Incumbent San Jose Mayor Liccardo Facing 3 Opponents This June

SAN JOSE, CA — San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo will face three opponents in his race for re-election on June 5. Quangminh Pham, Steve Brown and Tyrone Wade have qualified to run against Liccardo for the 2018 mayoral seat. Liccardo, who was elected as mayor in 2014, is touting the success he says San Jose has had during his tenure.

"In less than three years under his leadership, San Jose has thrived," Liccardo's campaign website says.

Pham is listed as a writer and a business owner and is running with a platform to make San Jose more affordable, according to the statement of qualifications that he submitted to run for the seat.

"I believe that city leadership should have worked on generating solid revenue for its budget, and assisting residents, financially and in uplifting life standards, rather than just using authority to force them to pay incredibly high dues," Pham said in his statement.

Brown, who lost to Sergio Jimenez for the District 2 council seat in 2016, is also running for mayor. However, according to city records, he did not submit a statement of qualifications.

Wade is a retired marriage family and crisis counselor, according to his statement, and is running for mayor because he is "concerned that the rights and protections my parents fought for, were maimed and died for are
being rolled back."

Wade lists a lack of affordable housing, overwhelming debt and "failing" education as his main concerns that he would address as mayor.

By Bay City News Service

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