Van Le

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.

2 candidates ran for City of San Jose Member, City Council, District 7 (Santa Clara County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. San Jose voters.

About Van Le

Board president, East Side Union High School District; State Farm Insurance agency owner. Came to San Jose as a refugee from Vietnam in 1975 and has served on the East Side Union High School District board since 2010, now in her fourth term. She founded the Children's Moon Festival in 1992, which raises money for homeless students.

What they say they'll focus on:

• Safer neighborhoods, with more patrols in crime hot spots
• Cleaner streets and responsible use of taxpayer dollars
• Building permanent affordable housing and shortening waitlists
• Cutting red tape and offering multilingual resources for small businesses
• Full disclosure and community input before any data center approval

In their own words: KQED Voter Guide questionnaire

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 Van Le 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: KQED Voter Guide questionnaire. What they say they'll focus on is listed above.

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Quick answers

What does the City of San Jose Member, City Council, District 7 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 Van Le running against?

Bien Doan, for City of San Jose Member, City Council, District 7 (Santa Clara County).

Should I vote for Van Le?

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