Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo eyes run for Congress

What’s next for ex-San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo? It might be a move to Washington, D.C.

Liccardo, who led the country’s 10th largest city for eight years, is considering a run for Congress in 2024 — and is eyeing the seats of Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Rep. Anna Eshoo, Democrats who represent large swaths of Silicon Valley.

Lofgren said the former mayor reached her by phone earlier this month to give her notice. The congresswoman told him “it’s a free country if he wants to run.” But, she told this news organization, she plans to put up a fight.

“I plan to run for reelection, and I don’t run

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