Linda J. LeZotte is an American politician from San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

. She served on the San Jose City Council

San Jose City Council

San Jose City Council is the municipal government of the city of San Jose, California.- 2006 Elections :Primary Election, June 6, 2006Mayor Chuck Reed*Cindy ChavezCouncil District 1Jay JamesPete Constant*Ross Signorino...

, representing District 1 (West San Jose) from 1999 to 2007. She is an attorney

Lawyer

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 and former Planning Commissioner. She lost to City Councilmember Ken Yeager

Ken Yeager

Ken Yeager is an American politician from California, currently serving on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, representing District 4. First elected to the board in 2006, he represents the cities of Campbell and Santa Clara, as well as west San Jose and the Burbank and Cambrian...

 in the 2006 race for a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

In 2010, LeZotte won a seat on the board of the Santa Clara Valley Water District

Santa Clara Valley Water District

The Santa Clara Valley Water District provides stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and flood protection for Santa Clara County, California, in the southern San Francisco Bay Area. The district encompasses all of the county’s and serves the area’s 15 cities, 1.7 million residents and more...

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Early life and education

LeZotte moved to the South Bay with her family in 1966. She attended Foothill College

Foothill College

Foothill College is a community college located in Los Altos Hills, California and is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. It was founded on January 15, 1957 by Founding Superintendent and President Dr. Calvin C. Flint.-History:...

 and then San Jose State University

San José State University

San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Science in 1973.

LeZotte received her JD

Juris Doctor

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 from Lincoln University School of Law

Lincoln Law School of San Jose

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  in San Francisco and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1980. She received a Masters

Master of Laws

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 degree in tax law in 1983 from Golden Gate University School of Law

Golden Gate University School of Law

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