Fremont City Council District 4 · Nov 3, 2026
Manisha Pathak
Candidate for City Council District 4
Manisha Pathak is running for Fremont City Council District 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Aziz Akbari, Ying Min Li and Anurag Mishra.
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TodayFremont Human Relations Commissioner and senior peer counselor; spent about 20 years in information technology leadership.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Educator/Nonprofit Executive
- Endorsed by
- Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, FUSD board member Vivek Prasad, Moms Demand Action (Gun Sense Candidate), and others listed on her site. Manisha Pathak campaign
- Campaign website
- www.manishapathak.org
Where Manisha Pathak stands: positions on the record
Housing1 sourced position
Answer at the Sep 14, 2026 SFBU candidate forum, from the video's auto-generated transcript; not a direct quote
Said affordable housing should go near transit and BART while preserving neighborhood character.
Transit1 sourced position
Answer at the Sep 14, 2026 SFBU candidate forum, from the video's auto-generated transcript; not a direct quote
Proposed a pilot of on-demand microtransit, like Sunnyvale's, funded with state and regional grants.
City budget1 sourced position
Answer at the Sep 14, 2026 SFBU candidate forum, from the video's auto-generated transcript; not a direct quote
Said essential and public safety services should be protected and costs cut by removing redundancy, such as coordinating road digging.
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