San Jose City Council is the municipal government of the city of 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...

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City Councilmembers

Mayor	Chuck Reed Chuck Reed Charles Rufus "Chuck" Reed is the current Mayor of San Jose, California.-Biography:Reed was born in Garden City, Kansas. Reed's high school basketball team became Kansas State Champions despite being from a very small, rural school. He joined the United States Air Force in 1970 after attending the...
Vice Mayor	Madison Nguyen Madison Nguyen Madison Phuong Nguyen is an American politician from California. She has served on the San Jose, California, City Council since September 2005, representing District 7; she was the first Vietnamese American elected to the council.-Early life:...
District 1	Pete Constant Pete Constant Pete Constant is an American politician from California, currently Councilmember for District 1 of the San Jose, California City Council. Constant is a former San Jose Police Officer and has owned several photography businesses...
District 2	Ash Kalra
District 3	Sam T. Liccardo Sam T. Liccardo Sam T. Liccardo, 36, was elected onto the San José City Council in November 2006 replacing termed out Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez. Prior to his election in November 2006, he served as a prosecutor of sexual assault and child exploitation crimes in the Santa Clara County District Attorney's...
District 4	Kansen Chu Kansen Chu Kansen Chu is a San Jose City Councilmember, representing District 4, which encompasses the communities of Berryessa, Alviso, and North San Jose. Elected in June 2007, Chu is the first Chinese-American to serve on the City Council. Chu is a member of the City’s Neighborhood Services and Education...
District 5	Xavier Campos
District 6	Pierluigi Oliverio Pierluigi Oliverio Pierluigi Oliverio is the District 6 representative on the San Jose City Council. He was sworn in on March 20, 2007.District 6 includes Willow Glen, Rose Garden, Cory, Sherman Oaks, Canoas Gardens, College Park, Shasta Hanchett, Palm Haven, Buena Vista and other neighborhoods...
District 7	Madison Nguyen Madison Nguyen Madison Phuong Nguyen is an American politician from California. She has served on the San Jose, California, City Council since September 2005, representing District 7; she was the first Vietnamese American elected to the council.-Early life:...
District 8	Rose Herrera
District 9	Donald Rocha
District 10	Nancy Pyle Nancy Pyle Nancy Pyle is an American politician from California, currently serving on the San Jose, California City Council, representing District 10.-External links:*...

2006 Elections

Primary Election, June 6, 2006

Mayor (City-Wide)
Chuck Reed

Chuck Reed

Charles Rufus "Chuck" Reed is the current Mayor of San Jose, California.-Biography:Reed was born in Garden City, Kansas. Reed's high school basketball team became Kansas State Champions despite being from a very small, rural school. He joined the United States Air Force in 1970 after attending the...

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Cindy Chavez

Cindy Chávez

Cindy Chavez served as Vice Mayor of the City of San Jose, California. While a member of the San Jose City Council, she represented Council District Three . Chavez was first elected to the Council in 1998 and re-elected in 2002...

Council District 1
Jay James
Pete Constant*
Ross Signorino
"Council District 3
Manny Diaz
Sam Liccardo*

• - Winner

General Election, June 6, 2006

Councilmember Chuck Reed defeated Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez in the November general election and took the position as Mayor in January 2007. Sam Liccardo replaced Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez

Cindy Chávez

Cindy Chavez served as Vice Mayor of the City of San Jose, California. While a member of the San Jose City Council, she represented Council District Three . Chavez was first elected to the Council in 1998 and re-elected in 2002...

 whose term ended December 31, 2006. 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...

 defeated Council colleague Linda J. LeZotte

Linda J. LeZotte

Linda J. LeZotte is an American politician from San Jose, California. She served on the San Jose City Council, representing District 1 from 1999 to 2007. She is an attorney and former Planning Commissioner...

 to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Jim Beall who was elected to the California State Assembly

California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...

 in November 2006. Pierluigi Oliverio

Pierluigi Oliverio

Pierluigi Oliverio is the District 6 representative on the San Jose City Council. He was sworn in on March 20, 2007.District 6 includes Willow Glen, Rose Garden, Cory, Sherman Oaks, Canoas Gardens, College Park, Shasta Hanchett, Palm Haven, Buena Vista and other neighborhoods...

 defeated Steve Tedesco in a run-off election March 6, 2007 to replace Councilmember Yeager.

2007 Elections

Council member Kansen Chu (District 4) soundly defeated Hon Lien in a special June 5 election.

2008 Elections

Vote June 3 2008 candidates running for City Council include:

District	Name	Website	Status
2	Jackie Adams		Out
2	Ash Kalra	ashkalra.com
2	Bui Thang
2	Ram Singh