Candidate for
Council Member, 4; City of San Jose; Council District 4

Kansen Chu is an active community member, an elected School Board member, an accomplished business leader, a dedicated father and husband.

Kansen's dedication to our community is reflected in his many community activities and civic services. He currently serves as a Board Member of Berryessa Union School District, Santa Clara Valley Metro YMCA, Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation and Shin Shin Education Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Californians for Justice and Vision New America. Kansen has served on the Santa Clara County Mental Health Board, Private Industry Council under Job Training Partnership Act, Neighborhood Accountability Board of Berryessa, the KNTV Channel 11 Community Board, Asian Law Alliance,and other advisory commissions and boards.

Professionally, Kansen has a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Cal State Northridge, and worked as a Microdiagnostics Microprogrammer at IBM for 18 years. Besides serving as the District Director for Assembly member Rebecca Cohn, Kansen and his wife Daisy are proud owners of Harbor Express in Norm Mineta San Jose International Airport.

Kansen and Daisy have been married for 29 years. They have two children. Ann, 24, and Walt, 19.