California Citizenship Test Answers: Senators, Governor, Capital
If you live in California, answer these citizenship test questions for California. The names come from public congressional and state records; if someone changes, answer with whoever holds the office on your test day.
California answers
Representatives (52 congressional districts)
Answer with the representative for your district. Not sure which district you are in? Look it up by ZIP code: Find my answers by ZIP code →
| 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 O. 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 T. Liccardo |
| District 17 | Ro Khanna |
| District 18 | Zoe Lofgren |
| District 19 | Jimmy Panetta |
| District 20 | Vince Fong |
| District 21 | Jim Costa |
| District 22 | David G. Valadao |
| District 23 | Jay Obernolte |
| District 24 | Salud O. Carbajal |
| District 25 | Raul Ruiz |
| District 26 | Julia Brownley |
| District 27 | George Whitesides |
| District 28 | Judy Chu |
| District 29 | Luz M. Rivas |
| District 30 | Laura Friedman |
| District 31 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. |
| District 32 | Brad Sherman |
| District 33 | Pete Aguilar |
| District 34 | Jimmy Gomez |
| District 35 | Norma J. Torres |
| District 36 | Ted Lieu |
| District 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove |
| District 38 | Linda T. Sánchez |
| District 39 | Mark Takano |
| District 40 | Young Kim |
| District 41 | Ken Calvert |
| District 42 | Robert Garcia |
| District 43 | Maxine Waters |
| District 44 | Nanette Diaz Barragán |
| District 45 | Derek Tran |
| District 46 | J. Luis Correa |
| District 47 | Dave Min |
| District 48 | Darrell Issa |
| District 49 | Mike Levin |
| District 50 | Scott H. Peters |
| District 51 | Sara Jacobs |
| District 52 | Juan Vargas |
National answers (the same in every state)
| PresidentQ38 | Donald J. Trump |
|---|---|
| Vice PresidentQ39 | JD Vance |
| Speaker of the HouseQ30 | Mike Johnson |
| Chief JusticeQ57 | John Roberts |
Common questions
Who are the U.S. senators for California?
Currently Adam B. Schiff and Alex Padilla. Question 23 (question 20 on the 2008 test) asks for one of your state’s U.S. senators, so naming either one is enough.
Who is the governor of California?
Currently Gavin Newsom (question 61; question 43 on the 2008 test).
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento (question 62; question 44 on the 2008 test).
Who is my representative?
Each congressional district has one representative; give the one for your district. Find it in the table above, or enter your ZIP code on the question list.
Other states
D.C. and U.S. territories
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