Elected Officials
This section elevates the core seats of decision-making that touch all Causes and Issues. Everyone can view this. Over time, CivicCause will show budgets, votes, filings, and staff structure.
Campbell City Council
Campbell • Leadership
Leaders in DB: 5
Cupertino City Council
The Cupertino City Council operates under a council-manager form of government, with five elected members serving four-year terms. The council selects a Mayor and Vice Mayor annually at a special meeting each December, with consecutive terms prohibited for these leadership roles. This system blends elected officials' policy-making with professional City management to represent residents and guide Cupertino's development.
Leaders in DB: 5
Gilroy City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Gilroy.
Leaders in DB: 7
Los Altos City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Los Altos.
Leaders in DB: 4
Los Altos Hills City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the Town of Los Altos Hills.
Leaders in DB: 5
Los Gatos City Council
Los Gatos • Leadership
Leaders in DB: 5
Los Gatos Town Council
The primary elected legislative body for the Town of Los Gatos.
Leaders in DB: 0
Milpitas City Council
Milpitas was incorporated on January 26, 1954. As a general law city, Milpitas derives
its authority from and is subject to the California Constitution and the general laws of the
State of California.
The City Council is the policy and lawmaking body of the City. State and local laws
define the powers and responsibilities of the City Council.
The City has a Council-Manager form of government in which the elected City Council
sets policy direction and the City Manager implements Council policy, manages day-to-
day operations and provides professional recommendations to support the Council on
policy decisions. Although the Council and City Manager operate in all four dimensions
of the governance process: mission, policy, administration and management, the
Council’s focus is on the mission and policy while the City Manager’s focus is on
administration and management. Clarity of roles are informed by this Handbook and
Municipal Code provisions that provide the overall framework for the governance
relationship.
Leaders in DB: 5
Monte Sereno City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Monte Sereno.
Leaders in DB: 5
Morgan Hill City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Morgan Hill.
Leaders in DB: 6
Mountain View City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Mountain View.
Leaders in DB: 7
Palo Alto City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Palo Alto.
Leaders in DB: 7
San Jose City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of San Jose.
Leaders in DB: 11
Santa Clara City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Santa Clara.
Leaders in DB: 0
Santa Clara City Council
The City of Santa Clara was incorporated in 1852, adopted the City Charter in 1951 and operates as a Council/Manager form of government.
Leaders in DB: 7
Saratoga City Council
The primary elected legislative body for the City of Saratoga.
Leaders in DB: 5
Sunnyvale City Council
Sunnyvale • Leadership
Leaders in DB: 7
San Jose Unified School District
The Board of Education has five members who are elected by trustee area, one student board member and one alternate student board member who are appointed each year by the Board of Education. Seats for odd-numbered trustee areas are elected during presidential election years. Seats for even-numbered trustee areas are elected during gubernatorial election years.
Leaders in DB: 6
San Jose Unified School District Board of Education
The elected governing board for San Jose Unified School District.
Leaders in DB: 5
Santa Clara Planning Commission
The Planning Commission reviews land use, development, and planning matters for the City of Santa Clara.
Leaders in DB: 0
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
The primary elected legislative body for Santa Clara County.
Leaders in DB: 5
Valley Water Board
The elected board governing Valley Water.
Leaders in DB: 7
VTA Board
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board. Mixed representation is modeled as false for now.
Leaders in DB: 0
State & Federal
The primary elected lower legislative chamber for the State of California.
Leaders in DB: 14
Leader coverage updates as meeting and leadership data refreshes.