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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Shirley_Weber_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Shirley_Weber_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Shirley_Weber_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Shirley_Weber_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1553" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Weber" title="Shirley Weber">Shirley Weber</a><br /></div>since January 29, 2021</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_California" title="Government of California">Government of California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">The Honorable <br /> Madam Secretary</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Four years, two term limit</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data">William Van Voorhies<br />1849</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_California" title="Constitution of California">Constitution of California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$163,917</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sos.ca.gov">www<wbr />.sos<wbr />.ca<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>secretary of state of California</b> is the chief clerk of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, overseeing a department of 500 people. The <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state_(U.S._state_government)" title="Secretary of state (U.S. state government)">secretary of state</a> is elected for four year terms, like the state's other <a href="/wiki/List_of_California_state_constitutional_offices" title="List of California state constitutional offices">constitutional officers</a>; the officeholder is restricted by <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">term limits</a> to two terms. The current secretary of state is <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Weber" title="Shirley Weber">Shirley Weber</a>, who assumed the role in 2021 after <a href="/wiki/Alex_Padilla" title="Alex Padilla">Alex Padilla</a>'s appointment to the <a href="/wiki/US_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="US Senate">US Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties">Duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_California&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_California&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:California_Secretary_of_State_building_on_October_7,_2003-750px.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/California_Secretary_of_State_building_on_October_7%2C_2003-750px.jpg/220px-California_Secretary_of_State_building_on_October_7%2C_2003-750px.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/California_Secretary_of_State_building_on_October_7%2C_2003-750px.jpg/330px-California_Secretary_of_State_building_on_October_7%2C_2003-750px.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/California_Secretary_of_State_building_on_October_7%2C_2003-750px.jpg/440px-California_Secretary_of_State_building_on_October_7%2C_2003-750px.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="528" /></a><figcaption>Office of the Secretary of State of California in Sacramento</figcaption></figure> <p>The secretary of state is California's chief elections officer, overseeing all federal and state elections in the state and maintaining a database of registered voters.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The officeholder is also responsible for disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information, under the California Political Reform Act of 1974. </p><p><b>Corporations</b> The Office of the Secretary of State has a number of responsibilities related to corporations; the largest portion office is the Business Programs Division, which handles corporate filings. The Business Entities Section processes, files and maintains records related to corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities conducting or planning to conduct business in California. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.getitfiled.com/">California Secretary of State Filing service</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Registries">Registries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_California&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Registries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office also maintains a number of registries, including the Safe at Home confidential address program and the Domestic Partners and Advance Health Care Directive.<sup id="cite_ref-SAH_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAH-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other roles of the secretary of state include safeguarding the California State Archives and sitting on the board of trustees of <a href="/wiki/The_California_Museum" title="The California Museum">the California Museum</a>, though the officeholder has not been responsible for the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Library" title="California State Library">California State Library</a> since 1862.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organization">Organization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_California&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Secretary of State's Office is divided into six main divisions:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>Executive Division, which also includes the Office of Elections Cybersecurity and the Office of Voting Systems Technology Assessment.</li> <li>Elections Division</li> <li>Political Reform Division, which maintains the registry of lobbyists, campaign finances, etc.</li> <li>Management Services Division, which includes accounting, human resources, building operations, etc.</li> <li>Business Programs Division, which handles the registration of companies, notary services, etc.</li> <li>State Archives, which also administers the State Museum that is a part of the Secretary of State's headquarters in downtown Sacramento.