| State: | California |
| District Number: | 15 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) |
| Representative: | Kevin Mullin |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | South San Francisco |
| Population: | 721,009 |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $141,704[1] |
| Percent White: | 28.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 26.5 |
| Percent Black: | 2.5 |
| Percent Asian: | 35.8 |
| Percent Native Hawaiian: | 1.2 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.9 |
| Cpvi: | D+28[2] |
California's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
Currently, the district includes most of San Mateo County and the southeast side of San Francisco. Cities in the district include Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Foster City, San Carlos, Belmont, Redwood City and East Palo Alto.[3]
Prior to the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections, the district covered most of eastern and southwestern Alameda County as well as part of Contra Costa County. Cities and CDPs in the district included Castro Valley, Dublin, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, and Union City; most of San Ramon; and parts of Danville and Fremont. The new 15th district roughly corresponds to the old 14th district and vice versa.
| Year | U.S. President | U.S. Senator (Class 1) | U.S. Senator (Class 3) | Governor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Clinton 46.3 – 30.3% | Feinstein 59.3 – 33.4% | Boxer 51.1 – 38.3% | ||||||
| 1994 | Feinstein 52.3 – 39.2% | Wilson 51.3 – 43.3% | |||||||
| 1996 | Clinton 52.7 – 35.2% | ||||||||
| 1998 | Boxer 54.5 – 41.3% | Davis 60.8 – 35% | |||||||
| 2000 | Gore 56.7 – 37.8%[4] | Feinstein 54.6 – 39.8%[5] | |||||||
| 2002 | Davis 55.0 – 33.4%[6] | ||||||||
| 2003 | Recall | ||||||||
| Schwarzenegger 40.8 – 37.2% | |||||||||
| 2004 | Kerry 62.9 – 35.9%[9] | Boxer 64.9 – 30.8%[10] | |||||||
| 2006 | Feinstein 68.5 – 26.2%[11] | Schwarzenegger 53.6 – 41.3%[12] | |||||||
| 2008 | Obama 68.4 – 29.7% [13] | ||||||||
| 2010 | Boxer 61.8 – 33.0% | Brown 59.8 – 36.2% | |||||||
| 2012 | Obama 68.0 – 29.8% | Feinstein 70.7 – 29.3% | |||||||
| 2014 | Brown 69.7 – 30.3% | ||||||||
| 2016 | Clinton 69.9 – 24.4% | Harris 69.8 – 30.2% | |||||||
| 2018 | Feinstein 57.3 – 42.7% | Newsom 69 – 31% | |||||||
| 2020 | Biden 71.5 – 26.4% | ||||||||
| 2021 | Recall No 71.7 – 28.3%[14] | ||||||||
| 2022 | Padilla 75.5 – 24.5% | Newsom 76.6 – 23.4% |
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | San Francisco | San Francisco | 808,988 | |
| 81 | San Mateo | Redwood City | 737,888 |
Along with San Mateo County, the 15th district also takes in the San Francisco neighborhoods of Crocker Amazon, Excelsior, Little Hollywood, Mission Terrace, Oceanview, Outer Mission, Portola, and Visitacion Valley.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1933 | |||||||||
| align=left | William I. Traeger | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. | 1933–1963 Los Angeles | |||
| align=left | John M. Costello | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost renomination. | ||||
| align=left | Gordon L. McDonough | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost re-election. | ||||
John J. McFall | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the . | 1963–1967 San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |||||
| 1967–1973 Northeastern Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |||||||||
| 1973–1975 Eastern Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus | |||||||||
| align=left | Bernice F. Sisk | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. | 1975–1983 Western Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus | |||
Tony Coelho | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – June 15, 1989 | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Resigned. | ||||||
| 1983–1993 Western Fresno, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus | |||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 15, 1989 – September 12, 1989 | |||||||
| align=left | Gary Condit | Democratic | nowrap | September 12, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | Elected to finish Coelho's term. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Norman Mineta | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – October 10, 1995 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Resigned to accept a position with Lockheed Martin. | 1993–2003 Western Santa Clara, northern Santa Cruz | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | October 10, 1995 – December 12, 1995 | |||||||
| align=left | Tom Campbell | Republican | nowrap | December 12, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | Elected to finish Mineta's term. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | ||||
Mike Honda | Democratic | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | ||||||
| 2003–2013 Western/northwestern Santa Clara | |||||||||
| align=left | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | 2013–2023 Eastern/southern Alameda, southern Contra Costa | |||
| align=left | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present Eastern San Mateo, southern San Francisco | |||