San Jose City Council

San José City Council
San José City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	Two terms
Leadership
Mayor	Sam Liccardo, Democrat ; since January 1, 2015
Vice Mayor	Chappie Jones (D)
Structure
Seats	11 (10 city councilmembers with the mayor presiding with voting rights)
Political groups	Democratic (10); Independent (1)
Committees	List Smart Cities and Service Improvement Committee; 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
Voting system	Nonpartisan blanket primary with run-off if no majority; Ten Electoral districts; Mayor elected At-Large
Last election	November 3, 2020
Next election	June 7, 2022
Meeting place
	San Jose City Hall; San Jose, California
Website
	Council Website

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

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. Chappie Jones serving his first two-year term as Vice Mayor, conducts Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor.

Current councilmembers

District	Member	Areas represented	Party^[a]	First elected
1	Chappie Jones (Vice Mayor)	West San Jose including West Valley and Winchester	Democratic	2014
2	Sergio Jimenez	South San Jose including Coyote Valley, Edenvale and Santa Teresa	Democratic	2016
3	Raul Peralez	Central San Jose including Downtown San Jose, Japantown, Little Portugal, Luna Park and Naglee Park	Democratic	2014
4	David Cohen	North San Jose including Alviso and Berryessa	Democratic	2020
5	Magdalena Carrasco	East San Jose including Alum Rock, East Foothills and King and Story	Democratic	2014
6	Dev Davis	Central San Jose including The Alameda, Buena Vista, Burbank, Rose Garden, Santana Row, West San Carlos and Willow Glen	Independent^[b]	2016
7	Maya Esparza	Central San Jose including Communications Hill and Seven Trees	Democratic	2018
8	Sylvia Arenas	Southeast San Jose including Evergreen, Meadowfair and Silver Creek Valley	Democratic	2016
9	Pam Foley	West San Jose including Cambrian Park	Democratic	2018
10	Matt Mahan	South San Jose including Almaden Valley and Blossom Valley	Democratic	2020

^ The council is officially non-partisan
^ Elected as a Republican, left the party in 2018.^[1]

Elections

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

2020

Results

District 2

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

District 4

2020 San Jose City Council District 4 election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	David Cohen	7,417	36.48
	Nonpartisan	Lan Diep (incumbent)	6,756	33.23
	Nonpartisan	Huy Tran	4,740	23.32
	Nonpartisan	Jamal Khan	1,417	6.97
Total votes			20,330	100.00

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

District 6

2020 San Jose City Council District 6 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Devora 'Dev' Davis (incumbent)	13,175	48.37
	Nonpartisan	Jake Tonkel	7,596	27.89
	Nonpartisan	Ruben Navarro	4,557	16.73
	Nonpartisan	Marshall Woodmansee	1,910	7.01
Total votes			27,238	100.00

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

District 8

2020 San Jose City Council District 8 election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Sylvia Arenas (incumbent)	13,886	60.58
	Nonpartisan	Jim Zito	9,035	39.42
Total votes			22,921	100.00

District 10

2020 San Jose City Council District 10 election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Matt Mahan	15,387	58.54
	Nonpartisan	Helen P. Wang	5,865	22.31
	Nonpartisan	Jenny Higgins Bradanini	5,031	19.14
Total votes			26,283	100.00

References

^ 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.
^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4 RUNOFF". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8". Santa Clara County Board of Elections. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "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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