Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s race for Congress continues to pick up steam with the announcement that he has raised over $1.1 million just eleven days after officially entering the open race for the 16th Congressional District.
“From rising homelessness to increases in crime and the high cost of living, people know we need strong representation to get Congress focused on the issues that matter most to our communities. I’m proud of my record of getting real results and I intend to continue to push for innovative and bold solutions in Washington, DC,” said Liccardo.
Liccardo announced last Thursday that his campaign had raised over $883,000. Just five days later, the campaign has raised another $250,000, now surpassing the million-dollar mark. Liccardo for Congress is the first campaign for the 16th District to have publicly announced raising over $1 million.
Liccardo is a former criminal prosecutor who served eight years as Mayor of San Jose. He taught at Stanford about innovative approaches to reduce street homelessness. As mayor he worked to implement more efficient ways to house the homeless while providing them with jobs cleaning the city to start them on the path to financial stability.
He worked with all sides to craft voter-approved measures that saved taxpayers $3 billion, balanced budgets, built affordable housing, added police, repaved 1,000 miles of roads, and helped lead efforts to electrify Caltrain.
Liccardo developed national models for delivering lower-cost clean energy, providing free internet to 200,000 high-need residents, and expanding college access for first-generation students. He fought PG&E’s massive rate hikes, worked with neighbors and environmentalists to defeat billionaire developers to protect our Valley’s hillsides and open spaces, and battled the gun lobby to enact the nation’s most innovative gun violence prevention measures.
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