General Election – Nov. 3
Updated: Aug. 11. (NEW! Eden Health District board, Ohlone College District board Area 2.)
DEADLINE EXTENDED to Aug. 12 in races when an incumbent did not file for re-election.
13th District (Oakland-Berkeley-Alameda-San Leandro)
*Barbara Lee-D, congressmember
Nikka Piterman-R, teacher/software engineer
15th District (Hayward-Fremont-Tri Valley)
Alison Hayden-R, special ed teacher
*Eric Swalwell-D, congressmember
17th District (Fremont-San Jose-Cupertino)
*Ro Khanna-D, congressmember
Ritesh Tandon-R, small biz owner
State Legislature
State Assembly
15th District (Richmond-North Oakland-Berkeley)
Sara Brink-NPP, filmmaker
*Buffy Wicks-D, assemblymember
16th District (Tri-Valley)
Joe Rubay-R, real estate appraiser
*Rebecca Bauer-Kahan-D, assemblymember
18th Assembly (Oakland-Alameda-San Leandro)
*Rob Bonta-D, assemblymember
Steven Slauson-R, electrical contractor
20th District (Hayward-Tri Cities-Fremont)
*Bill Quirk-D, assemblymember
Alexis Villalobos-D, legal assistant
25th District (Fremont-Milpitas-San Jose)
Bob Brunton-R, fmr Ohlone district trustee
Alex Lee-D, legislative policy advisor
State Senate
7th District (Lamorinda-Walnut Creek-Hercules)
*Steve Glazer-D, state senator
Julie Mobley-R, community volunteer
9th District (Berkeley-Oakland-San Leandro)
Jamie Dluzak-LP
*Nancy Skinner-D, state senator
Alameda County
Board of Supervisors
District 1 (Dublin-Livermore-Fremont-Sunol)
Vinnie Bacon, Fremont councilmember
David Haubert, mayor, Dublin
Alameda County Superior Court Judge #2
Elena Condes, trial attorney
Mark Fickes, civil rights attorney
Ballot Measures
>>Measure to increase the countywide sales tax by one-half cent.
>>Measure to extend unincorporated area’s 6.5% Utility Users Tax through 2033.
Alameda County Cities
Alameda
City Council (Choose 2)
Gig Edward Codiga, business executive
*Jim Oddie, councilmember, Alameda
Trish Herrera Spencer, former mayor, Alameda
*Malia Vella, councilmember, Alameda
Amos White, environmental non-profit executive
City Auditor
*Kevin Kearney, city auditor, Alameda
City Treasurer
*Kevin Kennedy, city treasurer, Alameda
School Board (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Beth Aney, attorney
John Casselberry, education activist/father
Verna Castro, education program administrator
Heather Little, education non-profit director
Megan Sweet, educator
Margi Thomas, high school teacher
Leland Traiman, retired nurse practitioner
*Jennifer Williams, trustee, Alameda USD
Alameda Healthcare District
Board of Directors (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Stewart Chen, certified medical examiner
*Michael Williams, boardmember, AHD
Ballot Measures
>>Charter amendment to repeal Measure A (Article 26).
>>Charter amendment to give powers to city prosecutor, edit gender pronouns.