</li></ul> <p>The Secretary of State's Office also works in conjunction with the state Voting Modernization Board. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_secretaries_of_state_of_California">List of secretaries of state of California</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_California&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of secretaries of state of California"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#cccccc"><b>#</b> </th> <th style="background:#cccccc"><b>Image</b> </th> <th style="background:#cccccc"><b>Name</b> </th> <th style="background:#cccccc"><b>Term of office</b> </th> <th style="background:#cccccc"><b>Party</b> </th></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Van_Voorhies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Van Voorhies (page does not exist)">William Van Voorhies</a> </td> <td>1849–1853 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pd_james_w_denver.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Pd_james_w_denver.jpg/60px-Pd_james_w_denver.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Pd_james_w_denver.jpg/90px-Pd_james_w_denver.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Pd_james_w_denver.jpg/120px-Pd_james_w_denver.jpg 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="283" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_W._Denver" title="James W. Denver">James W. Denver</a> </td> <td>1853–1855 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_H._Hempstead&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles H. Hempstead (page does not exist)">Charles H. Hempstead</a> </td> <td>1855–1856 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#D99FE8"> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_F._Douglass.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/David_F._Douglass.jpg/60px-David_F._Douglass.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/David_F._Douglass.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="114" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_F._Douglass" title="David F. Douglass">David F. Douglass</a> </td> <td>1856–1858 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">American</a> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ferris_Foreman" title="Ferris Foreman">Ferris Foreman</a> </td> <td>1858–1860 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnson_Price&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Johnson Price (page does not exist)">Johnson Price</a> </td> <td>1860–1862 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_H._Weeks_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William H. Weeks (politician) (page does not exist)">William H. Weeks</a> </td> <td>1862–1863 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._A._H._Tuttle" title="A. A. H. Tuttle">A. A. H. Tuttle</a> </td> <td>1863 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benjamin_B._Redding_(1824_-_1882).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Benjamin_B._Redding_%281824_-_1882%29.jpg/60px-Benjamin_B._Redding_%281824_-_1882%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Benjamin_B._Redding_%281824_-_1882%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="86" data-file-height="118" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_B._Redding" title="Benjamin B. Redding">Benjamin B. Redding</a> </td> <td>1863–1867 </td> <td>Unionist Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_L._Nichols" title="Henry L. Nichols">Henry L. Nichols</a> </td> <td>1867–1871 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drury_Melone" title="Drury Melone">Drury Melone</a> </td> <td>1871–1875 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Beck_(California_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Beck (California politician) (page does not exist)">Thomas Beck</a> </td> <td>1875–1880 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colonel_D._M._Burns_3x4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Colonel_D._M._Burns_3x4.jpg/60px-Colonel_D._M._Burns_3x4.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Colonel_D._M._Burns_3x4.jpg/90px-Colonel_D._M._Burns_3x4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Colonel_D._M._Burns_3x4.jpg/120px-Colonel_D._M._Burns_3x4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="1306" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_M._Burns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel M. Burns (page does not exist)">Daniel M. Burns</a> </td> <td>1880–1883 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ThomasLarkinThompson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/ThomasLarkinThompson.jpg/60px-ThomasLarkinThompson.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/ThomasLarkinThompson.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="86" data-file-height="115" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Larkin_Thompson" title="Thomas Larkin Thompson">Thomas Larkin Thompson</a> </td> <td>1883–1887 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_C._Hendricks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William C. Hendricks (page does not exist)">William C. Hendricks</a> </td> <td>1887–1891 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_G._Waite" title="Edwin G. Waite">Edwin G. Waite</a> </td> <td>1891–1894 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>17 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Hart_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert Hart (politician) (page does not exist)">Albert Hart</a> </td> <td>1894–1895 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>18 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lewis_Henry_Brown_Crop.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Lewis_Henry_Brown_Crop.png/60px-Lewis_Henry_Brown_Crop.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Lewis_Henry_Brown_Crop.png/90px-Lewis_Henry_Brown_Crop.