- Occupation: Incumbent - Vice Chair, Santa Clara Valley Water District Bd
- 15 years' experience working with and for Bay Area nonprofits including:
- Committee for Green Foothills, Earthjustice (formerly called the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund), & Environmental Law Clinic (Stanford)
- Shute, Mihaly, & Weinberger LLP representing nonprofits and government agencies
- Chair of the County Fish & Game Commission
- Extensive volunteer work in health, homelessness, & environmental protection in the US and abroad
- Environmental lawyer, Stanford law degree
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Beat the drought with immediate and long-lasting changes
- Lead on environmental protection and better flood protection
- Make your voice heard and spend your money wisely
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The Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from Brian A. Schmidt
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- San Jose Mercury News & Councilmember/former County Supervisor Liz Kniss
- Mountain View Voice & Palo Alto Weekly
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta & Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters
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- Op-Ed on the Drought - August 29, 2014 - San Jose Mercury News
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In addition to leading on immediate and lasting action to change our water use and achieve the conservation we need for this drought, Brian is advocating the "potable reuse" of wastewater, a drought-proof and local water source. There is no technological or health barrier to this, only psychological resistance, and Brian's open advocacy of potable reuse will show that we can make it happen.
- A proactive response to the current drought - January 2014
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This memo, presented to the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors and staff, written by Brian Schmidt and his co-Director, Linda LeZotte, accelerated the District's response to the drought.
- Keeping up the Momentum - Reporting out on and looking forward
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Brian entered office emphasizing environmental improvements in general, action on mercury in particular, and increased public openness and transparency. The results described below speak for themselves, and they create opportunities to do even more.
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