Albany
City Council (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Tod Abbott, local business owner
Ge’Nell Gary, liability program manager
Jordan Preston, engineering geologist/hydrogeologist
Aaron Tiedemann, housing analyst/student
School Board (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Brian Beall
Melissa Boyd
Veronica Davidson
Berkeley
Mayor (Ranked Choice Voting)
*Jesse Arreguín, mayor, Berkeley
Aidan Hill, member, Berkeley Homeless Commission
Wayne Hsiung, environmental attorney
Naomi Pete
City Council (Ranked Choice Voting)
District 2
Timothy Carter, businessowner/commissioner
*Cheryl Davila, councilmember, Berkeley
Alex Sharenko, solar energy scientist
Terry Taplin, vice-chair, Berkeley Transportation Commission
District 3
*Ben Bartlett, councilmember, Berkeley
Orlando Martinez, construction manager
Deborah Matthews, real estate broker
District 5
Todd Andrew
*Sophie Hahn, councilmember, Berkeley
Stephen Murphy
Paul Darwin Picklesimer
District 6
Richard Illgen, social justice attorney
*Susan Wengraf, councilmember, Berkeley
School Board (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Laura Babitt, parent/financial auditor
Michael Chang, education law attorney
Norma J F Harrison, community volunteer
Esfandiar Imani, risk management consultant
Ana Vasudeo, school transportation planner
Rent Stabilization Board (Choose 5) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Bahman Ahmadi, retired engineer
Xavier Johnson, tenants’ rights advocate
Andy Kelley, member, Alameda County Planning Comm
Dan McDunn, home builder
Mari Mendonca, appointed member, Rent Stabilization Board
Soulmaz Panahi, real estate agent
Dominique Walker, community field organizer
*Leah Simon-Weisberg, member, Rent Stabilization Board
Castro Valley
C.V. Sanitary District (Choose 3)
*Daniel Akagi, member, CVSan Board
*Timothy McGowan, member, CVSan Board
*Dave Sadoff, member, CVSan Board
School Board (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Dolly Adams, teacher, CVMAC member
Mike Kusiak, education policy manager
*Monica Lee, trustee, CVUSD
Sharon Parker, retired teacher
*Lavender Whitaker, trustee, CVUSD
Kristy Woerz, retired teacher
Dublin
Mayor [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Arun Goel, councilmember, Dublin
Melissa Hernández, councilmember, Dublin
City Council (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Shawn Costello, game tech
Lucrecia Deleon, insurance broker
Razi Hansi, businessman/Realtor
Sherry Hu, educator/entrepreneur/engineer
Michael McCorriston, corporate/non-profit treasurer
Dawn Plants, retired construction admin
Kashef Qaadiri, scientist/cloud architect
Samir Qureshi, global operations executive
School Board
Area 1
Dawn Nwamuo, physician/mother
Kristin Pelham, educator/parent
Area 3
Catherine Kuo, trustee, Dublin USD
Area 4
*Gabi Blackman, trustee, Dublin USD
Michael Utsumi, fundraiser event coordinator
Emeryville
City Council (Choose 3)
*John Bauters, councilmember, Emeryville
*Ally Medina, mayor, Emeryville
*Christian Patz, councilmember, Emeryville
School Board (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
*Barbara Inch, trustee, Emery USD
John Van Geffen
*Cruz Vargas, trustee, Emery USD
Fremont
Mayor
Vik Bajwa-Singh, businessman
Chris Hampton, data scientist
Naz Mahika Khan, finance manager/broadcaster
*Lily Mei, mayor, Fremont
Marlene Santilli, corporate safety assurance
Justin Sha, VP/professor
City Council
District 1 (North Fremont)
*Teresa Keng, councilmember, Fremont
District 5 (Mission-Warm Springs)
Dolev Gandler, student engineer
*Raj Salwan, councilmember, Fremont
District 6 (Irvington)
Yogi Chugh, small businessowner
Teresa Cox, trustee, Ohlone Community College Dist
Jhansi Kalapala, IT manager/leader
Charles Liu, businessman/parent
Andrew Quang Nguyen, senior application programmer
Roman Reed, stem cell advocate
School Board
Area 1
*Desrie Campbell, trustee, FUSD
Hiu Ng, retired technology executive
Area 4
Jhansi Kalapala, HIT manager
Yajing Zhang, businesswoman/parent
Area 5
*Michele Berke, trustee, FUSD
Vivek Prasad, tech-executive/parent
Lucy Shen, software engineer/alumnus
Paul Stasi
Hayward
City Council (Choose 4) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Lacei Amodei, law clerk
Angela Andrews, member, Hayward planning commission
Néstor Castillo, university lecturer
Elisha Crader, tenants rights paralegal
Darrelle Demps
Tom Ferreira, hospital ER technician
Chris Lozano, attorney/accountant/businessman
*Elisa Márquez, councilmember, Hayward
Son Nguyen, entrepreneur/marketing director
Olympia Pereira, restaurant server
Joe Ramos
*Mark Salínas, councilmember, Hayward
*Francisco Zermeño, councilmember, Hayward
School Board (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Peter Bufete, instructor/library advocate
*Robert Carlson, trustee, Hayward USD
Maria Del Carmen Espinoza, parent/student advocate
William McGee, fmr trustee, Hayward USD
Eufemia Del Carmen Meynard, special ed advocate
Sara Prada, parent/businessowner
*Luis Reynoso, trustee, USD
Tami Rossell, parent educator
Ballot Measures
>>Charter amendment to allow non-citizens to serve on city board, commissions.
