Though Santa Cruz in the past has been historically conservative, after the 1950's, the city became what most people would call a "Hippy Town." The politics of the people tend to be to the far left, and this is reflected in the city's elected leaders and the political representation of the county in general.

Local Political History

Political Parties

• American Independent Party
• Green Party of Santa Cruz County
• Libertarian Party Of Santa Cruz
• Peace and Freedom Party
• Santa Cruz County Democratic Party
• Santa Cruz Republicans

Presently Elected Officials

U.S. House of Representatives

• Anna G. Eshoo
• Jimmy Panetta

State Assembly

• Anna Caballero Assembly Member, 30th Assembly District
• Mark W. Stone Assembly member, 29th Assembly District

State Senate

• Bill Monning State Senator, 17th Senate District

County Board of Supervisors

• John Leopold
• Zach Friend
• Ryan Coonerty
• Greg Caput
• Bruce McPherson

Santa Cruz City Council

• See Santa Cruz City Council and Mayors of Santa Cruz

Past Elected Officials

• See Local Political Figures

Political Groups & Organizations

• ACLU of Santa Cruz County
• Action Pajaro Valley
• California Alliance to Stop the Spray
• Campaign for Sensible Transportation
• Citizens Organized for Responsible Ecology A San Lorenzo Valley based group
• Coalition for Limiting University Expansion
• Community Traffic Safety Coalition
• Constitutional Tea Party Patriots of Santa Cruz County
• Earth First!
• Freedom Advocates
• Friends of Lighthouse Field
• Friends of Locally Owned Water
• Helping Our Peninsula's Environment
• Homeless United for Friendship and Freedom Fighting for the rights of the Santa Cruz homeless and poor
• Human Rights Organization
• LRDP Resistance
• People Power
• Resource Center for Nonviolence
• Santa Cruz Anti-Imperialist League
• Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail Trail
• Santa Cruz Second Amendment Supporters
• Sin Barras
• Tea Party
• Tea Party for Mid-County Santa Cruz County
• The Santa Cruz Hub For Sustainable Transportation
• Santa Cruz Peace Coalition
• United Nations Association
• Watsonville Brown Berets
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

Voter Registration

• County Page on How to Register to Vote

Other Resources

• Santa Cruz Progressive Email List

Related Links

• Heated Issues in Santa Cruz
• Local Political Figures and Activists

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