Jay Howard

Council Member District 12022-12-07 to 2026-12-09 (start: sworn in December 7, 2022 per Contra Costa News of December 7, 2022; end: December 9, 2026, the date of the Election Celebration & Oath of Office Ceremony on the Martinez Granicus calendar where the successors or re-elected members take the oath, District 1 was on the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election per the May 6, 2026 City Council action minutes and the Granicus calendar lists the Oath of Office Ceremony for December 9, 2026; re-seed after that ceremony)

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Term ending Dec 9, 2026.

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