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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Ward 1
Craig Gleason

Craig Gleason is running for election to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Ward 1 in California. Gleason is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Gleason completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in California by county in 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source)

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Background & approach: “I’m Craig Gleason, a longtime resident of Los Gatos and an avid open space user.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Campaign priorities: “I feel this gives us a responsibility to be the best local land managers at all aspects of our mission - environmental and human.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Tina Marie To

Tina Marie To is running for election to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Ward 1 in California. To is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. To completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in California by county in 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source)

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Alum Rock Union School District school board Trustee Area 3Delia Oseguera vs. Andres Quintero
Alum Rock Union School District school board Trustee Area 5Linda Chavez vs. Manisha Kand vs. Jenny Ludwig
Berryessa Union School District school board
Vote for 3
Thelma Boac, Shanna Brewer, Jaria Jaug, Jamal Khan
Cambrian School District Board of Trustees At-large
Vote for 3
Debora Bodenheimer, Sergio Martinez, Harmony McMillin, Carol Presunka
Campbell Union School District school board Trustee Area 4Chris Miller vs. Mohit Vora
Campbell Union School District school board Trustee Area 5Vartika Chandra vs. Sam Krow-Lucal
East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees District 4Lorena Chavez vs. Mahbub Khan vs. Tony Lam
Evergreen Elementary School District Board of Trustees At-large
Vote for 3
Corinna Diener, Magaly Fernández, Thong Quang La, Mary Pollett, Johnny Reyna, Monte Wright
Franklin-McKinley School District Board of Education At-large
Vote for 3
Gilbert Borrayo, Marc Cooper, Rudy Rodriguez, Steven Sanchez
Fremont Union High School District Board of Education district 3Rosa Kim vs. Jason Lin
Fremont Union High School District Board of Education district 4Ilanit Eliaz vs. Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto
Gilroy Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3Daniel Harney vs. Michelle Nelson
Gilroy Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4Jane Stevens vs. Trevor Scott Van Laar
Los Altos School District, At-large
Vote for 3
Bryan Harvey Johnson, David Poll, Vaishali Sirkay, Brandon Stroy
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District school board Trustee Area 2Sangeeta Balachandran Mallik vs. Ishaan Prasad
Milpitas Unified School District school board At-large
Vote for 3
Franchesca Lacanlale, Chris Norwood, Anuradha Sankaran, Kelly Yip-Chuan
Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1Nancy Altman vs. Jason Amezcua
Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2John Horner vs. Gabriela Winter
Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3Art Cohen vs. Cesar Gamboa vs. Sarah Northrup Gadus
Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4Claudia Ortiz vs. Glen Webb
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District school board Trustee Area 3Thida Cornes vs. Sanjay Dave vs. Catherine Vonnegut
Mountain View Whisman School District, At-large
Vote for 2
Devon Conley, William Lambert, Quintin Riis, Sundar Subbarayan
Oak Grove School District Trustee Area 2Diego Martinez vs. Victor Ramirez
Oak Grove School District Trustee Area 3Sophie Freestone vs. Kaushik Joglekar
Oak Grove School District Trustee Area 5Paul Chun vs. Casino Fajardo vs. Pradeep Kumar
Orchard Elementary School District Board of Trustees
Vote for 3
Molly Eslao, Katherine Kasolas-Jacobson, Renee Lo, Lyseria Phillips, Jeff Tang
Palo Alto Unified School District school board At-large
Vote for 2
John Craig, Linda Henigin, Avery Wang
San Jose Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2Carson Dance vs. Tomara Hall vs. José Magaña
San Jose Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4Mary Grunthaner vs. Michael Melillo
Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1Jim Canova vs. Kamal Yassin
Saratoga Union School District, At-large
Vote for 3
Eric Cao
Farnoush Drexel
Anna Goldberg

Anna Goldberg is running for election to the Saratoga Union School District, At-large in California. Goldberg is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Goldberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in California by county in 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source)

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Background & approach: “I’m Anna Goldberg, a mother of four, educator, longtime active community volunteer, and candidate for the Saratoga Union School District Board of Trustees.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Campaign priorities: “Fiscal responsibility means making meaningful, transparent decisions about how we use our district's resources so that we can continue to invest in our students, supporting excellent educators, protecting programs that make SUSD strong, and maintaining the fiscal stability of our schools for years to come.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Policy focus: “I am most passionate about public education policy, particularly policies that ensure every child has access to an excellent, inclusive, and well-rounded education.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Catalina Rupert
Vidya R. Vineet
Sunnyvale School District school board Trustee Area 3Rommy Kushner vs. Michelle Maginot
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Governing Board Trustee Division 4Liangfang Chao vs. William Wilson
Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees Area 3
Gabriel Gutierrez

Incumbent for Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees Area 3 in Santa Clara County on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot.

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Shahida Merchant
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Trustee Area 2
Karen Martínez

Incumbent for San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Trustee Area 2 in Santa Clara County on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source)

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Scott Hung Pham
Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 7
Karla Dominguez Vega
Raeena Lari

Incumbent for Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 7 in Santa Clara County on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot.

