Politics & Government

Meet The Pleasanton Mayor & City Council Candidates

Learn about the backgrounds and ideas of the candidates running for mayor, District 2, and District 4.

From upper left: Valerie Arkin, Jack Balch, Karla Brown, Craig Eicher, Matt Gaidos, Vivek Mohan
From upper left: Valerie Arkin, Jack Balch, Karla Brown, Craig Eicher, Matt Gaidos, Vivek Mohan (Photos courtesy of candidates.)

PLEASANTON, CA — Elections are just over a month away, and Pleasanton has a total of six candidates running for three seats. Two candidates each are running for mayor, and to represent Districts 2 and 4 (see here for a map.) To help voters get to know them better, Patch reached out to each candidate with nine identical questions. Below are their answers. Candidates are ordered alphabetically by their last name.

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