Cindy Chavez

Cindy Chavez
Member of the
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
August 30, 2013
Preceded byGeorge Shirakawa
Member of the San Jose City Council
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2006
Preceded byDavid Pandori
Succeeded bySam Liccardo
Personal details
Born (1964-04-07) April 7, 1964 (age 60)
Alamogordo, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationSan Jose State University (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website
Other offices

Cindy Chavez (born April 7, 1964) is an American politician who serves as the Santa Clara County supervisor representing district two, which is home to nearly 400,000 residents in Downtown, East, and South San Jose. Her public service career began in the 1990s as a policy analyst for health care, public health, human services and transportation for the Board of Supervisors. She served two terms on the San Jose City Council, where she was also Vice Mayor, and also served on the board leadership of public agencies such as the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, and executive director of Working Partnerships USA and the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council. She has unsuccessfully run for Mayor of San Jose twice.[1][2] She is a graduate of San Jose State University, is married and has a son in college.

  1. ^ Walsh, Diana (2007-01-10). "SAN JOSE / Reed sworn in as mayor, vows to restore trust / He repeats Air Force oath: 'no lying, no cheating, no stealing'". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  2. ^ "Cindy Chavez concedes San Jose mayoral race to Matt Mahan". KRON4. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-19.