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Lewis_Henry_Brown_Crop.png/120px-Lewis_Henry_Brown_Crop.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="909" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lewis_H._Brown_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lewis H. Brown (politician) (page does not exist)">Lewis H. Brown</a> </td> <td>1895–1899 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_F._Curry_-_Clara_Barton_Centenary.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charles_F._Curry_-_Clara_Barton_Centenary.jpg/60px-Charles_F._Curry_-_Clara_Barton_Centenary.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charles_F._Curry_-_Clara_Barton_Centenary.jpg/90px-Charles_F._Curry_-_Clara_Barton_Centenary.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charles_F._Curry_-_Clara_Barton_Centenary.jpg/120px-Charles_F._Curry_-_Clara_Barton_Centenary.jpg 2x" data-file-width="712" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_F._Curry" title="Charles F. Curry">Charles F. Curry</a> </td> <td>1899–1911 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>20 </td> <td> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_C._Jordan_Edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Frank_C._Jordan_Edit.jpg/60px-Frank_C._Jordan_Edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Frank_C._Jordan_Edit.jpg/90px-Frank_C._Jordan_Edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Frank_C._Jordan_Edit.jpg/120px-Frank_C._Jordan_Edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="839" data-file-height="1125" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_C._Jordan" title="Frank C. Jordan">Frank C. Jordan</a> </td> <td>1911–1940 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>21 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Peek,_1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Paul_Peek%2C_1942.jpg/60px-Paul_Peek%2C_1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Paul_Peek%2C_1942.jpg/90px-Paul_Peek%2C_1942.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Paul_Peek%2C_1942.jpg/120px-Paul_Peek%2C_1942.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="1589" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Peek_(politician)" title="Paul Peek (politician)">Paul Peek</a> </td> <td>1940–1943 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>22 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_M._Jordan,_1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Frank_M._Jordan%2C_1967.jpg/60px-Frank_M._Jordan%2C_1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Frank_M._Jordan%2C_1967.jpg/90px-Frank_M._Jordan%2C_1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Frank_M._Jordan%2C_1967.jpg/120px-Frank_M._Jordan%2C_1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1263" data-file-height="1683" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_M._Jordan" title="Frank M. Jordan">Frank M. Jordan</a> </td> <td>1943–1970 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>Acting </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H._P._Sullivan" title="H. P. Sullivan">H. P. Sullivan</a> </td> <td>1970–1971 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>23 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jerry_Brown,_SoS_%2772_(croppedcloser).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Jerry_Brown%2C_SoS_%2772_%28croppedcloser%29.jpg/60px-Jerry_Brown%2C_SoS_%2772_%28croppedcloser%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Jerry_Brown%2C_SoS_%2772_%28croppedcloser%29.jpg/90px-Jerry_Brown%2C_SoS_%2772_%28croppedcloser%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Jerry_Brown%2C_SoS_%2772_%28croppedcloser%29.jpg/120px-Jerry_Brown%2C_SoS_%2772_%28croppedcloser%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="841" data-file-height="1121" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Brown" title="Jerry Brown">Jerry Brown</a> </td> <td>1971–1975 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>24 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:March_Fong_Eu,_1975.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/March_Fong_Eu%2C_1975.jpg/60px-March_Fong_Eu%2C_1975.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/March_Fong_Eu%2C_1975.jpg/90px-March_Fong_Eu%2C_1975.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/March_Fong_Eu%2C_1975.jpg/120px-March_Fong_Eu%2C_1975.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1346" data-file-height="1795" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/March_Fong_Eu" title="March Fong Eu">March Fong Eu</a> </td> <td>1975–1994 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>Acting </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Miller_(California_politician)" title="Tony Miller (California politician)">Tony Miller</a> </td> <td>1994–1995 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>25 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Jones,_1995.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Bill_Jones%2C_1995.jpg/60px-Bill_Jones%2C_1995.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Bill_Jones%2C_1995.jpg/90px-Bill_Jones%2C_1995.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Bill_Jones%2C_1995.jpg/120px-Bill_Jones%2C_1995.jpg 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="451" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Jones_(California_politician)" title="Bill Jones (California politician)">Bill Jones</a> </td> <td>1995–2003 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SHELLEY_C_12JUN99_MN_NW.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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Bassett">Kimberly A. Bassett</a> (D)</div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Eleasalo_Ale" title="Eleasalo Ale">Eleasalo Ale</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Josh_Tenorio" title="Josh Tenorio">Josh Tenorio</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_M._Apatang" title="David M. 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