San José City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | Two terms |
Leadership | |
Vice Mayor | Rosemary Kamei,
Democrat since January 1, 2022 |
Structure | |
Seats | 11 (10 city councilmembers with the mayor presiding with voting rights) |
Political groups |
Democratic (9) Independent (1) Republican (1) |
Committees | List
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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 |
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, 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.
District | Member | Areas represented | Party [a] | First elected |
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Mayor |
Matt Mahan |
City Wide | Democratic | 2022 |
1 (Vice Mayor) |
Rosemary Kamei |
West San Jose including West Valley and Winchester | Democratic | 2022 |
2 |
Sergio Jimenez |
South San Jose including Coyote Valley, Edenvale and Santa Teresa | Democratic | 2016 |
3 |
Omar Torres |
Central San Jose including Downtown San Jose, Japantown, Little Portugal, Luna Park and Naglee Park | Democratic | 2022 |
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, Santana Row, West San Carlos and Willow Glen | Independent [b] | 2016 |
7 |
Bien Doan |
Central San Jose including Communications Hill and Seven Trees | Republican | 2022 |
8 |
Domingo Candelas |
Southeast San Jose including Evergreen, Meadowfair and Silver Creek Valley | Democratic | 2023 (appointed) |
9 |
Pam Foley |
West San Jose including Cambrian Park | Democratic | 2018 |
10 |
Arjun Batra |
South San Jose including Almaden Valley and Blossom Valley | Democratic | 2023 (appointed) |
All elections are officially non-partisan and candidates' political parties are not shown on ballots.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Omar Torres | 11,632 | 65.62% | |
Irene Smith | 6,095 | 34.38% | |
Total votes | 17,727 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Peter Ortiz | 9,055 | 54.80% | |
Nora Campos | 7,468 | 45.20% | |
Total votes | 16,523 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Bien Doan | 9,146 | 53.79% | |
Maya Esparza (incumbent) | 7,858 | 46.21% | |
Total votes | 17,004 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Sergio Jimenez (incumbent) | 12,891 | 58.82 | |
Jonathan Fleming | 9,139 | 41.48 | |
Total votes | 22,030 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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David Cohen | 20,030 | 51.33 | |
Lan Diep (incumbent) | 18,993 | 48.67 | |
Total votes | 39,023 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Devora 'Dev' Davis | 24,340 | 53.87 | |
Jake Tonkel | 20,840 | 46.13 | |
Total votes | 45,180 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Sylvia Arenas (incumbent) | 13,886 | 60.58 | |
Jim Zito | 9,035 | 39.42 | |
Total votes | 22,921 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |