[2] His father, Fred Doerr, who was also a member of the city council, also served as the mayor of San Jose from 1928 until 1930.
[2] The two men promised that the city would acquire the San Jose Water Company if elected.
[2] The San Jose Water Company countered Campen's and Doerr's campaigns by running a series of negative ads which portrayed them as socialists.
During the early part of the decade, Doerr proposed a new tax on the city's parochial schools.
[2] As mayor (and a World War II veteran), Doerr pushed for closer ties between the city and Japan.