Tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal, whose bid to oust long-time Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and represent Silicon Valley in Congress won the backing of tech executives including DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang and Y Combinator chief executive Garry Tan, also looks to be headed for a double-digit loss.

Meet the billionaire-backed, pro-AI mayor vying to be California’s next governor. San Jose mayor Matt Mahan had been in The Daily Show hotseat all of 30 seconds when Jon Stewart asked about his startup days.

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Matt Mahan, the current mayor of San Jose, gained political prominence as his popularity rose in the Bay Area city: He was reelected with a large margin in 2024 after being credited for reducing homelessness.

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has furiously denied claims he abandoned Matt Mahan after a mysterious $1 million contribution to a pro-Mahan super PAC was abruptly returned just days later. “I’m voting for Matt Mahan.

Mahan was the tech industry’s chosen candidate — but his campaign to be the next governor of California has fallen flat.

The latest poll released by the California Democratic Party showed Mahan's support had slipped from 7% to 4% among likely Democratic voters.

As San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has campaigned for governor the last 3½ months on a platform of results and accountability, the mayor has missed more than a third of City Council meetings, a Bay Area News Group analysis of his attendance found.

After investing heavily in several key races, Big Tech suffered a set of bruising losses in the California primaries on Tuesday. Perhaps the most high-profile was that of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (D), who was in a distant sixth in the governor's race, with roughly 4% of the vote, as of press time.