City of Milpitas City Council Councilmember Rich Tran

Reelected for a third term as mayor, Rich Tran wears his youth as a badge of honor. A native son of Milpitas, Tran served his first two terms while in his early 30s. “Quite frankly, I think my age and race had a positive effect during my candidacy. Folks in Milpitas wanted someone with less experience in politics to mix it up and bring a new set of eyes to city hall,” Tran explained to Pivot, a site run by the Progressive Vietnamese American Organization.

First elected: November 2016

Day job: Air Transportation Specialist

Alma maters: New York University (master’s degree, public administration); San Jose State University (master’s degree, social work); UCLA (bachelor’s degree, political science and sociology)

Twitter Bio: 17th Mayor of the City of Milpitas. Hometown Product. Youngest Mayor in Silicon Valley. Contact: mr.richard.tran@gmail.com.

Notable quote: “I’m very pleased with how city council’s cohesion has evolved over my past two terms. There’s been improvement on the council from my first term.” —Rich Tran, quoted by Milpitas Beat

Committee and board assignments:

• Veterans Commission, Liaison


• Finance Subcommittee, Liaison


• Land Use & Transportation Subcommittee, Liaison