California Record
Santa Clara
Friday, October 23, 2026

City Officials

Elected officials for Santa Clara — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.

Mayor

LMG

Lisa M. Gillmor

Mayor

2022-2026

Lisa M. Gillmor's platform emphasizes governmental accountability and transparency, specifically advocating for measures such as lobbyist registration to ensure ethical local governance.

1 campaign promise1 news mention

City Council

AG

Albert Gonzalez

District 1 Council Member

2024-2028

1 news mention
RC

Raj Chahal

District 2 Council Member

2022-2026

KH

Karen Hardy

District 3 Council Member

2022-2026

2 news mentions
KP

Kevin Park

District 4 Council Member

2024-2028

12 news mentions
S"J

Sudhanshu "Suds" Jain

District 5 Council Member

2024-2028

KGC

Kelly G. Cox

District 6 Council Member

2024-2028

2 news mentions

Boards & Commissions

BT

Brian Tickler

Board Member
EC

Eric Crutchlow

Planning Commission Chair
KV

Kaushal Varshney

Board Member
MK

MV Kumar

Board Member
MV

Maria Vaz

Board Member
YB

Yashraj Bhatnagar

Planning Commissioner
QH

Qian Huang

Planning Commissioner
AP

Arti Purohit

Board Member
CP

Charles Pontious

Board Member
DD

Derek DeMarco

Parks and Recreation Commission Vice Chair
RA

Rick Andrews

Senior Advisory Commission Chair
JN

Jayakumar Natarajan

Alternate Member
RB

Ron Billingsley

Board Member
AV

Ana Vargas-Smith

Board Member
HGD

Hung G. Duong

Board Member
GD

Gaurav Dutta

Measure I Bond Compliance Oversight Committee Chair
MKD

Murali Krishna Devarakonda

Alternate Member
MB

Mario Bouza

Planning Commission Vice Chair
NG

Neetu Garg

Board Member
KV

Kumar Viswanathan

Board Member
MS

Michelle Schmitz

Board Member
GJ

Guillermo Jenaro

Board Member
AD

Anurag Dixit

Measure I Bond Compliance Oversight Committee Vice Chair
JWS

Joseph W. Sosinski

Charter Review Committee Vice Chair
EJ

Eric Jensen

Board Member
YI

Yvonne Inciarte

Board Member
1 news mention
SG

Sukrit Ganesh

Board Member
AS

Adila Saadat

Board Member
PC

Priya Cherukuru

Planning Commissioner
LS

Lance Saleme

Planning Commissioner
GSM

G. Salim Mohammed

Board Member
AR

Abinas Roy

Board Member
2 news mentions
RS

Ruhina Surendran

Board Member
JS

John Sontag

Board Member
MK

Mihir Kakkad

Board Member
RJS

Rebecca J. Seldon

Board Member
EI

Edem Ibragimov

Board Member
SK

Steve Kelly

Board Member
ES

Ed Stocks

Historical and Landmarks Commission Vice Chair
ES

Edward Souza

Board Member
KKK

Kris Kishhor Kapadia

Senior Advisory Commission Vice Chair
FM

Frank Mangini

Alternate Member
NT

Neeraj Tandon

Alternate Member
BT

Bernard Thamsey

Board Member
CF

Collin Forgey

Board Member
DK

David Kertes

Board Member
BM

Betsy Megas

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Chair
RP

Ruby Pomerleau

Board Member
PN

Pat Nikolai

Charter Review Committee Chair
SF

Saskia Feian

Board Member
FZ

Fen Zhang

Board Member
VS

Vernon Shure

Board Member
HSK

Hee Sung Kang

Alternate Member
KMW

Kevan Michael Walke

Alternate Member
BF

Burt Field

Board Member
2 news mentions
MR

Michele Ryan

City Hall Community Advisory Committee Vice Chair
1 news mention
KW

Kimberley Williams

Board Member
S“Z

Shanfang “Jennifer” Zheng

Board Member
KD

Kashina Daceus

Board Member
VG

Vikas Gupta

Parks and Recreation Commission Chair
EF

Eversley Forte

Board Member
WD

Wesley Dudzinski

Board Member
KD

Kuku Das

Board Member
JM

Jonathan Marinaro

Planning Commissioner
KR

Kathleen Romano

Board Member
MRC

Maureen Reilly Chu

Board Member
SC

Sean Collins

Board Member
JE

Jonathon Evans

Board of Library Trustees Chair
CK

Christine Koltermann

City Hall Community Advisory Committee Chair
HRR

Holly Rhea Roberts

Board Member
LD

Lauren Diamond

Board Member
MC

Mathew Clopp

Board Member
AA

Alok Agarwal

Alternate Member
SR

Stephen Ricossa

Board Member
DH

Daniel Huynh

Board of Library Trustees Vice Chair
DC

Dana Caldwell

Board Member
PL

Patricia Leung

Historical and Landmarks Commission Chair
JH

Jorge Haro

Board Member
MN

Mohammad Naveed

Board Member
CD

Candida Diaz

Cultural Commission Vice Chair
SR

Sandy Rodrigues

Board Member
DvH

Debra von Huene

Cultural Commission Chair
JB

John Brooks

Board Member
MK

Mark Kelsey

Board Member
SR

Steve Ross

Board Member
AS

Alma Soto

Board Member
JR

John Rhabar

Board Member
MB

Mark Boeckman

Board Member
SP

Susan Peters

Board Member
ME

Marilyn Edelstein

Board Member
SL

Steve Lee

Board Member
KK

Ken Kratz

Board Member

City Staff

AH

Afshan Hamid

Director of Community Development
JG

Jōvan Grogan

City Manager
1 news mention
BO

Bob O'Keefe

City Clerk
GRG

Glen R. Googins

City Attorney
1 news mention