San Jose City Council
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Mayor elected At-Large November 8, 2022 2024 Meeting place San Jose City Hall
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San Jose, California
The San Jose City Council, officially San José City Council, is the legislature of the government of the City of San Jose, California.
As the Mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan casts the 11th vote on matters before the council and acts as chair of the council during most meetings. Rosemary Kamei serving her first two-year term as Vice Mayor, conducts Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor.
Current councilmembers
District | Member | Areas represented | Party[a] | First elected |
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Mayor | Matt Mahan | City Wide | Democratic | 2022 |
1 (Vice Mayor) | Rosemary Kamei | West San Jose including Winchester | Democratic | 2022 |
2 | Sergio Jimenez | South San Jose including Coyote Valley, Edenvale and Santa Teresa | Democratic | 2016 |
3 | Omar Torres | Central San Jose including Downtown San Jose, Japantown, Little Portugal, Luna Park and Naglee Park | Democratic | 2022 |
4 | David Cohen | North San Jose including Alviso and Berryessa | Democratic | 2020 |
5 | Peter Ortiz | East San Jose including Alum Rock, East Foothills and King and Story | Democratic | 2022 |
6 | Dev Davis | Central San Jose including The Alameda, Buena Vista, Burbank, Rose Garden, West San Carlos and Willow Glen | Independent[b] | 2016 |
7 | Bien Doan | Central San Jose including Communications Hill and Seven Trees | Republican | 2022 |
8 | Domingo Candelas | Southeast San Jose including Evergreen, Meadowfair and Silver Creek Valley | Democratic | 2023 (appointed) |
9 | Pam Foley | South San Jose including Cambrian Park | Democratic | 2018 |
10 | Arjun Batra | South San Jose including Almaden Valley and Blossom Valley | Democratic | 2023 (appointed) |
- ^ The council is officially non-partisan
- ^ Elected as a Republican, left the party in 2018.[1]
Elections
All elections are officially non-partisan and candidates' political parties are not shown on ballots.
2022
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Rosemary Kamei | 9,943 | 65.69% | |
Ramona Arellano Snyder | 3,913 | 25.85% | |
Tim Gildersleeve | 1,280 | 8.46% | |
Total votes | 15,136 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Omar Torres | 11,632 | 65.62% | |
Irene Smith | 6,095 | 34.38% | |
Total votes | 17,727 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Peter Ortiz | 9,055 | 54.80% | |
Nora Campos | 7,468 | 45.20% | |
Total votes | 16,523 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Bien Doan | 9,146 | 53.79% | |
Maya Esparza (incumbent) | 7,858 | 46.21% | |
Total votes | 17,004 | 100.00 |
2020
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Sergio Jimenez (incumbent) | 12,891 | 58.82 | |
Jonathan Fleming | 9,139 | 41.48 | |
Total votes | 22,030 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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David Cohen | 7,417 | 36.48 | |
Lan Diep (incumbent) | 6,756 | 33.23 | |
Huy Tran | 4,740 | 23.32 | |
Jamal Khan | 1,417 | 6.97 | |
Total votes | 20,330 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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David Cohen | 20,030 | 51.33 | |
Lan Diep (incumbent) | 18,993 | 48.67 | |
Total votes | 39,023 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Devora 'Dev' Davis (incumbent) | 13,175 | 48.37 | |
Jake Tonkel | 7,596 | 27.89 | |
Ruben Navarro | 4,557 | 16.73 | |
Marshall Woodmansee | 1,910 | 7.01 | |
Total votes | 27,238 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Devora 'Dev' Davis | 24,340 | 53.87 | |
Jake Tonkel | 20,840 | 46.13 | |
Total votes | 45,180 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Sylvia Arenas (incumbent) | 13,886 | 60.58 | |
Jim Zito | 9,035 | 39.42 | |
Total votes | 22,921 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Matt Mahan | 15,387 | 58.54 | |
Helen P. Wang | 5,865 | 22.31 | |
Jenny Higgins Bradanini | 5,031 | 19.14 | |
Total votes | 26,283 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ DeRuy, Emily (June 25, 2018). "San Jose City Council members Dev Davis, Johnny Khamis leave the Republican Party". The Mercury News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "City of San Jose, District 1 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
- ^ "City of San Jose, District 3 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
- ^ "City of San Jose, District 5 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
- ^ "City of San Jose, District 7 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
- ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4 RUNOFF". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6 RUN-OOFF". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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