Stockton City Mayor

Edward J. Chavez was elected in the March 2004 primary election with a majority of the vote, and he was sworn into office in January 2005.

Prior to becoming Mayor, he served the Stockton Police Department for over 30 years, the last 10 years as the Chief of Police.  As Mayor, he continues his focus of involving the community in local government, including:

• the proposed Strong Neighborhoods Initiative,
• the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Crime Prevention Committee, and
• Mayor's Task Force on Persons with Disabilities

Mayor Chavez was born and raised in Stockton and attended local schools.  He obtained an A.A. from San Joaquin Delta College in 1970, earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice from California State University - Sacramento in 1972, and a M.S. in Management from Cal Poly Pomona in 1992.

• 2008 State of the City Address by Mayor Chavez
• 2007 State of the City Address by Mayor Chavez
• Watch Conversations with the Mayor on Channel 97
• Listen to the Mayor's Minute
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  Audio Archives

• Budget/Finance/Economic Development, Alternate Member
• Intergovernmental Liaison, Chair
• Auburn Dam Coalition Board of Directors
• California State University Stockton Center Site Authority
• City-County Transit District Liaison
• COS and Stockton Unified School District "3x3" Joint Committee
• League of Calif. Cities Central Valley Division Board of Directors
• League of California Cities Legislative Liaison (Senator Michael Machado)
• Personnel Committee, Chair
• San Joaquin County Council of Governments Board
• San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission (LADCo)
• San Joaquin Partnership Board of Directors