Civics test answers for California
Four civics questions use local officials and places. The answers on this page come from public data retrieved 2026-10-05.
A state answer must name an official who serves at the time of the naturalization interview. Check that each official still serves before your interview.
Official answers
Your U.S. representative
- James Gallagher (District 1) Republican source
- Jared Huffman (District 2) Democratic source
- Kevin Kiley (District 3) Independent source
- Mike Thompson (District 4) Democratic source
- Tom McClintock (District 5) Republican source
- Ami Bera (District 6) Democratic source
- Doris O. Matsui (District 7) Democratic source
- John Garamendi (District 8) Democratic source
- Josh Harder (District 9) Democratic source
- Mark DeSaulnier (District 10) Democratic source
- Nancy Pelosi (District 11) Democratic source
- Lateefah Simon (District 12) Democratic source
- Adam Gray (District 13) Democratic source
- Aisha Wahab (District 14) Democratic source
- Kevin Mullin (District 15) Democratic source
- Sam T. Liccardo (District 16) Democratic source
- Ro Khanna (District 17) Democratic source
- Zoe Lofgren (District 18) Democratic source
- Jimmy Panetta (District 19) Democratic source
- Vince Fong (District 20) Republican source
- Jim Costa (District 21) Democratic source
- David G. Valadao (District 22) Republican source
- Jay Obernolte (District 23) Republican source
- Salud O. Carbajal (District 24) Democratic source
- Raul Ruiz (District 25) Democratic source
- Julia Brownley (District 26) Democratic source
- George Whitesides (District 27) Democratic source
- Judy Chu (District 28) Democratic source
- Luz M. Rivas (District 29) Democratic source
- Laura Friedman (District 30) Democratic source
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros (District 31) Democratic source
- Brad Sherman (District 32) Democratic source
- Pete Aguilar (District 33) Democratic source
- Jimmy Gomez (District 34) Democratic source
- Norma J. Torres (District 35) Democratic source
- Ted Lieu (District 36) Democratic source
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (District 37) Democratic source
- Linda T. Sánchez (District 38) Democratic source
- Mark Takano (District 39) Democratic source
- Young Kim (District 40) Republican source
- Ken Calvert (District 41) Republican source
- Robert Garcia (District 42) Democratic source
- Maxine Waters (District 43) Democratic source
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (District 44) Democratic source
- Derek Tran (District 45) Democratic source
- J. Luis Correa (District 46) Democratic source
- Dave Min (District 47) Democratic source
- Darrell Issa (District 48) Republican source
- Mike Levin (District 49) Democratic source
- Scott H. Peters (District 50) Democratic source
- Sara Jacobs (District 51) Democratic source
- Juan Vargas (District 52) Democratic source
The officer asks for the representative of your district. Find your district on house.gov.
Your governor
Gavin Newsom
The questions with these answers
Your U.S. senators
2025 test, question 23: Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
2008 test, question 20: Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Accepted answers for California:
- Alex Padilla
- Adam B. Schiff
Your U.S. representative
2025 test, question 29: Name your U.S. representative.
2008 test, question 23: Name your U.S. Representative.
Accepted answers for California:
- James Gallagher (District 1)
Your governor
2025 test, question 61: Who is the governor of your state now?
2008 test, question 43: Who is the Governor of your state now?
Accepted answers for California:
- Gavin Newsom
Your state capital
2025 test, question 62: What is the capital of your state?
2008 test, question 44: What is the capital of your state?
Accepted answers for California:
- Sacramento
Practice with these answers
Sources for this page
- Congress.gov API, current members
- National Governors Association, Current Governors
- U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to State and Local Census Geography
- U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, MemberData.xml (cross-check of the House members)
Retrieved 2026-10-05. Officials change with elections and appointments. See every answer that changes.