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Elsa Ortiz
 
27015 votes
47.22%
- Occupation: Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Director
 - Attorney
 - Chief of Staff for former Senator Bill Lockyer
 - Former  Special Assistant  Deputy Attorney General
 - Currently, Policy Consultant for Senator Darrell Steinberg, President of the State Senate
 - Former Member, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Responsibility: willing to make the tough decisions necessary to make AC Transit a sustainable agency for years to come.
 - Fight to provide safe and reliable service for senior citizens, students, the disabled and commuters
 - Work to ensure additional and consistent sources of funding at the local, regional, state and federal levels.
  
Dollene C. Jones
 
17448 votes
30.50%
- Occupation: Bus Driver
 - former New Jersey Transit and AC Transit Bus Driver
  
Priorities:
- PUT BUSES BACK ON THE STREETS
 - STOP WASTEFUL SPENDING
 - RESOLVE LABOR DISPUTES WITH THE UNION
  
Nancy M. Skowbo
 
12188 votes
21.30%
- Occupation: Retired Transit Executive
 - Deputy General Manager, Service Development
 - AC Transit Director of Transportation
 - Transit Research Board (TRB) Committee Member
 - U.C. Berkeley, B.A. English Literature
  
Priorities:
- Preserve service by pursuing innovative funding & service solutions
 - Advocate strongly for community involvement in transit
 - Pursue on-time performance solutions
  
  
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Events 
Candidate Forums
 
- Date: Monday, September 27
 Time: 6 - 9 PM
 Place: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, 14th & Broadway
 Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
 - The public is invited to attend and submit questions for the candidates
 - This will be one of 5 forums occurring this evening.  The others will be Superior Court Judge - Seat 9; Peralta Community College District - Area 3; Peralta Community College District - Area 5; BART - District 4.
  
KTOP Broadcast of September 27 Forum
- Date: Thursday, October 28
 Time: 3:30 - 7 PM
  Station: Cable Channel 10
 - Date: Friday, October 8
 Time: 6:30 - 7 PM
 Station: Cable Channel 10
 - Date: Thursday, October 7
 Time: 3:30 - 4 PM
 Station:Cable Channel 10
  
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