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Matt Mahan

Democratic · Mayor of San Jose · California · Spectrum score -46

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Matt Mahan is Mayor of San Jose in California. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Matthew William Mahan is an American technology entrepreneur and politician serving as the 67th mayor of San Jose, California since 2023.

Term ends: Jan 1, 2027
Email: mayor@sanjoseca.gov
Phone: 408-535-4900
Office: 200 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA 95113
Website: Official site
Wikipedia: Background

Salary: —

Where Matt stands on the spectrum

Matt Mahan scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Matthew William Mahan is an American technology entrepreneur and politician serving as the 67th mayor of San Jose, California since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the San Jose City Council from 2021 until 2023. He was the co-founder and CEO of Brigade Media, a technology company focused on civic engagement, and was a candidate in the 2026 California gubernatorial election.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 68

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

Compass

Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
Open States people (municipalities)
sanjoseca.gov
en.wikipedia.org
Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.