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Candidates for public office in Oakland.

Oakland City Council

District: 1

Dan Kalb

Dan Kalb

Pushes for progressive actions - as long it's diplomatic to do so

Steph Dominguez Walton

Steph Dominguez Walton

A challenger running to the right of the incumbent who will say almost anything to get your vote

Tri Ngo

Tri Ngo

A pretty nice guy who’s just not ready for this.

District: 3

Alexus D. Taylor

Alexus D. Taylor

A mysterious stranger

Carroll Fife

Carroll Fife

The labor-backed newcomer going against the ethically-challenged incumbent

Faye E. Taylor

Faye E. Taylor

No web presence doesn't mean no fun!

Lynette Gibson McElhaney

Lynette Gibson McElhaney

A narcissist who weaponizes her victimhood to the detriment of progressive policies

Meron Y. Semedar

Meron Y. Semedar

Vague policies, good intent, kind of an over-achiever

Seneca C. Scott

Seneca C. Scott

TL;DR: A labor organizer with slick headshots but virtually no concrete platform

District: 5

Noel Gallo

Noel Gallo

A politician who acts like he represents Fremont but is actually in Fruitvale.

Richard Santos Raya

Richard Santos Raya

Earnest, sweet, and surprisingly savvy about City Hall bureaucracy

Zoe Lopez-Meraz

Zoe Lopez-Meraz

Focused, direct, and with just as much energy for mutual aid organizing as the incumbent has for trash

District: 7

Aaron Clay

Aaron Clay

The wholesome political newcomer who does everything for his community

Marchon Tatmon

Marchon Tatmon

Visit Oakland, home of the famous Hegenberger Loop!

Marcie Hodge

Marcie Hodge

Ready to solve our city’s woes with fiscal fantasy

Robert “Bishop Bob” Jackson

Robert “Bishop Bob” Jackson

But have you tried NOT being gay? or NOT getting coronavirus?

Treva Reid

Treva Reid

De facto incumbent who says all the right things (but omits a whole lot more)

District: At-Large

Derreck Johnson

Derreck Johnson

EVERYTHING HE'S TOLD US FOR MONTHS IS A LIE

Nancy Sidebotham

Nancy Sidebotham

A City Hall hater who runs often and loses every time for good reasons

Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan

A long-time politician who’s made powerful enemies with her progressive policies

AC Transit Board of Directors

AC Transit Ward: 2

Greg Harper

Greg Harper

Entitled career politician whose main move is asking, “How are we going to pay for that?”

Jean Walsh

Jean Walsh

Energetic challenger with a lot of endorsements who wants the bus to work as reliably as a water utility

AC Transit Ward: At-Large

Dollene Jones

Dollene Jones

A former bus driver who’s run multiple times trying to give drivers a voice on AC Transit’s Board

H.E. Christian (“Chris”) Peeples

H.E. Christian (“Chris”) Peeples

Incumbent who’s served on this board for over two decades

Victoria Fierce

Victoria Fierce

A well-known YIMBY activist with a large, sometimes-antagonistic social media presence who’s making a lot of promises about the bus

BART Board of Directors

BART District: 7

Lateefah Simon

Lateefah Simon

The legally-blind incumbent devoted to public transit, racial justice and reforming the BART police

Sharon Kidd

Sharon Kidd

A challenger who thinks the only problem BART has is that riders don’t love BART police enough

Judge at Alameda Superior Court, Office #2

District: At-Large

Elena Condes

Elena Condes

The lesbian latinx criminal defense candidate endorsed by the trailblazing retiring incumbent

Mark Fickes

Mark Fickes

Gay Jewish prosecutor reimagined as civil rights attorney. Only has 1 dog.

Oakland City Attorney

District: At-Large

Barbara Parker

Barbara Parker

Good on tenant protections, horrible on police accountability, better than the alternative.

Eli Ferran

Eli Ferran

Former employee of the incumbent who wants everyone to know he has three daughters

OUSD School Board Director

District: 1

Austin Dannhaus

Austin Dannhaus

A Teach for America alum and consulting firm whiz endorsed by Michael Bloomberg

Sam Davis

Sam Davis

Ready to get serious on the budget, breaches of trust, and OUSD's relationship with charter schools

Stacy Thomas

Stacy Thomas

A bookkeeper ready to get into the budget

District: 3

Cherisse Gash

Cherisse Gash

An activist parent who's taken a strong stand against charter schools.

Maiya Edgerly

Maiya Edgerly

Pro-charter school nonprofit executive whose main issue is college access

Mark Hurty

Mark Hurty

Pro-charter Teach for America alum focused on student literacy above all

Maximo Santana

Maximo Santana

Fun dude who cares about equity but might not be ready to make it happen

Van Cedric Williams

Van Cedric Williams

A lifelong public school teacher and organizer whose classes we wish we could audit

District: 5

Jorge C. Lerma

Jorge C. Lerma

Your favorite uncle who hates OPD and SATs

Leroy Roches Gaines

Leroy Roches Gaines

# A former OUSD principal with nonprofit experience who wants to improve literacy rates and increase OUSD’s financial reserves

Mike Hutchinson

Mike Hutchinson

A militant public school crusader who eats, sleeps, and breathes OUSD Board business

Sheila Pope-Lawrence

Sheila Pope-Lawrence

An experienced educator who's new to OUSD and might need a while to catch-up

District: 7

Ben "Coach" Tapscott

Ben "Coach" Tapscott

A long-time community member with credibility who will keep an eye on the money

Bronché Taylor

Bronché Taylor

A former OUSD teacher who is pro-charter school, anti-Measure Y, and not doing the homework

Clifford Thompson

Clifford Thompson

A disciplinarian who believes in using “the broken window philosophy” in schools

Kristina Molina

Kristina Molina

Advocate and activist who wants to balance OUSD's budget and address climate change

Victor Javier Valerio

Victor Javier Valerio

Bright MUNI employee eager to re-engineer OUSD