California answers for the citizenship test
The civics test asks about your U.S. senators, your U.S. representative, your governor and your state capital. Here are the answers for California. Give the names of the people in office on the day of your interview.
Last updated 2026-10-01.
U.S. senators
- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
Adam B. Schiff: Democrat · Alex Padilla: Democrat
Governor
- Gavin Newsom
Democratic
Capital
- Sacramento
U.S. representatives
California has 52 congressional districts. Name the representative for your district.
| District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Gallagher | Republican |
| 2 | Jared Huffman | Democrat |
| 3 | Kevin Kiley | Independent |
| 4 | Mike Thompson | Democrat |
| 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican |
| 6 | Ami Bera | Democrat |
| 7 | Doris O. Matsui | Democrat |
| 8 | John Garamendi | Democrat |
| 9 | Josh Harder | Democrat |
| 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democrat |
| 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democrat |
| 12 | Lateefah Simon | Democrat |
| 13 | Adam Gray | Democrat |
| 14 | Aisha Wahab | Democrat |
| 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democrat |
| 16 | Sam T. Liccardo | Democrat |
| 17 | Ro Khanna | Democrat |
| 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democrat |
| 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democrat |
| 20 | Vince Fong | Republican |
| 21 | Jim Costa | Democrat |
| 22 | David G. Valadao | Republican |
| 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican |
| 24 | Salud O. Carbajal | Democrat |
| 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democrat |
| 26 | Julia Brownley | Democrat |
| 27 | George Whitesides | Democrat |
| 28 | Judy Chu | Democrat |
| 29 | Luz M. Rivas | Democrat |
| 30 | Laura Friedman | Democrat |
| 31 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Democrat |
| 32 | Brad Sherman | Democrat |
| 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democrat |
| 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democrat |
| 35 | Norma J. Torres | Democrat |
| 36 | Ted Lieu | Democrat |
| 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Democrat |
| 38 | Linda T. Sánchez | Democrat |
| 39 | Mark Takano | Democrat |
| 40 | Young Kim | Republican |
| 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican |
| 42 | Robert Garcia | Democrat |
| 43 | Maxine Waters | Democrat |
| 44 | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democrat |
| 45 | Derek Tran | Democrat |
| 46 | J. Luis Correa | Democrat |
| 47 | Dave Min | Democrat |
| 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican |
| 49 | Mike Levin | Democrat |
| 50 | Scott H. Peters | Democrat |
| 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democrat |
| 52 | Juan Vargas | Democrat |
Not sure which district you live in? Look it up by ZIP code on house.gov, or let the app find it from your ZIP code.
Questions these answers are for
- 2025 · 23.Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
- 2025 · 29.Name your U.S. representative.
- 2025 · 61.Who is the governor of your state now?
- 2025 · 62.What is the capital of your state?
- 2008 · 20.Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?
- 2008 · 23.Name your U.S. Representative.
- 2008 · 43.Who is the Governor of your state now?
- 2008 · 44.What is the capital of your state?
Check the official sources before your interview: Senators: senate.gov · Representative: house.gov · Governor: usa.gov.
The app knows California's answers
Enter your ZIP code once and the app finds your senators, your representative, your governor and your capital, then asks those questions out loud in a full mock interview.
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