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Matt Mahan joined the San Jose City Council in 2020, representing District 10, which includes the Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley, and Vista Park neighborhoods. In 2022, he successfully ran for mayor, defeating Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez in a close race. Mahan ran on a campaign that promised more police oversight, community safety and government transparency. He previously served as founder and CEO of Brigade Media, a civic technology platform that allows users to initiate debates and organize petitions.
First elected: November 2022
Twitter bio: Mayor of San Jose. Previously: Councilmember, San Jose District 10, Brigade CEO & Co-founder, SVLG & JVSV Boards, SJ Clean Energy, #WeAreSanJose
Alma mater: Harvard University (2001-2005)
Other offices served: San Jose City Council (2020-2022)
Notable quote: “One of the things I ran on was the idea of greater focus, setting public goals, posting them on the city website, measuring our performance and tying our pay raises to progress.” (Source: KTVU)
San Jose residents want a neighborhood improvement initiative to restart after it sunsetted last June due to lack of funding.
Latino members of the San Jose City Council are calling for more funding for undocumented immigrant protections as the incoming presidential administration threatens to ramp up deportations.
If no candidate receives a majority on April 8, the top two candidates will run against each other in a special runoff election on June 24. The winner will serve the remainder of the term through 2026.
Housing and business developers in San Jose avoid building public improvements by paying fees to the city, but this often leads to infrastructure projects slowing to a crawl.
