Xavier Campos
District 5
Born: Aug. 5, 1976

After spending 20 years with the Mexican-American Community Services Agency (MACSA), Xavier Campos is a San Jose City Councilmember for District 5. He was elected to the council in November 2010. Before joining the council, Campos designed and operated MACSA programs targeting East San Jose neighborhoods. He also served on the San Jose Planning Commission for eight years.

Campos has lived his entire life in East San José and attended Overfelt High School.

Campos was elected to the council during a tumultuous time for MACSA which is currently being investigated by the District Attorney’s office for misusing funds that should have gone into employees’ retirement accounts.