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Chuck Reed
117,394 votes
59.26%
- Occupation: San Jose Councilmember
- United States Air Force Academy, BS in International Affairs, Wing Commander (1970)
- Princeton University, Master's degree in Public Affairs (1972); Stanford University (Law Degree) 1978
- San Jose Planning Commissioner 1982-90/SCC Planning Commissioner 1994-00
- Land Trust for Santa Clara County, Founding Bd. Mem., Secretary 1997-98
- Santa Clara County Charter Review Committee, Chair 1997-98
- Berryessa Education Foundation, Founder and President 1992-97
Priorities:
- San Jose needs a strong leader who will bring honesty, fiscal responsibility, and openness to city government.
- We have to make San Jose the best place in the world to start and grow a business so that we get back the jobs and revenues we lost during the bust.
- We need to build housing that our children can afford to live in so our grandkids can grow up around us.
Cindy Chavez
80,720 votes
40.74%
- Occupation: Vice Mayor of San Jose, District 3 Councilmember
- City Councilmember since 1998
- BA, Political Science - San Jose State University
- Recommended the Megan's Law Task Force in 2003; Re-activated the Task Force in 2005
- Partnered with the school district to rebuild Horace Mann Elementary School
- Fought for approval of the Children's Health Initiative, providing access to health insurance for an estimated 71,000 children in Santa Clara County
- Vastly increased the supply of Affordable Housing
Priorities:
- Safe, Healthy and Strong Neighborhoods
- Collaborative Efforts to Enhance Public Education
- Law-Enforcement to Protect all San Jose Families
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The League of Women Voters of San Jose/Santa Clara in partnership with the San Jose Mercury News has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
4 questions on Growth, Mayor vs. Manager, Public Safety, and City Finances.
Official Information
- City of San Jose
- City Clerk Election Page
Campaign Finance Data
- Candidate Campaign Disclosure Filings
Events
- FORUMS
- October 11th - 7:30 to 9 pm
- Sponsor: VEP Almaden Neighborhood Association Forum
Location: Gunderson HS Auditorium 622 Gaundabert Lane, San Jose
- October 13th - 6:00 to 7:30 pm
- Sponsor: San Jose Neighborhoods,
Strong Neighborhoods Project Advisory Committee,
San Jose Evergreen Community College District
Location: San Jose City College Theater,
2100 Moorpark Avenue at Bascom Avenue
(3rd building from corner of Moorpark & Bascom)
For more information contact, Randi Kinman, 835-2881 or email randikinman@yahoo.com
- October 23rd - 7:30 to 9 pm
- Sponsors: Berryessa Citizens Advisory Council, Asia Law Alliance
Location: Berryessa Community Center; 3050 Berryessa Rd, San Jose
- October 28th - 1:00 pm
- Sponsors: Commonwealth Club, San Jose Mercury News, KNTV, and NBC11
Location: Anthony R. Soto Theatre, Center for Employment Training (CET), 701 Vine St., San Jose
Doors open at 12pm, doors will close at 12:50pm
- October 30th - 7:30 to 9 pm
- Sponsors: Billy DeFrank LGBT Candidate Forum
Locaion: Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose
News and Analysis
- San Jose Mercury News
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