Mountain View Races

Results are a combination of data provided by the Associated Press (AP) and county election offices. The AP calls winners by analyzing vote tallies and other election data. Check marks are used to denote a winner only when the AP calls a race.

City Council

Top four candidates win seat.

Pat Showalter(incumbent)16.1%
13,523 votes
Emily Ann Ramos(incumbent)15.8%
13,232 votes
Chris Clark13%
10,947 votes
John McAlister12%
10,108 votes

Updated at 7:35 PM PT on Dec 2, 2024
Santa Clara County

What does a council member do?

City and town council members can propose new city ordinances and vote on a range of issues, including housing development, business ventures and contracts. They also help draft the city or town budget.

Candidate Statements

Candidate Statements are excerpted from the statements provided to election offices, where available.

Chris Clark

  • Planning Commissioner/nonprofit director
  • Experience: “As a council member, mayor, and planning commissioner, I’ve led Mountain View through unprecedented growth, a pandemic, and a recession.”
  • Priorities: “Grow sustainably while preserving the downtown and neighborhoods we cherish; invest in more affordable housing to ensure Mountain View’s diversity remains its greatest strength; modernize our transportation infrastructure; expand youth and senior services; and remain fiscally prudent.”
  • Accomplishments: “During my tenure, we invested heavily in public safety and affordable housing. We required developers to pay impact fees, opened new parks, and built new teen and community centers.”
  • www.electchrisclark.com

Jose Gutierrez

  • High-tech paralegal
  • Housing: “The teacher housing project, which was made possible by both the School District and City Council working together.”
  • Collaboration: “As the vice-chair for the Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission and former school board trustee, I take pride in working together to find solutions that will better serve our community.”
  • Priorities: “We need to invest in green space, parks, and community development. We need to support our first responders (MVD & MVPD) and small businesses as well as improve infrastructure, housing, bike and pedestrian safety, all while maintaining a balanced budget.”
  • www.jose4mvcc.com

John McAlister

  • Local business owner
  • Experience: “As the only business owner in this race, I combine financial responsibility with empathetic policy leadership.”
  • Priorities: “Supporting vibrant neighborhoods; offering housing options across all income levels; maintaining a well-funded public safety system to recruit, train, and retain personnel; ensuring small businesses thrive; adding to our open spaces; and keeping our city financially strong.”
  • Growth: “New development must enhance, not burden, neighborhoods.”
  • www.jmac4mv.org

Emily Ann Ramos

  • Mountain View City Council Member
  • Housing: “I was serving on the Rental Housing Committee, protecting 15,000 of our families from excessive rent hikes and displacement.”
  • Accomplishments: “Over the past year, we passed a robust Housing Element, earning Mountain View the state’s ‘pro-housing’ designation. We’ve also supported small businesses and workforce development as part of our post-pandemic recovery.”
  • Priorities: “My priorities are housing affordability, climate resiliency, and community engagement.”
  • www.emilyannramos.com

IdaRose Sylvester

  • Entrepreneur/educator
  • Experience: “I’ve worked in my community to build a thriving Mountain View that supports all our residents, organizations, and businesses. I’m an entrepreneurial community leader that gets things done.”
  • Priorities: “As your council member, I will prioritize planning for a sustainable, equitable future for us, including adapting to climate change, meeting our diverse housing needs, and modernizing infrastructure including streets and parks.”
  • Budget: “I support fiscal responsibility, creating a city welcoming to small businesses, focused on fair and sustainable economic development.”
  • www.idarosesylvester.com

Devon Conley

  • Mountain View Whisman School District Governing Board Member
  • Accomplishments: “As a trustee, I voted to build affordable housing for teachers, led a district-wide sustainability initiative, and advocated at the city, county, and state levels on behalf of our students.”
  • Experience: “In addition to my service on the board, I have taught and volunteered in our public schools and served on the Parks and Recreation Commission.”
  • Priorities: “I will focus on creating thriving neighborhoods by encouraging family-friendly housing, enhancing parks and open spaces, and expanding access to child care.”

Nicholas Hargis

  • Congressional field representative
  • Housing: “We must tackle the high cost of living by making it less costly for homeowners to upgrade while keeping reasonable renter protections. We can take on inequality by supporting housing for vulnerable populations.”
  • Small Businesses: “Let’s eliminate red tape that makes it hard for small businesses to succeed. For example, we must make it easier for child care providers to open here.”
  • Climate Change: “Fighting climate change requires bold leadership. Transportation produces 60% of our carbon emissions.”
  • www.nicholas4mv.com

Erik Poicon

  • Library outreach specialist
  • Experience: “I have witnessed impacts of policy decisions and have worked with those directly affected.”
  • Compassion: “My campaign is centered on compassion leadership.”
  • Priorities: “Creating a public safety model that meets the diverse needs of our residents, revitalizing small-business corridors, and planning for housing-rich, transit-oriented neighborhoods.”

Pat Showalter

  • Mountain View City Council Member
  • Experience: “I’m the only engineer running or on Council. This technical expertise gives me a unique ability to analyze infrastructure issues.”
  • Accomplishments: “On Council, I championed raising the minimum wage, adding 4000 housing units with 651 affordable, making streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians, and opening nine new parks.”
  • Priorities: “Issues around housing, transportation and environmental protections must be addressed through sensible planning.”

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