- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Trustee, Alameda County Employee's Retirement Association
 - Former Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Barbara Lee
 - District Director & Senior Policy Advisor to Congressman Ron Dellums
 - Chairman and Trustee, Alameda County Pension Board
 - Chairman, Civil Service Commission
 - Vice-Chairman and Commissioner, Base Reuse & Redevelopment Authority
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Full-Service Schools, Libraries and Preschools
 - Universal Health Care
 - Job Creation and Reducing Crime
  
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- Congresswoman Barbara Lee
 - California Teachers Association
 - California Nurses Association
  
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- Building our economy
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Promoting Economic Development, Jobs and the Environment
Military Base Conversion: A Major Jobs Project
Investing in Oakland
 - Putting working families first
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Developing Worker Own Businesses
Securing Worker Rights
Protecting Worker's Pensions
 - Improving our community
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Recreation and Economic Development
Promoting Small Business
Fruitvale Transit Village:
Revitalizing Communities Through Housing
  
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