Updated: Nov. 15.
2022 June Primary
Alameda County
Board of Supervisors
District 2 (Hayward-Tri-Cities)
*Richard Valle, supervisor, Alameda County
fDistrict 3 (Oakland-San Leandro-Alameda-Unincorporated)
*Seat previously held by Supervisor Wilma Chan. **Candidates showing interest.
Dave Brown, chief of staff, Wilma Chan
Phong La, Alameda County assessor
Alice Lai-Bitker, former Alameda County supervisor
Lena Tam, former Alameda councilmember
Liz Ortega-Toro, Alameda Labor Council
Malia Vella, Alameda councilmember
District Attorney
Pamela Price, civil rights activist
Seth Steward
Terry Wiley, Alameda County assistant DA (filed May 28)
Jimmie Wilson, Alameda County prosecutor (filed Feb 16)
Sheriff-Coroner
*Gregory Ahern, sheriff, Alameda County
Yesenia Sanchez, division commander, ACSO (filed Apr 13)
JoAnn Walker, police officer (filed Nov 2020)
Assessor
*Phong La, assessor, Alameda County
Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder
*Melissa Wilk, auditor, Alameda County
Treasurer-Tax Collector
*Henry Levy, treasurer, Alameda County
Superintendent of Schools
Alysse Castro
*Karen Monroe, superintendent, Alameda County
Congress
13th District (Oakland-Berkeley-Alameda-San Leandro)
*Barbara Lee-D, congressmember
15th District (Hayward-Fremont-Tri Valley)
Jackie Cota-R
*Eric Swalwell-D, congressmember
17th District (Fremont-San Jose-Cupertino)
*Ro Khanna-D, congressmember
State Legislature
State Assembly
15th District (Richmond-North Oakland-Berkeley)
*Buffy Wicks-D, assemblymember
16th District (Tri-Valley)
*Rebecca Bauer-Kahan-D, assemblymember
18th Assembly (Oakland-Alameda-San Leandro)
*Mia Bonta-D, assemblymember
20th District (Hayward-Tri Cities-Fremont)
Jennifer Esteen, Registered Nurse
Teresa Keng-D, Fremont councilmember
*Bill Quirk-D, assemblymember
25th District (Fremont-Milpitas-San Jose)
Kansen Chu-D, former assemblymember
*Alex Lee-D, assemblymember
State Senate
10th District (Hayward-Castro Valley-Fremont-N San Jose)
Lily Mei-D, Fremont mayor (filed Apr 14)
Paul Pimentel (filed Jan 2020)
Aisha Wahab-D, Hayward councilmember (filed May 20)
Jaime Raul Zepeda (filed Mar 21)
*=Incumbent
November 2022 Elections
Alameda
Mayor
*Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, councilmember, Alameda
City Council (Choose 2)
*Tony Daysog, councilmember, Alameda
*John Knox White, councilmember, Alameda
Albany
City Council (Choose 2)
*Peggy McQuaid, councilmember, Albany
*Rochelle Nason, councilmember, Albany
Berkeley
City Council
District 1
*Rashi Kesarwani, councilmember, Berkeley
District 4
*Kate Harrison, councilmember, Berkeley
District 7
Aidan Hill
*Rigel Robinson, councilmember, Berkeley
District 8
*Lori Droste, councilmember, Berkeley
City Auditor
*Jennifer Wong, city auditor, Berkeley
Dublin
Mayor
*Melissa Hernandez, mayor, Dublin
City Council (Choose 2)
*Jean Josey, councilmember, Dublin
*Shawn Kumagai, councilmember, Dublin
Emeryville
City Council (Choose 2)
*Scott Donahue, councilmember, Emeryville
*Dianne Martinez, mayor, Emeryville
Fremont
City Council
District 2
*Rick Jones, councilmember, Fremont
District 3
*Jennifer Kassan, councilmember, Fremont
District 4
*Yang Shao, councilmember, Fremont
Hayward
Mayor
Mark Salinas, councilmember, Hayward
City Council (Choose 2)
*Sara Lamnin, councilmember, Hayward
Livermore
Mayor
*Bob Woerner, mayor, Livermore
City Council
District 1
-Newly-created district
Evan Branning
District 2
-Newly-created district
Newark
Mayor
*Al Nagy, mayor, Newark
City Council (Choose 2)
*Mike Bucci, councilmember, Newark
*Michael Hannon, councilmember, Newark
Oakland
Mayor
Gregory Hodge
Derreck Johnson, businessman
Tyron Jordan
Treva Reid, councilmember, Oakland
Stephen Schear
Derrick Soo
Loren Taylor, councilmember, Oakland
Sheng Thao, councilmember, Oakland
Allyssa Victory Villanueva
City Council
District 2
*Nikki Fortunato Bas, councilmember, Oakland
District 4
Janani Ramachandran, attorney
District 6
Paulina Gonzalez
City Auditor
*Courtney Ruby, city auditor, Oakland
Piedmont
City Council (Choose 3)
*Betsy Smegal Andersen, councilmember, Piedmont
Pleasanton
Mayor
*Karla Brown, mayor, Pleasanton
City Council (Choose 2)
*Julie Testa, councilmember, Pleasanton
San Leandro
Mayor
Bryan Azevedo, councilmember, San Leandro
Juan Gonzalez
Lee Thomas, fmr San Leandro councilmember
City Council
District 1
David Anderson
Celina Reynes
District 3
*Victor Aguilar, Jr., councilmember, San Leandro
District 5
*Open Seat
Union City
City Council
District 2
-Newly-created district
District 3
-Newly-created district
Jeff Wang
District 4
-Newly-created district
Scott Sakakihara
AC Transit Board of Directors
Ward 4 (San Leandro-Unincorporated ALCO-Hayward)
*Mark Williams, board director, AC Transit
Ward 5 (Hayward-Newark-Fremont)
*Diane Shaw, board director, AC Transit
At-Large
*Joel Young, board director, AC Transit
BART Board of Directors
District 4 (Oakland-Alameda)
*Robert Raburn, board director, BART
District 6 (Hayward-Tri-Cities)
*Liz Ames, board director, BART
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Area 2 (San Leandro)
*Linda Granger, trustee, CLPCCD
Area 3 (South Hayward-Union City)
*Genevieve Randolph, trustee, CLPCCD
Area 4 (Castro Valley)
Maria Heredia, appointed trustee, CLPCCD
East Bay Municipal Utilities District
Ward 2 (Walnut Creek-San Ramon)
*John Coleman, director, EBMUD
Ward 3 (Piedmont-Oakland-Orinda)
*Marguerite Young, director, EBMUD
Ward 4 (Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville)
*Andy Katz, director, EBMUD
Ward 7 (Castro Valley-San Leandro-unincorporated areas)
*Frank Mellon, director, EBMUD
East Bay Regional Park District
Ward 5 (Dublin Hills–Del Valle-Ohlone-Sunol)
