Meet Steve Tate

I'm Steve Tate, age 64. I've lived in Morgan Hill since 1977. I am currently serving my first two-year term as Mayor of Morgan Hill after serving two four-year terms as an elected member of the Morgan Hill City Council. I am retired from IBM, where I spent 38 years in various marketing and planning roles.

I've been married to Jennifer for almost 42 years; she is now retired after being a Personal Trainer, a downtown business owner and a past Morgan Hill School Board Trustee. She is currently serving as president of the MH Historical Society. She also served as president of the Centennial Committee in charge of the many festive 2006 events we had to celebrate Morgan Hill’s 100 years of being a City. The Chamber of Commerce selected her to be Morgan Hill’s “Woman of the Year” for 2006.

We have two kids. Our daughter Stacy is married to computer support guru Keith Huddleston. She teaches 8th grade at St. Mary school in Gilroy, where she was Gilroy’s “Educator of the Year” in 2005. They have two kids, 10-year old Jared who is into baseball as a catcher and will be trying football this fall; and 7-year old Kylie who does soccer in addition to charming grandpa. Our son Greg is also married to a Jennifer Tate; he works in the business software arena while she works for the Gap. They live in San Francisco's Marina district.

I'm an avid runner, and have completed about 15 marathons plus a 50 mile run to celebrate turning 50 back in 1994. I love all sports, especially Giants baseball. Jennifer and I spend the month of March in Scottsdale, AZ where we attend Giants spring training games, we also get to some games at AT&T Park. I enjoy reading, primarily fiction, and also enjoy time at the beach. We love to spend weekends at our Pajaro Dunes condo, especially in the milder winter months.

I'm a member and past-president of the Morgan Hill Rotary Club. I am a strong supporter of youth leadership activities in Rotary, and I participate annually in the scholarship recipient selection process. I'm a member of the Morgan Hill Chamber, which I support through the Ambassador program and as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors. I served two terms as President of the Leadership Morgan Hill Board of Directors and continue to support the Board as Past President. This Board is very hands-on, so it takes a lot of time, but is very fulfilling as our program for emerging community leaders just gets better every year. I am also in my third year as a member of the Board of Directors of the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, a prestigious organization that is really making a difference on housing affordability in our region.

Serving as Mayor is quite rewarding and also very demanding. We have regular Council meetings and frequent additional workshops and other sessions. As Mayor, I chair these sessions and make every effort to oversee the agenda and set the tone to make them meaningful and productive. I also have many constituent meetings and am frequently asked to make speaking appearances at community events. I chair the Council Regional Planning and Transportation Committee and serve on the Council Public Safety and Community Services Committee. I also serve on the County Library Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Board (currently as chair), the City/School District Liaison Committee, the Santa Clara County Emergency Preparedness Council and the Santa Clara County Cities Association Board. I work closely with our Youth Advisory Committee and our Library, Culture and Arts Commission in a Council liaison role. In our efforts to secure federal flood control funding, I am spending time coordinating with our Water District and consultants while keeping in touch with our federal elected officials in both the Senate and House of Representatives.

I truly do love Morgan Hill, and enjoy the hard work necessary to make it even better than it is!