Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez may be leaving the Bay Area.
She is being considered for the San Diego County chief administrative officer position.
The role oversees day-to-day operations of the county.
It comes after Chavez unsuccessfully ran for the San Jose mayoral seat in November.
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As a former San Jose councilmember, and head of the South Bay Labor Council, Chavez has championed progressive politics in Santa Clara County since the 1990s.
Chavez has been a county supervisor since 2013, and is set to term out in 2024.
