Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 21

Joe Simitian was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in November 1996, to represent District 5, which includes Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Mountain View, Saratoga, and Stanford, as well as portions of Sunnyvale and San Jose. His public service over the past decade includes the following:

• Mayor, City of Palo Alto
• President, Palo Alto School Board
• President, Santa Clara County School Boards' Association
• President, League of California Cities Peninsula Division
• Chairperson, Santa Clara County Intergovernmental Council (IGC)
• Member, Economy & Workforce Round Table Santa Clara County Strategic Vision
• Representative of the President of the United States, 1994 U.S. Delegation to Observe Elections in El Salvador
• Elections Supervisor, 1997 and 1998 Bosnian Elections, Seconded by the U.S. Department of State, serving with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

• Juris Doctor (Boalt Hall) - University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelor of Arts, cum laude - The Colorado College
• Master of City Planning - University of California, Berkeley
• High School Diploma - Palo Alto High School

• Member, California State Bar
• Certified Planner, American Institute of Certified Planners
• Member, American Planning Association

Current

• Board of Directors, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
• Co-Chairperson, Housing Leadership Council Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group 8Board of Advisors, Adolescent Counseling Services
• Trustee Emeritus, Junior Statesmen Foundation

  Previous

• Steering Committee, Bay Area Council
• Member, California UN 50 Committee
• Explorer Scouts Advisor, Law Explorer Post #804
• North County Allocations Committee, United Way of Santa Clara County
• President, Friends of the Children's Theatre

Standing Committees

• Public Safety and Justice Committee, Chair
• Children and Families Committee, Vice Chair
• Legislative Committee, Chair

  Additional Responsibilities

• Santa Clara County Pollution Prevention Committee, Chair
• Santa Clara County Solid Waste Advisory Commission, Chair
• Santa Clara County Planning Commission, Liaison
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Alternate
• MidPeninsula Regional Open Space District Financing Authority, Delegate
• Regional Hazardous Waste management Facility Allocation, Delegate
• Santa Clara Valley Water Commission, Alternate
• West Valley Sanitation District, Alternate
• Santa Clara County Health Authority, Delegate
• El Camino Hospital District, Hospital Facilities Authority, Delegate
• Santa Clara County Library District Joint Powers Board, Delegate
• Central Fire District, Liaison
• Tasman West Policy Advisory Board, Delegate
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Executive Board, Delegate
• California State Association of Counties Board of Directors, Delegate
• Urban Counties Caucus, Delegate

Awards

• Palo Alto Educators Association, Friend of Education Award
• Sierra Club, In Recognition of a Lifetime of Commitment
• Palo Alto Stanford Heritage Award, Preservationist of the Year
• Bay Area Municipal Elections Commitee, Friend of BAYMEC Award
• Junior Statesman Foundation, Distinguished Leader Award
• Housing Action Coalition, Housing Leadership Award
• Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center, Friend of the DeFrank Center Award

  Commendations for Outstanding Service

• City of Palo Alto
• Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo
• Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
• Palo Alto Council of PTAs
• Palo Alto Unified School District
• San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
• Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
• Santa Clara County Intergovernmental Council
• State Senator Byron Sher and Assemblyman Ted Lempert

  Certificates of Appreciation

• League of Cities, President of Peninsula Division
• Santa Clara Cities Association
• Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
• Santa Clara County Intergovernmental Council
• Santa Clara County Strategic Vision Steering Committee
• Social Advocates for Youth
• Senior Coordinating Council of the Palo Alto Area