Editing San Marcos, California (section)

==Government==
San Marcos uses a [[Council–manager government|council-manager]] system of government with a separately elected mayor. The city council consists of the mayor and four other members. The mayor is elected at-large every four years, while the other council members are elected individually to represent one of four districts in the city. They also serve four-year terms. Formerly, these members were elected at-large, with all candidates appearing on a single slate and the top four vote-getters being declared elected. But in 2018, the city was divided into four districts, each electing a separate council member. Their terms are staggered, so that members from districts 1 and 2 are elected one year, and those from districts 3 and 4 are voted in two years later. As of December 2024, the mayor is Rebecca Jones, the mayor Pro Tem is Mike Sannella (D2), and the other councilmembers are Maria Nuñez (D1), Danielle LeBlang (D3) and Ed Musgrove (D4).
  
As of September 2023, the city manager is Michelle Bender.<ref>{{Cite web|title=City Manager|url=http://www.ci.san-marcos.ca.us/index.aspx?page=41|publisher=City of San Marcos, CA|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203250/http://www.ci.san-marcos.ca.us/index.aspx?page=41|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the state level, San Marcos is in {{Representative|caad|76|fmt=adistrict}}, and {{Representative|casd|40|fmt=sdistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps |url=https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/final_maps |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=We Draw the Lines CA |language=en}}</ref> The city is represented by [[Jim Desmond]] in the 5th district of the County Board of Supervisors.

===Federal representation===
With respect to the [[United States House of Representatives]], San Marcos is in {{Representative|cacd|50|fmt=district}}.