Alameda County Voters Guide: General Election 2020

Livermore CA

27 October, 2020

5:11 PM

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ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — Election Day is days away and many voters have yet to cast ballots for candidates seeking to represent them in Congress or in the local council chambers. If you're looking for a ballot drop box or in-person voting location, get more information here. If you've already mailed your ballot, you can track it here and sign up to receive notifications about its status. Below, you'll find a list of races that will appear on the ballots of Alameda County voters. Don't forget to stay tuned to Patch on Election Day as results trickle in. Note: Vote for one candidate in each race, unless otherwise specified. Federal 13th Congressional District Barbara Lee (D): incumbentNikka Piterman (R): teacher and software engineer 15th Congressional District Alison Hayden (R): special education teacherEric Swalwell (D): incumbent 17th Congressional District Ro Khanna (D): incumbentRitesh Tandon (R): small businessman State 7th State Senate District Steve Glazer (D): incumbentJulie Mobley (R): mother9th State Senate DistrictJamie Dluzak (L): book publisherNancy Skinner (D): incumbent 15th Assembly District Sara Brink (N): filmmakerBuffy Wicks (D): incumbent16th Assembly DistrictRebecca Bauer-Kahan (D): incumbentJoseph A. Rubay (R): real estate appraiser 18th Assembly District Rob Bonta (D): incumbenthayStephen Slauson (R): electrical contractor 20th Assembly District Bill Quirk (D): incumbentAlexis Villalobos (D): legal assistant 25th Assembly District Bob Brunton (R): businessman and electronic manufacturerAlex Lee (D): legislative policy advisor County and Regional Superior Court Judge, Office 2 Elena Condes: trial attorneyMark Fickes: civil rights attorney Supervisor, 1st District Vinnie Bacon: Fremont city councilmember (Read his Q&A with Patch)David Gregory Haubert: mayor and educator (Read his Q&A with Patch) AC Transit District Director Victoria Fierce: nonprofit organization managerDollene C. Jones: businesswomanH. E. Christian (Chris) Peeples: incumbent AC Transit District Director, Ward 1 Jovanka D. Beckles: community support organizerBen Fong: transportation policy directorJoe L. Wallace: incumbent AC Transit District Director, Ward 2 Greg Harper: business attorneyJean Walsh: sustainable transportation professionalAlameda County Water District Director (Choose three)Aziz Akbari: incumbentRamesh Gopalan: senior technology managerJames Gunther: incumbentMartin L. Koller: retired wastewater professionalJohn Weed: incumbent BART Director, District 5 Steven Dunbar: transit systems engineerJohn McPartland: incumbentMike Wallace: financial manager BART Director, District 7 Sharon Kidd: police reform counselorLareefah Simon: incumbentEast Bay Regional Park District Director, Ward 1Elizabeth Echols: appointed incumbentNorman La Force: environmental protection attorney Eden Township Healthcare District Directors (Choose two) Varsha Chauhan: doctor, hospital CEOWinny Knowles: retired registered nursePam Russo: R.N., health care administrator, incumbentChike Udemezue: researcher and financial analyst Fairview Fire Protection District Directors (Choose three) Sarah Choi: incumbentMelissa Dimi: incumbentNicholas Harvey: sustainable urban foresterMark McDaniel: incumbent Oro Loma Sanitary District Board of Directors (Choose two) Bob Glaze: appointed incumbentBenny Lee: councilmember and project managerPaul Stelzmann: water treatment operatorDan Walters: incumbentWashington Township Healthcare District Directors (Choose two)William F. Nicholson: medical doctor and cardiologistChitra Ramanathan: attorneyJeannie Yee: appointed incumbent Chabot - Las Positas Community College District Trustee, Area 1 Robert Carlson: retired college presidentLuis Reynoso: university business professor Ohlone Community College District Trustees, Area 2 (Choose three) Greg Bonaccorsi: incumbentLance Kawn: nonprofit administratorRichard E. "Rick" Norris: civil engineerAmit Patel: artist and entrepreneurRakesh Sharma: retired professor Peralta Community College District Trustee, Area 1 Jeff Heyman: city communications analystBill Withrow: incumbent San Joaquin Delta Community College District Trustee, Area 6 Teresa R. Brown: incumbentCasey J. Goodall: retired school administrator Castro Valley Unified School District Governing Board Members (Choose three) Dolly Adams: teacherMike Kusiak: educational policy managerMonica R. Lee: incumbentSharon R. Parker: retired teacherLevender Whitaker: incumbentKristy (Dooman): retired teacher Alameda Alameda Unified School District Governing Board Member (Choose three) Beth Aney: attorneyJohn Casselberry: father and authorVerna Castro: education program administratorHeather Little: education nonprofit directorMegan Sweet: educatorLeland Traiman: retired nurse practitionerJennifer Williams: incumbent City Council (Choose two) Gig Codiga: business executiveJim Oddie: incumbentTrish Spencer: