There was controversy in the campaign because some of Mahan's Vietnamese supporters called Chavez a communist. Mahan probably got a lot of the Vietnamese vote. He is currently Cicy Council member for the 10th district, which is the most conservative in San Jose. He says he wants to reform, but I'm not sure what his issues are.
San Jose mayor’s race boils over at Vietnamese event
San Jose Democrats denounce mayoral candidate, supporter
Do: Cindy Chavez is still trying to silence the Asian American community
By the way, Matt Mahan may be most famous because he went to Harvard, and during his freshman year he was roommates with another freshman who dropped out after that year: Mark Zuckerberg.
Grew up in the south part of SJ from 76-85.
Awesome place for a kid back then.
Gonna be a long two more years with these Rhinos.
I live in San Jose and this Mahan clown will be a continuation of the clown he’s replacing, Liccardo.
Thankfully, I plan on leaving this shit hole California by the end of 2023.