Daniel Harney

Voted on June 6, 2016 for a $2.5 million budget change that moved money from city reserves to repave streets across Gilroy. It passed 7-0.

June 6, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted on March 7, 2016 for Gilroy to join Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a public agency buying cleaner power, and to pay $150,000 in startup costs. The vote was 5-2, and the council named him to the agency's board.

March 7, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: cityofgilroy.org

Voted on June 6, 2016 for a $2.5 million budget change that moved money from city reserves to repave streets across Gilroy. It passed 7-0.

June 6, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: cityofgilroy.org

Voted on March 7, 2016 for Gilroy to join Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a public agency buying cleaner power, and to pay $150,000 in startup costs. The vote was 5-2, and the council named him to the agency's board.

March 7, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: cityofgilroy.org

Received the Gilroy Teachers Association's endorsement in the 2026 Gilroy Unified Trustee Area 3 race, according to his candidate statement published Sept. 18, 2026.

September 18, 2026

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Served as chairman of the board of Gilroy Gardens, the nonprofit that runs the city-owned theme park, when it released its first impact report on July 31, 2025.

July 31, 2025

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Lost his Gilroy City Council seat on Nov. 6, 2018 to Carol Marques, who won 58 percent of the vote.

November 6, 2018

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Cast the only no vote on Dec. 4, 2017 against $25 million in housing bonds for the Monterey Gateway senior apartments. He said the site had no safe sidewalk to downtown or stores.

December 4, 2017

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Voted on Nov. 20, 2017 to keep Gilroy's ban on marijuana stores and widen it to recreational sales. The ban passed 7-0.

November 20, 2017

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Voted on Nov. 20, 2017 to limit backyard cottages (accessory dwelling units) to one bedroom and 600 square feet. The limit passed 4-3.

November 20, 2017

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Voted on Nov. 6, 2017 to let Gilroy's housing-limit exemptions expire instead of extending them for two years, citing voters' approval of the Measure H growth limit. The vote was 5-2.

November 6, 2017

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Cast the only no vote on May 1, 2017 against $258,000 for removing and pruning about 235 city trees. He objected that the city had no schedule or budget to replace the trees.

May 1, 2017

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Voted no on March 20, 2017 on approving a 73-unit housing project at Lone Oak Court south of Hecker Pass Highway. It passed 4-3.

March 20, 2017

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Was reappointed to the Gilroy City Council on Dec. 19, 2016 by a 5-1 vote, to a term ending in November 2018, after placing sixth in the November election.

December 19, 2016

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Voted no on Aug. 1, 2016 on declaring a Level 1 water shortage in Gilroy. The council approved the declaration 4-2.

August 1, 2016

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Cast the only no vote on June 6, 2016 against extending deadlines that let more housing projects skip Gilroy's yearly limit on new homes (the Residential Development Ordinance). It passed 6-1.

June 6, 2016

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Voted no on April 18, 2016 on approving a 75-unit, four-story senior apartment building on Monterey Road after the Planning Commission denied it. The council approved it 5-2.

April 18, 2016

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Voted no on March 21, 2016 on rezoning land at Santa Teresa Boulevard and First Street for a 202-unit townhouse project. The rezoning passed 3-2.

March 21, 2016

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Appointed to a vacant Gilroy City Council seat on Jan. 25, 2016 by a 6-0 council vote, filling the term of Mayor Don Gage, who resigned.

January 25, 2016

Source: cityofgilroy.org