Candidate for
Mayor; City of Milpitas

Jose S. Esteves, Mayor, City of Milpitas

Mayor Jose Esteves has served for many years as a volunteer and leader in various civic, non-profit, community, church and business organizations before becoming involved in public service in the City of Milpitas. A `Milpitas Citizen of the Year' awardee, a Character awardee, excellence in public service awardee, and many more, he has kept his involvement with various associations keeping him in direct connections with various groups of people and citizens and making himself accessible and accountable.

In the City of Milpitas, he has focused on building structures for the future like the new Milpitas Library which was completed, on budget and on schedule, during his mayoral term, a new Senior Center, the Milpitas downtown development, and others. He has strongly advocated for ethics in public service, open government, fiscal responsibility and full City services. The current financial rating of Milpitas is AAA even with many uncertainties in our economy. He ensures that diversity is embraced in Milpitas in its true sense: respect for and involvement of each and every citizen regardless of their origin or stature.

Mayor Esteves was elected number one to the Milpitas City Council in 1998 and has won five mayoral elections with landslide victories. He garnered 73% plus in his fifth mayoral election last November, 2012. Jose has always campaigned for excellence in public service, accomplishments, competence, character, innovation and support for people and not for any special interest group.

Jose is not a professional politician and is known and admired for his integrity, his fiscal responsibility, his accessibility, and his commitment to listening and communicating. Jose has Civil and Industrial Bachelor Degrees in Engineering and an MBA. He has taken Communications Academy at UCLA Anderson School of Business and finished Leadership in the 21st Century at the JFK School of Government, Harvard University. He was voted Milpitas' "Best Elected Official" in 2002-2008, yearly for 6 years while serving as Mayor and again in the years, 2011, 2012 and 2013, 2014 as Mayor.

Jose and Susan are the proud parents of Irene, a university instructor; they have lived in Milpitas for over 33 years.