Supervisor, District 2
Board of Supervisors, District 2
Candidate with majority vote wins seat. If no candidate reaches majority, top two candidates advance to runoff in general election.
Santa Clara County
Why does this race matter?
District 2 is located entirely within San José, so the winner of this board of supervisors seat will be the voice for the city’s downtown and East San José. Labor groups are hoping to elect another union-friendly candidate to succeed termed-out labor stalwart Cindy Chavez.
What does a county supervisor do?
Supervisors govern county programs and departments and approve the county budget. Their largest area of spending is traditionally health care and human services. Supervisors are also responsible for local jails and elections, and they make decisions on law enforcement and housing in unincorporated areas of the county. If a supervisor candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the primary, they take office for a four-year term. Otherwise, the top two candidates face off in the November general election.
Candidates
![Jennifer Celaya](https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/01/santa-clara-county-supervisors-2nd-district-jennifer-celaya@2x.png)
![Betty Duong](https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/01/santa-clara-county-supervisors-2nd-district-betty-duong@2x.png)
![Corina Herrera-Loera](https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/01/santa-clara-county-supervisors-2nd-district-corina-herrera-loera@2x.png)
![Nelson McElmurry](https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/01/santa-clara-county-supervisors-2nd-district-nelson-mcelmurray@2x.png)
![Madison Nguyen](https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/01/santa-clara-county-supervisors-2nd-district-madison-nguyen@2x.png)
Key Supporters
For Celaya
- N/A
For Duong
- Zoe Lofgren, U.S. representative
- Dave Cortese, state senator
- Cindy Chavez, supervisor, Santa Clara County
- South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
- County Employees Management Association
For Herrera-Loera
- Sergio Jimenez, City Council member, San José
- Raul Peralez, former City Council member, San José
- Andrea Flores Shelton, trustee, Alum Rock Union School district
- Blanca Alvarado, former supervisor, Santa Clara County
- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
For McElmurry
- N/A
For Nguyen
- Arjun Batra, City Council member, San José
- Pam Foley, City Council member, San José
- Chuck Reed, former mayor, San José
- Ron Gonzales, former mayor, San José
- Ann Ravel, former commissioner, Federal Election Commission
Positions on Key IssuesThis list represents notable organizations and individuals who have taken a position on the ballot measure or candidate, or who are funding campaigns in support or opposition. This list is not exhaustive, and may be updated.
Santa Clara County has committed most of the money from the $950 million Measure A affordable housing bond voters approved in 2016. Do you support another bond? What is your plan for making housing more affordable and reducing homelessness?
The state government has recently approved changes to make it easier to compel people with severe mental illness into treatment and housing. Do you support those changes? What will you do as a supervisor to help residents with severe mental illness?
Hundreds of people have died from fentanyl overdoses in the county in recent years. What is your plan to fight this epidemic and prevent deaths, especially among the county’s youngest residents?
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