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.

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.
- Meet Valerie Arkin, Candidate For Pleasanton City Council District 2
- Meet Jack Balch, Candidate For Pleasanton Mayor
- Meet Karla Brown, Candidate For Pleasanton Mayor
- Meet Craig Eicher, Candidate For Pleasanton City Council District 2
- Meet Matt Gaidos, Candidate For Pleasanton City Council District 4
- Meet Vivek Mohan, Candidate For Pleasanton City Council District 4
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