In September of
2005, Madison received 63% of the votes cast in a
special election, becoming the first Vietnamese American
to serve on the San José City Council.
Madison
currently serves as Chair of the City’s Public Safety,
Finance and Strategic Support Committee, Vice-Chair of
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee, a member
of the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force, Silicon
Valley Rapid Transit Policy Advisory Board (BART) and as
a liaison to a number of City Commissions.
Prior to
her election to the City Council, Madison served as
President of the Franklin-McKinley Board of Education,
making her the first Vietnamese woman elected to public
office in California in 2002.
Madison has
also taught Sociology and Vietnamese American Culture at
both De Anza and Evergreen Valley community colleges.
Born in
Vietnam, Madison and her family immigrated to the United
States in the early 1980's. She received her Bachelor of
Arts in History from UC Santa Cruz; and her Masters
Degree in Social Science from the University of Chicago.
