California's 17th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the2022 elections)
Representative	Ro Khanna D–Fremont
Population (2024)	762,984
Median household income	$181,913[1]
Ethnicity	56.3%Asian 20.9%White 16.3%Hispanic 3.6%Two or more races 1.9%Black 1.0% other
Cook PVI	D+21[2]

California's 17th congressional district is acongressional district in theU.S. state ofCalifornia that is currently represented byRo Khanna. It is located in theSouth Bay andEast Bay regions of theSan Francisco Bay Area.

The district includes parts ofAlameda County andSanta Clara County. It encompasses the cities ofSunnyvale,Cupertino,Santa Clara,Milpitas,Newark, parts ofFremont, and the northernmost and westernmost parts ofSan Jose. The district includes the campus ofSanta Clara University and the corporate headquarters of severalSilicon Valley companies, such asApple Inc,Intel Corp., andYahoo.

From 2003 to 2013, the district covered all ofMonterey andSan Benito counties, as well as part ofSanta Cruz County. It included all of the coastal communities surroundingMonterey Bay, the city ofSalinas, and the vast majority of theSalinas Valley. The district was mostly unchanged during the 2021 redistricting, although it now encompasses a smaller portion of Fremont.

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 17th congressional district takes up the Tri-City area of theSan Francisco Bay Area, taking up the western borders ofAlameda andSanta Clara Counties. The area in Alameda County includes the south side of the city ofFremont, and the city ofNewark. The area in Santa Clara County includes the north side of the city ofSan Jose; part of the census designated placeAlum Rock; and the cities ofMilpitas,Santa Clara,Sunnyvale, andCupertino.

Alameda County is split between this district and the14th 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.

Santa Clara County is split between this district, the16th district, and the18th 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.

• San Jose – 1,013,240
• Fremont – 230,504
• Sunnyvale – 155,805
• Santa Clara – 127,647
• Milpitas – 80,273
• Cupertino – 60,381
• Newark – 47,529
• Alum Rock – 12,042

Representative	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1933
Charles J. Colden (Los Angeles)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – April 15, 1938	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Died.	Los Angeles
Vacant		April 15, 1938 – January 3, 1939	75th
Lee E. Geyer (Gardena)	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – October 11, 1941	76th 77th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Died.
Vacant		October 11, 1941 – August 25, 1942	77th
Cecil R. King (Los Angeles)	Democratic	August 25, 1942 – January 3, 1969	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th	Elected to finish Geyer's term. Re-elected in 1942. Re-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. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired.
Glenn M. Anderson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973	91st 92nd	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the35th district.
Pete McCloskey (Portola Valley)	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Redistricted from the11th district andre-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the12th district	SouthernSan Mateo, small part of northwesternSanta Clara
John Hans Krebs (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	94th 95th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election.	EasternFresno,Kings, northwesternTulare
Charles 'Chip' Pashayan (Fresno)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991	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. Lost re-election.
					EasternFresno,Kings,Kern (Bakersfield),Tulare
Cal Dooley (Visalia)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	102nd	Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the20th district.
Leon Panetta (Carmel Valley)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 23, 1993	103rd	Redistricted from the16th district andre-elected in 1992. Resigned after being appointedDirector of the OMB.	Monterey,San Benito, southernSanta Cruz
Vacant		January 23, 1993 – June 8, 1993
Sam Farr (Carmel)	Democratic	June 8, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected to finish Panetta's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-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 the20th district.
					2003–2013 Monterey,San Benito, southernSanta Cruz
Mike Honda (San Jose)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Redistricted from the15th district andre-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Lost re-election.	2013–2023 SouthernAlameda, westernSanta Clara
Ro Khanna (Fremont)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present

DemocratCecil R. King won the special election to replace fellow DemocratLee E. Geyer, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.^[12]

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