San Jose City Council
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San Jose City Council is the municipal government of the city of San Jose, California.
| Mayor | Chuck Reed |
|---|---|
| Vice Mayor | Judy Chirco |
| District 1 | Pete Constant |
| District 2 | Ash Kalra |
| District 3 | Sam T. Liccardo |
| District 4 | Kansen Chu |
| District 5 | Nora Campos |
| District 6 | Pierluigi Oliverio |
| District 7 | Madison Nguyen |
| District 8 | Rose Herrera |
| District 9 | Judy Chirco |
| District 10 | Nancy Pyle |
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[edit] 2006 Elections
Primary Election, June 6, 2006
Mayor (City-Wide) Chuck Reed* Cindy Chavez
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 whose term ended December 31, 2006. Councilmember Ken Yeager defeated Council colleague Linda J. LeZotte to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Jim Beall who was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2006. Pierluigi Oliverio defeated Steve Tedesco in a run-off election March 6, 2007 to replace Councilmember Yeager.
[edit] 2007 Elections
Council member Kansen Chu (District 4) soundly defeated Hon Lien in a special June 5 election.
[edit] 2008 Elections
Vote June 3 2008 candidates running for City Council include:
| District | Name | Website | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jackie Adams | jackieadams.org | Out |
| 2 | Ash Kalra | ashkalra.com | |
| 2 | Bui Thang | BuiThangforCityCouncil.com | |
| 2 | Ram Singh | www.RamSingh.org |
[edit] State representation
At the state level, San Jose is represented in the California State Assembly by the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 28th Assembly districts[1] . As of 2006, those Assembly members are Ira Ruskin, Sally J. Lieber, Joe Coto, James T. Beall Jr., and Anna Caballero, respectively; all Assembly Members are from the Democratic Party.[2] San Jose residents are represented in the California State Senate by the 10th, 11th, 13th, and 15th Senate districts. The State Senators are Ellen Corbett, S. Joseph Simitian, Elaine Alquist, and Abel Maldonado. Senator Maldonado is a member of the Republican Party, the other three senators are Democrats.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Summary Description of California's State Assembly Districts"; Statewide Database, University of California, Berkeley; retrieved on January 31, 2006
- ^ "Assembly member one-line listing of all members sorted by Assembly District"; California State Assembly; retrieved on January 1, 2006
- ^ "Summary Description of California's State Senate Districts" Statewide Database, University of California, Berkeley; retrieved on September 18, 2006
