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 Ranked choice final/initial votes (details) 
Candidates
(1 Elected, Rank Your Choices)
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Libby Schaaf
 
10439/8756 votes
53.0%
- Occupation: Public Policy Advisor
 - Senior Economic Development Advisor to City Council
 - Chief Aide to Mayor Jerry Brown and Councilman DeLaFuente
 - Port of Oakland Executive
 - Director, Volunteers in Oakland Public Schools at Marcus Foster Institute
 - Appointed to 3 City Commissions; Served on 12 Oakland non-profit boards, including League of Women Voters, MOCHA & Oakland Schools Foundation
 - Attorney at Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (now Reed Smith)
  
Priorities:
- Prevent Crime: Support Chief Batts' strategic, progressive policing; organize and improve neighborhoods.
 - Build a Thriving Economy:  promote business-friendly practices; attract living-wage jobs; pass a responsible City Budget.
 - Support Schools:  Combat truancy; partner and share resources with OUSD.
  
Jill Broadhurst
 
5828/4807 votes
29.6%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
 - Parent
 - Homeowner
 - Library Commissioner
 - Founding Member, Montclair Safety and Improvement Council
 - Founding Board Member, Wildfire Prevention District
 - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Economics with 10 years of Private Sector Business Experience
  
Priorities:
- Accountability
 - Public Safety
 - Economic Revitalization
  
Melanie M. Shelby
 
3404/2463 votes
17.3%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - Former Oakland Housing Authority Commissioner
 - Former Oakland Health & Human Services Commissioner
 - Former Board Member, Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA)
 - Former Education Advisory Member, United Way Bay Area
 - Former Planning Commissioner, City of Citrus Heights
 - Former Economic Development Executive
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Accountability
 - Public Safety
 - Economic Recovery/Job Creation
  
Daniel Swafford
 
/2886/2348 votes
14.1%
- Occupation: Business Management Consultant
 - 4th Generation Oaklander
 - Founded and Chaired the Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council
 - Chaired the Dimond Improvement Association
 - Founded the Dimond District's Oaktoberfest
  
Priorities:
- Build active crime prevention councils to unite residents, merchants, and police
 - Grow job opportunies by supporting small business and attracting new industries
 - Introduce strong fiscal standards and policy for an efficient government
  
Clinton Killian
 
/1273/1138 votes
6.1%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - Stanford University
 - UC-Berkeley Law school
 - Practicing Attorney
 - AC Transit Board
 - Oakland Planning Commission
  
Priorities:
- Reduce Crime
 - Create Jobs, Jobs, Jobs,
 - Improve Quality of life services: schools, city services, parks and fix potholes
  
Ralph Kanz
 
/936/883 votes
4.4%
- Occupation: Conservation Director
 - Oakland Public Ethics Commission Member 2004-2007 and Chair 2005
 - Friends of Sausal Creek Board Member 2000-2003
 - German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California, President
 - MGO Cemocratic Club, Vice President
  
Priorities:
- Balancing the Budget
 - Good Government: Ethics and transparency
 - Public Safety
  
Jason T. Gillen
 
/531/530 votes
2.5%
- Occupation: Financial Consultant
 - Proud Parent/Loving Husband
 - 10 Years of Finance Experience
  
Priorities:
- Developing and Maintaining Fiscal Accountability
 - Providing Support to Public Safety and Neighborhood Services
 - Improving the Quality of Life in District 4
  
  
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Official Information 
 
- Ranked Choice Voting 
  
Events
Candidate Forums
 
- Date: Friday, October 22, 2010
 Time: 6 - 8:30 PM
  Place: Allendale Recreation Center, 3711 Suter Street.
  Sponsors LDA/LVA
 - Date: Tuesday, Sept 14
 Time: 7 PM
 Place: Joaquin Miller School, 5525 Ascot Drive
 Sponsor: Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association
 Questions were prepared by members of the Neighborhood Association and submitted to the candidates. See http://montclairoak.com/ for the list of questions.
 - Date: Thursday, Sept. 16
 Time: 7 - 9 PM
 Place:  Fruitvale Presbyterian Church, 2735 MacArthur Blvd.
 Sponsors:  LWV Oakland, Laurel Village Association, Dimond Improvement Association, Melrose High Hopes NCPC, and MacArthur Metro
 The public is invited to attend and submit their question for the candidates.
  
KTOP Broadcast of September 16 Candidate Forum
- Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
 Time:  7:30 - 9:30 PM
 Channel: Cable Channel 10
 - Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010
 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 PM
 Channel: Cable Channel 10
  
News and Analysis
Oakland Tribune
 
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