Vicki Veenker

About this race

Your city's legislative body. Passes local ordinances, sets the city budget and property-tax rate, and makes zoning and development decisions; often hires the city manager.

8 candidates ran for City of Palo Alto Member, City Council (Santa Clara County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Palo Alto voters.

About Vicki Veenker

Mayor of Palo Alto; mediator and patent attorney. A 34-year Palo Alto resident who joined the City Council in 2022, served as vice mayor in 2025 and is mayor in 2026. She runs a law and dispute-resolution practice after leading an international firm's Silicon Valley intellectual property group, and serves as vice chair of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; she also founded Sibling Cities USA.

What they say they'll focus on:

• Cutting emissions, including EV charging and a permanent home electrification program
• Upgrading the city's aging electrical grid and growing the tree canopy
• Protecting existing affordable housing and building homes at a range of incomes
• Planning new housing that fits existing neighborhoods and easing ADUs
• A full-service city: utilities, police and fire staffing, parks and libraries

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Where they stand

This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Vicki Veenker only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

To see where they stand, read their own words: campaign site. What they say they'll focus on is listed above.

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Also running

• Bryna Chang
• Yu "Yudy" Deng
• Henry Etzkowitz
• Gary Gechlik
• Raymond Lee Goins
• Brian Hamachek
• Ed Lauing

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Quick answers

Is Vicki Veenker the incumbent?

Yes. Vicki Veenker currently holds this office.

What does the City of Palo Alto Member, City Council seat do?

Your city's legislative body. Passes local ordinances, sets the city budget and property-tax rate, and makes zoning and development decisions; often hires the city manager.

Who is Vicki Veenker running against?

Bryna Chang, Yu "Yudy" Deng, Henry Etzkowitz, Gary Gechlik, Raymond Lee Goins, Brian Hamachek and Ed Lauing, for City of Palo Alto Member, City Council (Santa Clara County).

Should I vote for Vicki Veenker?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Vicki Veenker's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.