Santa Clara Councilmember Patricia Mahan has resigned from her elected position, effective Feb. 1, due to “serious medical issues,” according to Santa Clara officials.
Mahan submitted her resignation Wednesday, and the Santa Clara City Council is expected to declare her seat as the city’s District 5 representative vacant on Feb. 11. Mahan has battled cancer on and off over the years, and stepped down from her post in late 2017 to fight the disease for a third time. She told colleagues and the public at the time that she had a tumor in her spine.
This time, Mahan is not battling cancer, but complications related to the treatments she’s endured over the years, according to a resignation and retirement letter sent to Aracely Azevedo, director of Human Resources for Santa Clara on Wednesday.
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