| Pete Constant | |
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| San Jose City Council | |
| In office 2007 – Present |
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| Preceded by | Linda J. LeZotte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1963 Dearborn, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Julie |
| Children | Five |
| Profession | Photographer / Former Police Officer / |
Pete Constant (born October 22, 1963) is an American politician from California, currently Councilmember for District 1 of the San Jose, California City Council. Constant is a former San Jose Police Officer (1989–2000) and has owned several photography businesses. Constant was elected to the City Council during the June 2006 Primary and was sworn into office in 2007.
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Pete Constant attended Blackford High School in San José, Ca., and received his B.A., Management degree at Saint Mary's College of California, followed by his M.A., Leadership, St. Mary's College of California[1]
Pete Constant was elected June 6, 2006 with more than 64% of the vote.[2] Pete Constant replaced Councilmember Linda LeZotte, who had served eight years before being term-limited in 2006. Constant was reelected in June 2010 with 66% in a three-way contest. His second term on the Council starts in 2011.[3]
Since assuming office, Constant has taken an activist role as the sole conservative on the Council. Positions taken by Constant that attracted media attention included his proposal to prevent access to online pornography on computers at San Jose Public Libraries in 2007 [4] and his refusal to vote for the citywide plastic bag ban in late 2010.[5]