LOCAL · CA · 1995-1999
Charles Gillingham
Sheriff · Santa Clara County · Independent · California
Background
California's Sheriff · Santa Clara County of Santa Clara County 1995–1999: Charles Gillingham — 4-year tenure. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Laurie Smith. Same-year political environment (1995): Governor Pete Wilson; Attorney General Dan Lungren; Secretary of State Bill Jones.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in California
- Robert Jonsen (2023-present)
- Laurie Smith (1999-2022)