Dec 08, 2017
SUPERVISOR JOE SIMITIAN
Listening to Trumps America-Bridging the Divide.

California Democratic politician. From 2004 to 2012, he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district, which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San MateoSanta Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.[1] Approaching his term limit at the end of 2012, he ran for and was elected as a Santa Clara County Supervisor, to begin serving in 2013.[2]

Simitian chaired the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee and the Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources. He is the author of California's 20% renewable energy portfolio standard and California's data breach notification law, which requires companies and agencies to notify individuals when their personal information is compromised.[3]

Simitian also authored several high profile transportation safety laws, including California's hands-free cell phone bill