Overview

For 2016, Oakland City Council Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and At-large are up for election. 

City Council District locator: http://mapgis.oaklandnet.com/councildistricts/

All City Council candidate campaign filing forms can be found at the Oakland City Clerk's Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure: http://ssl.netfile.com/pub2/Default.aspx?aid=COAK

Fair Political Practice Committee forms:

FPPC 410 Committee statement of organization
FPPC 460 Recipient committee campaign statement (contributions & expenditures)
FPPC 501 Candidate intention statement
FPPC 700 Statement of Economic Interests
OCRA 301 Oakland Expenditure Ceiling Acceptance Form

 

Incumbents

 

Candidates

District 1:

  • Dan Kalb is presumed to be running for re-election. Filed form 301 March 18, 2016.
  • Kevin Corbett is running against him:  http://www.corbett4oakland.com/. Filed forms June 1, 2016

District 3:

  • Lynette Gibson McElhaney has filed some re-election papers. As of 11/23/2015, the committee "Re-Elect McElhaney for City Council 2016" has filed a FPPC 410-Committee Statement of Organization, and a FPPC 460-Recipient Committee Campaign Statement (financial disclosure). 
  • Noni Session. Filed Form 301 July 19,2016. Her website is www.NoniForDistrict3.com CrowdPac Campaign -> https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/68285/support-noni-session-for-oakland-city-council-distict-3
  • Anthony McNeal. Filed Form  501 on July 21,  2016.
  • Saied R, Karamooz. Ran Mayor in 2014.
  • Alan Brown. Filed Form 301 on July 22, 2016
  • Robyn Hodges. 
  • Tyrone Jordan. Filed Form 410 in October 7, 2015. Filed Form 501 in December 3, 2015. 

District 5:

  • Noel Gallo. Filed 301 on July 18, 2016
  • Viola Gonzalez, Filed 501 and 301 on July 12 and July 18, 2016 respectively. 

District 7:

  • Treva Reid, daughter of the incumbent Larry Reid, has filed all the required election papers: FPPC410, FPPC501, FPPC460, FPPC460, FPPC410, FPPC410 Amendment, FPPC460
  • Marcie Hodge - Filed Form 501 on July 20, 2016.
  • Nehanda, Imara - Filed Form  501 and 301 on July 6 and July 19, 2016, respectively. Her website is 
  • Larry Reid
  • Olivia De Jimenez - Filed Form  501 on July 11, 2016.
  • Maxine Oliver-Benson. Filed Form 501 on October 9, 2015

District At-Large:

  • Rebecca Kaplan. Filed Form 301 November  19, 2015. Has held several fundraisers. Her campaign website -> http://kaplanforoakland.org/
  • Widespread rumors that former mayor Jean Quan will challenge Kaplan for this seat for 2016. Local blogger Zennie Abraham stated she will run in one of his videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svwT6iwqLCk.
  • Patricia Ellis. Filed Form 501 on July 21, 2016.
  • Bruce Quan. Filed form 501 on July 12, 2016. Filed Forms 410 and 301 on July 13, 2016.
  • Nancy Sidebotham. Filed Form 410, June 24, 2016.
  • Francis "Matt" Hummel  http://www.mattatlarge.com/

City Attorney: