Mountain View council unanimously elects Emily Ann Ramos mayor; Chris Clark chosen as vice mayor
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Summary
At a special reorganization meeting, the Mountain View City Council unanimously elected Vice Mayor Emily Ann Ramos as mayor and Council member Chris (Chris) Clark as vice mayor; both elections were uncontested and followed tributes to outgoing Mayor Ellen Kamay.
The Mountain View City Council unanimously elected Vice Mayor Emily Ann Ramos as mayor and Council member Chris Clark as vice mayor at a special reorganization meeting on Jan. 13.
Council member Chris Clark nominated Ramos, saying, “It’s my distinct honor to nominate vice mayor Emily Ann Ramos to serve as Mountain View’s next mayor,” and Council member McAllister seconded the nomination. The council then voted, and the motion passed unanimously.
The council followed the same process for the vice mayor position. Council member Ramirez nominated Council member Chris Clark, Council member Showalter seconded, and the council voted unanimously to elect him.
Why it matters: The votes formalize the council’s leadership for 2026 and set the tone for the year ahead. Council member Clark’s nomination remarks highlighted Ramos’s policy experience on housing and youth services; Clark noted Ramos will be the city’s first Filipino American mayor.
What happened: The meeting opened with a series of recognitions and tributes to outgoing Mayor Ellen Kamay, after which the council took public comment and proceeded to nominations. The nominations were made on the floor, seconded, and adopted without recorded individual roll-call votes; the mayor announced the results as unanimous.
Details and outcomes: - Mayor: Emily Ann Ramos — nominated by Council member Chris Clark; seconded by Council member McAllister; outcome: unanimous election (all council members present voted in favor, council member Hicks was absent at roll call). - Vice Mayor: Chris Clark — nominated by Council member Ramirez; seconded by Council member Showalter; outcome: unanimous election.
Council membership present for the meeting (as recorded at roll call) included Council members Chris Clark, McAllister, Ramirez, Schoelter, Vice Mayor Emily Ann Ramos and Mayor Ellen Kamay; Council member Hicks was absent. The council did not record individual vote-by-name in the transcript beyond announcing unanimous passage.
What’s next: Incoming Mayor Ramos said she will focus on community engagement and encouraged residents to volunteer with neighborhood associations, nonprofit service agencies and advisory boards. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 27.
—Reporting by the Mountain View City Council meeting transcript; quotes attributed to the speakers above.
