- Occupation: San Jose City Councilwoman
 - City Councilmember Patricia Dando is a 25-year resident of San Jose.
 - Member of the Economic and Community Development and Finance and Technology Committees.
 - Liaison to the City's Child Care Commission.
 - Pat led the effort to stop the expansion of gambling in San Jose by giving the control over card clubs to the voters.
 - Won approval to open San Jose's first community policing center to serve the Almaden, Blossom Valley, and Santa Teresa neighborhoods..
 - Received Woman of Achievement Award in 1999.
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Public safety is Councilmember Dando's top priority. She led the effort to expand the police force by 123 officers.
 - Councilmember Dando believes that the City must invest in neighborhood basics, such as street lights, signals, paving, sidewalks and parks.
 - Transportation and infrastructure is a top priority to keep the economy growing.
  
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- Calpine/Metcalfe Energy Center and Cisco Development in the Coyote Valley
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Pat Dando's positions on the proposed Calpine/Metcalfe Energy Center and the Cisco Development in Coyote Valley.
 - Traffic Relief
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Pat Dando's plans to help relieve traffic in our neighborhoods.
 - Accomplishments
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This page contains a partial list of Pat Dando's numerous accomplishments as Our City Councilmember.
  
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- San Jose Police Officers' Association and San Jose Firefighters' Local 230
 - Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs' Assoc. & six former San Jose Mayors
 - San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and the San Jose Mercury News
  
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