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The City of Milpitas is accepting nominations for mayor and two city council seats in the Nov. 3 general election.<\/p>\n
Mayor Carmen Montano, Vice Mayor Garry Barbadillo and Councilmember Hon Lien are all eligible for re-election. Montano, who in June lost her bid<\/a> for the State Senate District 10 seat, announced earlier this month that she\u2019s running for a third two-year term as mayor. Lien ran against Montano for mayor in 2024.<\/p>\n As of June 2, Seema Kanani, a licensed clinical social worker for Kaiser Permanente, and Bill Chuan, who has served a planning commissioner for the City of Milpitas, had announced that they are running for council.<\/p>\n Kanani is one of the delegates for the California Democratic party, and she\u2019s a delegate for the South Bay Labor Council. Chuan first ran for a seat on the council in 2024, coming in a close third <\/a>behind Evelyn Chua and William Lam in a field of six candidates.<\/p>\n Residents interested in running for mayor or city council must schedule an appointment with the city clerk\u2019s office to receive nomination papers; the filing deadline is Aug. 7. Candidates must be registered voters residing in Milpitas at the time nomination papers are issued. If an incumbent eligible for re-election does not file nomination papers by the deadline, the nomination period for non-incumbent candidates only will be extended until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12.<\/p>\n Appointments are available Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the last appointment of the day at 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment, contact the city clerk\u2019s office at 408-586-3005 or\u00a0cityclerk@milpitas.gov.<\/p>\n