---
type: Person
title: "Sara Jacobs"
description: "U.S. House of Representatives - CA-51 — Congressional District 51"
role: "U.S. House of Representatives - CA-51"
party: "D"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "CA"
district: "Congressional District 51"
represents: "us/states/ca/districts/51"
committees:
  - name: "House Committee on Armed Services"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services"
  - name: "House Committee on Armed Services - Intelligence and Special Operations"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/intelligence-and-special-operations"
  - name: "House Committee on Armed Services - Military Personnel"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/military-personnel"
  - name: "House Committee on Foreign Affairs"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs"
  - name: "House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Africa"
    role: "ranking-member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs/subcommittees/africa"
  - name: "House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Western Hemisphere"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs/subcommittees/western-hemisphere"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 2
  term_limit: "none"
ids:
  person: "d498c81b-22c7-4305-a73c-01d88b51d6ff"
  office: "96a211a4-08a3-4094-a70a-6d97525a6a3e"
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  jurisdiction: "1ceeac2b-9092-4f14-8d7f-24adbba9060a"
  bioguide: "J000305"
sources:
  - field: tenure
    source: "House Clerk XML 2026-06-10"
  - field: jurisdiction
    source: "Census 119th CD 500k"
  - field: roles
    source: "congress-legislators (unitedstates project)"
confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, ca]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Sara Jacobs

Current U.S. House of Representatives - CA-51 (Congressional District 51).

Represents [Congressional District 51](/us/states/ca/districts/51.md).

## Committees

- [House Committee on Armed Services](/us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services.md)
- [House Committee on Armed Services - Intelligence and Special Operations](/us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/intelligence-and-special-operations.md)
- [House Committee on Armed Services - Military Personnel](/us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/military-personnel.md)
- [House Committee on Foreign Affairs](/us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs.md)
- [House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Africa](/us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs/subcommittees/africa.md) — **ranking-member**
- [House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Western Hemisphere](/us/bodies/house/committees/foreign-affairs/subcommittees/western-hemisphere.md)

## Sources

- tenure: House Clerk XML 2026-06-10
- jurisdiction: Census 119th CD 500k
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).