YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“James Kuszmaul is a YIMBY to his core, and we are so proud to support him.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
James Kuszmaul
Mountain View City Council · Mountain View, CA
Backed byYIMBY ActionHousing Action Coalition
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YIMBY Action✓ Endorses
Housing Action Coalition✓ EndorsesAbout James Kuszmaul
A Mountain View native, James Kuszmaul returned home after earning a degree in Robotics Engineering from WPI and has worked as a software engineer ever since, dedicating his free time to mentoring high school robotics teams, serving on the Mountain View and VTA Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committees, and advocating for more affordable, higher-quality housing through Mountain View YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard), a group of local housing advocates.
Our children deserve safe streets. James grew up biking and walking to school every day in Mountain View, and believes every child should be able to get to school safely. His experience on Mountain View’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee gives him the insight required to speed up the projects that will make our streets safer for everyone.
He’s lived the housing crunch. Like tens of thousands of Mountain View residents, James is a renter, and pays the cost of the housing crisis every month when he pays a high rent for an apartment in a building that, like too many in Mountain View, doesn’t meet modern earthquake safety regulations.
From james4mv.com
James Kuszmaul on Housing and Abundance
“Abundant housing near jobs and transit, so the people who work in Mountain View can afford to live here.”
“As a current mayor, I can tell you we need more advocates for housing, transit, and working families in our communities.”
“James brings the same passion to housing: fighting for the homes our community needs and ensuring that our most vulnerable neighbors have a real path to stability.”