The mayor presides over the San Jose City Council, which is composed of 11 voting members, including the mayor. While the mayor is the head of the city council, they have no veto powers over legislation passed by the Council, as the city uses a council-manager form of government. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms.
Since 1967, San Jose has elected its mayors by popular vote.[2] Due to state laws regarding primary elections, political parties cannot nominate candidates for mayor, although candidates often choose to identify with a party. All registered candidates, regardless of party affiliation, compete in an election held in June of even-numbered years which are non-leap years. If no person gets over 50% of the popular vote, the top two candidates automatically move to a runoff election. Mayors are limited to two terms.
All elected mayors of San Jose have been members of the Democratic Party. The first elected mayor was Ron James and the first female mayor was Janet Gray Hayes.
Arbuckle, Clyde; Clyde Arbuckle's History of San Jose; 1985
Pioneers who made a difference
San Jose case study, part one, the urban growth boundary
NotesEdit
1Elmer E. Chase was the first mayor who was not the city's chief executive; the city moved to a council-manager government corresponding to his election. Chase and all following mayors are simply the president of the city council.
October 28, 2023
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For Mayors of San Jose prior to 1850 see List of pre statehood mayors of San Jose The Mayor of San Jose officially the Mayor of the City of San Jose is executive of the Government of the City of San Jose California in the United States Mayor of the City of San JoseSeal of San JoseFlag of San JoseIncumbentMatt Mahansince January 1 2023Term lengthFour years renewable onceInaugural holderJosiah BeldenFormation1850WebsiteOffice of the MayorThe mayor presides over the San Jose City Council which is composed of 11 voting members including the mayor While the mayor is the head of the city council they have no veto powers over legislation passed by the Council as the city uses a council manager form of government The mayor serves a four year term and is limited to two successive terms 65 people have served as mayor in San Jose since 1850 when California became a state following the American Conquest of California Before the conquest Californios served as Mayor of San Jose during the Spanish and Mexican eras since 1777 The current mayor is Democrat Matt Mahan who took office in January 2023 Contents 1 List 1 1 Mayors prior to 1850 1 2 Mayors since 1850 1 3 Popularly elected mayors 1967 present 2 See also 3 References 4 NotesList EditMayors prior to 1850 Edit Further information List of pre statehood mayors of San Jose Mayors since 1850 Edit nbsp Josiah Belden first mayor of San Jose nbsp Sherman Otis Houghton fourth mayor of San JoseBefore 1967 mayors of San Jose were nominated and elected by the San Jose City Council 1 Josiah Belden 1850 1851 Thomas White 1851 1854 O H Allen 1854 1855 Sherman Otis Houghton 1855 1856 Lawrence Archer 1856 John M Murphy 1856 George Givens 1856 1857 Ranson G Moody 1857 1858 Peter O Minor 1858 1859 Thomas Fallon 1859 1860 Richard B Buckner 1860 1861 Joseph W Johnson 1861 1863 John Alonzo Quinby 1863 1868 Mark Leavenworth 1868 1870 Adolph Pfister 1870 1873 Bernard D Murphy 1873 1877 George B McKee 1877 1878 Lawrence Archer 1878 1880 Bernard D Murphy 1880 1882 Charles J Martin 1882 1884 Campbell Thompson Settle 1884 1886 Charles W Breyfogle 1886 1887 Samuel Watson Boring 1887 1890 Samuel N Rucker 1890 1894 Paul P Austin 1894 1896 Valentine Koch 1896 1898 Charles J Martin 1898 1902 George D Worswick 1902 1906 Henry D Mathews 1906 1908 Charles W Davison 1908 1910 Thomas Monahan 1910 1914 Fred R Husted 1914 1916 Elmer E Chase 1916 1918 1 Charles M O Brian 1918 1920 Albert C Jayet 1920 1922 M E Arnerich 1922 1924 Joseph T Brooks 1924 1926 Dan W Gray 1926 1928 Fred Doerr 1928 1930 W L Biebrach 1930 1932 A M Meyer 1932 1934 Charles Bishop 1934 1936 Richard French 1936 1938 Clyde L Fischer 1938 1940 Harry Young 1940 1944 Earl Campbell 1944 1945 Ernie Renzel 1945 1946 Albert J Ruffo 1946 1948 Fred Watson 1948 1950 Clark L Bradley 1950 1952 Parker Hathaway 1952 1954 George Starbird 1954 1956 Robert Doerr 1956 1958 Louis Solari 1958 1960 Paul Moore 1960 1962 Robert Welch 1962 1964 Joseph L Pace 1964 1967Popularly elected mayors 1967 present Edit nbsp Norman Y Mineta 59th mayor of San Jose nbsp Ron Gonzales 63rd mayor of San Jose nbsp Chuck Reed 64th mayor of San Jose nbsp Sam Liccardo 65th mayor of San JoseSince 1967 San Jose has elected its mayors by popular vote 2 Due to state laws regarding primary elections political parties cannot nominate candidates for mayor although candidates often choose to identify with a party All registered candidates regardless of party affiliation compete in an election held in June of even numbered years which are non leap years If no person gets over 50 of the popular vote the top two candidates automatically move to a runoff election Mayors are limited to two terms All elected mayors of San Jose have been members of the Democratic Party The first elected mayor was Ron James and the first female mayor was Janet Gray Hayes Mayor Term start Term end Party58 Ron James January 9 1967 January 9 1971 Democratic59 Norman Mineta January 9 1971 January 9 1975 Democratic60 Janet Gray Hayes January 9 1975 January 9 1983 Democratic61 Tom McEnery January 9 1983 January 9 1991 Democratic62 Susan Hammer January 9 1991 January 1 1999 Democratic63 Ron Gonzales January 1 1999 January 1 2007 Democratic64 Chuck Reed January 1 2007 January 1 2015 Democratic65 Sam Liccardo January 1 2015 January 1 2023 Democratic66 Matt Mahan January 1 2023 incumbent DemocraticSee also EditTimeline of San Jose CaliforniaReferences Edit Oldest living San Jose mayor Robert Doerr dies at 99 mercurynews com 13 December 2013 Retrieved 6 April 2018 New Mayor of San Jose is Japanese Milwaukee Journal Associated Press 1971 04 14 Retrieved 2014 05 24 Arbuckle Clyde Clyde Arbuckle s History of San Jose 1985 Pioneers who made a difference San Jose case study part one the urban growth boundaryNotes Edit1Elmer E Chase was the first mayor who was not the city s chief executive the city moved to a council manager government corresponding to his election Chase and all following mayors are simply the president of the city council Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayor of San Jose amp oldid 1169672620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,