Liz Kniss serves on the boards of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Family Health Plan of Santa Clara County.
11 Facts About Liz Kniss
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Liz Kniss served three terms as on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in San Jose, California and was president of the board twice in 2005 and 2009.
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Liz Kniss earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Simmons College in Boston and an MPA in Public and Health Care Policy from California State University, East Bay.
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Liz Kniss has completed graduate work in Health Policy and Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Liz Kniss began her public work when elected to the Palo Alto Unified School District Board in 1985.
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Liz Kniss was then elected to the Palo Alto City Council in 1989, where she served three terms and was chosen as Mayor in 1994 and 2000.
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In 1994, Liz Kniss made Palo Alto the first city in the US with a presence on the Internet and initiated Family Resources, a public-private partnership that provides on-line and on-site social services, job training information and other resources for families in Palo Alto.
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In November 2000, Liz Kniss was elected to represent Santa Clara County's Fifth District on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
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Liz Kniss received nearly 17,500 votes and finished first in the 2012 race.
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Liz Kniss finished first in 37 of the city's 42 precincts and second in the other five.
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Liz Kniss was elected mayor of Palo Alto for a third time in 2018.