Van Le
Nonpartisan · CA · Trustee, East Side Union High School District Board
Van Le is a trustee and board president of the East Side Union High School District, where she has served since 2010, and owns a State Farm insurance agency in San Jose. A refugee who fled Vietnam in 1975, she worked fast-food jobs to support her family before earning a business degree and working at San Jose City Hall. She is challenging incumbent Bien Doan for the District 7 council seat in the November 2026 runoff after finishing second in the June primary with 22.4%.
Track record
Government Efficiency
· 3 records
As board clerk, certified adoption of a resolution directing Education Protection Account funds solely to classroom instruction and instructional services rather than administration.
June 20, 2024For
Source: esuhsd.org · researched July 13, 2026
Voted to adopt East Side Union High School District's 2018-19 appropriations limit and a resolution finding that every student had sufficient textbooks and instructional materials.
September 13, 2018For
Source: esuhsd.org · researched July 13, 2026
Voted to issue a revised competitive request for qualifications and proposals for program management of the district's Measures G, E, I and Z school-bond construction program.
August 17, 2017For
Source: esuhsd.org · researched July 13, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 2 records
Voted for an emergency pandemic grading resolution converting final-semester F grades to No Pass so failed courses still had to be retaken but would not reduce students' grade-point averages or athletic eligibility.
January 28, 2021For
Source: esuhsd.org · researched July 13, 2026
Voted to adopt East Side Union High School District's 2018-19 appropriations limit and a resolution finding that every student had sufficient textbooks and instructional materials.
September 13, 2018For
Source: esuhsd.org · researched July 13, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Voted to issue a revised competitive request for qualifications and proposals for program management of the district's Measures G, E, I and Z school-bond construction program.
August 17, 2017For
Source: esuhsd.org · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 1 record
Has served on the East Side Union High School District board since 2010, including as board president, while operating a State Farm insurance agency in San Jose.
December 1, 2021
Source: sanjosespotlight.com · researched July 3, 2026
Elections
- Member, City Council, District 7 · November 3, 2026 · San Jose city, California
Profile last researched July 3, 2026.