Pete Constant is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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 from California

California

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, currently Councilmember for District 1 of the San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

 City Council. Constant is a former San Jose Police Officer (1989–2000) and has owned several photography businesses. Constant was elected to the City Council during the June 2006 Primary and was sworn into office in 2007.

Education

Pete Constant attended Blackford High School

Boynton High School

Boynton High School is a secondary school located in San Jose, California and is a continuation school for the Campbell Union High School District. Between 1991 and 2002 when Boynton High School continuation students attended what was then Blackford High School. Blackford had been a traditional...

 in San José, Ca., and received his B.A., Management degree at Saint Mary's College of California

Saint Mary's College of California

Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church...

, followed by his M.A., Leadership, St. Mary's College of California

Political Contests

Pete Constant was elected June 6, 2006 with more than 64% of the vote. Pete Constant replaced Councilmember Linda LeZotte, who had served eight years before being term-limited in 2006. Constant was reelected in June 2010 with 66% in a three-way contest. His second term on the Council starts in 2011.

City Council

Since assuming office, Constant has taken an activist role as the sole conservative on the Council. Positions taken by Constant that attracted media attention included his proposal to prevent access to online pornography on computers at San Jose Public Libraries in 2007 and his refusal to vote for the citywide plastic bag ban in late 2010.

External links

• Pete Constant Official Website (City of San Jose)
• Pete Constant Campaign Website
• Smartvoter: 2006 Election Results