Candidate for
Council Member, 4; City of San Jose; Council District 4

Occupation: Businesswoman

Age: 40

Education and Qualifications:

Hon Lien's independence, business experience, fiscal responsibility and commitment to Mayor Reed's Reform agenda have earned her the support of our Mayor Chuck Reed, former Berryessa School Superintendent Pat Stelwagon and former Trustee Liz Chew, former Berryessa Citizens' Advisory Council President/co-founder Bill Hughes, and Councilmember Pete Constant. San Jose Police Officers' Association, Deputy Sheriffs' Association, Latino Peace Officers' Association, and San Jose Chamber of Commerce COMPAC also endorse Hon. Hon is committed to making City government open and accessible to all people. Hon's priorities: better and safer neighborhoods and schools; housing our young people can afford; creating jobs thus generating revenues for better public safety including fully funding truancy abatement and crossing guard programs, funding after school programs, fixing potholes and other street repairs, and environmental protection including our hillsides.
In 1978, Hon and her family escaped from Vietnam by boat. She has learned from the challenges in her life that good things only come from hard work. Trustee and Treasurer: Lincoln Law School in San Jose. Executive Council of Silicon Valley Children's Hospital Foundation. Member San Jose Rotary. Chief Financial Officer of COVN, a nonprofit providing for Vietnamese women. Vote Hon Thi Lien for San Jose City Council.
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