City Officials
Elected officials for Saratoga — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.
City Council
Tina Walia
Vice Mayor2020-12-01 – 2028-12-01 (month-level start: December 2020, listed as Vice Mayor with Council Members Fitzsimmons and others in the roll call of the City Council minutes of December 16, 2020; second term oath of office administered December 18, 2024 per City Council minutes of December 18, 2024 after the 2024 election was cancelled for lack of opposition; month-level end: December 2028, four-year term seated December 2024)
Kookie Fitzsimmons
Council Member2020-12-01 – 2028-12-01 (month-level start: December 2020 per roll call of the City Council minutes of December 16, 2020; second term oath of office administered December 18, 2024 per City Council minutes of December 18, 2024; month-level end: December 2028, four-year term seated December 2024)
Belal Aftab
Council Member2022-12-13 – 2026-12-07 (oath of office administered at the December 13, 2022 City Council Reorganization meeting per City Council minutes of December 13, 2022; Mayor in 2025; seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot and the City calendar shows a December 7, 2026 special meeting for 'Election Results - Reorganization', so the end is that planned seating day, provisional)
Belal Aftab's platform centers on enhancing public safety with a specific emphasis on traffic safety initiatives. Additionally, he prioritizes fostering community vitality and engagement within the city of Saratoga.
Yan Zhao
Council Member2022-12-13 – 2026-12-07 (re-elected 2022; oath of office administered December 13, 2022 per City Council minutes of December 13, 2022; also on council in 2020 per City Council minutes of December 2, 2020, earlier service not dated here; seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot and the City calendar shows a December 7, 2026 special meeting for 'Election Results - Reorganization', so the end is that planned seating day, provisional)