>>Measure to raise hotel tax to up to 14 percent.
Livermore
Mayor
Mony Nop, Realtor, retired police officer
Bob Woerner, councilmember, Livermore
City Council
District 3 (East Livermore)
Britni Kiick
Peter Patterson
District 4 (South Livermore)
*Bob Carling, councilmember, Livermore
School Board (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Yanira Guzman, career coach/parent
Kandiss Hewing, human resource specialist
*Charles Rogge, trustee, LVJUSD
Asa Strout, business analyst
Kristie Wang, public policy advocate
Chris Wenzel
Newark
Mayor
Cornelius Lopes, cloud sales professional
*Alan Nagy, mayor, Newark
City Council (Choose 2)
*Sucy Collazo, councilmember, Newark
*Luis Freitas, councilmember, Newark
Taranjit Gujral, director data science
Jason Miguel, city employee
School Board – Full Term (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Christine Clinton, parent
Betty J. Cole
Aiden Hill, businessman/educator
Phuong Nguyen, appointed trustee, Newark USD
*Bowen Zhang, trustee, Newark USD
School Board – Short Term (Choose 1) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Amanda Chagoya, parent/businesswoman
Terrence Grindall, educational foundation president
Ballot Measures
>>Measure to extend current Utilities Users Tax for nine years.
Oakland
City Council (Ranked Choice Voting)
District 1 (North Oakland)
*Dan Kalb, councilmember, Oakland
Tri Ngo, PhD
Stephanie Dominguez Walton
District 3 (West Oakland, Downtown, Jack London)
Carroll Fife, director, ACCE
*Lynette McElhaney, councilmember, Oakland
Seneca Scott
Meron Semedar
Alexus Taylor
Faye Taylor
District 5 (Fruitvale, San Antonio)
*Noel Gallo, councilmember, Oakland
Zoe Lopez-Meraz
Richard Santos Raya
District 7 (East Oakland) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Aaron Clay
Marcie Hodge
Ken Houston, community activist
Bob Jackson, pastor, Acts Full Gospel Church
Treva Reid
Olivia Rodriguez
Esmeralda Cortes Rosales
Tyrone Stevenson
Marchon Tatmon
Chaney Turner
At-Large
Derreck Johnson, restaurant owner
*Rebecca Kaplan, councilmember, Oakland
Nancy Sidebotham
City Attorney
Eli Ferran, deputy city attorney, Oakland
*Barbara Parker, city attorney, Oakland
School Board [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
District 1
Austin Dannhaus
Sam Davis
Curtis Flemming
Dia Penning
Stacy Thomas
District 3 [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Maiya Edgerly
Cherrise Gash
Mark Hurty
Tyron Jordan
Saran Russell
Maximo Santana
Deirdre Snyder
Van Cedric Williams
District 5 [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Leroy Gaines
Michael Hutchinson
Sheila Pope-Lawrence
Jorge Lerma
District 7 [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Kristina Molina
Ay’Anna Moody
Ben Tapscott
Bronche Taylor
Clifford Thompson
Victor Valerio
Ballot Measures
>>Charter amendment to allow Police Commission to hire civilian inspector general.
