Chris Clark (Mountain View City Council At-large, California, candidate 2024)
Chris Clark ran for election to the Mountain View City Council At-large in California. Clark was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Chris Clark provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on September 29, 2024:
- Bachelor's: Stanford University
- Other: Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- Profession: Commissioner
- Prior offices held:
- Mountain View Planning Commissioner (2022-Prsnt)
- Mountain View City Councilmember (2013-2021)
- Mayor of Mountain View (2014-2015)
- Vice Mayor of Mountain View (2013-2014)
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign website
- Campaign endorsements
- Campaign Facebook
- Campaign YouTube video
Elections
General election
General election for Mountain View City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mountain View City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Chris Clark (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Devon Conley (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jose Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Nicholas Hargis (Nonpartisan) | ||
| John McAlister (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Erik Poicon (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Emily Ann Ramos (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Pat Showalter (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | IdaRose Sylvester (Nonpartisan) | |
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chris Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clark's responses.
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During my time on the Council, I earned a reputation as a pragmatic consensus builder who worked closely with my colleagues to get things done. We balanced our budgets and permitted thousands of new housing units, including affordable housing for our teachers and first responders. We also opened new community and teen centers, built nearly a dozen new parks, raised our minimum wage, supported our renters and working families, and prepared for climate change.
I’m proud of our accomplishments, but there’s still much work to do. With two longtime Mountain View council members terming out of office this year and three more in 2026, we need experienced leaders who will serve as a bridge to new leadership. I will maintain our reputation as a well-run city that values its residents, neighborhoods, small businesses, and most importantly, no-nonsense politics.
In addition to experience, what sets me apart is my breadth of support. I’m endorsed by a wide range of federal, state, and local leaders including many former Mountain View mayors and residents who span the political spectrum. They support me because they know I work hard, value sound policymaking over politics, and will always put our city first.
I humbly request your vote to continue my service to Mountain View and its residents.- Housing Affordability - I've led efforts to produce thousands of new housing units and more than double our supply of affordable housing over the last 10 years. I believe the best way to address our housing crisis is through supply, including market rate and subsidized units of all types (rental and ownership). I also believe in creating incentives to preserve naturally affordable housing.
- Infrastructure/Public Safety - I have a strong track record of working with our employers, regional transit agencies, small businesses, and other keys stakeholders to expedite infrastructure and public safety projects, including expanding our safe routes to schools.
- Economic Vitality/Shared Prosperity - I served on Council during deep recessions, a pandemic, and periods of sustained growth. We made tough decisions and worked together to balance our budgets in good times and bad. I have a proven track record of bringing all stakeholders to the table to grow sustainably and equitably.
Many of those decisions helped make Mountain View the successful and well run city it is today, and I want to follow in their footsteps by paying it forward and leaving our city better off for future generations.
I'm also supported by our firefighters, police officers, local newspaper, educators, and several current/former school trustees.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
