Mike Hutchinson
CA · Oakland Unified School District Board of Education, District 4 Director
Mike Hutchinson is an Oakland-born former afterschool teacher who has served on the Oakland school board since 2021 and co-founded the Oakland Public Education Network. He has worked to keep neighborhood public schools open and improve them.
Where Mike Hutchinson stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted no on laying off more than 400 school district staff to close a budget gap.
February 25, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: oaklandside.org
Voted no on a plan to cut $102 million from the Oakland school district budget. It passed 5-2.
December 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: oaklandside.org
Voted no on the school board's budget plan that ordered a hiring freeze and contract cuts and ruled out closing or merging schools. It passed 4-3.
October 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: oaklandside.org
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
The Oakland Public Ethics Commission found 19 violations for his failure to file campaign finance reports and respond to subpoenas from his 2016 school board race. A court had earlier ordered sanctions against him of nearly $4,000 in 2023 and $4,600 in 2024.
October 1, 2025
Source: oaklandside.org
Past race Mike Hutchinson ran in:
- Oakland Unified School District School Director, District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Oakland Unified School District School Director District 4 · incumbent