City of San Jose

San Jose City Council, District 9

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.

This is an open seat runoff. Genny Altwer, a licensed marriage and family therapist, took 35.5% of the June vote. Gordon Chester, a longtime city Public Works employee, took 22.2%.

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.

The Spotlight frames the pairing as the city's familiar axis: a business-aligned candidate against a labor-backed one. With no incumbent, District 9 voters are choosing which coalition's theory of the city gets a council vote — and June's split leaves plenty of unclaimed voters for both.

Genny Altwer

Genny Altwer is a licensed marriage and family therapist. They are seen as the business aligned candidate in the runoff. Their 35.5% led June's field.

Gordon Chester

Gordon Chester is a longtime San Jose Public Works employee. He has labor backing. He took 22.2% in June to reach the runoff.

Your pick

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

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