New Polling – Sam Liccardo Leads Evan Low by Wide Margin
May 2, 2024
Sam Liccardo Raises Over $1,000,000 In CA-16 First Quarter Filing
Following A Commanding 1st Place Finish In The March 5th Primary, The Former San Jose Mayor’s Campaign Continues To Roll San Jose, CA – Today, Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s campaign for Congress announced it had raised more than $1,000,000 in the first quarter filing of 2024. Since placing first among 11 candidates in […]
SJ Inside: It’s the counting
“It’s not the voting that’s democracy; it’s the counting.” Tom Stoppard While the primary election in 16th Congressional District produced an oddity of a tied vote for second place, a recount is nearly complete. In the next several days, county elections officials will finish their work, and declare whether one or both of my current […]
SF Chronicle Endorsement: Only one candidate brings experience, ideas to California District 16 congressional race
By Chronicle Editorial Board Sam Liccardo stands out for the clarity of his vision, the precision of his policy ideas and his obvious commitment to working across the aisle. When Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo announced in November that she would not seek reelection to the House seat that she’s held for three decades, she set […]
SJ Inside: Liccardo: Bills Too Damn High
By Sam Liccardo Bay Area residents got a shock with the hike in their January energy bills. Those rates will increase—again—in April. These rising energy bills follow higher bills for insurance, food, water and medicine – not to mention the already-punishing cost of rent or a mortgage. The bills are just too damn high. Contrary […]
Mercury News Editorial: Send Sam Liccardo to Congress to fill Anna Eshoo’s seat
San Jose’s former mayor tops the field of 11 candidates seeking to replace retiring 16-term incumbent By the Mercury News Editorial Board When Rep. Anna Eshoo announced just before Thanksgiving that her 16th term in Congress would be her last, it set off a three-week scramble by veteran politicians and inexperienced aspirants hoping to succeed […]
CHC BOLD PAC Endorses Sam Liccardo for Congress
San José – Today, the BOLD PAC announced it has endorsed former San José Mayor Sam Liccardo for the open 16th Congressional District seat. The BOLD PAC is the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). “As Mayor of San José, Sam Liccardo led the way on innovative solutions to the high cost of […]
NBC Bay Area: San Jose mayor endorses Sam Liccardo for Congress
This article was originally published in NBC Bay Area San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan endorsed the city’s former mayor in his run for California’s 16th Congressional District seat. Mahan announced his support for Sam Liccardo on Tuesday at the Evans Lane Interim Housing Project. This is a quick-build community that currently houses 49 homeless families […]
San Jose Inside: Congress Can Do Something About Homelessness, By Supporting Local Innovation
By Sam Liccardo This article was originally published in San Jose Inside As mayor of the Bay Area’s largest city, I visited the U.S. Capitol regularly seeking partnership on critical issues facing our communities, like homelessness and crime. “Those are local issues,” I heard all too often. We know better. Forty-four of America’s largest 50 […]
Pacifica Tribune: An endorsement for Sam Liccardo
By: Former Pacifica Mayor John Keener The primary race for Anna Eshoo’s congressional seat, which closes on March 5, is filled with people from Santa Clara County and San Jose that few of us know. The top two vote-getters will face off in the general election in November. I am endorsing one of the candidates, Sam Liccardo, the […]