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Ken Yeager was born on 12 December, 1952, is an American politician. Discover Ken Yeager's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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1924

His parents were Ernest Eugene "Gene" Yeager (1924–2010) and Carolyn French Yeager (d. 2003).

Yeager attended San José State University, where he earned a B.A. in political science.

He went on to Stanford University, earning an M.A. in sociology, and a Ph.D. in education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

1952

Ken Yeager (born December 12, 1952) is an American politician.

He served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, representing District 4.

Ken Yeager was born December 12, 1952.

1984

In 1984, Yeager was a cofounder of the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee, described as a "four-county lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender political action group."

He came out publicly in a 1984 San Jose Mercury News opinion piece in response to the anti-gay rhetoric of a local state senator.

1992

In 1992 he became the first openly gay elected official in Santa Clara County, when he was named as trustee of the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District.

From 1992 until 2000, he served two terms in the role.

1996

He was a candidate for the 23rd district seat in the California State Assembly in 1996, coming in second.

He was a candidate for the 23rd district seat in the California State Assembly in 1996, coming in second in the Democratic primary to then-Santa Clara County Supervisor (later Congressman) Mike Honda.

2000

Previously, Yeager served on the San Jose City Council from 2000 to 2006.

Before that, he served two terms on the San Jose/Evergreen Community College Board.

Yeager served on San Jose City Council from his election in November 2000 until March 2004, when he was re-elected for a second term that lasted until 2006.

2001

In 2001, he flew the rainbow flag for the first time above San Jose City Hall.

2003

Yeager amended San Jose's harassment policy in 2003 to include gender identity.

2004

In 2004, Yeager completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

Prior to his career in politics, he taught political science at San Jose State University for 12 years full time.

In 2004, he was named chair of the San Jose City Council's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Ethics.

2006

First elected to the board in 2006, he represented the cities of Campbell and Santa Clara, as well as west San Jose and the Burbank and Cambrian neighborhoods.

First elected to the board in June 2006, he represented the cities of Campbell, Santa Clara, west San Jose, and the Burbank and Cambrian neighborhoods.

2008

In 2008, and then again in 2013, it was Yeager who presided over the first same-sex marriages in Santa Clara county, and he had overseen around 100 such marriages by 2014.

2009

Yeager is a former board member of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and in January 2009 the governor appointed him the BAAQMD representative on the California Air Resources Board for four years.

Involved in public transportation in California, Yeager backs the electrification of Caltrain, extending Bay Area Rapid Transit to San Jose, and building California High-Speed Rail.

2010

He was re-elected in 2010 and 2014.

In late 2010 he joined the board of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

2013

He is a member of the Caltrain Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors, having served as its chair in 2013.

Yeager serves as chairman of the Supervisors' Health and Hospital Committee, and he is also chairman of the California State Association of Counties Health and Human Services Committee.

He is furthermore a member of the First 5 Commission of Santa Clara County.

2014

By 2014, he had published Trailblazers: Profiles of America's Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials.

2017

As of 2017, he continues to periodically teach at San Jose State University.

Yeager's long-time partner is Michael Haberecht.

Yeager is a triathlete and cyclist and frequently commutes to work by bike.

2018

He last served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, representing District 4 and termed out at the end of 2018.