Sam Liccardo

Sam Liccardo
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 16th district
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingAnna Eshoo
65th Mayor of San Jose
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byChuck Reed
Succeeded byMatt Mahan
Member of the San Jose City Council
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2014
Preceded byCindy Chavez
Succeeded byRaul Peralez
Personal details
Born
Samuel Theodore Liccardo

(1970-04-16) April 16, 1970 (age 54)
Saratoga, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJessica Garcia-Kohl (m. 2013)
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Harvard University (MPP, JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Samuel Theodore Liccardo (born April 16, 1970) is an American politician from California who served as the 65th mayor of San Jose from 2015 to 2023.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, Liccardo was elected mayor in November 2014. He was reelected in 2018 with 75.8% of the vote.[2] As the leader of the California Big City Mayors Coalition, Liccardo advocated on statewide issues including homelessness and COVID-19 response.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "City of San Jose". City of San Jose. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sam Liccardo, Ballotpedia". Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus Among Homeless: San Jose Mayor Liccardo Calls For Removing Regulations To Build Emergency Housing". CBS SF Bay Area. March 24, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "The mayors of California's big cities outline state homelessness budget priorities during COVID-19". State of Reform. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "California Big City Mayors Chat Homelessness With Newsom". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 1, 2020.