Ted Lempert (Former member, California State Assembly and President, Children NOW) Bill Lockyer (California State Treasurer) Zoe Lofgren (Member, United States House of Representatives) Frank Mankiewicz (Press Campaign Director, George McGovern's Presidential campaign and former president, NPR) Greil Marcus (Rock Historian and Critic) Bob Mathias (Former Olympian and United States Congressman) Stanley Mazor (Designer of the first microprocessor) Norman Mineta (Former Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Transportation) Darcy A. Olsen (President & CEO, The Goldwater Institute) Nicholas Petris (Former Member, California State Senate) Joe Simitian (Former Member, California State Senate) Mark Takano (United States Congressman) Ethan Watters (Author, Urban Tribez and co-founder, San Francisco Writers Grotto) Structure The JSA consists of 10 states which correspond roughly to the geographic territories in the United States: the Arizona State, Mid-Atlantic State, Midwest State, Northeast State, Northern California State, Ohio River Valley State, Pacific Northwest State, Southeast State, Southern California State, and the Texas State. Each state is broken into one or more regions. If a state contracts below a certain operational level, the Council of Governors may vote to make the state a territory. The Council may also break states into multiple territories if they become too large to be effectively managed. The sponsoring JSAF is a non-profit organization with an adult board of directors, trustees and paid staff. The JSA receives administrative and programming support from the JSF. Arizona State The Arizona State comprises Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. Current Governor: •Maritza Roberts-Padilla BASIS Tucson North 2022–2023 Current Lieutenant Governor: •Jude Poirier BASIS Tucson North 2022–2023 Mid-Atlantic State The Mid-Atlantic State is composed of chapters from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina. The Mid-Atlantic State is divided into the New Jersey Region (NJ) and the South Atlantic District (PA, MD, DE, VA, NC). The New Jersey Region is the most populated JSA region in the nation. Winter Congress is held in Arlington, Virginia, while the Spring and Fall State Conventions rotate between Parsippany, NJ and Woodbridge, NJ. The Mid-Atlantic state had the largest number of voters in its 2022 election with over 2,000 participants. Current Governor: Rishi Jayakumar (West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North) 2022–2023 Current Lieutenant Governor: Rithvik Mattipalli (Middlesex County Academy) 2022–2023 Current Speaker of the State Assembly: Rohan Chandorkar (West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North) 2023–2023 Current South Atlantic Executive: Noah Sher (Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School) 2023–2023 Current NJR Mayor: Aarush Chhiber (Middlesex County