attorneyMalia Vella: incumbent and college professorAmos J. White: environmental nonprofit executive Auditor Kevin Kearney: incumbent Treasurer Kevin Kennedy: incumbent Albany City Council (Choose three) Tod Abbot: local business ownerGe'Nell Gary: liability program managerPreston Jordan: engineering geologist and hydrogeologistAaron Tiedemann: housing analyst and student Board of Education (Choose two) Brian Beall: software engineerMelissa Boyd: attorneyVeronica Davidson: educator Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín: incumbentAidan Hill: homeless commission vice chairWayne Hsiung: environmental attorneyNaomi D. Pete City Council District 2 Timothy W. Carter: business owner and commissionerCheryl Davila: incumbentAlex Sharenko: solar energy scientistTerry Taplin: transportation commission vice chair City Council District 3 Ben Bartlett: incumbentOrlando Martinez: construction managerDeborah Matthews: real estate brokerCity Council District 5Todd Andrew: real estate salespersonSophie Hahn: incumbentPaul Darwin Picklesimer: community center manager City Council District 6 Richard Illgen: social justice attorneySusan Wengraf: incumbent School Directors (Choose two) Laura Babitt: parent and financial auditorJosé Luis Bedolla: nonprofit and CEOMike Chang: education law attorneyNorma J. F. Harrison: community volunteerEsfandiar Imani: risk management consultantAna Vasudeo: schools transportation planner Rent Stabilization Board Commissioners (Choose five) Bahman Ahmadi: retired engineerXavier Johnson: tenants' rights advocateAndy Kelley: Alameda County planning commissionerCarole Marasovic: homeless commissioner and attorneyDan McDunn: home builderMari Mendonca: appointed incumbentPawel Moldenhawer: green building contractorWendy Saenz Hood Neufeld: retired media coordinatorSoulmaz Panahi: real estate agentLeah Simon-Weisberg: incumbentDominique Walker: community field organizerBianca Zahri: attorney Dublin Mayor Arun Goel: councilmember, engineerMelissa Hernandez: councilmemberRegina Pangelinan: small business owner City Council (choose two) Shawn Costello: game techLucrecia Deleon: insurance brokerRazi Hasni: businessman and realtorSherry Hu: educator, entrpreneur and engineerMichael McCorriston: corporate/nonprofit treasurerSri Muppidi: technology investorDawn Plants: retired construction administratorKashef Qaadri: scientist and cloud architectSamir Qureshi: global operations executive Dublin Unified School District Governing Board Members, Area 1 Dawn Mwamuo: physican and motherKristin Pelham: educator and parent Dublin Unified School District Governing Board Members, Area 4 Gabi Blackman: incumbentMichael Utsumi: fundraiser event coordinator Fremont Mayor Vik Bajwa Singh: businessmanChrist Hampton: data scientistNaz Mahika Khan: finance manager and broadcasterLily Mei: incumbentMarlene Santilli: corporate safety assuranceJustin Sha: VP and professor City Council #1 Teresa Keng: incumbent and small businesswoman City Council #5 Dolev Gandler: student engineerRaj Salwan: incumbent City Council #6 Yogi Chugh: small business ownerTeresa Cox: Ohlone Community College trusteeJhansi Kalapala: IT manager and leaderCharles Liu: businessman and parentAndrew Quang Nguyen: senior application programmerRoman Ree: stem cell advocate Fremont Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 1 Desire Y. Campbell: Fremont Unified School District Governing Board MemberHiu Ng: retired technology executive Fremont Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 4 Jhansi Kalapala: Health IT managerYajing Zhang: businesswoman and parent Fremont Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 5 Michele Berke: Fremont Unified School District Governing Board MemberVivek Prasad: tech executive and parentLucy Shen: software engineer and alumnus Hayward City Council (Choose four) Lacei Amodei: law clerkAngela Andrews: manager and planning commissionerNestor Castillo: university lecturerElisha Crader: tenants' rights paralegalDarrelle DempsTom Ferreira: hospital ER technicianChrist Caday Lozano: attorney, accountant and businessmanElisa Márquez: incumbentSon Nguyen: entrepreneur and marketing directorOlympia Joy Pereira: restaurant serverJoe Orlando Ramos: account manager and educatorMark Salinas: incumbent and instructorFrancisco Zermeño: incumbent, businessman and educator Hayward Unified School District Governing Board Members (Choose 3) Simon "Peter" Gutierrez Bufete: instructor and library advocateRobert Carlson: incumbentMaria del Carmen Espinoza: parent and student advocateWilliam L. McGee: student achievement directorEufemia del Carmen Meynard: special education advocateSara Prada: parent and business ownerLuis Reynoso: incumbentTami Rossell: parent and educator Hayward Area Recreation & Park District Directors (Choose three) Louis Manuel Andrade: incumbentRick Hatcher: incumbentJoshua E. Kelton: general market merchandiserPeter Rosen: licensed landscape contractor Livermore Mayor Mony Nop: businessmanBob Woerner: councilmember City Council, District 