Devon Conley (Mountain View City Council At-large, California, candidate 2024)

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Devon Conley

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Mountain View City Council At-large

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Yale University

Graduate

Stanford University

Graduate

University of California, Berkeley

Contact

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Devon Conley ran for election to the Mountain View City Council At-large in California. Conley was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Conley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Devon Conley provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024:

• Bachelor's: Yale University
• Graduate: University of California, Berkeley
• Graduate: Stanford University
• Prior offices held:
  • Governing Board Member, Mountain View Whisman School District (2018)
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: For families and a vibrant community
• Campaign website
• Campaign endorsements
• Campaign Facebook
• Campaign Instagram

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
	Submit photo	Chris Clark (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Devon Conley (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jose Gutierrez (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Nicholas Hargis (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	John McAlister (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Erik Poicon (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Emily Ann Ramos (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Pat Showalter (Nonpartisan)
		IdaRose Sylvester (Nonpartisan)

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Devon Conley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Conley's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am running for city council because I believe family-friendly city planning benefits not just families, but all of Mountain View.

I moved to Mountain View 18 years ago, and since then I’ve taught and volunteered in our public schools, served on the parks and recreation commission, and I was elected to the school board in 2018. I love serving on our public school board, but each day I see where the needs of our children extend beyond the classroom and are tied to our larger community’s well-being, from housing to transportation, parks to sustainability.

I’ve spent the last 22 years working with children and families at the intersection of education and city policy. I earned my BA in Architecture from Yale University, my Master of City Planning at Berkeley and a Master of Arts in Education at Stanford.

As a school board trustee, I supported building 123 units of workforce housing and spearheaded a sustainability campaign to reduce our carbon footprint, prepare our students for a changing climate through education, and green our campuses in response to increasing heat.

Mountain View’s community assets make it a wonderful place to live. My priorities are creating thriving neighborhoods, prioritizing public safety, and ensuring a healthy community.

With my unique perspective as a school board member and parent, my expertise in city planning, and my experience getting policies implemented, I know I can serve our community well.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will create thriving neighborhoods by encouraging family-friendly housing, enhancing parks and open space, and expanding access to childcare. I will encourage more 2-3 bedroom affordable housing units, climate proof our parks, and seek out outside partners like the school district to increase childcare slots in our community.
• I will prioritize public safety by supporting our emergency responders, improving bike and pedestrian safety, and adapting to climate change. I will vote for policies improving working conditions and training of our fire and police departments, focus on Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
• I will ensure a healthy community by revitalizing downtown and small businesses, rebuilding community connections through recreation programming and celebrations, and connecting everyone to the Internet. I will push to modernize city permitting processes, target children and families in community programming, and partner with the County to expand broadband.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

One of my campaign priorities is expanding access to childcare in Mountain View. Currently, our school district runs a preschool program with partial state funding that we expanded this year to include prorated spots for staff and some full day childcare slots. Historically, we leased two preschool sites to Google,, but Google closed the sites this spring and notified us they will be ending the leases. This provides an opportunity for the City of Mountain View. Land and facilities are incredibly hard to come by, but I believe the City and District could partner to increase access to childcare for our residents. I will also advocate for the inclusion of childcare in new developments, which the city did at the 87 East Evelyn Avenue project.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

It is a great honor, sincere joy, and grave responsibility to serve my community each and every day. I could not have imagined more meaningful or important work when I first was elected to the school board almost 6 years ago, and I am incredibly thankful for the opportunity to serve. On the city council, I will continue to fight for our children and families.

Elected officials need deep connections to our community, an openness to working with and learning from anyone, and a firm moral and ethical compass to guide decision making during challenging times. They need an analytical eye, a willingness to collaborate, and an almost Sysiphian level of persistence. Much of the progress we make pulling policy levers is years in development. But the urgency of the change we need – whether it is to provide family-friendly housing, make our roads safer for children walking and riding to school, or decrease our carbon footprint - must call an official to continue striving day after day.


I have been a kindergarten teacher in our school district, volunteered in classrooms and afterschool programs, served on the PTA executive board at my child's school for 6 years, and have watched scores of children grow and thrive here. I have also watched our homeless student population increase dramatically since the pandemic, seen friends and neighbors move away because of the cost of living, and passed by empty store and office fronts across our city.

We need elected leaders who can take a bird’s eye view of the challenges our community faces while also knowing each statistic is a neighbor with their own, unique story. Mountain View is a remarkable place to live because people here care deeply about our children. It matters. I am running for city council because investing in our families now supports our future as a city.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

One year, I was hired for December as extra staff during the holiday rush in a coffee shop in the mall. Being the person standing between a stressed, exhausted shopper and their caffeine was an eye opening experience, to say the least. It sealed my respect for workers in the service industry and taught me about the importance of de-escalation techniques. The patience and calm I learned in the eye of the coffee storm served me well during my career as a kindergarten teacher later in life.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Anna Eshoo, California Member of Congress

Evan Low, California State Assemblymember
Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Laura Casas, Trustee, Foothill-De Anza Community College Board
Thida Cornes, Trustee, Mountain View Los Altos High School Board
Esmerelda Ortiz, Trustee, Mountain View Los Altos High School Board
Jessica Speiser, Trustee, Los Altos School Board
Mountain View Professional Firefighters, Local 1965
Mountain View Police Officers Association
Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley
DAWN - Democratic Activists for Women Now
Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
Silicon Valley Association of Realtors

Mountain View YIMBY

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