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San Jose City Council

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The San Jose City Council, officially San José City Council, is the legislature of the government of the City of San Jose, California.

San José City Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
Two terms
Leadership
Matt Mahan, Democrat
since January 1, 2022
Vice Mayor
Rosemary Kamei, Democrat
since January 1, 2022
Structure
Seats11 (10 city councilmembers with the mayor presiding with voting rights)
Political groups
  Democratic (9)
  Independent (2)
Committees
List
  • Community and Economic Development Committee
    Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
    Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
    Rules and Open Government Committee
    Transportation and Environment Committee
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Nonpartisan blanket primary with run-off if no majority
Ten Electoral districts
Mayor elected At-Large
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
2024
Meeting place
San Jose City Hall
San Jose, California
Website
Council Website

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

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District Member Areas represented Party[a] First elected
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  
Vacant[b]		 Central San Jose including Downtown San Jose, Japantown, Little Portugal, Luna Park and Naglee Park
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[c] 2016
7  
Bien Doan		 Central San Jose including Communications Hill and Seven Trees Independent 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)
  1. ^ The council is officially non-partisan
  2. ^ Omar Torres resigned effective November 27, 2024, after being charged with child molestation.[1]
  3. ^ Elected as a Republican, left the party in 2018.[2]

Elections

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All elections are officially non-partisan and candidates' political parties are not shown on ballots.

2022

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2022 San Jose City Council District 1 election [3]
Candidate Votes %
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


2022 San Jose City Council District 3 election [4]
Candidate Votes %
Omar Torres 11,632 65.62%
Irene Smith 6,095 34.38%
Total votes 17,727 100.00


2022 San Jose City Council District 5 election[5]
Candidate Votes %
Peter Ortiz 9,055 54.80%
Nora Campos 7,468 45.20%
Total votes 16,523 100.00


2022 San Jose City Council District 7 election[6]
Candidate Votes %
Bien Doan 9,146 53.79%
Maya Esparza (incumbent) 7,858 46.21%
Total votes 17,004 100.00

2020

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2020 San Jose City Council District 2 election[7]
Candidate Votes %
Sergio Jimenez (incumbent) 12,891 58.82
Jonathan Fleming 9,139 41.48
Total votes 22,030 100.00


2020 San Jose City Council District 4 election[8]
Candidate Votes %
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
2020 San Jose City Council District 4 run-off election[9]
Candidate Votes %
David Cohen 20,030 51.33
Lan Diep (incumbent) 18,993 48.67
Total votes 39,023 100.00


2020 San Jose City Council District 6 election[10]
Candidate Votes %
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
2020 San Jose City Council District 6 run-off election[11]
Candidate Votes %
Devora 'Dev' Davis 24,340 53.87
Jake Tonkel 20,840 46.13
Total votes 45,180 100.00


2020 San Jose City Council District 8 election[12]
Candidate Votes %
Sylvia Arenas (incumbent) 13,886 60.58
Jim Zito 9,035 39.42
Total votes 22,921 100.00


2020 San Jose City Council District 10 election[13]
Candidate Votes %
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

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  1. ^ Geha, Joseph (November 6, 2024). "Omar Torres Faces 3 Felonies, Including Child Molestation". KQED. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "City of San Jose, District 1 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
  4. ^ "City of San Jose, District 3 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
  5. ^ "City of San Jose, District 5 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
  6. ^ "City of San Jose, District 7 Council Member - Election Night Reporting". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Nov 2022.
  7. ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4 RUNOFF". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "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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