>>Measure to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in Oakland school board elections.
>>Ballot measure to remove the cap code enforcement fines.
Piedmont
City Council (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
N. Sunny Rhodes Bostrom Fleming
*Jennifer Cavenaugh, councilmember, Piedmont
Connie Herrick
Conna McCarthy
School Board (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Veronica Anderson Thigpen
Hilary Cooper
Jason Kelley
*Cory Smegal, trustee, Piedmont USD
Hari Titan
Pleasanton
Mayor
Karla Brown, councilmember, Pleasanton
Druthi Ghanta, health engineer/scientist
Monith Ilavarasan, product manager
Jerry Pentin, councilmember, Pleasanton
Tom Turpel, digital marketing manager
City Council (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Nancy Allen, planning commissioner
Valerie Arkin, trustee, Pleasanton USD
Jack Balch, certified public accountant
Randy Brown, marketing manager
Jared Buna, attorney
Zarina Kizilogu, student life coordinator
Chinman Lee, businessman
School Board (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Mary Jo Carreon, retired teacher/parent
*Steve Maher, trustee, Pleasanton USD
Kelly Mokashi, e-learning education professional
Chong Wang, IT consultant/parent
*Jamie Yee, trustee, Pleasanton USD
San Leandro
City Council (Ranked Choice Voting)
District 2
Bryan Azevedo, community activist
*Ed Hernández, councilmember, San Leandro
District 4 [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Chris Bammer, automotive detail technician
Fred Simon, boardmember, Oro Loma Sanitary Dist
District 6
*Pete Ballew, councilmember, San Leandro
School Board
Area 1
*Monique Tate, trustee, SLUSD
Area 3
*Evelyn Gonzalez, trustee, SLUSD
Area 5
Richard Chennault, information technology director
*Diana Prola, trustee, SLUSD
At-Large
*Peter Oshinski, trustee, SLUSD
San Lorenzo
School Board (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Alicia Gonzalez, real estate broker
*Penny Peck, trustee, San Lorenzo USD
*Kyla Sinegal, trustee, San Lorenzo USD
Union City
Mayor
Sarabjit Kaur Cheema, trustee, New Haven USD
*Carol Dutra-Vernaci, mayor, Union City
Jaime Patiño, councilmember, Union City
City Council
District 1
Sandra Holder-Grayson, businessowner
*Gary Singh, councilmember, Union City
New Haven School Board
Area 1
*Lance Nishihira, trustee, New Haven USD
Jatinderpal Sahi, parent/healthcare CEO
Area 2
Michelle Parnala, deputy probation officer
Melissa Shuen-Mallory, member, Alameda County Dem Central Committee
Area 3
Michael Gonzales, teacher
*Sharan Kaur, trustee, New Haven USD
AC Transit
Board of Directors
Ward 1 (Albany-El Cerrito-Richmond-Berkeley)
Jovanka Beckles, former Richmond councilmember
Ben Fong, transportation director/advocate
*Joe Wallace, board director, AC Transit
Ward 2 (Emeryville-Piedmont-Oakland-Berkeley)
*Greg Harper, board director, AC Transit
Jean Walsh, sustainable transportation professional
At-Large
Victoria Fierce, non-profit organization manager
Dollene Jones, businesswoman
*Chris Peeples, board director, AC Transit
Alameda County Water District
Board of Directors (Choose 3)
*Aziz Akbari, board director, ACWD
Ramesh Gopalan, senior technology manager
*James Gunther, board director, ACWD
Martin Koller, retired wastewater professional
*John Weed, board director, ACWD
BART
Board of Directors
District 1 (Concord, Lafayette, Walnut Creek)
*Debora Allen, board director, BART
District 3 (San Leandro-Berkeley-Oakland-Orinda)
*Rebecca Saltzman, board director, BART
