San Jose City Council

San Jose City Council
Type
Type
Term limits
 Two
Leadership
Sam Liccardo, Democrat
Since January 1, 2015
Vice Mayor
Rose Herrera, Democrat
Since January 13, 2015
Structure
Seats 11
Political groups
      Democratic (9)
     Republican (1)
     Independent (1)
Length of term
 4 years
Meeting place
San Jose City Hall
San Jose, California
Website
Council Website

The San Jose City Council is the governing body of the city of San Jose, California.

Current Council

As the Mayor of San Jose, Sam Liccardo casts the 11th vote on matters before the Council and acts as chair of the Council during most meetings. Rose Herrera, serving her first two-year term as Vice Mayor, conducts Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor.

The members of the Council elected in the 2014 elections were inaugurated in January 2015. New to the Council in 2015 are Charles "Chappie" Jones, who replaced termed-out Pete Constant in District 1; Raul Peralez, who replaced termed-out Sam Liccardo in District 3; Magdalena Carrasco, who defeated incumbent Xavier Campos in District 5; and Tam Nguyen, who replaced termed-out Madison Nguyen in District 7. The newest member of the council is Manh Nguyen, who won the District 4 Special Election in June 2015, after the seat was vacated by Kansen Chu who was elected to the State Assembly in 2014. Manh took office on August 4th, 2015

2014 Elections

See Ballotpedia article on the 2014 San Jose City Council elections.

2012 Elections

In the 2012 elections, Ash Kalra, Kansen Chu, Pierluigi Oliverio, and Rose Herrera were elected to their second terms on the council, while Johnny Khamis won his first term, replacing termed-out Councimember Nancy Pyle.

2010 Elections

In 2010, Mayor Chuck Reed was elected to his second term with more than three quarters of the vote in June. Pete Constant, Sam Liccardo, and Madison Nguyen were elected to their second terms, while Xavier Campos and Donald Rocha filled the vacancies of the termed-out Nora Campos and Judy Chirco.

2007 Special Election

Kansen Chu defeated Hon Lien in the Special Election to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Chuck Reed from Councilmember to Mayor.

Pierluigi Oliverio defeated Steve Tedesco in District 6. Yeager resigned for County Supervisor.

E2006 Elections

In the 2006 Elections, Chuck Reed defeated Cindy Chavez in the Mayor's race. Pete Constant, Sam Liccardo, were each elected to their first terms, replacing Linda LeZotte, Cindy Chavez.

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