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Jose "Joe" Esteves
6,266 votes
42.60%
- Occupation: Engineer/Manager/Businessman
- BS Civil & Industrial Engineering, MBA, Scholar
- Milpitas Mayor, 2002-2008
- Milpitas Councilmember, 1998-2002
- Best Elected Official, 2002-2008
- Systems Specialist, Business Consultant
- Milpitas' Citizen of the Year
Priorities:
- Resolve the annual budget crisis by making tough choices-no play games with funding or loans or borrowing
- Implement a sustainable budget that will control City employee pay and benefits package, and ensure that essential City services can be maintained.
- Develop a comprehensive City Plan on: Traffic, Housing, Business, Jobs, Public Safety, Education, and Development.
Debbie Giordano
4,098 votes
27.86%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Businesswoman
Pete "Primo" McHugh
3,529 votes
23.99%
- Occupation: City Councilmember, City of Milpitas
Rob Means
815 votes
5.54%
- Occupation: Electric Vehicle Entrepreneur
- Small businessman since 1996
- community activist since 1992
- BPAC member 1994-2004
- Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association Board member since 1994
Priorities:
- Balance the Budget - through revenue increases, not cuts in services and infrastructure maintenance.
- Greening of Milpitas - follow the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
- Election Reform - Public financing of campaigns and Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)
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Official Information
- City of Milpitas
- The City of Milpitas was incorporated as a "general law" city on January 26, 1954 and operates under the council/manager form of government. The Council, as the legislative body, represents the entire community and is empowered by the general laws of the State of California to formulate city-wide policy.
- The Mayor is elected by the community for a two-year term and the four Councilmembers are elected at large (by the entire City) to serve staggered four-year terms. Council elections are held in November of even-numbered years.
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