Community Control & Political Power
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Xavier Johnson
Won with 12.7% Yes 87.3% Other Candidates
The dynamic Right to Housing slate of candidates includes a wealth of experience and deep community values. Five seats are open in this race. Walker,…
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Richard Illgen
Lost with 27.3% Yes 72.7% Other Candidates
Richard Illgen is clearly the progressive choice in this race. He’s committed to police reform and affordable housing, and will bring a needed c…
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Ben Bartlett
Won with 69.5% Yes 30.5% Other Candidates
Bartlett has been a good voice on affordable housing and police funding. Though Bartlett has more room to grow there, his opponent is deeply invested…
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Marj Davis
Lost with 24.8% Yes 75.2% Other Candidates
Marj Davis is a progressive voice on the city council, and could help usher in a new era of leadership that values the voices of low-income as well as…
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Mayra Espinosa
Lost with 49.7% Yes 50.3% No
In the first-ever election that will allow all neighborhoods to be represented on Pacifica City Council (through district-based elections), Mayra Espi…
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Jackie Fielder
Lost with 42.9% Yes 57.1% No
Jackie Fielder is a Latina and Native American candidate who is not afraid to challenge the corporate agenda and lead with a bold vision for Californi…
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Dave Cortese
Won with 54.8% Yes 45.2% No
Dave Cortese has been a champion for working people in the South Bay for many years, and in this choice between progressives, Cortese’s record,…
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Victor Valerio
Lost with Eliminated in Round 1: 11.8% Yes 88.2% Other Candidates
Victor is a proponent of public schools, and he believes we can make public schools more enticing to families by making them better. Victor grew up in…
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Steve Dunbar
Lost with 34.1% Yes 65.9% No
Steve is a transit engineer, a board member of Bike East Bay and a committed progressive running for BART board. He is challenging an incumbent who vo…
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Lateefah Simon
Won with 64.1% Yes 35.9% No
Lateefah Simon is a nationally recognized advocate for civil and racial justice. She is also a single mother who relies on public transit each day and…
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Jamie Salcido
Lost with 26.7% Yes 73.3% No
Jamie is running to bring the voice of underrepresented communities to the BART board, and she is committed to shifting funding from BART policing to…
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