*Ayn Wieskamp, board director, EBRPD
Fairview Fire Protection District (Choose 2)
*Bob Clark, member FFPD
*Michael Justice, member, FFPD
Ohlone Community College Board of Trustees
Area 1 (Choose 2)
*Elisa Martinez, trustee, Ohlone Board
*Richard Watters, trustee, Ohlone Board
Area 2-Full Term (Choose 2)
Suzanne Lee Chan, former Fremont councilmember
*Jan Giovannini-Hill, trustee, Ohlone Board
Oro Loma Sanitary District (Choose 3)
*Rita Duncan, board director, Oro Loma
*Shelia Young, board director, Oro Loma
Eden Health District (Choose 3)
*Mariellen Faria, board director, Eden Health District
*Gordon Galvan, board director, Eden Health District
*Roxann Lewis, board director, Eden Health District
Peralta Community College District Trustee
Area 3 (Laurel-Fruitvale-Maxwell Park)
*Linda Handy, trustee, Peralta Community College District
Area 5 (Rockridge-Piedmont)
*Cindi Reiss, trustee, Peralta Community College District
Washington Township Health Care District (Choose 3)
*Jacob Eapen, member, WTHCD
*Bernard Stewart, member, WTHCD
*Michael Wallace, member, WTHCD
*-incumbent
D-Democrat
R-Republican
NPP-No Party Preference
PF-Peace and Freedom Party
LP-Libertarian Party
G-Green Party
EAST BAY CITIZEN 
Thank you for this list. Any chance of some investigative journalism? Have declared candidates filed their required financial paperwork? Do candidates live in the jurisdiction they are running to serve?
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At the end of the day, if elected, none of these candidates will actually DO anything to uplift their communities. They will be in perpetual campaign and fundraising mode. None will actually shake up the status quo, especially when they become part of it
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God what a dismal set of choices in the special election for freelancers.
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She’d be much better than a right-winger like Raj Salwan.
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Please include 18th assembly district candidate Eugene Canson’s website. He has a compelling Utube presentation, and he is a Health Care Professional. His website is Eugene CansonforCA.com
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I, Bob Javits is throwing my never washed baseball cap in the ring, in the race for 18th assembly district. Although I have no education, no job nor prospects, I believe that I have what it takes to clean up Sacramento
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I thought Lily Mei was elected to Fremont mayor barely 6 months ago? Just a stepping stone for her… disappointing….
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Joel Young who ran an impressive race for AD 18 Assembly seat back in 2012, should run in Special election to fill Bonta’s seat
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Rob,
I can confirm that Morris is running for the mayorship. Morris, while being very dead, is sure that he can do as well. He is using as a model the Trump example of truth telling.
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Rumor has it that Morris the Cat has filed papers to run for Mayor of Oakland, he feels that human have failed as Mayors and that its past time that a feline take over
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HRios, Gotrocks does not have to run for office. He just gives each voter a grand a vote. It worked for Trump. .
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Bitcoin billionaire JoeGotrocks, will find to run for Mayor of Hayward. He believes that he’s the people’s choice
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Primary 2022 is in June
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 4:09 PM EAST BAY CITIZEN wrote:
> Steven Tavares posted: ” Alameda County Board of SupervisorsDistrict 2 > (Tri-Cities)*Richard Valle, supervisor, Alameda County District 3 > (Tri-Cities)*Wilma Chan, supervisor, Alameda County District Attorney*Nancy > O’Malley, district attorney, Alameda CountyPamela Pri” >
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Tony, is Hayes your candidate from the Know Nothing party?
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Rutherfraud b Hayes will be a candidate for Hayward City Council
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Rob Bonta is rumored to run for Alameda County district attorney, if he does not get the AG nod. I think he would make an exactly choice in either position
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The next Mayor of Oakland a Law and Order” candidate? What have you been smoking Mr. Taveras?
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John, this is about the safest bet ever made. Short of offering to end Bona’s time, which will likely get you a trip to Pelican Bay you are safe to never have to actually pay up.
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I will pay $1,000,000 to anyone who defeats Rob Bonta.
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Bob, you could always tune it out. There needs to be time for the Repumps to start spending money on their bund. They will have to turn over a lot of rocks to find the White Power, Neo-Nazi, Russian, North Korean, fascist, Right To Life, Blue Lives Matter, Hurray for Texas losers to run for office.
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Isn’t it kind of early for this shit? The 2020 election just ended!
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What happened here? Bob Wieckowski has joined Lou Filipovich and Ellen Corbett? What is going on?
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