“San Jose has wrapped her arms around me and I have done my best to do the same. While I have decided not to run for mayor of San Jose, I will continue to help move our city forward and help tackle the critical issues impacting our residents and community.”
— Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, a former two-term San Jose councilwoman and vice mayor who lost a 2006 mayoral bid to Chuck Reed and last year’s mayoral race to Mayor Matt Mahan, on not challenging his re-election next year.