Jay Howard

Candidate for City Council Member, Martinez, District 1 · City Councilmember District 1

Jay Howard is a third-generation Alhambra Valley native who grew up on his family's small ranch, where his grandparents raised chickens and his mother, a single parent, boarded horses while raising Jay and his siblings; he now lives in downtown Martinez with his wife and has two grown children. He is a carpenter and has served since 2014 as Senior Superintendent for G Swanson Construction, and is a board member of the NorCal Carpenters union and a representative on the Carpenters Local Union 152 Executive Committee. He is a government and community-relations professional with nearly twenty years of public-sector experience, having advised two university presidents and four state legislators. He has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Mother Brown's Dining Room and Homeless Shelter, and Loaves and Fishes. In November 2022 he was sworn in as Martinez's first Sikh-American and Asian-Pacific Islander city councilmember, representing the newly created District 1, and has since served as Vice-Mayor and on the city's Waterfront and Marina subcommittee.

On his campaign site, Howard calls for long-overdue upgrades to the Martinez Marina, says ensuring a safe Martinez is a priority, pledges to help local small businesses thrive, and supports protecting the city's ridgelines from development.

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