What former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama currently represents California;s 17th congressional district?
California's 17th congressional district California's 17th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Ro Khanna. The district is located in the South San Francisco Bay Area, the heart of Silicon Valley. The district includes parts of Alameda County and the East Bay. It encompasses the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Fremont, Newark, North San Jose, and Milpitas. The district also includes Santa Clara University, Apple Inc, Intel Corp., Yahoo, and eBay.
Karen Bass Karen Ruth Bass (born October 3, 1953) is an American Democratic politician. She represents California's 37th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives; she was first elected in 2010. In redistricting following the 2010 census, the district was renumbered from  to  . Bass represented the 47th district in the California State Assembly 2004–2010, and was Speaker of the California State Assembly 2008–2010 (second woman, third African American speaker).