Santa Clara City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Suds Jain
Councilmember, District 5; term ends 2028Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
Suds Jain (Councilmember, District 5) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Santa Clara City Council after the election.
District 5 councilmember.
Where Suds Jain stands: positions on the record
Development1 sourced position
Voted no on letting the Related Santa Clara project replace planned offices on two parcels with light industrial uses (passed 4-3, July 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Jul 8, 2025
Data centers1 sourced position
Made a substitute motion on the Related project that would also have required all data centers to use carbon-free electricity; a vote to take it up failed 3-4 (July 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Jul 8, 2025
Electric rates1 sourced position
Seconded and voted yes on a 4.0% electric rate increase for all customer classes (passed 5-2, December 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Dec 16, 2025
Infrastructure1 sourced position
Filed the primary ballot argument in favor of the 2026 charter measure on public works contracting.
Own statementPrimary argument in favor of Measure C (filing form)
Housing1 sourced position
Voted yes to commit up to $6,592,139 toward operating a Homekey family interim housing project (passed 7-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Jul 14, 2026
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