Patrick Shupui Kwok
CA · Director, Cupertino Sanitary District Board of Directors
Patrick Kwok has been a Cupertino Sanitary District director since 2022. A former Cupertino City Council member and Santa Clara Valley Water District director, he has about 40 years in environmental and water engineering, including running a Hayward wastewater plant.
Where Patrick Shupui Kwok stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Moved to introduce an ordinance raising sanitary board pay to $250 per meeting, up to six days a month, with yearly inflation raises. The motion passed 5-0.
June 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cupertinosanitarydistrict.org
Voted against cutting water district board pay back to the 2009 rate of $260.03 per meeting, keeping it at $286.03. The cut failed 4-3.
August 23, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Cast the deciding vote against a 5% pay raise for water district board members, which failed 4-3. He said the board must lead by example and be careful with spending.
October 23, 2007Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to award the third phase of a sewer pipe defect repair project to the lowest qualified bidder, Devaney Engineering. It passed 5-0.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cupertinosanitarydistrict.org
Moved to raise sewer service charges by 3% starting July 1, 2026, after the board weighed up to 5%. The ordinance passed 5-0.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cupertinosanitarydistrict.org
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Moved adoption of the Cupertino Sanitary District's 2026-27 budget, which passed 5-0 on a roll call vote.
June 17, 2026
Source: cupertinosanitarydistrict.org
Named Secretary Pro-Tem of the Cupertino Sanitary District board for 2026 and its representative to the San Jose/Santa Clara treatment plant advisory committee.
December 17, 2025
Source: cupertinosanitarydistrict.org
Selected vice chair of the Santa Clara Valley Water District board for 2012.
January 10, 2012
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Resigned from the Cupertino City Council as vice mayor to join the water district board. He was elected in 2001, re-elected in 2005, and served as mayor in 2005.
August 7, 2007
Source: cupertino.gov
Chosen by the Santa Clara Valley Water District board from 14 applicants to fill a vacant board seat, while serving on the Cupertino City Council.
August 1, 2007
Source: morganhilltimes.com
Past race Patrick Shupui Kwok ran in:
- Cupertino Sanitary District Director · November 3, 2026 · Cupertino Sanitary District · incumbent