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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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Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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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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