3 Brittni Kiick: small business ownerPeter Patterson: medical account manager City Council, District 4 Robert W. Carling: incumbent Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Governing Board Members (Choose two) Yanira Guzmán: career coach and parentKandiss Hewing: human resource specialistCharles "Chuck" Rogge: incumbentAsa Strout: business analystKristie Wang: public policy advocate Livermore Area Recreation & Park District Directors (Choose two) James E. Boswell: deputy sheriff and fatherJan Palajac: incumbentMike Ralph: bike shop managerStacey A. Swanson: retired business ownerRichard Tarbell: urban planner Newark Mayor Cornelius Lopes: cloud sales professionalAlan L. Nagy: incumbentCity Council (Choose two)Maria "Sucy" Collazo: incumbentLuis L. Freitas: incumbentTaranjit "Singh" Gujral: director data scienceJason Miguel: city employee Newark Unified School District Governing Board Members, Full Term (Choose three) Christine Clinton: parentAiden Hill: businessman and educatorPhuong Nguyen: appointed incumbentBowen Zhang: appointed incumbent Newark Unified School District Governing Board Member, Short Term Amanda Chagoya: parent and businesswomanTerrence Grindall: educational foundation president Oakland City Council, at-large Derreck B. Johnson: small business ownerRebecca Kaplan: incumbentNancy Sidebotham: tax preparer City Council District 1 Steph Dominguez Walton: businesswoman and motherDan Kalb: incumbentTri Ngo: electrical engineer City Council District 3 Carroll Fife: nonprofit directorLynette Gibson McElhaney: incumbentSeneca Scott: small business ownerMeron Semedar: educatorAlexus Taylor: community volunteerFaye Taylor: longshoreman City Council District 5 Noel Gallo: incumbentZoe Lopez-Meraz: medical coordinatorRichard Santos Raya: legal educator City Council District 7 Aaron Clay: small business ownerMarcie Hodge: nonprofit executive directorRobert "Bob" Jackson: pastorTrava Reid: community engagement strategistMarchon Tatmon: government affairs manager City Attorney Eli Ferran: deputy city attorneyBarbara Parker: incumbent School Director, District 1 Austin Dannhaus: educator and business leaderSam Davis: education analyst and parentStacy Thomas: self-employed bookkeeperSchool Director, District 3 Maiya Edgerly: education nonprofitCherisse Gash: parentMark Hurty: project managerMaximo Santana: educatorVancedric Williams: teacher and treasurer School Director, District 5 Leroy Roches Gaines: nonprofit directorMike Hutchinson: educatorJorge C. Lerma: educatorSheila Pope-Lawrence: educator and administrator School Director, District 7 Kristina Molina: communications coordinatorBen "Coach" Tapscott: retired teacherBronché Taylor: artist, teacher and mentorClifford Thompson: 5th grade teacherVictor Javier Valerio: transportation project engineer Piedmont City Council N. "Sunny" Bostrom-FlemingJen Cavenaugh: incumbentConnie Herrick: licensed acupuncturistConna McCarthy: attorneyBoard of Education (Choose three)Veronica Anderson-Thigpen: strategy consultantHilary CooperJason Kelley: parentCory Smegal: incumbentHari Titan: big-data scientist Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown: councilmember and businesswomanDruthi Ghanta: health engineer and scientistMonith Ilavarasan: product managerJerry Pentin: councilmember and businessmanTom Turpel: digital marketing manager City Council (Choose two) Nancy Allen: businesswomanValerie Arkin: Pleasanton Unified School District Governing Board memberJack Balch: certified public accountantRandy Brown: businessperson Jarod Buna: attorneyZarina Kiziloglu: student life coordinatorChiman Lee: businessperson Pleasanton Unified School District Governing Board Members (Choose three) Mary Jo Carreon: retired teacher and parentSteve Maher: incumbentKelly Mokashi: eLearning education professionalChong Wang: IT consultant and parentJamie Yee: incumbent San Leandro City Council District 2 Bryan Azevedo: community organizerEd Hernandez: incumbent City Council District 4 Christopher Bammer: automotive detail technicianFred Simon: Oro Loma Sanitary District Board member City Council District 6 Pete Ballew: vice mayor and incumbent San Leandro Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 5 Richard D. Chennault: IT directorDiana Prola: incumbent Union City Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci: incumbent and tax professionalSarabjit Kaur Cheema: New Haven Unified School District trusteeJaime Patino: councilman and finance manager City Council District 1 Sandra Holder-Grayson: business ownerGary Singh: incumbent New Haven Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 1 Lance Nishihara: incumbentJatinderpal Kaur Sahi: parent and health care CEONew Haven Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 2Michelle Parnala: deputy probation officerMelissa Shuen-Mallory: Alameda County Central Committee memberNew Haven Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 3Michael Gonzales: teacherSharan T. Kaur: incumbent Call the Alameda County Registrar of Voters at (510) 272-6973.