DHILLON ON BALLOT,
VOWS “CAMPAIGN WORTHY OF COMMUNITY”
Bob Dhillon, San Jose
Planning Commissioner, businessman and
community leader, has been certified as a write-in candidate for San
Jose City Council District 7.
Dhillon said he decided to take the extraordinary
step of becoming a
write-in candidate because the District needs someone who understands
the city and can provide leadership from day one. As a San Jose
Planning Commissioner, Dhillon is the only candidate
for District 7 who
has held a leadership position in the city. He has also served on a
number of city committees, and has served on a broad cross section of
school, neighborhood business and community organizations.
In his first act as an official candidate, Dhillon
released a signed
copy of the Campaign Code of Conduct that he has pledged to uphold, and
said he will distribute copies of the Code to other candidates in the
hope that they will join him in elevating the level of campaigning in
“As a candidate for City Council in 2002, I saw first-hand
what bad campaigns can do to a community. Our community deserves
candidates who have demonstrated their dedication to place the needs of
our community first. That dedication starts with a clean campaign.”
Dhillon said he will focus on his extensive community
experience, which includes two terms on the San Jose Planning
Commission and over twenty years of active service in local community
organizations including United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County, San
Jose Community Action and Pride (CAP) Grants Committee, the McLaughlin
Corridor Neighborhood Association, and many other civic, religious,
educational and business organizations.
“My focus, as a Planning Commissioner and community
volunteer, has always been on the local community,” said Dhillon.
“I
will continue that focus as a City Councilmember, and will use my broad
base of experience and community involvement to make sure our
neighborhoods receive the services they deserve.”
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