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Elected to the San Jose City Council in 2022, Peter Ortiz represents District 5, which encompasses East San Jose. In June 2021, he was the first to announce his run for the open District 5 seat. In the November election he beat Assemblymember Nora Campos, gaining 55% of the vote. Ortiz is a supporter of community development programs, specifically funding for an East San Jose job training program for youth.
Oritz was elected to the Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District Board of Trustees in 2016 and served in the role for two years. At age 29, he was the youngest elected official to serve on the board. He was then elected to the Santa Clara Board of Education in 2018, where he served for four years before gaining his seat on San Jose City Council.
First elected: November 2022
Twitter bio: San José City Councilmember-Elect D5, Renter, advocate for working families, son of the east side, community and labor organizer.
Other offices served: Santa Clara County Board of Education (2018-2022), Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District Board of Trustees (2016-2018)
Notable quote: “There is a lack of resources and intentional infrastructure to support our East San Jose institutions. If there’s one thing we learned, there’s historically been under-resourced neighborhoods, and East San Jose is the number one under-resourced community in the city.” (Source: San Jose Spotlight)
From San Jose Spotlight...
Santa Clara County elections appear to be cursed they can't seem to avoid recounts for too-close-to-call races.
The San Jose Downtown Farmers’ Market is returning after a three-year hiatus, with vendors planning to sell fresh corn, tomatoes, citrus fruit and more delights on Wednesdays near the Hammer Theatre.
From The Mercury News...
Two major housing developments in San Jose are the first to be approved as part of Mayor Matt Mahan’s latest initiative to expedite projects that provide “extraordinary benefits” to the city.
San Jose’s most passionate parks advocates say city leaders need to create a new stream of funding to address the multimillion-dollar maintenance backlog and ongoing disparity in park quality for residents who live in areas like East San Jose.
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