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Genny Altwer

CA

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Genny Altwer is a licensed marriage and family therapist who spent 13 years with the San Mateo Police Department as a hostage negotiator and sexual-assault detective. She now specializes in PTSD treatment for first responders.

Where Genny Altwer stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)

Campaign Finance Information — Member, City Council, District 9

Campaign Finance Information · Member, City Council, District 9 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 13, 2026

Raised
$71,366
Spent
$90,941
Cash on hand
$28,214
Debts
$15,840

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.

Totals cover the committee's e-filed disclosures from 2026-01-01 onward; it began that period with money from earlier activity that is not in the city's e-filing export.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Retired$15,673
  • Not Employed$8,589
  • Real Estate Developer$2,742
  • Owner$2,119
  • Attorney$1,942
Direct contributions by size
  • $500-$999$54,328
  • $250-$499$9,935
  • $100-$249$5,966
  • $1-$99$1,178

Spending by outside groups

Outside groups, such as PACs and super PACs, spend this money on the race. The candidate's campaign does not spend it, and none of it goes to the candidate.

Outside groups spent $118,724 to support this candidate.

Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (2)
  • San Jose Police Officers' Association PAC$80,907
  • Silicon Valley Biz PAC$37,817

Source: City of San José Office of the City Clerk · 2026 cycle · efile.sanjoseca.gov

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Served 13 years as a sworn San Mateo police officer, including assignments as a hostage negotiator and sexual-assault detective, then established a therapy practice treating PTSD, depression and anxiety among first responders.

    November 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: sanjosespotlight.com · researched July 3, 2026

Race Genny Altwer is in:

Profile last researched August 7, 2026.