Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club

2022 General Election Endorsements

Posted on September 24, 2022 Updated on October 21, 2022

Dear MGO Members

Thank you for participating in our endorsement votes! Here are the Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club’s endorsements for the local elections in the November primary:

Oakland City Council, District 2: Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Council, District 4: Janani Ramachandran
Oakland City Council, District 6: Kevin Jenkins
AC Transit At-Large: Alfred Twu
EBMUD Ward 3: Marguerite Young
Peralta Community College Board, Area 5: Saleem Gilmore
Peralta Community College Board, Area 7: Seth Steward

Measure D (Open space initiative) YES
Measure H (Oakland schools parcel tax extension) YES
Measure Q (Affordable housing authorization) YES
Measure R (Gender neutral language) YES
Measure S (Noncitizen parent voting in school board elections) YES
Measure T (Progressive Business Tax) YES
Measure U (Bond measure for housing, streets, and facilities) YES
Measures Y (Parcel tax to fund the Zoo) YES

Prop 1 – Yes
Prop 26 – No
Prop 27 – No
Prop 28 – Yes
Prop 30 – Yes
Prop 31 – Yes

No candidate met our threshold for endorsement (60%) for Oakland school board districts, 2, 4, and 6, AC Transit Ward 3, or Peralta Area 3.

The Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club (MGO) is the oldest Democratic club in Oakland, and has been involved in Oakland politics and public policy for over 60 years.

Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club
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