Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/09/2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location
Michael's Restaurant at Shoreline
Categories
Ken Yeager earned a B.A. in political science from San José State University and an M.A. in sociology and a Ph.D. in education from Stanford University. Prior to his public service career, he taught full-time in the Political Science Department at SJSU for 12 years.
Ken was the first openly gay elected official in Santa Clara County. He was first elected to public office in 1992 as a Trustee of the San José/Evergreen Community College District and served for two terms from 1992-2000. He then served for six years on the San José City Council–first elected in November 2000 and re-elected to a second term in 2004. Two years later, Ken was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors where he served as Board President in 2010 and 2013. He served for a total of 12 years, finishing his last term in 2018.
In 2019, Ken returned to San José State, where he teaches the popular Local Politics and Government class. That same year, he became executive director of the non-profit arm of BAYMEC, the BAYMEC Community Foundation, where he created the LGBTQ+ website QueerSiliconValley.com, curated an LGBTQ+ museum exhibit, and produced the documentary film Queer Silicon Valley. The Foundation is now focused on creating rotating exhibits that can be displayed in their new retail space in downtown San Jose.
Register by Thursday, August 8th: demcenturyclub.org/lunch_aug2024
