Mayor of Santa Clara
Hon. Jamie L. Matthews, Mayor
City of Santa Clara
In November 2010, Jamie L. Matthews was elected to serve as Mayor for the City of Santa Clara, the third largest city in Santa Clara County. Located in the center of Silicon Valley with a population of 118,830, Santa Clara is home to some of the nation’s most prominent high technology corporations, including, California’s Great America Theme Park and Levi’s Stadium.
Prior to being elected Mayor, Jamie Matthews served on the Planning Commission and two terms as Council Member. He was re-elected to the City Council in 2008 and served two years until his 2010 election as Mayor. In addition to serving on the City Council, Mayor Matthews also serves the City of Santa Clara as a Board Member of the Sports & Open Space Authority, Industrial Development Authority, Joint Financing Authority, Stadium Authority, the City’s Housing Authority and the City of Santa Clara Oversight Board Successor Agency.
Regionally, Mayor Matthews represents Santa Clara at the Association of Bay Area Governments General Assembly, the California High-Speed Rail Authority Policymaker Working Group, the Caltrain Modernization Local Policymakers Group, the Grand Boulevard Task Force, the Peninsula Division of the League of California Cities, the Recycled Water Policy Advisory Committee, and the San Jose/Santa Clara Treatment Plant Advisory Committee. He serves on the Board of Directors, City Selection Committee and the Legislative Action Committee on the Santa Clara County Cities’ Association, and as Chair on the SCUSD/City Liaison Committee. He also serves on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTS) North County Cities Group on the Board of Directors, the Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee, as well as a member on VTA’s County Expressways Policy Advisory Committee, the El Camino Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Policy Advisory Board and the Levi’s Stadium Transit Program Ad Hoc Committee.
A fifth generation Santa Claran, Mayor Matthews’ family settled in the City of Santa Clara, where he continues his family’s love of Santa Clara by serving the community. He is a proud husband and father of four. As Mayor, Jamie L. Matthews continues to emphasize the mission of the City of Santa Clara: To promote a living and working environment that allows for the best quality of life by serving the community with resourceful, efficient, progressive and professional leadership. Mayor Matthews, together with the City Council, works toward the Council’s clear vision: Superb, affordable services in a caring community that values Santa Clara’s rich history and nurtures technologies that build the future.