Candidate Forum — California State Senate District 10

Livable Sunnyvale plans to host a California State Senate District 10 candidate forum on May 6 in Sunnyvale, with an in-person event, Zoom access and live translation. (livablesunnyvale.org) The group’s April 24 post lists the forum for 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Sunnyvale Community Services, 1160 Kern Avenue. The same listing includes a Zoom link and a Wordly translation link. (livablesunnyvale.org) The event lands five weeks before California’s June 2, 2026 primary, when voters in Senate District 10 will choose the top two finishers to advance to the November 3 general election. (ballotpedia.org) District 10 is an open-seat race in practice. Ballotpedia says incumbent Democratic Sen. Aisha Wahab is running for California’s 14th Congressional District and will not appear on the State Senate primary ballot. (ballotpedia.org) That leaves voters in a district stretching across Alameda and Santa Clara counties to sort through a crowded field without an incumbent defending the seat. Ballotpedia says the district is currently represented by Wahab, who took office in December 2022. (ballotpedia.org 1) (ballotpedia.org 2) Candidate websites and local reporting identify several active contenders. Carmen Montano, the mayor of Milpitas, says she is running on public safety, fiscal discipline and insurance issues. (carmen.vote) Scott Sakakihara, a Union City councilmember and former vice mayor, says his campaign is centered on affordability, housing and the social safety net. A January report by The Milpitas Beat said he joined the race after Wahab opened a congressional committee. (electscott.com) (milpitasbeat.com) Harris Mojadedi, a Chabot-Las Positas Community College District trustee and UC Berkeley assistant dean, says he is running to protect public education, support immigrant and refugee communities, and push affordability. (harrismojadedi.com) San José Spotlight reported in February that San Jose Councilmember David Cohen also intended to run, and listed former Assemblymember and West Valley-Mission Community College trustee Paul Fong among the candidates. (sanjosespotlight.com) The district includes Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Santa Clara, Fremont, Newark, Union City and Hayward, along with parts of San Jose and nearby communities, so a Sunnyvale forum gives one corner of the district a direct shot at the field. (sd10.senate.ca.gov) (electscott.com) For voters, the immediate question is simpler than the campaign map: who shows up on May 6, and how they answer on housing, transportation, sustainability and equity in one of the Bay Area’s most expensive legislative districts. (livablesunnyvale.org)