Editing Elk Grove, California (section)

==Government==
Beginning in 2012, voters elect the mayor for a two-year term. Prior to 2012, the mayor's position was a one-year term and was chosen by the city council. The remaining four positions on the city council are elected by districts for four-year terms.<ref name=cc/>

On November 8, 2016, [[Steve ly|Steve Ly]] became the second directly elected mayor following Gary Davis. He is the first ethnic [[Hmong Americans|Hmong]] mayor in the United States, having immigrated at the age of four with his family as refugees from Laos after the end of the Vietnam War.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/local-election/article120180263.html|title=Elk Grove's new mayor cheered by Hmong worldwide|work=sacbee|access-date=March 1, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>[[Frances Kai-Hwa Wang|Wang, Frances Kai-Hwa]]. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nation-s-expected-first-hmong-mayor-life-american-story-n695341 "For Nation’s First Hmong Mayor, Life Is an 'American Story'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008161431/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nation-s-expected-first-hmong-mayor-life-american-story-n695341 |date=October 8, 2019 }}, [[NBC News]], December 13, 2016. Accessed March 1, 2017. "Steve Ly will make history this month as the nation's first Hmong-American mayor, though it's a historic moment that he says he acknowledges, but doesn't dwell on.... According to 2010 US Census figures, 26.3 percent of Elk Grove's population is Asian and 1.2 percent Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone. Of those, Ly estimates that only about 2,000 to 3,000 voters are Hmong American."</ref> Currently, Bobbie Singh-Allen sits as mayor having defeated Ly in the 2020 election following Ly's controversial tenure.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Finch |first1=Michael |title=Bobbie Singh Allen announces bid for Elk Grove mayor, challenging embattled incumbent |url=https://www.sacbee.com/community/elk-grove/article244553027.html |website=sacbee.com |publisher=Sacramento Bee |access-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619151315/https://www.sacbee.com/community/elk-grove/article244553027.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The remaining council members are Darren Suen (District 1), Rod Brewer (District 2), Kevin Spease (District 3) and Sergio Robles (District 4).<ref name=cc/>

Elk Grove is in {{Representative|cacd|7|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|7|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>

The Cosumnes Community Services District is the largest Community Services District in California and provides parks and recreation services and fire protection services in Elk Grove. Located in southern Sacramento County, the district covers {{convert|157|sqmi|km2}}.The board of directors is the governing body of the district and is composed of five duly-elected or appointed residents. At the beginning of each year, the board selects from its members a president and vice-president to serve during the ensuing year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yourcsd.com/|title=Cosumnes CSD {{!}} Elk Grove & Galt, CA {{!}} Official Website|website=www.yourcsd.com|language=en|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023120319/https://www.yourcsd.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>