Biography
Pete Kutras served as the County Executive of Santa Clara County from 2003 to 2008. He received a degree in political science from San Jose State University and served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1971. Kutras started working for Santa Clara County in 1974. Over his 35 years of service to the county he worked as assistant county executive, director of labor relations, directory of personnel, director of employee services agency, deputy county executive, member of the Campbell Union High School District Board of Trustees, commissioner on the Moreland School District Personnel Commission, president of the California Public Employers Labor Relations Association, and member of the Personal Commission for the City of Morgan Hill. While serving as county executive Kutras concentrated on disaster preparedness and reducing county spending.
From the guide to the Pete Kutras collection, 1980-2008, 2004-2008, (Santa Clara County Archives.)
