This Election Season, The Milpitas Beat has hosted four Candidate Forums, and written articles on candidates across Milpitas Mayoral, City Council, and School Board races.
We’ve compiled everything here for our readers, so that you can learn more about the candidates and feel empowered to vote.
Candidate Forum Videos
Candidate Announcements/Profiles
Mayoral Candidates
“I will be a very different mayor”: Anthony Phan launches campaign for Mayor of Milpitas
Carmen Montano announces she will run for Mayor of Milpitas in 2022 election
Karina Dominguez “fired up” as she launches her campaign for Mayor
Mayoral candidate Dr. Ola Hassan hopes for a government that will “bring people together”
Affordable housing is Franco Perez’s focus as he campaigns for Mayor
City Council Candidates
Hon Lien is running for Milpitas City Council
Garry Barbadillo is running for Milpitas City Council
Planning Commissioner Dipak Awasthi announces his run for Milpitas City Council
Juliette Gomez announces candidacy for Milpitas City Council
Milpitas City Council candidate Demetress Morris aims to build a more “cohesive community”
MUSD School Board Candidates
Kelly Yip-Chuan running for re-election to MUSD’s Board of Education
Chris Norwood seeks re-election to MUSD’s Board of Education
Rob Jung announces he will run for MUSD’s Board of Education
Suraj Viswanathan is running for a seat on MUSD’s Board of Education
Anu Nakka launches her campaign for MUSD’s Board of Education
Candidate Q&As
Mayoral Candidates
Q&A with Milpitas Mayoral candidate Anthony Phan
Q&A with Milpitas Mayoral candidate Carmen Montano
Q&A with Milpitas Mayoral candidate Karina R. Dominguez
Q&A with Milpitas Mayoral candidate Ola Hassan
Q&A with Milpitas Mayoral candidate Franco Perez
Q&A with Milpitas Mayoral candidate Voltaire Soriben Montemayor
City Council Candidates
Q&A with Milpitas City Council candidate Hon Lien
Q&A with Milpitas City Council candidate Garry Barbadillo
Q&A with Milpitas City Council candidate Dipak Awasthi
Q&A with Milpitas City Council candidate Juliette Gomez
Q&A with Milpitas City Council candidate Michael Tsai
Q&A with Milpitas City Council candidate Demetress Morris
MUSD School Board Candidates
Q&A with MUSD School Board candidate Kelly Yip-Chuan
Q&A with MUSD School Board candidate Chris Norwood
Q&A with MUSD School Board candidate Robert Jung
Q&A with MUSD School Board candidate Suraj Viswanathan
Q&A with MUSD School Board candidate Anu Nakka
Whatever you do, don’t forget to vote on November 8!
I really appreciate all the The Milpitas Beat has done in this election. The forums were especially helpful for me to decide which candidates to select because we get to see them perform live. It’s hard to get to know a candidate from their written statements.
Folks – be careful where you vote in CA 17 Congressional Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYjLJikqmcA
Look at Ro Khanna, serving RICH people and same rich Venture Capitalist, funded Ro Khanna’s Super PAC.
https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs//C00566679/summary/2014
He continue to say, he don’t take money from SUPER PACS, LIAR
Thank you Milpitas Beat for the coverage.
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