Raj Chahal, Councilmember
District 2

Elected: November 2022
Term expires: December 2026

Address:
Office of the Mayor and City Council
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Contact: 
rchahal@santaclaraca.gov
Telephone (office): (408) 615-2250
Fax (office): (408) 241-6771

 
In addition to serving on the City Council, the Mayor and Councilmembers also serve as Authority Members of the Sports & Open Space Authority of the City, Authority Members of the Industrial Development Authority of the City, Authority Members of the Joint Financing Authority of the City, Board Members of the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Authority Members of the Bayshore North Project Enhancement Authority, and Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City.

Council Committee Assignments

City Committees

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee (Chair)
• Audit Committee (Alternate)
• Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee
• Governance and Ethics Committee (Chair)

Outside Agency Committees

• Caltrain Modernization Local Policymaker Group (CalMod) (Alternate)
• City/Mission College Liaison Committee (Alternate)
• City/School Liaison Committee (Santa Clara Unified School District)
• Grand Boulevard Task Force/El Camino Real
• Santa Clara University Liaison/Neighborhood-University Relations Committee (NURC)
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) - Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
• Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA)
• Triton Museum of Art Liaison Committee (Alternate)

Background / Employment

• M.S. in Physics and MBA from India
• Cofounded hardware manufacturing small business in Santa Clara

Community Involvement 

• Commissioner, City of Santa Clara Planning Commission
• Commissioner, City of Santa Clara International Exchange Commission
• Member, City of Santa Clara Charter Review Committee
• President, Santa Clara Sister Cities Association
• Member, Sister Cities International NorCal Board
• Founding Member/Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America Troop 600 (First Sikh Boy Scouts Troop in the United States)
• Board Member, Mission City Community Fund Board
• Board Member, Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends

Personal 

• Married to Daljit Chahal and father of two
• Born and raised in the Punjab/Haryana region of India
• Immigrated to the United States in 1995 and resident of Santa Clara for over 23 years