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Susan Ellenberg
2019 - Present
2027
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Susan Ellenberg is a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in California, representing District 4. Ellenberg assumed office on January 1, 2019. Ellenberg's current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Ellenberg won re-election to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to represent District 4 in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Ellenberg was the Trustee Area 2 member of the San Jose Unified Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board in the general election on November 4, 2014. Ellenberg did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4
Incumbent Susan Ellenberg won election outright in the primary for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Ellenberg (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 54,503 |
| Total votes: 54,503 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4
Susan Ellenberg defeated Don Rocha in the general election for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Ellenberg (Nonpartisan) | 59.2 | 65,227 |
 | Don Rocha (Nonpartisan) | 40.8 | 44,942 | |
| Total votes: 110,169 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Ellenberg (Nonpartisan) | 33.3 | 22,803 |
| ✔ | | Don Rocha (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 14,135 |
 | Pierluigi Oliverio (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 13,328 | |
| Jason Baker (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 7,934 | ||
| Dominic Caserta (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 4,442 | ||
| Mike Alvarado (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 3,481 | ||
| Maria Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 2,269 | ||
| Total votes: 68,392 | |||
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2014
The election in San Jose Unified featured two seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
Incumbents Richard M. Garcia and Veronica Grijalva Lewis from Trustee Areas 2 and 4, respectively, were up for re-election. Challenger Susan Ellenberg defeated Garcia for the Area 2 seat. Paymon Zarghami also won election to the board by defeating Lewis and Sam Ho for the Area 4 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Susan Ellenberg |
65% | 6,468 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard M. Garcia Incumbent | 35% | 3,488 | |
| Total Votes | 9,956 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Ellenberg reported $48,794.98 in contributions and $29,738.03 in expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, leaving her with a cash balance of $16,093.77 as of September 30, 2014.[1]
Endorsements
Ellenberg was endorsed by the Santa Clara County Democratic Party.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Susan Ellenberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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