Governing body of San Jose, California, U.S.
San José City Council
Type Type Term limits
Two terms Leadership Vice Mayor
Pam Foley,
Democrat since January 1, 2025
Structure Seats 11 (10 city councilmembers with the mayor presiding with voting rights) Political groups
Democratic (8) Independent (3)Committees Community and Economic Development Committee Length of term
4 years Elections Nonpartisanblanket primary withrun-off if no majorityElectoral districts At-Large Last election
June 24, 2025 (District 3 special election runoff)[ 1] Next election
June 2, 2026 Meeting place San Jose City Hall San Jose ,California Website Council Website
TheSan Jose City Council , officiallySan José City Council , is thelegislature of theGovernment of theCity of San José , 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. Vice Mayor Pam Foley conducts Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor.
Current councilmembers [ edit ] District Member Areas represented Party[ a] First elected Mayor Matt Mahan City Wide Democratic 2022 1 West San Jose includingWinchester Democratic 2022 2 South San Jose includingCoyote Valley ,Edenvale andSanta Teresa Democratic [ 2] 2024 3 Central San Jose includingDowntown San Jose ,Japantown ,Little Portugal ,Luna Park andNaglee Park Democratic 2025 4 North San Jose includingAlviso andBerryessa Democratic 2020 5 East San Jose includingAlum Rock ,East Foothills andKing and Story Democratic 2022 6 Central San Jose includingThe Alameda ,Buena Vista ,Burbank ,Rose Garden ,West San Carlos andWillow Glen Independent 2024 7 Central San Jose includingCommunications Hill andSeven Trees Independent 2022 8 Southeast San Jose includingEvergreen ,Meadowfair andSilver Creek Valley Democratic 2024[ b] 9 (Vice Mayor) South San Jose includingCambrian Park Democratic 2018 10 South San Jose includingAlmaden Valley andBlossom Valley Independent [ 3] 2024
^ Local offices inCalifornia are officiallynon-partisan . ^ Appointed in 2023 on an interim basis to fill a vacancy; subsequently elected to a full term. All elections are officially non-partisan and candidates' political parties are not shown on ballots.
2022 San Jose City Council District 1 election[ 4] Candidate Votes % Rosemary Kamei 9,943 65.69 Ramona Arellano Snyder 3,913 25.85 Tim Gildersleeve 1,280 8.46 Total votes 15,136 100.00
2022 San Jose City Council District 3 election[ 5] Candidate Votes % Omar Torres 11,632 65.62 Irene Smith 6,095 34.38 Total votes 17,727 100.00
2022 San Jose City Council District 5 election[ 6] Candidate Votes % Peter Ortiz 9,055 54.80 Nora Campos 7,468 45.20 Total votes 16,523 100.00
2022 San Jose City Council District 7 election[ 7] Candidate Votes % Bien Doan 9,146 53.79 Maya Esparza (incumbent)7,858 46.21 Total votes 17,004 100.00
2020 San Jose City Council District 2 election[ 8] Candidate Votes % Sergio Jimenez (incumbent) 12,891 58.82 Jonathan Fleming 9,139 41.48 Total votes 22,030 100.00
2020 San Jose City Council District 4 election[ 9] Candidate Votes % David Cohen 7,417 36.48 Lan Diep (incumbent) 6,756 33.23 Huy Tran 4,740 23.32 Jamal Khan 1,417 6.97 Total votes 20,330 100.00
2020 San Jose City Council District 4 run-off election[ 10] Candidate Votes % David Cohen 20,030 51.33 Lan Diep (incumbent) 18,993 48.67 Total votes 39,023 100.00
2020 San Jose City Council District 6 election[ 11] Candidate Votes % Devora 'Dev' Davis (incumbent) 13,175 48.37 Jake Tonkel 7,596 27.89 Ruben Navarro 4,557 16.73 Marshall Woodmansee 1,910 7.01 Total votes 27,238 100.00
2020 San Jose City Council District 6 run-off election[ 12] Candidate Votes % Devora 'Dev' Davis 24,340 53.87 Jake Tonkel 20,840 46.13 Total votes 45,180 100.00
2020 San Jose City Council District 8 election[ 13] Candidate Votes % Sylvia Arenas (incumbent) 13,886 60.58 Jim Zito 9,035 39.42 Total votes 22,921 100.00
2020 San Jose City Council District 10 election[ 14] Candidate Votes % Matt Mahan 15,387 58.54 Helen P. Wang 5,865 22.31 Jenny Higgins Bradanini 5,031 19.14 Total votes 26,283 100.00
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