City Council District 9

Candidates, money, outside spending, and recent activity for this race.

Showing finance activity for this race only. View all City of San Jose campaign finance

Candidates

Per-candidate cumulative totals from their committees, plus outside spending for or against them.

Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash	Late (497)	IE Support	IE Oppose
Genny Altwer Business Owner/ Mother Genny Altwer for San Jose City Council District 9 2026	~$XX,XXX	~$XX,XXX	~$XX,XXX	—	~$XXX,XXX	—
Scott Hughes Chief of Staff Scott Hughes for San Jose City Council District 9 2026	~$XX,XXX	~$XX,XXX	~$XX,XXX	—	—	—
Mike Hennessy Business Owner/Instructor Mike Hennessy for San Jose City Council District 9 2026	~$XX,XXX	~$XX,XXX	~$X,XXX	~$X,XXX	~$X,XXX	—
Gordon Chester City of San Jose Infrastructure Engineer Gordon Chester for San Jose City Council District 9 2026	~$XX,XXX	~$XX,XXX	~$X,XXX	—	~$X,XXX	—
Rick Ator Product Manager Rick Ator for San Jose City Council 2026	~$XX,XXX	~$X,XXX	~$X,XXX	—	—	—

Genny Altwer

Business Owner/ Mother

Raised

~$XX,XXX

Cash

~$XX,XXX

IE +

~$XXX,XXX

IE −

—

Scott Hughes

Chief of Staff

Raised

~$XX,XXX

Cash

~$XX,XXX

IE +

—

IE −

—

Mike Hennessy

Business Owner/Instructor

Raised

~$XX,XXX

Cash

~$X,XXX

IE +

~$X,XXX

IE −

—

Gordon Chester

City of San Jose Infrastructure Engineer

Raised

~$XX,XXX

Cash

~$X,XXX

IE +

~$X,XXX

IE −

—

Rick Ator

Product Manager

Raised

~$XX,XXX

Cash

~$X,XXX

IE +

—

IE −

—

Independent expenditures

Outside spending for or against candidates in this race, broken down by candidate, committee, or individual filing.

Candidate	Support	Oppose	Total
Genny Altwer	~$XXX,XXX	~$XXX	~$XXX,XXX
Mike Hennessy	~$X,XXX	~$XXX	~$X,XXX
Gordon Chester	~$X,XXX	~$XXX	~$X,XXX

Committee	Support	Oppose	Total
San Jose Police Officers' Association PAC	~$XX,XXX	~$XXX	~$XX,XXX
Silicon Valley Biz PAC	~$XX,XXX	~$XXX	~$XX,XXX
South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	~$X,XXX	~$XXX	~$X,XXX

Date	Committee	Candidate	Position	Description	Amount
May 29, 2026	San Jose Police Officers' Association PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Mailer	~$XX,XXX
May 27, 2026	Silicon Valley Biz PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Text Messages	~$X,XXX
May 26, 2026	San Jose Police Officers' Association PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Mailer	~$XX,XXX
May 21, 2026	San Jose Police Officers' Association PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Mailer	~$XX,XXX
May 21, 2026	Silicon Valley Biz PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Text Messages	~$X,XXX
May 15, 2026	Silicon Valley Biz PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Mailer	~$XX,XXX
May 11, 2026	San Jose Police Officers' Association PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Mailer	~$XX,XXX
May 9, 2026	San Jose Police Officers' Association PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Mailer	~$X,XXX
May 6, 2026	Silicon Valley Biz PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Text Messages	~$X,XXX
May 5, 2026	Silicon Valley Biz PAC	Genny Altwer	Support	Mailer	~$XX,XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Gordon Chester	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Mike Hennessy	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Gordon Chester	Support	Voter data	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Mike Hennessy	Support	Voter data	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Gordon Chester	Support	Food for kick off event	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Mike Hennessy	Support	Food for kick off event	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Mike Hennessy	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Mike Hennessy	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Gordon Chester	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Gordon Chester	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Mike Hennessy	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 11, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Gordon Chester	Support	Walkcards	~$XXX
Apr 8, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Mike Hennessy	Support	Food for kick off event	~$XXX
Apr 8, 2026	South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council Committee on Political Education Sponsored by South Bay Afl-Cio Labor Council	Gordon Chester	Support	Food for kick off event	~$XXX