San Jose City Council Explained

San José City Council
Coa Pic:Seal of San José, California (alternate).svg
House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:Two terms
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Matt Mahan
Party1:Democrat
Election1:January 1, 2022
Leader2 Type:Vice Mayor
Leader2:Rosemary Kamei
Party2:Democrat
Election2:January 1, 2022
Members:11 (10 city councilmembers with the mayor presiding with voting rights)
Structure1:File:San Jose City Council 2024.png
Structure1 Res:200px
Political Groups1: Democratic (9)
Independent (2)
Republican (0)
Term Length:4 years
Voting System1:Nonpartisan blanket primary with run-off if no majority
Ten Electoral districts
Mayor elected At-Large
Last Election1:November 8, 2022
Next Election1:2024
Session Room:Sanjosecityhall.jpg
Meeting Place:San Jose City Hall
San Jose, California
Website:Council Website

The San Jose City Council, officially San José City Council, is the legislature of the government of the City of San Jose, California.

As the Mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan casts the 11th vote on matters before the council and acts as chair of the council during most meetings. Rosemary Kamei serving her first two-year term as Vice Mayor, conducts Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor.

Current councilmembers

District Member Areas represented Party First elected
Mayor City Wide 2022
1 (Vice Mayor)
Rosemary Kamei
2022
2
Sergio Jimenez
2016
3
Omar Torres
2022
4
David Cohen
2020
5
Peter Ortiz
2022
6
Dev Davis
2016
7
Bien Doan
2022
8
Domingo Candelas
2023 (appointed)
9
Pam Foley
2018
10
Arjun Batra
2023 (appointed)

Elections

All elections are officially non-partisan and candidates' political parties are not shown on ballots.

2020

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