- Party: Democrat
 - Occupation: Education Program Manager at Hewlett Packard
 - Private Sector Experience: Ten years at Hewlett-Packard
 - Public Sector Qualifications: Santa Clara County Supervisor (1989-1996)
 - Founded The Role Model Program that teaches San Jose kids to keep away from drugs and gangs.
 - Education: local public schools, B.A. from U.C. Santa Cruz, Mayor's Leasdership program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Govenment
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Great Schools
 - Strong Neighborhoods
 - Less Traffic
  
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- Mayor Susan Hammer
 - The San Jose Mercury News, The Metro
 - Six of the seven returning San Jose City Council members
  
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