Editing Sonora, California (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:2009-0724-CA-TuolumneCtyCt.jpg|thumb|right|Tuolumne County Courthouse]]
Sonora uses a city council consisting of five council members, including the mayor. The city council appoints a city administrator to implement the council's policies and enforce ordinances. As of June 2024, the current mayor of Sonora is Mark Plummer and the current city administrator is Melissa Eads.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sonoraca.com/government/city-council/|title=Sonora's City Council - City of Sonora|website=City of Sonora|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sonoraca.com/government/city-administrator/|title=City Administrator - City of Sonora|website=City of Sonora|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref>

In the [[California State Legislature]], Sonora is in {{Representative|casd|4|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sd04.senate.ca.gov/district | title=Senate District 4 }}</ref> and in {{Representative|caad|8|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ad08.asmrc.org/district-map/ | title=District Map - AD08 &#124; PATTERSON | date=November 12, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = November 29, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | archive-date = February 1, 2015
| url-status = dead
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In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Sonora is in {{Representative|cacd|5|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CA/5 | title=California's 5th Congressional District - CA-05 Representatives & District Map }}</ref>