Evan Low
26 years old, Campbell City Council-elected Mayor as of Tuesday December 1st, Chinese, and gay. Talk about overcoming obstacles in Politics. “It’s about making a difference int he community I live in,” he says. RIGHT ON Evan Low!
Quick Facts about Campbell City:
- 38,000-resident Silicon Valley city
- Average resident age is 35
- Asian Americans are the second most populous demographic in Silicon Valley
Quick facts about Low:
- Campbell City Council promoted Low from Vice Mayor to a one-year term as Mayor
- Currently obtaining MPA from San Jose State Univ (his undergrad alma mater)
- Has undergrad degree in Political Science
- Attended exec program at Harvard Kennedy School of Gov’t
- Works full time as Senior District Representative to Assemblyman Paul Fong, D-Sunnyvale
- Lost in 2004 City Council run
- Won in 2006. Term ends 2010.
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