Democrat Mark Leno was elected to the California State Senate in 2008. He represents the senate's third district, encompassing San Rafael and all of Marin County as well as parts of Sonoma and San Francisco counties. He chairs the Senate Public Safety Committee and the Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. He is also a member of five other standing committees, including Budget, Appropriations, Health, Judiciary, and Labor and Industrial Relations.