page_title: Mayor of San Jose
section_title: Popularly elected mayors (1967-present)
hierarchical_section_title: Mayor of San Jose / List / Popularly elected mayors (1967-present)
caption_attribution_description: Josiah Belden (1815-1892), first mayor of the incorporated city of San Jose, California.
context_page_description: The Mayor of San Jose, officially the Mayor of the City of San José, is executive of the Government of the City of San Jose.
  The mayor presides over the San Jose City Council, which is composed of 11 voting members, including the mayor. While the mayor is the head of the city council, they have no veto powers over legislation passed by the Council, as the city uses a council-manager form of government. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms.
  There are 65 people who have served as San Jose's mayor. The current mayor is Democrat Sam Liccardo, who took office in January 2015 and was elected with 50.76% of the popular vote.
context_section_description: Since 1967, San Jose has elected its mayors by a popular vote. Due to state laws regarding primary elections, political parties cannot nominate candidates for mayor, although candidates often choose to identify with a party. All registered candidates, regardless of party affiliation, compete in an vote held in June of the election year. If no person gets over 50% of the popular vote, the top two candidates automatically move to a runoff election.
  All elected mayors of San Jose have been members of the Democratic Party. The first elected mayor was Ron James and the first female mayor was Janet Gray Hayes.
caption: Josiah Belden, first mayor of San Jose
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