
Candidates in the upcoming special election to represent San Jose’s downtown core are sharing early fundraising numbers as the deadline to apply for the race comes to a close. Matthew Quevedo, deputy chief of staff for Mayor Matt Mahan, said his campaign raised more than $121,000 by year’s end — the most cash raised by a San Jose City Council District 3 candidate thus far. Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley Executive Director Gabby Chavez-Lopez, another candidate running for the open seat, said her campaign has raised at least $72,872 from 225 individual donors. Quevedo said his six figures stem from nearly 400…
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