Did you know we have a local election coming up?
In March 2024, San Jose voters will submit their ballots for the offices of the mayor + City Council in districts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, as well as for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors districts 2, 3, and 5.
Here is a breakdown of who’s running.
Mayor
- (Current) Mayor Matt Mahan
- Tyrone Wade — Retired family counselor
District Councilmembers
District 2
- Joe A. Lopez — Retired sheriff’s sergeant
- Pamela Campos — Educator
- Vanessa Sandoval — Public policy director
- Babu Prasad — Businessman, healthcare professional
District 4
- Kansen Chu — Education advisor
- (Current) Councilmember David Cohen
District 6
- Olivia Navarro — City commissioner, businesswoman
- Alex Shoor — Housing nonprofit director
- Angelo Pasciuti — Retired marine
- Michael Mulcahy — Neighborhood business owner
District 8
- Tam Troung — Police sergeant, parent
- (Current) Councilmember Domingo Candelas
- Sukhdev Sigh Bainiwal — Software engineer
- Surinder Kaur Dhaliwal — Retired executive assistant
District 10
- George Casey — Director, senior counsel
- (Current) Councilmember Arjun Batra
- Lenka Wright — Communications executive
Head to San José Spotlight for a comprehensive candidate guide.
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
District 2
- Corina Herrera-Loera
- Jennifer Margaret Celaya
- Madison Nguyen
- Betty Duong
- Nelson McElmurry
District 3
- Otto Lee
District 5
- Margaret Abe-Koga
- Barry Chang
- Peter Fung
- Sally Lieber
- Sandy Sans
San Jose Spotlight has a full breakdown of each candidate running for the County Board of Supervisors.
Measures on the Santa Clara County ballot
City of Santa Clara, Measure A
- Determines whether or not to make the Santa Clara City Clerk an appointed, rather than elected, position.
City of Santa Clara, Measure B
- Determines whether or not to make the Santa Clara Chief of Police an appointed, rather than elected, position.