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.
Maria Elena Durazo María Elena Durazo is an American trade union official. She has served as the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor from May 2006 until December 2014. She also serves as the Executive Vice President of the governing Executive Council of the national AFL-CIO and as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee of the Democratic Party. On April 6, 2017, she announced her candidacy for the 24th district of the California State Senate in 2018.