Civics test answers by state
California
Four questions on the test have a different answer depending on where you live. These are the answers for California.
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
- Alex Padilla
- Adam B. Schiff
Every state elects two, and either name answers the question. The Senate lists them at senate.gov.
Name your U.S. representative.
California has 52 representatives, one for each congressional district. Yours depends on your address: look up your district by ZIP code at house.gov, then find it here.
- District 1 James Gallagher
- District 2 Jared Huffman
- District 3 Kevin Kiley
- District 4 Mike Thompson
- District 5 Tom McClintock
- District 6 Ami Bera
- District 7 Doris Matsui
- District 8 John Garamendi
- District 9 Josh Harder
- District 10 Mark DeSaulnier
- District 11 Nancy Pelosi
- District 12 Lateefah Simon
- District 13 Adam Gray
- District 14 Aisha Wahab
- District 15 Kevin Mullin
- District 16 Sam Liccardo
- District 17 Ro Khanna
- District 18 Zoe Lofgren
- District 19 Jimmy Panetta
- District 20 Vince Fong
- District 21 Jim Costa
- District 22 David Valadao
- District 23 Jay Obernolte
- District 24 Salud Carbajal
- District 25 Raul Ruiz
- District 26 Julia Brownley
- District 27 George Whitesides
- District 28 Judy Chu
- District 29 Luz Rivas
- District 30 Laura Friedman
- District 31 Gilbert Cisneros
- District 32 Brad Sherman
- District 33 Pete Aguilar
- District 34 Jimmy Gomez
- District 35 Norma Torres
- District 36 Ted Lieu
- District 37 Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- District 38 Linda Sanchez
- District 39 Mark Takano
- District 40 Young Kim
- District 41 Ken Calvert
- District 42 Robert Garcia
- District 43 Maxine Waters
- District 44 Nanette Barragan
- District 45 Derek Tran
- District 46 J. Correa
- District 47 Dave Min
- District 48 Darrell Issa
- District 49 Mike Levin
- District 50 Scott Peters
- District 51 Sara Jacobs
- District 52 Juan Vargas
Who is the governor of your state now?
Gavin Newsom
The governor leads the executive branch of California, the way the President does for the country. USAGov keeps the current name at usa.gov.
What is the capital of your state?
Sacramento
It is the seat of government of California, named in the state's own law (Art. III, Sec. 2).
Practice with the rest of the test
The other questions have the same answer for everyone. Practice them in the civics test practice, and read California's official website at www.ca.gov.