City of San Jose

San Jose City Council, District 7

This person holds your district's seat on San Jose's 10-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use.

Incumbent Bien Doan faces Van Le in the District 7 runoff. Doan took 47.8% of the June vote, just short of a majority. Le took 22.4%, so the race goes to a runoff.

The winner holds one of ten district seats on the San Jose City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside a citywide-elected mayor. The term is four years.

Both candidates are prominent in the district's Vietnamese community (per the Spotlight), so the contest turns on record and role rather than identity: a sitting councilmember running on public safety against a school-district trustee making her fourth run at the seat. Doan needs only a sliver beyond his June share; Le needs nearly everyone who voted against him.

Bien Doan

Bien Doan is the sitting councilmember for this district. He is prominent in San Jose's Vietnamese community and focuses on public safety. His 47.8% in June led the field.

Van Le

Van Le is a trustee of the East Side Union High School District. She has run for this council seat three times before. She took 22.4% in June.

Your pick

A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

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