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Santa Clara Valley Water District District 1
Jimmy Forbis
John Varela

Incumbent for Santa Clara Valley Water District District 1 in Santa Clara County on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot.

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Santa Clara Valley Water District District 6Milan Balinton vs. Phuong Nguyen
Santa Clara Valley Water District District 7
Pete Dailey
Rebecca Eisenberg

Incumbent for Santa Clara Valley Water District District 7 in Santa Clara County on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot.

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West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees Area 3
Colin Glaves
Anne Kepner

Incumbent for West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees Area 3 in Santa Clara County on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot.

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West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees Area 7
Susan Oster Fish

Incumbent for West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees Area 7 in Santa Clara County on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot.

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Doug Robb
Campbell City Council District 3Joseph Brenner vs. Dan Furtado
Campbell City Council District 4Davis Stuart Fields vs. Joseph I. Guardado
Cupertino City Council At-large
Vote for 3
Mark Fantozzi, J.R. Fruen, Tracy Kosolcharoen, Gopal Kumarappan, Seema Sharma Lindskog, Santosh Rao, John Tang, J. Z. Wang
Cupertino Sanitary District Board At-large
Vote for 2
Patrick Shupui Kwok, Taghi Saadati, Gilbert Wong
Gilroy City Council District 4Diana Sanchez Bentz vs. Fred Tovar
Gilroy City Council District 5Tom Cline vs. Joseph Garcia vs. Christina Tovar
Gilroy City Council District 6Rebeca G. Armendáriz vs. Elizabeth Bracco vs. Brad Starks
Los Altos City Council District 2
Lynette Lee Eng
Anky van Deursen

Anky van Deursen is running for election to the Los Altos City Council District 2 in California. van Deursen is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. van Deursen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in California by county in 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source)

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Positions, with sources (2)
Background & approach: “More than 35 years ago, my family and I came to this area for a high-tech job opportunity.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Campaign priorities: “My experiences have shaped my collaborative service-oriented leadership style.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Los Altos Town Council At-large
Vote for 2
Indu Kadambi, Jasmeen Pombra, Jim Waschura
Los Gatos Town Council At-large
Vote for 3
Mary Badame, Rob Moore, Heidi Owens, Steve Raspe, Rob Stump, Jeff Suzuki
Mayor of Milpitas
Hon Lien

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This board member is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.

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Carmen Montano

Carmen Montano (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 10. She lost in the primary on June 2, 2026. sentence Carmen Montano's career experience includes working as a mayor. The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

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Background & approach: “I am a lifelong public servant, a twenty-six-year public school educator, and the historic first Latina Mayor of Milpitas.”
Campaign priorities: “Radical Economic Shielding: I will fight relentlessly to lower the cost of living for seniors and homeowners by maximizing local tax deductions, halting aggressive utility rate hikes, and protecting property rights.”
Policy focus: “I am deeply passionate about protecting the suburban middle-class dream. This means enacting strict economic armor for our seniors, such as maximizing state-level property tax exemptions and halting unfair, flat-rate utility hikes that punish fixed-income residents.”
Voltaire S. Montemayor
Santosh Sahoo
Milpitas City Council At-large
Vote for 2
Dipak Awasthi, Garry Barbadillo, Bill Chuan, Seema Kanani, Jennie Ha Phan
Mayor of Morgan HillDeborah M. Africa vs. Kristopher L. Clayton vs. Mark Turner
Morgan Hill City Council District BYvonne Martinez Beltran vs. Steven Hayes
Morgan Hill City Council District DDolores Alvarado vs. Marilyn Librers
Mountain View City Council At-large
Vote for 3
Samuel Ali, Alex Amoroso, Robert Cox, Paul Donahue, James Kuszmaul, Silja Paymer, Erik Poicon, IdaRose Sylvester
Palo Alto City Council At-large
Vote for 3
Bryna Chang, Yu Deng, Henry Etzkowitz, Gary Gechlik, Raymond L. Goins, Brian Hamachek, Ed Lauing, Vicki Veenker
San Jose City Council District 5Nora Campos vs. Peter Ortiz
San Jose City Council District 7Bien Doan vs. Van Le
San Jose City Council District 9Genny Altwer vs. Gordon Chester
Mayor of Santa Clara
Armando Ferraris
Karen Hardy
David Kertes
Kevin Park
Kathy Watanabe

Kathy Watanabe is a member of the Santa Clara Unified School District school board in California, representing Trustee Area 2. She assumed office on December 13, 2024. Her current term ends on December 8, 2028.

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Mike Wiltberger
Santa Clara City Council District 2Yvonne Inciarte vs. Kimberley Williams
Santa Clara City Council District 3Eric Crutchlow vs. Kyle Madej
Saratoga City Council At-large
Vote for 3
Jeri Bromley, Bill Dalton, Glenn K. Hendricks, Ping Li

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