endorsements
Thank you for your Support!!
“Councilmember Kalb is a hard-working leader with a deep understanding of the ways public policy and budget decisions make a difference in people’s lives. When I look at what he’s accomplished for the people of Oakland, from securing dedicated funding for affordable housing to helping lead an effort to keep our kids in school to supporting increases in resources for public safety, and much more, Dan has always delivered.
"There’s no one better to represent the people of District One than Dan Kalb.”
– Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, representing District 1, is honored to have earned endorsements from more than fifty elected leaders for his 2020 re-election campaign. The endorsements are a reflection of Dan’s well-earned reputation as a hard worker and determined leader who gets things done for the people of Oakland.
Oakland Elected Officials:
Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland
Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council President
Noel Gallo, Oakland City Councilmember
Sheila Jordan, former Oakland D-1 City Councilmember & County Superintendent of Schools (ret.)
Abel Guillén, former Oakland City Councilmember
Pat Kernighan, former Oakland City Councilmember
Jean Quan, former Oakland Mayor, Councilmember and School Board member
John Sutter, retired Judge, former Oakland Councilmember & past East Bay Regional Parks Director
Jody London, Oakland School Board President
Shanthi Gonzales, Oakland School Board member
Rosie Torres, Oakland School Board member
James Harris, Oakland School Board member
Kerry Hamill, former D-1 Oakland School Board member
Carol Lee Tolbert, former D-1 Oakland School Board member
David Kakishiba, former Oakland School Board member
Chris Dobbins, former Oakland School Board member
Nina Senn, former Oakland School Board member
Federal and State Elected Officials:
Nancy Skinner, State Senator
Rob Bonta, State Assemblymember
Jerry McNerney, Member of Congress
Betty Yee, California State Controller
Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction and past Assemblymember
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
Malia Cohen, Chair, CA Board of Equalization
John Chiang, former CA State Treasurer and CA State Controller
Dave Jones, former State Insurance Commissioner and State Assemblymember
Bob Wieckowski, State Senator
Kevin de León, former CA State Senate President Pro Tem
Loni Hancock, State Senator (ret.)
Mark Leno, State Senator (ret.)
Bill Quirk, State Assemblymember
Phil Ting, State Assemblymember
Marc Levine, State Assemblymember
Laura Friedman, State Assemblymember
Sandré Swanson, State Assemblymember (ret.)
Tom Bates, State Assemblymember (ret.)
Tom Ammiano, State Assemblymember (ret.)
County and Regional Elected Officials:
Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor
Wilma Chan, Alameda County Supervisor and former State Assemblymember
Phong La, Alameda County Assessor
Henry ‘Hank’ Levy, Alameda County Treasurer
Joaquin Rivera, Alameda County Board of Education Trustee
Ken Berrick, Alameda County Board of Education Trustee
Cynthia Reiss, Peralta Community College Trustee
Karen Weinstein, Peralta Community College Trustee
Jesse Arreguín, Mayor of Berkeley
Ben Bartlett, Berkeley City Councilmember
Judy Appel, Berkeley School Board member
Jovanka Beckles, former Richmond City Councilmember
Dianne Martinez, Emeryville City Councilmember and former Mayor
Pauline Russo Cutter, Mayor of San Leandro
Stephen Cassidy, former Mayor of San Leandro
Gabe Quinto, El Cerrito Councilmember and former Mayor
Lateefah Simon, BART Board President
Robert Raburn, BART Board Director
Rebecca Saltzman, BART Board Director
Greg Harper, AC Transit Director
Elsa Ortiz, AC Transit Director
Chris Peeples, AC Transit Director
Dee Rosario, East Bay Regional Parks Director
Marguerite Young, East Bay MUD President
Doug Linney, East Bay MUD Director
Andy Katz, East Bay MUD Director
Bill Patterson, East Bay MUD Director
(partial list)