Kerry HillisIncumbent
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Moraga · Incumbent
Kerry Hillis grew up in the foothills near San Jose and moved to Moraga in 2017 with his wife and three children. He holds a B.S. in Political Science from Santa Clara University and a Master's in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University. Over more than 25 years in public service he has worked as a U.S. Senate staffer, a California State Senate legislative aide, a Transportation Policy Aide to a Santa Clara County Supervisor, Public Affairs Director for the San Jose Police Officers' Association, a communications and crisis-management consultant for utility companies, and a Government Relations Representative at BART. He currently serves as Public Affairs Manager for the Western and Central United States at Alstom, a sustainable-mobility company, and as a Board Member of the Bay Area Council. He served on Moraga's Planning Commission from 2019 to 2022, including as Vice Chair and Chair, and as Vice President of the Moraga Community Foundation, before his election to the Moraga Town Council in 2022. He currently serves as Mayor and helped raise more than $100,000 for improvements to Moraga Commons Park.
Positions in brief
Hillis has pointed to housing affordability and the town's fiscal challenges as priorities, alongside balancing new development with open-space preservation.
Hillis has said he wants the council to focus on housing affordability and economic challenges. His official town biography credits him with championing policies that balance new development with preservation of Moraga's open space, and with helping raise more than $100,000 for improvements to Moraga Commons Park.
On the issues
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