District 5 (Castro Valley-Tri-Valley-Hayward)
Steven Dunbar, transit systems engineer
*John McPartland, board director, BART
Mike Wallace, financial manager
District 7 (Oakland-Berkeley-Richmond)
Sharon Kidd, police reform advocate
*Lateefah Simon, board director, BART
Chabot-Las Positas Community College
Board of Trustees
Area 1 (Hayward) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Robert Carlson, trustee, Hayward USD
Luis Reynoso, trustee, Hayward USD
Area 4 (Castro Valley-Oakland)
Maria Heredia, appointed trustee, CLPCCD
Area 5 (Dublin-Pleasanton-Suno)
Tim Sbranti, appointed trustee, CLPCCD
Area 7 (Livermore-Pleasanton)
*Ed Maduli, trustee, CLPCCD
East Bay MUD
Board of Directors
Ward 1 (Richmond-Crockett-Hercules)
*Lesa McIntosh, board director, EBMUD
Ward 5 (Alameda-West-Oakland-San Lorenzo)
*Doug Linney, board director, EBMUD
Ward 6 (Oakland-East Oakland)
*William Patterson, board director, EBMUD
East Bay Regional Park District
Board of Directors
Ward 1 (Richmond)
Elizabeth Echols, appointed board director, EBRPD
Norman LaForce, environmental protection attorney
Ward 2 (Oakland-Lamorinda, parts of Walnut Creek)
*Dee Rosario, board director, EBRPD
Ward 4 (Alameda-San Leandro-San Lorenzo, parts of Hayward)
*Ellen Corbett, board director, EBRPD
Eden Health District
Board of Directors (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Varsha Chauhan, health care leader
Winny Knowles, Registered Nurse
Pam Russo, appointed board member, EHD
Chike Udemezue, researcher/financial analyst
Fairview Fire Protection District
Board of Directors (Choose 3)
*Sarah Choi, board member, FFPD
*Melissa Dimic, board member, FFPD
Nicholas Harvey, sustainable urban forester
*Mark McDaniel, board member, FFPD
Hayward Area Rec and Park District [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Board of Directors (Choose 3)
*Louis Andrade, board director, HARD
*Rich Hatcher, board director, HARD
Joshua Kelton, general market merchandiser
Peter Rosen, licensed landscape contractor
Livermore Recreation & Park District
Board of Directors (Choose 2) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
James Boswell, deputy sheriff/father
*Jan Palajac, board member, FFPD
Mike Ralph, bike shop manager
Stacey Swanson, retired businessowner
Richard Tarbell, urban planner
Ohlone Community College District
Board of Directors – Area 2 (Choose 3) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
*Greg Bonaccorsi, board director, Ohlone
Lance Kwan, non-profit administrator
Rick Norris, professional civil engineer
Amit Patel, artist/entrepreneur/activist
Rakesh Sharma
Oro Loma Sanitary District
Board of Directors (Choose 2)
Bob Glaze, appointed board member, Oro Loma
Benny Lee, councilmember, San Leandro
Paul Stelzmann, water treatment operator
*Dan Walters, board member, Oro Loma
Peralta Community College District
Board of Directors
Area 1 (Alameda, portions of Oakland)
Jeffrey Heyman, city communications analyst
*Bill Withrow, trustee, PCCD
Area 2 (Oakland) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Kevin Jenkins
Area 4 (Albany, portions of Berkeley, Oakland)
*Nicky Gonzalez Yuen, trustee, PCCD
Area 6 (Oakland-Berkeley) [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Dyana Polk
Washington Township Healthcare District
Board of Directors (Choose 2)
*William Nicholson, board director, WTHD
Chitra Ramanathan, attorney
Jeannie Yee, appointed board director, WTHD
*-incumbent
D-Democrat
R-Republican
NPP-No Party Preference
PF-Peace and Freedom Party
LP-Libertarian Party
G-Green Party
