Anthony Becker’s tenure on the Santa Clara City Council has come to a close just shy of the end of his term as the now former vice mayor handed in his resignation Friday — the day after a jury found him guilty of leaking a civil grand jury report and lying about it under oath.
Becker, 39, was elected in 2020 but failed to win his reelection bid last month under the cloud of his legal battle. He was indicted in April 2023 and found guilty by a jury in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon for leaking a 2022 civil grand jury report about the San Francisco 49ers’ influence on the council, as well as felony perjury.
In his resignation letter, which is effective immediately, Becker said that it was “always a dream of mine to be a part of the government process, creating our city’s policies, enhancing development, and shaping the City’s direction.”
“I’m deeply grateful for the experience, knowledge gained, and relationships built with the exceptional city staff and residents over the past ten years,” Becker wrote. “It was the greatest honor, joy, and privilege to serve as your representative every clay since 2018, whether I was on the City Council or the Planning Commission. I will miss being of service to the people of this wonderful city.”
The city said his District 6 seat will remain vacant until Dec. 17, when Kelly Cox — an assistant dean at Santa Clara University who beat out Becker and one other candidate in the November election — will be sworn in.
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