Secretary of State of California - wikipedia Secretary of State of California Secretary of State of California California State Seal Incumbent Alex Padilla since January 5, 2015 Style The Honorable Term length Four years, two term limit Inaugural holder William Van Voorhies 1849 Formation California Constitution Salary $130,490 Website California Secretary of State Secretary of State 's offices The Secretary of State of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. State of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The Secretary of State is elected for four year terms, like the state 's other constitutional officers, and is restricted by term limits to only two terms. The current Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, took office on January 5, 2015. The Secretary of State is the California 's Chief Elections Officer, overseeing all federal and state elections in the state and maintaining a database of registered voters. They are also responsible for disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information, under the California Political Reform Act of 1974. The Secretary of State 's office also has a number of responsibilities related to corporations ; the largest portion office is the Business Programs Division, which handles corporate filings. The Business Entities Section processes, files and maintains records related to corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities conducting or planning to conduct business in California. The Secretary 's office also maintains a number of registries, including the Safe at Home confidential address program, and the Domestic Partners and Advance Health Care Directive. Other roles include safeguarding the California State Archives, and they are a trustee of the California Museum, though they have not been responsible for the California State Library since 1862. Contents 1 List of California Secretaries of State 2 See also 3 References 4 External links List of California Secretaries of State # Name Term of office Party William Van Voorhies 1849 -- 1853 Democratic James W. Denver 1853 -- 1855 Democratic Charles H. Hempstead 1855 -- 1856 Democratic David F. Douglass 1856 -- 1858 American Ferris Foreman 1858 -- 1860 Democratic 6 Johnson Price 1860 -- 1862 Democratic 7 William H. Weeks 1862 -- 1863 Republican 8 A.A.H. Tuttle 1863 Republican 9 Benjamin B. Redding 1863 -- 1867 Unionist Republican 10 Henry L. Nichols 1867 -- 1871 Democratic 11 Drury Melone 1871 -- 1875 Republican 12 Thomas Beck 1875 -- 1880 Democratic 13 Daniel M. Burns 1880 -- 1883 Republican 14 Thomas Larkin Thompson 1883 -- 1887 Democratic 15 William C. Hendricks 1887 -- 1891 Democratic 16 Edwin G. Waite 1891 -- 1894 Republican 17 Albert Hart 1894 -- 1895 Republican 18 Lewis H. Brown 1895 -- 1899 Republican 19 Charles F. Curry 1899 -- 1911 Republican 20 Frank C. Jordan 1911 -- 1940 Republican 21 Paul Peek 1940 -- 1943 Democratic 22 Frank M. Jordan 1943 -- 1970 Republican Acting H.P. Sullivan 1970 -- 1971 Republican 23 Jerry Brown 1971 -- 1975 Democratic 24 March Fong Eu 1975 -- 1994 Democratic Acting Tony Miller ( acting ) 1994 -- 1995 Democratic 25 Bill Jones 1995 -- 2003 Republican 26 Kevin Shelley 2003 -- 2005 Democratic Acting Cathy Mitchell 2005 Democratic 27 Bruce McPherson 2005 -- 2007 Republican 28 Debra Bowen 2007 -- 2015 Democratic 29 Alex Padilla 2015 -- present Democratic See also California government and California politics List of company registers References Jump up ^ `` Ca - Departments ''. www.allgov.com. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Safe at Home ''. Secretary of State of California. Retrieved 10 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Board of Trustees - California Museum ''. www.californiamuseum.org. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ Library, California State. `` California State Library - California State Librarians ''. www.library.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 19. External links California Secretary of State 's official website California statewide elected officials Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Controller Insurance Commissioner Superintendent of Public Instruction Secretaries of State in the United States AL John Merrill ( R ) AK Byron Mallott ( D ) AZ Michele Reagan ( R ) AR Mark Martin ( R ) CA Alex Padilla ( D ) CO Wayne Williams ( R ) CT Denise Merrill ( D ) DE Jeffrey Bullock ( D ) FL Ken Detzner ( R ) GA Brian Kemp ( R ) HI Shan Tsutsui ( D ) ID Lawerence Denney ( R ) IL Jesse White ( D ) IN Connie Lawson ( R ) IA Paul Pate ( R ) KS Kris Kobach ( R ) KY Alison Grimes ( D ) LA Tom Schedler ( R ) ME Matthew Dunlap ( D ) MD John Wobensmith ( R ) MA Bill Galvin ( D ) MI Ruth Johnson ( R ) MN Steve Simon ( D ) MS Delbert Hosemann ( R ) MO Jay Ashcroft ( R ) MT Corey Stapleton ( R ) NE John Gale ( R ) NV Barbara Cegavske ( R ) NH Bill Gardner ( D ) NJ Kim Guadagno ( R ) NM Maggie Toulouse Oliver ( D ) NY Rossana Rosado ( D ) NC Elaine Marshall ( D ) ND Al Jaeger ( R ) OH Jon Husted ( R ) OK Dave Lopez ( R ) OR Dennis Richardson ( R ) PA Pedro Cortés ( D ) RI Nellie Gorbea ( D ) SC Mark Hammond ( R ) SD Shantel Krebs ( R ) TN Tre Hargett ( R ) TX Rolando Pablos ( R ) UT Spencer Cox ( R ) VT Jim Condos ( D ) VA Kelly Thomasson ( D ) WA Kim Wyman ( R ) WV Mac Warner ( R ) WI Doug La Follette ( D ) WY Ed Murray ( R ) DC Lauren Vaughan ( D ) Territories : AS Lemanu Mauga ( D ) GU Ray Tenorio ( R ) MP Victor Hocog ( R ) PR Luis Rivera Marín ( R ) VI Osbert Potter ( I ) Political party affiliations : 34 Republican 21 Democratic 1 Independent italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_California&oldid=815262400 '' Categories : State constitutional officers of California Secretaries of State of California Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 13 December 2017, at 19 : 57. 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Question: who is the secretary of the state of california
Answer: Alex Padilla