Candidate for
Council Member; City of Campbell

Dan Furtado is a native of Campbell, California, where he currently serves as Vice Mayor and a member of the City Council. He completed his undergraduate work at San Jose State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Arts and Sciences. Subsequently, he attended the University of California, San Francisco, and received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1969. He also holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of San Francisco.

He has been a volunteer for the American Heart Association for over 29 years and has served on the Board of Directors and President of the Santa Clara County Chapter of the American Heart Association. In addition to serving as a spokesperson for the heart association, he teaches both basic and advanced cardiac life support.

Dan was employed by Stanford University School of Medicine as Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Associate Director of the Primary Care Associate Program in the Division of Family & Community Medicine for over 23 years. Currently, he teaches part-time at the University. He served two years on active duty with the U.S. Army, and retired as Colonel after more than 40 years of service in the Army Reserve.

He was elected to the Campbell City Council in March 1996, after having served as a member of the Civic Improvement Commission for over 10 years. He served as Mayor in 1999 and 2003. He was selected Citizen of the Year for the City of Campbell for the year 2000.

His other appointments are as follows:

Member, Board of Directors, League of California Cities

Member, Public Safety Committee, League of California Cities

Member, Executive Board, Association of Bay Area Governments

Member (Chair 4 yrs), Emergency Preparedness Council, Santa Clara County

City Representative, Association of Bay Area Governments

Member & Past Chair, Joint Powers Authority, Santa Clara County Library System

Housing Rehabilitation Loan Committee, City of Campbell

Member, Flood Control Advisory Committee, Santa Clara Valley Water District

Vice Chair, Legislative Committee, Santa Clara County Cities Association

Member, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering Committee, National League of Cities

Member, Board of Directors, Housing Trust

Member, ABAG Regional Planning Committee

Chair, Executive Board, Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation, San Jose State University

Elementary School District Liaison