Charles Rufus "Chuck" Reed (born August 15, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th Mayor of San Jose, California from 2007 to 2014.
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Biography
Early life
Reed was born in Garden City, Kansas. Reed attended Garden City High School and helped the school win a state championship in basketball in 1966. He joined the United States Air Force in 1970 after attending the United States Air Force Academy. At the Academy, he graduated number one in his class and served as commander of the cadet's wing, the highest position a USAFA cadet could achieve. Reed is only the ninth person in the history of the United States Air Force Academy to maximize (the highest score) on the Physical Fitness Test.
While in the Air Force, Reed attended Princeton University and received a Master's degree in Public Affairs. Later, during the Vietnam War, he served in Thailand. He left the Air Force in 1975, having reached the rank of Captain, and attended Stanford Law School where he obtained his J.D. in 1978.
After passing the bar, Reed moved to San Jose and started working as a private lawyer. It specializes in environment, occupation, land use and real estate law, and commercial litigation.
Family
Reed married two children. Her daughter, Colonel Kim Campbell, joins the Air Force and is also number one in her class at the Air Force Academy. Reed and his daughter were the first fathers and daughters to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy and became Commander Wing Cadet. Kim flew a combat mission in Warthog A-10 over Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and spilled it into office at the time of his inauguration. His son, Alex, is a graduate of Santa Clara University.
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Political career
early political career
Beginning in the 1980s and continuing through 2000, Reed served on various commissions, boards, and committees including the Town Planning Commission and the San Jose Downtown Association.
San Jose City Council
Reed was elected to sit on the San Jose City Council from Berryessa District (District 4) in 2000. He ran again in 2004 and was re-elected with 86% of all votes cast. While at the City Council of San Jose, Reed is known for often being the one who disagrees in many voices. He is regarded as the most vocal critic of the status quo on the council and voted against many important agenda items.
Selection of mayor 2006
In 2005, with the incumbent mayor, Ron Gonzales, with a limited term of office, Reed announced his plans to run for the San Jose Mayor. In a primary mayor held on June 6, 2006, in a field crammed with ten candidates, Reed won 28.8% of the vote, placing him in the mayoral elections held on 7 November 2006 against San Jose Deputy Mayor Cindy Chavez. which received 23.17% of votes. Michael Mulcahy received 10.74%, Dave Cortese received 16.37%, David Pandori received 17.86%.
In the election of mayor elections held on 7 November 2006, Reed won a landslide victory over Chavez who admitted the race just before midnight. The final count shows Reed collecting 117,394 votes to 80,720 Chavez (in percentage 59.26% to 40.74%).
During the Mayoral campaign, Reed was criticized in a series of advertising attacks by Chavez and the Trade Union for getting reimbursed for various expenses he had as a board member of his office fund. He paid back his money when the problem hit the media and apologized to the public for all his mistakes. The funds were fully approved by the Municipal Police Office and at the City Council meeting in October 2006, the City Clerk, Lee Price, stated that the replacement did not violate City law and was a common practice among the offices of the City Council. Regardless, at the beginning of his reign, Reed had the Town Clerk's Office produce a more detailed explanation for approved use and limited use.
Reed assembled a transitional committee of 67 people to help transition staff on policy issues. Assisted by the Co-Chairs Transitional Team Chairman of former San Jose Mayor Tom McEnery and Victor Ajlouny, Reed held a publicly held meeting in which many policy issues were discussed. Subcommittee for transitions including Jobs & amp; Economy, Environment, Education, Public Safety, and Government Reform and Ethics.
San Jose Mayor
Reed was inaugurated as the 64th Mayor of San Jose on Tuesday, January 9, 2007. At his inauguration, he promised "not to lie, not to cheat, not to steal." This extra spell comes from the Air Force Academy's oath. Reed immediately encouraged many of his 34 Reed Reed, including focusing on outreach efforts to engage the public in the budget process.
Chuck Reed has received numerous nicknames during his tenure in office including "Mr. Integrity", "Anti-Ron Gonzales", and "Captain America" ​​because of his custom of wearing an American flag. On October 11, 2007 at a meeting with more than 100 Silicon Valley CEOs, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger referred to Reed as "Green Mayor" because of Reed's environmental priorities.
San Jose's Green Vision
Mayor Reed announced the Green Vision for San Jose in October 2007. The Green Vision is a comprehensive environmental guide for San Jose over the next 15 years, setting 10 goals. The Green Vision was adopted by the San Jose City Council on 30 October 2007 in the 11-0 election. Mayor Reed aims to bring 25,000 clean tech jobs to San Jose and attract Tesla Motors and several solar companies to the city in 2008. He attributes his progress so far to "move at business speed" and simplify procedures. One city approval process (special tenant repairs) is reduced from 3-6 months to one hour. "
2010 re-election
Mayor Reed launched a bid for re-election on December 10, 2009. He promised to keep the city as the center of "clean technology" innovation. Reed was re-elected for a second term in an avalanche on June 8, 2010. Reed won the election with 70,088 votes, or 76.7%, against three challengers. His closest opponent, Thomas Nguyen, finished second with just 9,016. Susan Barragan placed third with 7,573 votes, while Bill Chew was fourth with 4,752 votes.
See also
- List of mayors from the 50 largest cities in the US
References
External links
- Website of San Jose City
- Fresh Dialog Dialogue January 2009, Mayor's tactics to attract clean technology to Silicon Valley
- Fresh Dialog Dialogue November 2008, Mayor Reed welcomes Obama's green technology focus
- Chavez Approves SJ Mayor of the Race - San Jose Mercury News stories from November 8, 2006.
- Post-win interview - Metro, November 16, 2006.
- PressBanner.com October 11, 2007
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