Rob Stump
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Los Gatos · Retired Business Executive
Rob Stump is a third-generation Los Gatos resident of nearly 55 years who has raised his family in the town. He spent 25 years as a corporate executive, including as a manager at PG&E, and has served as a Los Gatos Planning Commissioner and chair of the town's Ad Hoc Wildfire Committee. He describes himself as a fire-resiliency advocate.
Positions in brief
He centers his campaign on public safety, planning for responsible growth, and financial stewardship, framing the town's budget challenges as something that needs to be addressed directly.
Stump identifies three main priorities: public safety (drawing on his wildfire-preparedness advocacy), planning for responsible growth, and financial stewardship of the town budget. Local news coverage has also reported him discussing trimming personnel costs and looking for new revenue, such as through sales tax growth and business travelers, though those specific proposals were not confirmed on his own campaign materials.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Names public safety as a top priority, drawing on his background as a fire-resiliency advocate and former chair of the town's Ad Hoc Wildfire Committee.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Lists 'planning for responsible growth' as a core priority for managing development pressure in Los Gatos.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Names financial stewardship of the town budget as a core priority.
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