Focused on
Why I am
I’m running because our county deserves competent planning, better fiscal management and greater accountability so we can get needed services faster and more efficiently. As your supervisor, I will take my experience from San Jose City Council and VTA to Santa Clara County to deliver solutions for the community problems and issues we collectively face. Too often legislation is rushed to respond to political pressure without taking the time to ensure taxpayers are getting results.
Endorsements
- Sam Liccardo, Mayor San Jose
- Chappie Jones, Vice Mayor San Jose and Councilmember District 1
- Marie Blankley, Mayor Gilroy
- Richard Tran, Mayor Milpitas
- Carmen Montano, Vice Mayor Milpitas
- Don Gage, Former, SCC Supervisor and former mayor Gilroy
- Dev Davis, Councilmember San Jose, District 6
- Dion Bracco, Councilmember Gilroy
- Carol Marquez, Councilmember Gilroy
- Gino Borgioli, Councilmember Morgan Hill
Focused On
- Improving mental health and drug addiction services to address homelessness.
- Investing our limited transportation dollars to move more people more efficiently.
- Accountability and Measurable outcomes.
- Improving public safety.
- Addressing Climate Change through innovative ideas
Endorsements
- Sam Liccardo, Mayor San Jose
- Chappie Jones, Vice Mayor San Jose and Councilmember District 1
- Marie Blankley, Mayor Gilroy
- Richard Tran, Mayor Milpitas
- Carmen Montano, Vice Mayor Milpitas
- Don Gage, Former, SCC Supervisor and former mayor Gilroy
- Dev Davis, Councilmember San Jose, District 6
- Dion Bracco, Councilmember Gilroy
- Carol Marquez, Councilmember Gilroy
- Gino Borgioli, Councilmember Morgan Hill
Issues
Homelessness
Californians are very aware of the increase in people living along our roads and waterways. Every level of government and numerous nonprofits have collected...
Accountability and results for our Tax Dollars. (Fiscal Responsibility)
I believe in a well-funded government that efficiently provides needed services. Over the years, I have seen a lot of government waste and mismanagement...
Public Safety
Public safety means we feel safe wherever we happen to be. For too many of us in Santa Clara County, this is no longer...
Transportation
We must invest our tax dollars wisely on projects that help us move faster to get where we need to go. Johnny Khamis: Served...
Fighting Climate Change
Climate change is real and our generation’s solemn responsibility to address. California should lead the way. As a San Jose councilman, I had a...
Business
COVID has wreaked havoc with our economy and small business community. As a business owner and the chairman of the economic development committee for...From the bombs in Beirut to in San Jose,
Johnny Khamis and his family have lived "the American Dream. His parents fled their home in Beirut, Lebanon, when war broke out.
Granted political asylum in the US, the Khamis family arrived in San Jose in 1976 with very little cash and a fierce determination to use the opportunity given to them to build new lives. From growing up in San Jose in a struggling, immigrant family, attending public schools, and living in low-income housing to starting his own company, Western Benefit Solutions, Johnny’s experiences laid the foundation for his views of how government should serve its people.
Growing up in a struggling, immigrant family in San Jose laid a deep foundation for Johnny's views of how government should serve its people.
A product of the public education, he attended George Minor Elementary School, Herman Middle School and Oak Grove High School.
After graduating from high school, Johnny attended San Jose State University, earning his degree in Business Management and Communication. He used his education, knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit to build a financial advisory business and later started his own company, Western Benefit Solutions.
Johnny was first elected to the San Jose City Council in November 2012 representing District 10, the Almaden Valley and Blossom valley areas of South San Jose. He was reelected in 2016, winning more than 76% of the vote in the primary, securing another term in the first round of voting. Although intended as a criticism by some, Johnny takes great pride in being labeled "The Numbers Guy" on the City Council because of his focus on fiscal accountability.
In 2018, Johnny made the difficult decision to register as a non-partisan independent. Although many factors played into this decision, it was his experiences as a young immigrant child that made it impossible for Johnny to accept a policy that separates migrant children from their parents at the US border. In this highly partisan political environment, Johnny takes pride in working with colleagues with different political views to tackle the community's challenges.
Johnny is a devoted family man and 43 year resident of San Jose. He and his wife, Juliana, have made their home in Almaden with their two sons, Constantin and Alexander.
