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Pete's Biography
Born: October 22, 1963, Dearborn, Michigan
Councilmember Pete Constant represents District 1, a unique portion of San José that is virtually surrounded by four other cities: Santa Clara, Cupertino, Saratoga, and Campbell. Elected to office in June of 2006, Pete has quickly become an active and independent voice on the San José City Council. In addition to his council duties, Pete serves on many legislative bodies, including being a member of the Rules and Open Government Committee, the Vice Chair of the Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee, the Co-Chair of the Santa Clara County Aging Strategic Plan Leadership Group, the Chair of the Strategic Plan for Persons with Disabilities OTS Advisory Board, the Co-Chair of the Family/Domestic Violence Advisory Board, a board member for the San José Redevelopment Agency, the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, a Trustee on the Federated City Employees Retirement Board, board member of the San José Sports Authority and the San José/Santa Clara Clean Water Financing Authority. Finally, he is a Truste on the Federated City Employe's Board and liaison to both the Appeals Hearing Board and the Senior Citizen’s Commission. Prior to serving as a San José Councilmember, Constant served for 14 years as a San José Police Officer. After suffering a career-ending injury during an undercover operation, he continued his public service on the San José Appeals Hearing Board and as a Neighborhood Association leader. He worked full-time as a professional photographer and built a number of small businesses in West San Jose. During his time with the police force, Constant received numerous letters of commendation, including the Day-to-Day Excellence Award, Project Crackdown Officer of the Year, City Manager’s Award of Excellence, and Employee Suggestion Award which saved the department approximately $65,000 per year). He was also a director for the San José Police Officers' Association. Constant is an adjunct professor of Leadership at St. Mary’s College, his Alma Mater, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management and his Master of Arts Degree in Leadership. He has also completed Leadership programs through the League of California Cities, San José State University, Santa Clara University, and San José Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce. Recently, Constant has earned certifications on Pension, Benefits, Hedge Funds, Investments, and Management programs from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and Stanford Law School. Councilmember Constant resides in San José with his wife Julie, their two sets of twins: Alexandra and Amanda, Pete Jr. and Samantha, and their youngest daughter Sydney. See a more detailed biography of Pete Constant, Click Here. |
    
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Pete Constant