"The poll - which runs dozens of questions long - describes Mahan as a Democrat with a working-class background and tech credentials, according to screenshots obtained by San José Spotlight. It adds Mahan jumped into politics and "challenged" California's status quo on homelessness by taking affordable housing funds and using them for temporary shelter. The poll said that as governor, Mahan would stand for Democratic values but still be a fiscal hawk."
""Matt Mahan is a Democrat who is pro-choice, pro-gun safety and pro-environment," the poll reads. "He is also pro-accountability for how tax dollars are spent, and pro-public safety including more police and more shelter and services for those who accept shelter. As Governor, he will stand up for Democratic values, but also ensure Californians have a government that is accountable, fiscally responsible, and delivers on his promises.""
An exploratory text-message poll is surveying public support for San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan as a potential candidate for California governor. The poll runs dozens of questions and portrays Mahan as a Democrat with a working-class background and tech credentials. The poll characterizes his homelessness approach as taking affordable housing funds and using them for temporary shelter, and presents him as pro-choice, pro-gun safety, pro-environment, pro-accountability, and pro-public safety. The poll frames him as defending Democratic values while emphasizing fiscal responsibility and asks whether respondents would be more or less likely to vote for him. The poll's sponsor is unclear, and no statewide campaign filings exist. A mayoral representative did not explain the poll's origin. Mahan said he is seriously considering a run, and the Back to Basics executive director denied the organization's involvement.
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