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Alameda County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Council Member; City of Oakland; Council District 5 Voter Information

Results as of Feb 1 2:01pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (27/27)
(73 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.65%)

Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

Candidates (1 Elected, Rank Your Choices)
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Noel Gallo 5716/4639 votes 54.6%

  • Occupation: Education Management Advisor
Mario Juarez Click here for more information about this candidate 4744/3785 votes 45.3%
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Oakland Latino Merchants Association Vice President
  • Former Alameda County Chamber of Commerice Boardmember
  • Former Oakland Workforce Investment Boardmember
  • Former Budget Advisory Committee Member
  • Alameda County Democratic Party Committee Member
  • Sierra Club Boardmember
Priorities:
  • Reduce crime by hiring more police officers and ensuring that they are from Oakland.
  • Create jobs by revitalizing our neighborhoods and making them more attractive to businesses.
  • Create a new services center to assist, not criminalize our troubled youth.
Dawn Kirsten McMahan Click here for more information about this candidate /2239/2067 votes 20.2%
  • Occupation: Community Organizer
  • BA Theatre
  • Certificate in Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Executive Artistic Director, Pythia Arts Foundation
  • Creator and Director, the Phoenix Rising Homeless Project
  • Creator and Director, the Oak Tree Arts Center
  • Fundraising Committee member, Options Recovery Services in Berkeley
Priorities:
  • Establish different values, with sensible, new options in resolving budget gridlock
  • Nurture effective community solutions to violence and prostitution, with a supportive, well-functioning police force
  • Develop our nonprofit service sector with support from for-profit businesses to provide more revenue, and community-focused jobs for the underserved.
Aracely "Shelly" Garza Click here for more information about this candidate /754/754 votes 6.7%
  • Occupation: Business Person
  • General Manager - Micro Business Incubator
  • Exec. Assistant - City of Oakland - CEDA
  • Exec. Assistant- City of Oakland - City Administrators Office- Deborah Edgerly
  • Exec. Assistant - City of Oakland - City Manager Robert Bobb
  • Chief of Staff - City of Oakland - At Large Councilmember Henry Chang
  • Community Organizer
Priorities:
  • Public Safety - Create safer neighborhoods and business corridors
  • Economic Development - Grow, retain and bring in new business
  • Quality of Life - Create a multi-lingual satelite district office

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  • Date: Monday, October 29, 2012
    Time: 9:00 - 10:00 PM
    Channel: KTOP Channel 10
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland on October 4
  • Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012
    Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
    Channel: KTOP Channel 10
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Monday, October 22, 2012
    Time: Approx. 5:30 - 6:30 PM
    Channel: KTOP, Channel 10
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Sunday, October 14, 2012
    Time: Approx. 9:00 - 10:00 PM
    Channel: KTOP, Channel 10
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
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