{"id":2387528,"date":"2025-01-07T16:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbara-lee-opens-campaign-account-to-run-for-mayor-of-oakland\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:27:39","slug":"barbara-lee-opens-campaign-account-to-run-for-mayor-of-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbara-lee-opens-campaign-account-to-run-for-mayor-of-oakland\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Lee opens campaign account to run for mayor of Oakland &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbarbara-lee-opens-campaign-account-to-run-for-mayor-of-oakland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Barbara Lee, \u200ba former Congresswoman from California, has officially launched\u2064 her campaign to become \u2062the mayor of Oakland, filing the necessary paperwork for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-5-ore-counties-vote-on-leaving-state-residents-want-to-detach-from-deep-blue-state-and-join-greater-idaho\/\" title=\"Report: 5 Ore. counties vote on leaving state, residents want to detach from deep blue state and join Greater Idaho\">upcoming special election<\/a> in April.\u2064 At 78 years old, Lee has a long \u200bpolitical history, \u200dhaving represented the San Francisco Bay Area in Congress for 26 years. she\u2063 previously ran for the \u200bSenate seat vacated\u200d by the late Dianne Feinstein but was unsuccessful in the primary last \u2062year.Lee&#8217;s candidacy marks\u2064 a significant\u200d return to\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6\u201d Web conference (VIDEO)\">political arena<\/a>\u2062 as she \u2064seeks to\u200b take on this new role\u200b in\u200b her community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Barbara Lee opens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-embattled-republican-lawmaker-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"President Trump Calls Embattled Republican Lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene\">campaign account<\/a> to run for mayor of Oakland<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1929379\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former&nbsp;California Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3267624\/oakland-barbara-lee-next-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barbara Lee<\/a>, a Democrat, has filed paperwork to run for mayor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oakland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Oakland \">Oakland <\/a>in April&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaklandca.gov\/news\/oakland-council-president-nikki-fortunato-bas-shares-timeline-for-selecting-new-mayor-dec-4-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"special election\">special election<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The 78-year-old represented the San Francisco Bay Area city in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Congress \">Congress <\/a>for 26 years but lost a primary election last year for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dianne-feinstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's\">late Dianne Feinstein&rsquo;s<\/a> Senate seat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Barbara Lee speaks during a televised debate for candidates in the Senate race to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s chief antagonist, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA), won the seat in the general&nbsp;election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lee came out of retirement to open a campaign account on Monday to oversee Oakland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The congresswoman will be making an announcement about her decision later this week,&rdquo; Lee spokesman Sean Dugar said.<\/p>\n<p>Lee&rsquo;s name will be added to a lengthy list of people&nbsp;vying for the job, though her name recognition and more than two decades of public service give her an edge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s the clear front-runner, but she will have to run a campaign,&rdquo; Jim Ross, a veteran Democratic strategist who is not involved in the campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/barbara-lee-campaign-account-19998555.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>. &ldquo;She&rsquo;ll still have to get out and talk to voters and lay out her plans and her vision. But I think anybody currently in the race will have a really hard time getting traction and running against her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lee would be running to serve the remaining term of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3257594\/court-filings-oakland-family-mayor-sheng-thao-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sheng Thao\">Sheng Thao<\/a>, whom voters recalled in November. Thao, who was only on the job for two years and had her home raided by the FBI last summer, became the nation&rsquo;s first mayor of a major city to be ousted in more than a decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are expected to be more than a dozen candidates in the running for Thao&rsquo;s job. Whichever candidate wins in April will face many challenges right off the bat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oakland has been&nbsp;struggling with high crime rates, increased homelessness, the exodus of beloved sports teams, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sluggish post-pandemic recovery<\/a>, and a widening budget shortfall that is hovering around the $93 million mark.<\/p>\n<p>Following Thao&rsquo;s recall in November, then-Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas became interim mayor. But Bas stepped down Monday to take her new post as Alameda County supervisor. Oakland&rsquo;s city council then voted to make Councilman Kevin Jenkins the new president, making him the automatic interim mayor until residents pick a replacement in April.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" \"> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cost for a special stand-alone election, determined by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acvote.alamedacountyca.gov\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alameda County Registrar of Voters<\/a>, is about $19 to $21 per&nbsp;voter. <\/p>\n<p>There are 253,015 registered voters in Oakland, which comes out to a little more than $5 million to hold the election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1929379\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1929379\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara Lee launches campaign for Oakland mayor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2387529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23283850546526-1024x738.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47199,37666,37456,48086,32603],"class_list":["post-2387528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-barbara-lee","tag-california-politics","tag-local-elections","tag-oakland-mayoral-campaign","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23283850546526-1024x738.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387528"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387532,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387528\/revisions\/2387532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}