 75.5 – 24.5% Newsom 76.6 – 23.4%
# County Seat Population
81 San Mateo Redwood City 737,888

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 15th congressional district is part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It encompasses the east coast of San Mateo County, which is split between this district and the 16th district. They are partitioned by the San Francisquito Creek, Menalto Ave, Willow Rd, S Perimeter Rd, W Perimeter Rd, Bay Rd, Marsh Rd, Middlefield Rd, Highway 82, Highway 84, Alameda de las Pulgas, Woodhill Dr, Farm Hill Blvd, The Loop Rd, Jefferson Ave, Summit Way, California Way, Junipero Serra Freeway, and Highway 35. The 15th district takes in the cities of San Mateo, Daly City, South San Francisco, Redwood City, Burlingame, San Bruno, Millbrae, East Palo Alto, San Carlos, Foster City, and Belmont, the town of Hillsborough, as well as the census designated place North Fair Oaks.

Along with San Mateo County, the 15th district also takes in the San Francisco neighborhoods of Crocker Amazon, Excelsior, Little Hollywood, Mission Terrace, Oceanview, Outer Mission, Portola, and Visitacion Valley.

Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people

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List of members representing the district

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Member Party Dates Cong
ress 		Electoral history Counties
District created March 4, 1933
 
William I. Traeger
(Los Angeles) 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		73rd Elected in 1932.
Lost re-election. 		1933–1963
Los Angeles
 
John M. Costello
(Los Angeles) 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945 		74th
75th
76th
77th
78th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost renomination.
 
Gordon L. McDonough
(Los Angeles) 		Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1963 		79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th 		Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.
 
John J. McFall
(Manteca) 		Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1975 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd 		Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 14th district. 		1963–1967
San Joaquin, Stanislaus
1967–1973
Northeastern Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
1973–1975
Eastern Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
 
Bernice F. Sisk
(Fresno) 		Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979 		94th
95th 		Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976. 		1975–1983
Western Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus
 
Tony Coelho
(Merced) 		Democratic January 3, 1979 –
June 15, 1989 		96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st 		Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned.
1983–1993
Western Fresno, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus
Vacant June 15, 1989 –
September 12, 1989 		101st
 
Gary Condit
(Ceres) 		Democratic September 12, 1989 –
January 3, 1993 		101st
102nd 		Elected to finish Coelho's term.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 18th district.
 
Norman Mineta
(San Jose) 		Democratic January 3, 1993 –
October 10, 1995 		103rd
104th 		Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Resigned to accept a position with Lockheed Martin. 		1993–2003
Western Santa Clara, northern Santa Cruz
Vacant October 10, 1995 –
December 12, 1995 		104th
 
Tom Campbell
(Campbell) 		Republican December 12, 1995 –
January 3, 2001 		104th
105th
106th 		Elected to finish Mineta's term.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
 
Mike Honda
(San Jose) 		Democratic January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2013 		107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 17th district.
2003–2013
 
Western/northwestern Santa Clara
 
Eric Swalwell
(Dublin) 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 14th district. 		2013–2023
 
Eastern/southern Alameda, southern Contra Costa
 
Kevin Mullin
(South San Francisco) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Elected in 2022. 2023–present
 
Eastern San Mateo, southern San Francisco
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